Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-22
Watson and Williams in
Heated Passage Over
Henry Ford Record
ATTACKS FORD'S SON
Newberry Contest Finally Shelved and
Revenue Bill Report Given Right
of Way.

Washington, Nov. 22.-The Ford
Newberry Senatorial election contest
in Michigan was laid aside by the
Senate last night, probably not to
come formally before the body again
for several weeks.
After a day of discussion, in
which Henry Ford, who is contest
ing the seating of Senator New
berry, was both denounced and de-
Tended, and which was enlivened by
! a heated tilt between Senators Will
liams, of Mississippi, and Watson, of
Georgia, Democrats, the election
controversy was side-tracked to
make way for the conference report
on the Revenue bill.
No agreement as to date for a
vote was reached, but the under
standing developed that little furth-
er consideration would be given the
case until late in December. By
that time, Senators Pomerene, Of
Ohio, who is leading the fight
against seating Mr. Newberry, and
King, of Utah, both Democrats, eX-
pect to be back from the trip to
Haiti, and Santo Domingo, who are
special committee to make an in
vestigation Of naval administration
of the island republics.
The clash between Senators Will
liams and Watson developed when
the latter attacked Mr. Ford and de-
clared that cleft over Wilsonites"
in the Senate were seeking to retire
Mr.. Newberry because he had op.
posed the League of Nations.
Mr.. Williams said he regarded Mr..
Ford as 80 far superior in altru-
ism, in world sense and in world
vision to the Senator from Georgia
tMr. Watsonl and myself that can
hardly fine words to express it." He
was interrupted by Mr.. Watson,
who declared he had not asked a
"clean bill of health" from Mr.. Will
liams, and added:
81 stated that the War Depart.
ment records show that in various
items paid to Henry Ford he was
paid for materials never delivered.
one item being for tractors and the
amount was S5,000,C00; that he kept
his son out of war when the sons OF
Newberry were in the war"
Mr.. Watson also charged that Mr.
Ford had assessed his employees,
"blackmailed' them, he said, for
$4,000 for his expense account. J"
Mr.. Williams denied that Mr.. Ford
had ever done such thing and ad
ded:
81 did not approve of Mr.. Ford's
course during the war, when the
Senator from Georgia was running
with him, when they both were try
ing to make peace for common
enemy
"When the Senator states that
he states what is not true" shouted
Senator Watson.
Mr.. Williams inquired which part
of his statement was not true and
when informed continued:
81 take back that part of it in
which I said he was running with
Henry Ford, but do not take back
the part of it which ] said he was
running against his country
Mr.. Williams attempted to con-
tinue, but Mr.. Watson was shout
ing, cts false" Other Senators
were seeking recognition from the
Chair, and Senator Heflin, Demo-
crat, Alabama, who had held the
floor when the exchanges began,
was vainly trying to make himself
heard above the many voices and the
pounding of the gavel by the Vice
President.
Mr.. Watson and Mr.. Williams,
with two desks between them, stood
glaring at each other when order was
restored. Mr.. Williams, without an
other word, picked up his hat and
walked out Of the chamber.