New Britain herald., 1921-09-29
REPORT TO SENATE
Clears NEWBERRY
Continued from First Page

republican, Missouri who conducted
the committee investigation and re-
count, were:
Ford against Truman III. Newberry
be. and 1t Is hereby. dismissed.
2-That Truman VI. Newberry il
hereby declared TO be a duly elected
senator from the state OF Michigan
for tho term Of six years commenc-
Ing on the fourth day OF March 1919.
3-That his qualification for
seat in tho senate OF the United
States. to which no has been elected
has been eonclusively established.
and the charges made against him in
this proceeding both as 10 his cleo
ton and qualification. are not sus-
tanned.
Minority Report
Conclusions OF the minority pre-
sented by Senator Pomcrcne. lem.
Ohio and signed also by Senators
King, Utah and Ashurst. Arizona.
were:
THAT tho irregularities com
planned of do not relate TO the gen
eraI election but TO the primary.
Henry Ford did not receive a plural
ity OF the votes cast at the general
petitioner. Henry Ford. was not elect
cd ard is not entitled To a scat in the
senate OF the United States.
I've find that under the facts
and circumstances OF his case cor
rupt and illegal m-'hods and prac-
tees were employed at tho primary
-Icction and that Truman II. New
berry violated tho corrupt practices
act and the primary act OF the state
of Michigan and that by reason
thereof he ought not to have or hold
n seat in the senate OF the United
States. and that he II not the duly
elected senator from the state OF
Michigan for the term OF six years
commencing on the fourth day CT
March 1919. and we recommend,
therefore. that his seat be declared
vacant"
Stained by Fraud
A separate minority report also was
submitted by Senator Ashurst, who
declared Senator Nowberrys creden-
tails were stained by fraud and faint
cd by illegal expenditures OF money"
The testimony showed, he said,
that the 1918 Michigan campaign
''partook more of the character of an
auction than an election"
gan seat were denied by both major
IT, and minority members on the
same grounds--that all charges
against Senator NewbCrry related to
clustveiy that In tho general election
don and that IL was established con-
clusively hat In the general election
senator Newborry had received n ma
Jority OF tho votes. Mr.. Ford's charges
CT bribery. illegal voting, undue in
iiueneo and intimidation OF voters in
tho general election were declared by
the majority TO DO without founda-
tiou.
...- Money Expenditure.
Money expenditures in the primary
was the point at issue in the conflict
inE recommendations. This was placed
by tho majority Mt Approximately
sIo5 900 and mt least siss,56s by the
minority. There was virtually total dis
agreement along partisan lines as to
Senator Newberry's responsibility for
and management OF the expenditures.
There II no evidence whatever to
sustain tho charge OF improper use OF
money ut tho primary OF the general
election" tho majority declared.
Tho evidence shows conclusively
that the financial cost of the campaign
was voluntarily borne by relatives and
friends of Truman II. Newbcrry. and
was entirely without solicitation or
knowledge upon his part.
The amount OF money spent at the
primary" tho majority continued
was iarRe-too larRe-but there was
no conccaiment with regard to IL and
IL was spent entirely for legal and
proper purposes.
Your committee condemns the use
OF such large sum OF money In any
primary campaign, but in the instant
case there il not tho slightest founda-
ton upon which to connect Truman
n. Newberry with it's solicitation. &C
QUESTION. or its use, nor to condemn
him because of the amount. While the
aggregate was large. II was not spent
for any purposes which were in them
selves Illegal or improper and it's use
was wholly managed by a campaign
committee entirely free. both in its SC
lections and In It's actions. from Tru-
man III. Newberry.
Two Decisive Facts.
Two facts which are decisive OF the
present case the republican findings
continued. stand out clearly in the
record entirely established:
"t-That none OF the money spent