The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-24
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD, TUESDAY FEBRUARY a. 1920

In political circles in Washington that
 the incorporate remarks of Senator
 sherman have had a most diSquictilg effect on Governor Lowden of Illinois.
 who with sherman as one of his chief
 sponsors, is running for the presidency or the united States. It is reported
 that correspondence between the swo on the subject of the senator's re. marks has been resorted 10. but that
 inere will be no public re0u%e or orea k. At the same time Governor l l.oWden is understood to be most solic- itous that he be not found like "Old Dog Tray in bad society. and that he be not held responsible for any d,sas- trous speech or performance that cithes O. ms campaign managers might make or indulge in.
 While iI is not believed that other rep blican senators will stand by New, i perry irrespective of the judgment of the court, there is no question but
 that until the court secured the cSss
 the republican majority constituts1 it. self a protector of the man sgainsr | whcm informal charges pended, Allc- cations of gross irregularity, as is ! lrecalled, were preferred prior to the ircoming of tke present republican ma 7ority. When the Senate, with a demo- efat:c majority prepared to ipqui~e ! nto the cnsrges, tho republicans ap. realed to the democrats on the ground Of fair play. They declared shaI an accused senator must be tried by the Senate in which he was elected to serve. It was known at that time that the next Senate would be republican
 hy such narrow margin thas the
 democrats would secure control were
 Newberry disqualified. Nevertheless,
 the republicans persisted in their ef-
 forts, and the democrats yielded. When
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 ceeded with an investigation which made no progress. No disclosures were unearthed. The entire case was pigeonholed, and the republicans them selves apparently were greatly sur prsed and shocked that the grand jury in Michigan had secured enough evil dence to formulate cnarges of the most serious and scandalous character.
 Despite the apparent regularity of the grand iurys action, the repub- licans nurse to their bosom a fantas- tic idea that Newberry's plight is di- rectly attributable to democratic plot ting and intrisueing. On that idea. they may base whatever pro- New berry action their future consideration might dictate The effect of the scan- dal on the national political situation may cause them hesitation despite the advice of Sherman 'to go ahead" in spite of anything and everything
 In connection with the Michigan ex- ample of honest political procedure. it is interesting 10 speculate on W hat would have been had money not played its part in that shameless campaign. For irrespective of the amount ex- pended by Newberry in the general election, an amount running from $l to taat indefinite sum which might be enclosed in the ample proportions of barrel, in the primary, it is ad- mitted that Newbsrry and his inter- ested friends and relatives poured out neat contribution of practically s200,- oe0. If this bgooklet of gold had not trickled to qT1ench the thirst of Mchi- gan voters. the democratic candidate in all probability would have been chosen-for the result, even with the expenditure of vast sums of money, was sensationally close.
 And then the democrats would have had equal strength in the Senate with the republicans. and by the assistance of the democratic Vice President, would have organized the Senate, and cap- tured thereby patronage worth s1 1,000,- 900 per annum.
 And the treaty of peace containing the League of Nations would have been ratified in ceptable form, and time in fruitless an1 unlimited debate on that topic would have been dedicated to the enactment of legislation of prime importance to the public. There would have been leg station eurbing the prof