The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-29
NEWBERRY IS
CLEARED AND
CONDEMNED
Con hi ctin g Reports
Filed in Senatorial
Election Probe

WASHINGTON, sept 20.--Opin-
ions conflicting along party lines
were presented today by majority
and minority members OF the senate
privileges and elections committee on
the Ford Newberry 1918 senatorial
election contest from Michigan.
The ma iority report cleared senator
Truman II. Newberry the republican
candidafe OF corruption aud all other
charges ana recommended that he be
legally seated.
The democratic members on the
contrary asserted that senator New
berry was elected by corrupt and
Illegal methods and practlces.- aud
recommended that his seat DV de-
clared vacant
Case 10 senate.
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. II Ia understood. senator
Newberry will not attend the senate
sessions.
The only two major issues were
the republicans and democrats Ia
harmony In the reports filed today.
They agreed that Henry Ford. tn.
democratic contestant, had not been
elect and was not entitled TO the
seat lFoiu Mlehikohs lntl hiho
agreed tnnt too much money had
hecn spent In the Michigan primary.
The democrats. however. contended
that senator Newberry was RESPONSE
bic personally for the expenditures
while the republicans held he was
not.
Sfss,5GS Expended.
Money expenditures In the primary
was the point at issue In the con-
nicting recommendations. This was
placeu by the majority at approx
imately $4,000 and at least $751;
| bes by the minority. There was vir.
tually total disagreement. along
partisan lines as to senator New
berry's responsibility FOR aud man
agcment OF the expenditures.
| There IN no evidence whatever "a
sustain the charge OF improper USE
OF money at the primary or the gen.
eral election" the majority declared
The evidence shows conclusiyely
that the financial cost OF the cam
paisn was voluntarily bofnu ly reiE.
lives and friends OF Truman u. Rev
berry aud was entirely without
solicitation or knowiedge mpon his
part.
The amount OF money spent nj
the primary the minority continued
was large--too large--but there wa
no cOncealment with regard to Il and
IL was spent entirely for legal and
proper purposes"
Minority Report.
The democratic report declared
that the eNorbitnnt expenditures IT
this primary campaign shocked tn,
conscience OF the country" and wer,
enough to pay senator Newberry'i
senate Silary FOR 20 years.
This money was expended through
the agency of the Newberry senatorial
committee" tn" report continued
He did know concededly tn,
enormous expenses Of the plans o
organization aud publicity.
The Michigan law limited the "a
pcnditure Of any candidate for IN
amount could not be increased by III
organization Of a COMMITTEES to ac
~ his agent and this committee az,
50 act.
The Nowbcrry senatorial com
mittec violated the Michigan law b
= far exceeding the limitations OF ca
D penditurcs by hiring worker
ana Ito members by purchasin
; drinks and cigars for voters"
3 Moral Guilt Ilirn..
= Proper accounts OF expenditure
Were not filed. either by the New
! berry committee or the candidate
. the minority asserted ana nithoug
I tho supreme court held the stnte ia'
Unconstitutional the democrats de
! clared the moral turpitude" WIS d
great rs IL the law had been uphcl,
I'm our opinion the democrat
D stated. the record conciusivoly e,
iablishes a conspiracy"