Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-29
OPINIONS IN
FORD-NEWBERRY
CASE PRESENT
Majority and Minority Re
ports Are Conflicting on
Party Lines.
Washington,

Washington, Sept. 29.-Opinions
conflicting along party lines were pre-
sentedj today by majority and minor
ity members. OF the senate privileges
and election committee on the Ford
Newberry 1913 senatorfaD contest
from Michigan.
The majority report cleared Sena-
tor Truman H. Newberry, 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
DDS and practices" and recommended
that his seat be declared vacant.
With the filing of reports, the case
now goes to the senate for final de-
cision which will probably not be
made for several weeks. In the mean
TIME, it is understood, Senator New
berry will not attend the senate ses-
sions.
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 elected
and was not entitled to the seat from
Michigan. They also agree that too
much money had been spent in the
Michigan primary. The Democrats,
however, commended that Senator
Newberry was responsible personally
for the expenditures, while the Re-
.publicans held he was not.
Recommendations.
Recommendations Of the majority
report. submitted by Senator Spencer,
Republican, who conducted the COM
mittee investigation and recount.
were:
II. That the contest Of Henry Ford
against Truman H. Newberry be, and
it is hereby dismissed.
g. That Truman H. Newberry is
hereby declared to be a duly elected
senator from the state Of Michigan
for the term Of six years commencing
on the fourth day Of March, 1919.
20. That his qualification for a
seat in the senate Of the United States,
to which he has been elected, has
been c~onclusively established, and the
charges made against him in this pro.
ceeding, both as to his election and
qualification, are not sustained"
Z Conclusions Of the minority, pre-
sented by Senator Pomerene, Demo
crat, Ohio, and signed 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 a plu.
raiity OF the votes cast at the general
election. We therefore find that the
petitioner, Henry Ford, was not
elected and ID. not entitled to a seat in
the senate Of the United States.
Second. We find that under the
facts and circumstances Of this case
corrupt and illegal methods and
practices were employed at the prt-
mary election and that Truman II.
tees act and the primary act Of the
state Of Michigan, and that by reason
thereof he ought not to have or hold
a seat in the senate Of the United
States and that he is not the duly
elected senator from the state Oh
Michigan FOR the term OF six years
commencing on the fourth day OF
March, 1919, and we recommend,
therefore. that his Seat = declared
A separate minority report also
submitted by Senator Ashurst. who
declared Senator Newberry's creden-
tails were stained by fraud and
tainted by Illegal expenditures OF
money The testimony showed, he
said, that the 1915 Michigan cam.
paign "partook more of the character
3of an auction than an election
Claims Denied
Claims of Mr.. Ford TO the Michigan
seat were denied by both majoraS
and minority. members on the same
grounds-that All charges against
and that Ii was established con.
ciusiyely that In tho general election
Senator NeWberryEh had received