The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-07
REPUBLICAN SENATOR
/ SEEMS TO LOOK UPON
. FRAUD INDICTMENT AS
SOMEW HAT Of A JOKE

Washngton-Dis of senator
ial ethics and precedents apparently
means no more to Truman II. Newber-
ry, junior senator from Michigan, than
fund Of $4,000 for his primary con.
test did to his brother and his other
more mysterious hackers. The open
ing day of the regular session of the
SiXty.siXth congress demonstrated that
outwardly, at least, Senator Newberry
regarded his indictment by a federal
jury on the charges of corruption,
fraud and conspiracy as something Of
a joke. Some of his republican col
leagues apparently held the same view
as they thronged around the man who
was, so he says, ignorant as well as
obvious of the admitted fact that a
fortune was spent to secure his nomi-
nation and election.
1t has long been one of the tradition
al precedents of the United States sen
ate that any member indicted on the
charge of committing a felonious Of
fense should absent himself from the
chamber until the matter had been set
tied. In recent times this was follow.
ed by j. Ralph Burton, senator from
Kansas. and John II. Mitchell, senator
from Oregon, both Of whom were 50
indicted. The latter did appear ON
the senate floor to deliver "A brief sort
OF Swan song in which denial Zig.
ured. Burton appeared once in the
republican cloaifoom I'M ordrr To De
able to claim mileage, two pages obiig
I lnsiE holding open the door so the see.
I'larF oil lhe senate am" clerks 'ou'd
sec ihal ne hIo h'de 'he one VISIT To
the senate lh'i session necessary l'
'h'l correcting OF Inc IIuahr''l p'fqu
SIl's'
senator II'nry O1oot Lodge OF Mas
'dchuseltS'ls Is one OIL the veterans OF lh'
senate III point Oh '"hhhuous service
ana supposed expert III all llS uStsts
ana Pl"'l'ccS' as me- constantly "SS'I u
'A"l hloNleuse. moreover, ne Is t''
uluIar leaa'r oI Ihe r'PupHcah MAYOR
n.y. IL was lhouEhl hlEhlN pfopaoI'
'haI senator Loos' Woulu point OUT ~
senator Ne"ptrrE 'le Inproprle'y u
appearing Oh 'he Se'''''c l'oor p'c'' uS'
oi MS indictment at 'IaIlu I'"plua
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Ertel'" lhe M'cn'S"I man WIN "PPai
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