The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-29
ALL AGREE FORD
NOT ELECTED
And All Declare Too Much
Money Spent in Michi-
gan Election
REPUBLICANS VOTE
TO SEAT NEWBERRY
While Democrats Say He
Was Elected By Cor
rupt Methods

Washington, d. c., Sept. 2l.-Opin-
lions conflicting along party lines were
presented to-day by the majority and
minority members Of the Senate priv
iIeges and elections committee on the
Ford Newberry 1918 senatorial elec-
ton contest from Michigan. IN
The majority report cleared Senator
Truman II. Newberry, the Republican
candidate, OF corruption and all other
charges and recommended that he be
legally seated. The Democratic mem
hers on the contrary, asserted that
Senator Newberry was elected by "cor-
rupt and Illegal methods and prac-
tees 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 win probably not be
made for several weeks. In the mean
time, It is understood, Senator New
berry win not attend the Senate ses-
sions.
On only two major issues were the
Republicans and Democrats in har-
mony in the reports filed to-day. They
agreed that Henry Ford, the Demo
cratic contestant, had not been elected
and was not entitled to the seat from
Michigan. They also agreed that too
much money had been spent in the
Michigan primary. The Democrats,
however, contended that Senator New
berry was responsible personally for
the expenditures while the Republicans
held he was not.
Recommendation OF the majority
report, submitted by Senator Spen-
Ger, Republican, Missouri, who con-
Quoted the committee investigation and
recount, were:
sl--That the contest Of Henry Ford
against Truman Fl. Newberry be and
1t is hereby dismissed.
s2-That Truman II. 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.
"3-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
charges made against him in this pro-
ceeding, both as to his election and
are not sustained
Conclusions of the minority, present
ed by Senator Pomerene, Democrat,
Ohio, and signed also by Senators
King, Utah, and Ashurst of Arizona,
were:
First: That the Irregularities com
planned Of do not relate TO the general
election but 10 the primary. Henry
Ford did not receive plurality of
the votes cast at the general election.
We. therefore, find that the petition
er, Henry Ford, was not elected and
is not entitled to a seat in the Sen
ate Of the United States.
Second: I'VE find that under the |
facts and circumstances of this case
corrupt and illegal methods and prac-
tices 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 |
and that by reason thereof
he ought not to have OF 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 commencing 1
on the fourth day OF March, 1919, and 4
we recommend, therefore that his seat
be declared vacant"
A separate minority report also was
submitted by Secretary Ashurst, who
declared Senator Newberry's creden-
tials were stained by fraud and taint
"a BY Illegal expenditures of money
The testimony showed, he said, that
the 1918 Michigan campaign "partook
more Of the character of an auction
han an election"
Claims Of Mr.. Ford to the Michigan
seat were denied by both majority
and minority members on the same
all charges against Sen
ator Newberrv related to the primary
and not the general election and that
i was established conclusively that in
he general election Senator Newberry
rad received a mejority of the votes.
Mr.. Ford's charges Of bribery, Illegal
roting. undue influence and intirnida-
ion of voters in the general election
we're declared BY the majority to be
rirhouf foundation.