Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-13
NEVBERRY Wins
SENATE Seat
BY five VOTES
Senate Votes 46 to Al to Al
low Retention of Seat
in That Body
NOT A PARTY VOTE
Nine Republicans and 80 Democrats
Including Both Virginians Vote in
Favor of Ousting Him

Washington. Jan. 19.-By major
ity of five votes, two of them furn-
ished by Maryland Senators, the Sen
ate declared last night that Truman
H. Newberry, Republican, of Michi-
gan, was entitled to seat in that
body.
On four successive roll calls, COM
ing on slightly different substitute
proposals and on the original reso-
luton of the majority of the inves-
tigating committee, the vote for ad-
mission stood 46 to Al.
None of the amendments or sub.
stitutes proposed the seating OF
Henry Ford, the Democratic contest
ant, and the issue straight through
was the title of Mr.. Newberry to his
seat.
Mr.. Newberry, himself on the floor
only once during the long battle-and
then to speak in his own defense last
Observation-Disclosures his supporters
at the Capitol last night after the
result was determined that he re-
garded the result as a complete vim
dication and an eXoneration of my
self and all concerned" He said:
My heart is filled with thankful
ness that the three years and four
months of persecution has ended in a
complete vindication and an eXonera-
tion of myself and all concerned.
His announcement definitely an
swered statements made during the
closing hours of debate that Mr..
Newberry did not approve OF the
resolution in its final form, which
condemned the use of excessive sums
Of money.
Nine Republicans and 80 Democrats
voted consistently against the Michi-
gan Senator. The nine Republicans
who left the party lines were:
Borah, Idaho; Capper Kansas;
Jones, Washington; La Toilette, Wis
consin; Sutherland. West Virginia;
Kenyon, Iowa; Norris, Nebraska;
Ladd North Dakota, and Norbeck,
South Dakota.
Senator Thomas E. Watson,
Georgia, who had announced his in
tention to vote for Newberry was
absent on all four rollcalls. He was
not paired either for or against the
Michigan Senator. After the first
rollcall, Senator Curtis, the Republi-
can whip, announced that Senator
Watson was paired with Senator
Norbeck. A moment later he with
drew this announcement and said
that the Georgia Senator did not
wish pair and Mr.. Norbeck was at
liberty to vote.
There were two other absentees-
Hiram Johnson. of California. and
Mn Newberry himself.
Six Senators were paired, as fol-
lows: Stanley, of Kentucky, against
Dupont, Delaware for; Kendrick
Wyoming, against, with Crow, Penn
sylvania, for: Reed Missouri,
against. with Moses, New Hampshire,
for. Thus the entire Senate mem>
bership was accounted for.
Senator Pepper, of Pennsylvania,
who has just taken his seat and re-
fused to say until the last moment
how he would vote finally was
aligned in the voting with the New
berry forces.
Although the Senate voted to seat
Mr.. Newberrv. the Spencer resolu.
ton was modified on motion of Sem
ator Willis. Republican. of Ohio.
The Willis amendment declared Mr..
Newberry entitled to his seat, but at
the same time asserted that the ex.
penditure of such large sums as
S195,O00 in a Senatorial campaign
was contrary to public policy and
harmful to the dignity of the Senate.
This amendment, too was adopted by
vote of 46 to al. the Republican
regulars supporting it and the DEM
ocrats and nine Republicans recall
citrants voting against.