Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-26

| halston for Mr.. Newman. Former Sena-
tor Bailey finished the argument on be-
half OF Mr.. FrizZell, the taxpayer who
is testing the eligibility of Mr. New
man.
Mr.. Bfrney reviewed the forms Of
government since the establishment of
section of the organic act Of 1878 pro-
viding for two civil Commissioners
from the actual residents of the city.
A. AT that time said the speaker. there
trict, but Congress felt assured that at
least two of this number could be
found with sufficient intelligence.
aoliity ard integrity to be selected as
District Commissioners.
| NOT until the selection of Mr. New
man had the intention of Congress been
violated by President of the United
| States, he declared
That Mr.. Newman expressed regret at
! leaving Washington when saying fare
| well to his associates was not re-
! markable, said Mr. Birney. because any
one who was leaving WASHINGTON would
| express regrets at leaving this beauti-
! ful city. even If he never expected to
return When Mr.. Newman left here
In July. 1911. he practically abandoned
| his actual residence here, the attorney
asserted.
Attorney Ralston for Mr. Newman
hrst called the attention of the jury to
the fact that the Newman case is the
| first on record in which the action of the
President Of the United States and the
confirmation of the Senate is challenged
He characterized the case as ''extraor-
binary and I might say suspicious" The
! lawyer pressed the claim that interests
adverse to Mr.. Newman were putting
! up the funds to carry on the litigation.
| Mr.. Ralston pointed out that former
Senator Bailey, leading forensic ora
| tor. had been invited to address the
| jury at so much per-
Admits Newman Is Poor.
Mr.. Ralston took up reference to
| the financial standing of Mr.. Newman.
made In the course of Mr.. Birney's ar
gument. He admitted that Mr.. New
man is poor. and declared that IL
| wealth be the test Mr.. Newman must
be condemned"
The lawyer compared the Newman
case to the personal experience of Mr..
Bailey. who. he said. registered as from
Gainesville. Tex, when he had net
been there in twenty months and had
purchased a home on the Avenue of the
Presidents and was practicing law here.
He proceeded to explain why Mr. New
man had registered as from other
cities and declared that his absences
! from Washington We're merely tenn
porary and that he had always looked
upon it his home. He asked the
jury to decide in favor of Mr.. Newman.
Mr.. Bailey first took up the references
to his personal career made by Mr.. Eal
ston. Mr.. Bailey said lie had always
registered as from Texas because he con-
sidered that his home desoite his location
in this city. Had Mr.. Newman followed
his example and signed him self of Wash
ington, ID. c., this ca would never have
arisen. That Mr.. Newmin registered as
the speaker that Mr. Newman looked on
Chicago his home AMI not tll:s city.
As to his compensation Ir Bailey de-
clared he had not been rdii one penny
legal presentation of the Newman case
Under the Constitution Mr.. Bailey said
that while in the Senate he had beefs an
allen governor of the District. butt he
had always understood that the civil
Commissioners should be bone and
sinew of the District During his
TWENTY-FIVE years in Congress, Mr.. Bailey
declared. he had never voted to change
the organic act which required the civil
Commissioners to be actual residents OF
the District. Nor would ever have
allowed any one else to change IT. said
the speaker Dramatically.
He referred to Mr.. Ralston's reference
to his personal affairs an attempt to
be funny. He decided to pass them over.
he asserted, because "Ralston attempting
to be funny resembles an elephant at.
tempting to play"
Cites Political Aspect.
Taking up the civic activities of Mr..
Newman before leaving Washington. the
speaker declared that not all civic activi-
ties are commendable. He urged that
Commissioner Siddons had struck the key
note when he testified that MIR. Newman
had expressed his intention to return II
the political cat jumped the right way. the
way they hoped it would.
The care taken of Mr.. Newman by the
President was referred to as circun1-
stance tending to show that Mr.. New
mans intention to return to Washington
was gauged by his hope Of getting a fat
job"
Mr. Ralston had referred to the fact,
as he expressed it, that the affairs OF
the District had properly been admin
istered by Mr. Newman and that no in
Justice had been done to any one. Mr..
Bailey took exception to this statement
and declared that Samuel T. kalbfus