The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-21
NEWBERRY NOT
TO QUIT BERTH
Convicted Senator to Stand BY
Action of Conferees or
Supreme Court.
2 YEARS AND $4,000 FINE
Attorneys for Henry Ford, De.
feated Candidate, May Try to
Force Action In Senate.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March
21.-Declaring that there is not
single word in the court record that
should ever cause his family or
friends to apologize for or feel
ashamed of, Senator Truman n.
Newberry, sentenced to two years in
the Federal penitentiary and fined
SO 900 for conspiracy to violate the
Federal election law, has announced
his intention to retain his Senate
seat if permitted by the higher
branch of Congress to do so.
Denies Corruption Charge.
Before leaving here last night with
members Of his family for Detroit,
Senator Newberry issued statement
denying emphatically that charges OF
corruption had been substantiated.
Attorney Martin w. Littleton. coun-
sci for Newberry. announced that the
case would go straight to the United
states Supreme Court for decision
upon the constitutionality Of the law
involved---a law, he declared, which
violates the principle Of free speech
and the freedom of the press.
The court granted the request FOR
a ninety-day stay OF sentence to per-
init the filing of a bill of exceptions
and application for an appeal.
The convicted men were allowed to
20 on their own recogpizance pending
the putting up Of fresh bonds of $4,000
eanh.
Newberry's statement.
Senator Newberr. $ statement fol-
lows:
"The great satisE, ction to be drawn
from the conclusion of these proceed
ings is that there is not one word
in the record that will ever cause
any member Of my family or friends
to apologize or explain or feel
ashamed. All charges of corruption,
fraud or bribery in the primary or
election were dismissed by the court
and not one word of evidence was
introduced in connection Herewith.
my lifelong memory of the 10y
atty and devotion of the men who
were indicted with me will always
be Of the greatest value and the
fact that 118 have been acquitted and
five counts Of the indictment elm
mated, is some evidence of the ex-
travagance of the charges presented.
"The charge that l am convicted
of is conspiracy to violate an election
law which has never yet been re-
viewed by any appellate court nor
has any judicial determination of
that law ever been recorded, until
now. II anyone had ever mentioned
to me that the law could be inter
preted to bring about this result,
certainly neither ! myself nor any
Intelligent human being could pos
sibly have entered into a campaign
under the circumstances that con-
fronted me at that time.
UNLESS my associates in the Senate
deem 1t unwise 1 expect to continue
representing the people of Michigan
who sent me there"
Won't Quit Senate.
Mr.. Newbcrry will not voluntarily
relinquish his seat in the United
States Senate, IL was announced after
passage of the sentence. He will
participate actively as a Senator un-
less ousted from his position either
by direction or advice of Senate as
sociates or by affirmation of his con-
viction by the Federal Supreme Court.
On the other hand, attorneys for
Henry Ford, whom Newberry de-
feated by 1000 votes, are expected to
press the Senate Committee on Elec-
tions and Privileges to resume its con-
sideration of recount of the New
berry-Ford vote, which was con-
tinued until a verdict in the present
case.
The jury arrived Mt its verdicts on
n basis only OF defense testimony and
exhibits. This irony upon the judg.
ment OF the most noted criminal law.
yers in the country was freely ex-
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