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from Michigan. They also agreed
that too much mohey had been spent
! in the Michigan primary. The DEM
| ocrats, however, contended that Sen
ator Newberry was responsible per-
! sonally for the expenditures while
the Republicans held he was not.
! Recommendation of the majority
report, submitted by Senator Spen-
Ger, Republican, Missouri, who con-
! Quoted the committee investigation
and recount, were:
| "1-That the contest of Henry Ford
against Truman H. Newberry be, and
it is hereby, dismissed.
| "2-That Truman H. Newberry is
hereby declared to be a duly elected
| senator from the state of Michigan
! for the term of six years commenC-
| ing on the fourth day of March, 1919
| "3-That his qualification for seat
lin the Senate of the United States
! to which he has been elected. has
been conclusively established and
the charges made against him in this
proceeding, both as to his election
and qualification. are not sustained. -
Conclusions of the minority. pre-
scented by Senator Pomerene, Demo
crat, Ohio and signed also by Sen
ators King, Utah, and Ashurst, of
/ Arizona were:
First, that the irregularities COM
planned of do not relate to the gen
eral election btu to the primary.
Henry Ford did not receive a plur-
ality fthe votes cast at the general
election. We therefore find that the
petitioner, Henry Ford, was not
elected and is not entitled to a seat
in the Senate of the United States
Second. we find that under the
! facts and circumstances of this case.
corrupt and illegal methods and
practices We're employed at the pri-
mary election and that Truman H.
Newberry violated the corrupt prac-
tees act and the primary act of the
state of Michigan and that by reason
thereof, he ought not to have or hold
a seat in the Senate of the United
States and that he is not the duly
elected Senator from the state of
Michigan for the term of six years
commencing on the fourth day OF
March, 1917 and we recommend,
therefore, that his seat be declared
vacant"
\ separate minority report also
was submitted by Senator Ashurst,
who declared Senator Newberry's
credentials were STAINED by fraud
and tainted by illegal expenditures
of money The testimony showed,
he said, that the 1918 Michigan cam
paign ''partook more of the char
acter of an auction than an election"
Claims of Mr. Ford to the Michigan
seat We're denied by both majority
and minority members on the same
grounds-that all charges against
Senator Newberry related to the pri-
mary and not the general election
and that il was established conclus-
lively that in the general election
Senator Newberry had received a
majority of the votes. Mr.. Ford
charges of bribery, illegal voting.
undue influence and intimidation of
voters in the general election were
declared by the majority to be with
out foundation.
Money expenditures in the primary
was the point at issue in the con-
flicting recommendations. This was
placed by the mapority at approx
imately $4,000 and at least $751;
SOS by the minority. There was vir-
tually total disagreement along par
tisan lines, as to Senator Newber-
rvs responsibility for a nagement
of the expenditures.
There is no evidence whatever to
sustain the charge of improper use of
money at the primary or the general
election" the majority declared.
The evidence shows conclusively
that the financial cost of the campaipn
was voluntarily borne by relatives and
friends OF Truman H. Newberry and
was entirely without solicitation or
knowledge upon his part.
The amount of money spent at the
primary" the majority continued.
was large-toolarge-b there was
no concealment with regard to II and
it was spent entirely for legal and
proper purposes"
NJ maturity emphasized that Mr.
Newberry was serving the navy in
New York and was absent all during
the campaign. His record during the
campaign. the Republican report said
merits commentator and approval"
The Democratic report declared tina,
the exorbitant expenditures in rbis
primary campaign shocked the con-
science Of the country and were
enough to pay Senator Newberry's
Senate salary for % years"
In part the minority said the evil
dence showed concluslvely:
That his (Senator Newberry.s,
nomination was secured by this ex-
travagant expenditure of money
without which he could not have honed
TO win over his competitors. because
he was little known in the state.
This money was expended through