Arizona republican., 1921-09-30
MAJORITY REPORT CLEARSNEWBERRY| OF FRAUD CHARGE
ELEC TIONS COMMITTEE RECOM-
 MENDS SEATING OF MICHIGAN SEN ATOR; ASHURST SAYS NEWBERRY CREDENTIAL STAINED WITH FRAUD
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WASHlNGIONt sept. ~. - Il ne Ford Newberry contest, over the 1918 senatorial election in Michigan was submitted for decision today to the senate in majority and minority re- ports from the privileges and cleo tions committee.
 The majority report absolved Sem ator Newberry from charges of hav- ing violated the corrupt practices act through undue expenditures in the campaign, while the minority report insisted that the expenditures could not have been made without his knowledge. It remains for the senate to vote on the question of whether Senator Newberry will be seated
 Opinions conflicting along party lines were presented by majority and minority members of the senate privi- leges and elections committee.
 The majority report cleared Sena- tor Truman H. Newbery, the Repub- lican candidate. of corruption and all other charges, and recommended that he be legally seated. The Demo- cratic members, on the contrary, as- serted that Senator Newberry was elected by corrupt and illegal meth ods and practices" and recommend ed that his seat. be declared vacant. With the filing of the reports the case now goes to the senate for final decision which will probably not be made for several weeks In the meantime. it is understood, Senator Newberry will not attend the senate sessions.
 On only two major issues were the Republicans and Democrats in har mony in the reports filed today. They 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 Dem ocrats, however, contended that Senator Newberry was responsible personally for the expenditures while the Republicans held he was not.
 Recommendations of the majority Republican, who conducted the com mittee investigation and recount were:
 Majority Report
 e1-That the contest of Henry Ford against Truman H. Newberry be, and 1t is hereby, dismissed.
 \ "2-That Truman H. Newberry is hereby declared to be duly elected senator from the state of Michigan for the term of six years commencing on the fourth day of March, 1919.
 e~ seat in 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- sented by Senator Pomerene, Demo crat of Ohio, and signed also by Senators King, Utah, and Ashurst Arizona, were:
 First - That the irregularities complained of do not relate to the general election, but to the primary Henry Ford did not receive plural ity of the votes cast at the genera election. We therefore find that ths petitioner, Henry Ford, was no elected and is not entitled to sea in the senate of the United States.
 Second, we find that under tn facts and circumstances of this case corrupt and illegal methods and prac tices were employed at the primar, election, and that Truman Il. New berry violated the corrupt practices act and the primary act of the Stat of Michigan; and that by reasol thereof he ougnt not to have or holt a seat in the Senate of the Unite, States; and that he is not tie dul, elected senator from the State 0 Michigan for the term of six year commencing on the fourth day o March, 1919, and we recommend therefore, that his seat be declare vacant"
 Ashurst Makes Report
 A separate minority report als was submitted by Senator Ashurs who declared Senator Newberry' credentials were stained by frau and tainted by illegal expenditure c money" The testimony showed, h said, that the 1918 Michigan cam paign "partook more of the char acter of an auction than an election.
 Both majority and minority mem bers agreed that it was establishe conclusively that in the general cleo tion Senator Newberry had receive a majority of votes. MT. Ford charges of bribery, illegal voting, UT due influence and intimidation of th voters in the general election wer declared by the majority to be with out foundation.
 Money expenditures in the primar was the point at issue in the cor
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