The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-22
NEWBERRY
fLEES FROM
WRATH TO COME

Bought lth@ Money
Resigns to Escape
Flu TT h er Contro-
Versy
Washington, Nov. 19.-Senator
Truman IT. Newberry Of Michigan,
whose right to a place in the senate
has been the subject Of long and
bitter controversy, has submitted
his resignation, with a request that
it become effective Immediately.
In a letter to Governor Groes-
beck, made public here tonight,
Mr.. Newberry said he had been
inpened to retire voluntarily be-
cause of the defeat Of his Republl-
can colleague, Senator Townsend, /,
in the election November Z. The
turn of events, he said, would make
It futile" for him to attempt to
continue his public service, since
he continually would be "haHpered
hy partisan political persecution.
Reviewing the outstanding fea-
lures of the controversy which
grew out OF his election four years
ago over Henry Ford, his Demo
cratic opponent, he declared his
right to a seat in the senate had
been fully confirmed" He add
ed that if, in the future, there
seemed to be opportunities for pub
lie service, he would not hesitate
to offer himself to his state and
country.
The resignation brings to an end
fight which already had made
political history and which it ap-
,peared would be resumed early in
the session Of congress which be
gins tomorrow. Convicted in Mich
igan of conspiracy to violate cleo
ton laws, Senator NeWberry ap-
pealed to the supreme court, which
declared unconstitutional the stat
ute under which he was accused
The senate itself, after a long in
vestigation. finally confirmed has
title to a seat by a margin Of five
votes. IN the campaign just
closed the case was an issue in
many states.
a copy of the letter of resfgna-
ton sent to Governor Groesbeck
was delivered today to Vice Pres
ident Coolidge by Walter r. Bor-
sey, Mr.. Newberry's secretary. Mr.
NeWberry himself is at his home
IN Detroit. The letter to the gov
erner, dated November 18, was as
follows:
ss1I tender herewith my resigna-
ton as United States senator from
Michigan, to take immediate eff
feet.
81 am inpelled to take this ac-
ton because at the recent election
notwithstanding his long and faith
ful public service and his strict
adherence to the basic principles
of constructive Republicanism
winch I hold in common with him.
Senator Townsend was defeated
While this failure to reelect him
may have been brought about. in
part. by over four years of. con-
tinuous propaganda Of n1isrepre-
sentation and untrutf1, q fair
analysis of the vote in Michigan
and other states, where friends and
political enemies alike have. suf-
fered defeat, will demonstrate that
a general feeling of unrest was
mainly responsible therefor.
.eThis situation renders futile
further service by me in the Unit
ed States senate, where I have con-
sistently supported the progressive
policies Of President Harding's ad-
ninistration My work there has
been and will continue to be hamp-
cred by partisan political persecu-
tion and I, therefore, cheerfully re-
turn my commission toSthe people
froni whom I received it.
II desire to record an expression
cs ry gratitude for the splendid
friendship, loyalty and devotion OF
those who have endured with me
during the past four years, expert
.ences unparalleled in the political
history of our country. BY direc-
ton of the Democratic adnainistra-
ton, these began Immediately up
on my nomination by proceedings
before a specially selected grand
jury, sitting in another state. which
by a vote Of 16 to / completely ex-
onerated those. who had conducted
my campaign. Then followed my
election, with every issue which has
since been raised clearly before the
electorate of the state. A recount
was demanded and after a thor
ough and painstaking review of the
ballots by the United States SEN
ate, was found to have received
"a substantial majority. While
this was in progress I was subject
ed, with a large number of repre-
sentative men in Michigan who had
supported me, to a trial following
indictments procured by a Demo
cratic department Of justice, which
through hundreds of agents had
bounded and terrified men in al
parts of the state into believing
that some wrong had been done
Under the instructions given by the
court, convictions of a conspiracy
to spend more than $3.50 natur-
ally followed, and sentences inn