Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-20
NEWBERRY WILL
RETIRE FROM S.
SENATE TUESDAY
Resignation VIII Be Read Then
Has Long Been Storm
Center

the Associated Press.)-The resig-
nation of Senator Truman Newberry,
of Michigan, central figure in the
long and bitter senate controversy,
will become effective tomorrow.
Vice President Coolidge was unable
at today's brief session to present
| Newberry's letter of resignation and
his name remains temporarily on the
rolls.
In a letter dated November IS,
Senator Newbe1ry announced his res
ignaton to Governor Alexander j.
| Grcesbeck The text in part of his
letter is as fellows:
Immediate Effe:t.
81 tender herewith my resignation
as United States senator from Michi-
gan to take immediate effect. | am
impelled to take this action because
! at the recent election, notwithstand-
ing his long and faithful service and
strict adherence to the basic princi-
pies of constructive republicanism
| which IFhold in common with him,
Senator Townsend was defeated.
"This situation renders futile fur
ther service. by me in the United
i States senate"
Senator Newberry refused to make
any statement supplementary to his
letter to Governor Groesbeck. He re-
fused to see newspaper men and
would not come to the telephone.
Comment Refused
j. O. Murfn, widely known Mich
/ igan attorney who successfully de-
Tended Senator Newberry at his trial
for alleged corruption of the elector-
ate at Grand Rapids, also refused to
comment on the resignation beyond
confirming the fact that it had been
rendered to Governor Groesbeck.
Following the recent defeat of Sen
ator Townsend, which is supposed to
have been directly responsible for
Newberry's resignation Sunday, Muir
fine declared that he was Every sick"
and that "the country is going to
hell"
"My work in the senate" Newberry
stated in his latter, would continue
to be hampered by partisan political
persecution, and |, therefore, cheer
fully return my commission to the
people from whom | received it.
by direction of the Democratic
administration, there was begun i'm
mediately upon my nomination pro-
ceedings before a specially selected
Grand jury sitting in another state,
which, by vote of Is to /, complete
exonerated those who conducted
the campaign. Then followed my
election with every issue which has
since been raised clearly before the
electorate of the state. A recount
was then demanded, and after pains
taking review of ballots by the Unit
ed States senate, was found to have
received a substantial majority.
I Faces Trial
| "While this was in progress, | was
subjected by large number of repre-
sentative men of Michigan, who had
supported me, to a trial following in
!. dictment procured by a Democratic
] department of justice, which, through
/ hundreds of agents, had bounded and
terrified men in all parts of the stote
into believing that some wrong had
been done. Under court instructions,
convictions of conspiracy to spend
more than $3.50 naturally followed
Sentences imposing fines and impris-
onment were Immediately passed,
thought all charges Of bribery and
corruption were quashed by specific
order of the presiding judge.
"0n the appeal, the supreme court
reversed the action of the court be-
low, because, as stated by Chief JUS
tice White, of the grave misappre-
hension and the grlevous misapplica-
tion of the statute, which also twas
declared unconstitutional. A pro-
! tracted investigation before the COM
mittee on privileges and elections in
the senate, resulted in report sus-
/ tanning my election, and after Bit
ter partisan debate, the senate declar-
ed that / was entitled to my seat.
"In view of these proceedings, my
right to my seat has been fully con-
| firmed, and am thankful have been
per nitted to serve my state and coun-
try and to have the eternal satisfac-
tion of having aided by my vote in
keeping the United States out of the
League of Nations"