Evening star., 1920-03-21
NEWbERRY SAYS
HE WILL NOT QUIT
SEAT VOLUNTARILY
Asserts Senate Must Act Un-
favorabIy or Supreme Court
Uphold Conviction.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March 90
Truman H. Newberry, Junior United
States senator from Michigan. who to-
day was convicted by a jury OF having
conspired criminaliy in 1918 to violate
the election laws and sentenced to two
years' imprisonment and 1ned $4,000.
has declared his intention to- retain his
seat IN the Senate unless that body de-
cides otherwise or the Supreme Court
upholds hts conviction. He was re-
leased on bond pending an appeal.
Sharing the fate Of the senator were
his brother, John 8. Newberry. and If
teen campaign managers. including
Frederick Cody. New York. and Paul
n. King, Detroit. Both these men re-
ceived the limit sentence with their
chief.
Charles A. Floyd, Detroit. also was
sentenced to two years in the peni-
tentiary, but he was fined only half as
much as Newberry. The brother was
fined $4,000 and was one Of four who
were not sentenced to Leavenworth.
The lightest sentence went to George s.
Ladd Of sturbridge, Mass. and he was
fined $1,000
Seventeen Who Are Sentenced.
Sentences were pronounced upon the
convicted men as follows:
Sehator Newberry. two years in Leav-
enworth and $4,000 fine; Frederick
Cody. two years in Leavenworth and
$40, 900 fine; Paul King. two years in
Leavenworth and $4,000 fine; Charles
A. Floyd. two years in Leavenworth and
IS, 900 fine; william J. Nickel. two
years; Allan A. Templeton. one year
and six months; Roger M. Andrews, one
year and six months; Milton Oakman,
one year and six months: Richard H.
Fletcher. one year and three months: {:
James F. McGregor. one year and three
months; Fred Henry, one year and
three months; Hannibal Hopkins. one
year and one day; e. v. Chilson. one
year and one day; John S. Newberry.
fined $4,000; Harry o. Turner. fined
$4,000; 3. Frank Emery. fined $4,000 /;
George s. Ladd. fined $1,000.
Judge Sessions overruled motion for
a new trial pending an appeal. Ninety
days were granted the attorneys for the
convicted men in which to perfect an
appeal.
Dismissals for Twelve.
Imm ediately after the sentences had
been passed Frank c. Daley of In
dianapolis, special assistant attorney
general and chief prosecutor, wiped
the slate clean by moving the dismis-
sal of ten of the 1876 respondents to
the Indictment, who had pleaded no
contest" He also moved the discharge
of Elmer r. White of Traverse City,
who was given a severance because
of illness and of James Daley, Mus
kegon contractor, who went to South
America on business before govern
ment officials could serve him with a
warrant.
Newberry Makes Statement.
Senator Newberry, in his statement.
~ am proud of the fact that the
record in this case contains a notnihs
mo proof of fraud. bribery or other
despicable crime was produced. and
| was convicted under law that is
not thoroughly understood and whose
further adjudication. Under the
charge I was made a conspirator II
| had knowledge that my campaign
was going to cost others than myself
more than $a,750. That. to my mind,
| ia the nub Of the whole thing.
"Beine conscious of no criminal con-
duct. unless after conference with my
senatorial associates thy deem it In
| advisable, win continue to repre-
sent in the United States Senate the
people who elected me, ! have no
personal wish to crowd myself into
the the Senate, but / will continue to hold
my membership until the Senate itself
or the highest court in the land de-
cides otherwise. Whether ! shall con-
tinue to exercise my functions as a
senator, pending these determina.
other senator's. as have stated"
Ford Declines to Comment.
DETROIT, Mich, March 20.-Henry
Ford, democratic opponent OF Truman
n, Newberry in tho 1918 senatorial
campaign, declined to discuss the con-
viction Of Senator Newberry and his
! associates tonight.