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the conversation, but would sit quietly knitting, and only entered the dis-
cussion when it feel upon domestic problems.
Another difference between the Kaiser and T. R. was that the Kaiser
<add>was</add> <del/> a good listener when necessary, and is courteous in doing so.
The Attorney General followed President Wheeler. We discussed Justice
Lurton's health and whether he would like resign in February. McReynolds now
thinks it will be best for him to go on the Bench immediately in the event the
President consider appointing him at all, and in the event Justice Lurton re-
signs. We talked of departmental affairs. McAdoo wants him to have John
and Rodman Wanamaker indicted for custom frauds. It seems that small packages
for their personal use have been coming in free of duty for five years. Mc-
Reynolds does not think their guilt could be established; that <del/> is he thinks
it likely that they did not know that this petty graft was going on, and he does
not believe they have sufficient evidence to indict them. He takes the high
ground that people should not be indicted unless their guilt is fairly clear,
or unless their general conduct has been so reprehensible that an indictment
would not be an injustice in any event. I agree with this view.
January 2, 1914.
Senator O'Gorman's secretary was with me this afternoon. We talked
of up-State politics and of the Senator.
Police Commissioner McKay followed. McKay is only thirty-one. He is
a clean cut, attractive young fellow and I sincerely hope he will be able to
make good. I gave him some advice I thought might help him.
The Attorney General and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Shearn dined <del/> and
went with us to the theater. The conversation at dinner and afterward was
along general lines but related largely to the enforcement of the Administra-
tion's anti-trust policy.
January 3, 1914.
I lunched with E. S. Martin at the Century Club. I met ex-Attorney
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the conversation, but would sit quietly knitting, and only entered the dis-
cussion when it feel upon domestic problems.
Another difference between the Kaiser and T. R. was that the Kaiser
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