Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-01
G. 0. P. CLEARS NEWBERRY;
DEMOCRATS SCORE HIM

all other charges, and recommended
that he be legally seated. The Demo-
cratic members. on the contrary, as
serted that Senator NewberryA was
DDS and practices" and recommended
that his seat be declared vacant.
With the filing of the reports, the
case now goes to the senate for final
decision, which probably will not be
made for several weeks. In the mean
time, it is understood, Senator New
berry will not attend the senate ses-
sionS. .r
On only two major issues were the
Republicans and Democrats in har-
agreed that Henry Ford, the Demo-
cratic contestant, had not been elect
ed and was not entitled to the seat
from Michigan. They also agreed
that too much money had been spent
in the Michigan primary. The Demo-
ator Newberry was responsible per-
sonally for the expenditures while
! the Republicans held he was not.
Recommendations
Recommendations of the majority
report, submitted by Senator .Spen-
GER, Republican, Missouri, who con-
Quoted the committee investigation
"G)-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, commence
ing on the fourth day of March,
1919.
"(S)-That his qualification for a
seat in the senate of the United
States, to which he has been elected,
has been conclusively established,
and the nh9rpPS |rO96l against him
in this proceeding, both as to his
election and qualification. are not
sustained"
Conclusions of the minority. pre-
crat, Ohio, and signed also by Sen
ators King, Utah, and Ashurst, Ari-
IONA, were: ..' .,'
"First-That the irregularities
complained of do not relate to the
general election but to the primary.
Henry Ford did not receive plu-
rality of the votes cast at the gen.
eral election. We, therefore, find that
the petitioner, Henry Ford, was not
elected and is not entitled to 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 prac-
tees were employed at the primary
election and that Truman H. New
berry violated the corrupt practices
act and the primary, act Of the state
of Michigan, and. that by reasons
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
March, 1919, and we recommend:
therefore. that his seat be declared
vacant"
Minority Dissents
A separate minority report also
was submitted by Senator Ashurt,
dentials were stained by fraud and
money" The testimony showed, he
said, that the 1918 Michigan cam
paign "partook more of the character
of. an auction than an election"
Claims of Mr.. Ford to the Michigan
seat were 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 it was established conclu-
Senator Newberry had received a ma
jority of the votes. Mr.. Ford's
charges of bribery, illegal voting, un-
due influence and intimidation of vot-
tiers in the general election were de-
clared by the majority to be with
Money expenditures in the primary
was the main point at issue in the
conflicting recommendations. This
was placed by the majority at ap-
proximately $195,000 and at least
$1S8,56S by the minority. There was
virtually total disagreement along
partisan lines as to Senator New
berry's responsibility for and man
agement Of the expenditures.
The majority 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
that "the exorbitant. expenditures in
this primary campaign shocked the
| conscience of the country" and were
| enough to pay Senator Newberry's
senate salary for 25 years.
1.-THE NeWberry senatorial commit
| tee," the minority held, violated the
| Michigan law by far exceeding the
| limitations Of expenditures {. =. by
| hiring workers and it's members by
purchasing drinks and cigars for vot-
ers."
Proper accounts of expenditures
were not filed, either by the New
| berry committee or the candidate, the
minority asserted. and although the
supreme court held the state uncon-
stitutional, the Democrats declared
''the moral turpitude" was as great
| as If the law had been upheld.