The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-01

more than II harmed him. Ia S..
900 Letters ne sent ont % Repubs
lean constituents q week before
primary election day, he defended
that vote, Aside from Republican
politicians, there were no fearful
cloudbursts reported IN the midst
.of the party rank and file.
Public attention was again re.
called to the Newberry case Aug.
ust %, by the publication OF a
statement Of opinion Of the case
written by Secretary OF State
Charles E. Hughes, who acted as
an attorney for Newberry in the
courts. What ex.Attorney Hughes
said then and what the Senate said
In the Willis amendment when
Newberry was seated, should be
read together at this time.
Hughes said:
1.-THE plain fact is that Senator
Newberry was, wrongtully and most
unjustly convicted, and his con.
viction was set aside. Endeavor to
establish a violation Of law on the
part OF Senator Newberry complete.
ly failed and accordingly he stood
as a senator duly elected by the
state Of Michigan and entitled TO
his seat In the Senate"
Willis resolution, as adopted by
the Senate, said:
1.-THE expenditure Of such exces.
sive sums in behalf OF a candidate
either with or without his know.
ledge ind consent, being contrary
to sound public policy, harmful to
the honor and dignity Of the Sen.
ate, and dangerous to the perpetuity
of a free government, such exces.
s!ve expenditures are hereby sew.
erely condemned and dIsapproyed. !"
The issue raised by that resolu.
ton as whether Newberry's pre-.
aence in the Senate violated "thc
honor and dignity OF the Senate"
The Senate said it did not-and
seated him,
Not to Be Reopened
There isn't the slightest chance
of the Newberry case being reop
ened by the Senate. so long as the
Republicans are IN majority in
that body, and nobody is so wild
as to think that they will not be
in the majority there until March
4, 1925, which is the date that New.
berry's term expires. So as an Is.
sue. there is nothing much substan.
tial IN 1t, save as a topical wind.
shield for Spellbinders. The gener.
al voting public Is not likely to get
much disturbed over 1t. This Is
true as to West Virginia, where
the voters declined to take much OF
any interest in 1t, when 1t was tried
out as Gu issue early In the primary
campaign and failed 10 arouse any
noticcably great interest.
However, Republican leaders
from the state here say that I: Is
UP to Candidate Nicely to avail him
self Of any idea that he thinks
might help him to get us far away
from his primary platform as he
eau get, aud the public mind as
far away from those unfortunate
pledges as It can be induced to
travel. The Nicely platform is the
Banquo's ghost at the Nelly feast,
they say, figuratively. II will lot
down. Moreover and furthermore
these Republicans who are hear
ing cody cconspiring plans for their
party's campaign, declare with
great emphasis and stress, that
they do not propose to let Nicely
get away from his platform promis.
es and pledges, nor do they pro.
pose to give the electorate a chance
TO forget them. They are to he
featured from start to finish oil
the campaign.
AS the national leaders OF the
Democratic cparty are hopelessly
split on wisconsin and the League
of Nations-Wilson VS. Bryan. Cox
vs. Reed-so is the Democratic
party in West Virginia hopelessly
split. the Republican leaders claim
and with the help of Candidate
Nicely and his Wilson League and
Wilson policies" and his advocacy
of Wilson RESTORATION, they as
sert that they expect to keep 1t
split up to and including next
November's election.
They say that they expect many
another attempt to divert public
attention and intereset, such as the
facetious gesture in the direction
of the Newberry case. but they
predict that like this one all sue.
ceedtng attempts will fail.
MEDIUM BROWN HAIR loks
host Of NIL altar n nnIaa.. en-.