The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-20
DEMOCRATIC TIDE FORCES MICHIGAN SOLON ID RESIGN
Statement Declares Longer Service in Upper House to Be Futile After Defeat
 of Townsend
By Associated Press .

Washington, November 19.-Tru- man II. Newberry of Michigan, whose right to a place in the Senate has been a subject of long and bitter controversy, has submitted his resignation with a request that it be- come effective immediately.
 In letter to Governor Groesbeek made public here tonight. Mir. New berry said he had been impelled to re- tire voluntarily because of the defeat of his republican colleague. Senator Townsend, in the election of Novem- Der I. The turn of events. he said. would make 1t futile" for him to at tempt to continue his perseverance. since he continually would be ham pered by partisan political persecu- tion."
 Reviewing the outstanding features of the controversy which grew out of his election four years ago over Henry Ford, his democratic opponent. he claimed his right to seat in the Senate had been fully confirmed. He added that If in the future there seemed to be opportunities for public service he would not hesitate to offer himself to his state and country.
 The resignation brings to an end fight which already has made poiitl- cal history and which 1t appeared would be resumed early in the session of Congress which begins tomorrow. Convicted in Michigan | Convicted in Michigan of con- spiraey to violate election laws, Sem ator Newberry appealed to the sur preme court, which declared uneon- stitutional the statute under which he was accused. The Senate itself, after a long investigation. finally iconflrmed his title to a seat by margin of five votes. In the cam lpaign just closed the cause was an tissue In many stately
 A copy of the letter of resignation
 sent tn sovernor sHpesbeak was dess tlfvered t,elay to Nte44 f'resiuent e'sal -l lidge by Walter k. nersey. Ar. New berry's secretary Mn Newberry him. | self is at his home in Detroit The letter to the governor, dated Novem- l Der IS. was as follows:
 q tender herewith my resignation
 as United States senator from Mich- iBah to take immediate effect. Townsend Defeated
 .I am impelled to take this action because at the recent election, not 1 withstanding his long and faithful perseverance, and his strict adhere ence to the basic principles of con- structlve republieanism which l hold Fin common with him, Senator Town send was defeated. While this fail-
 ure to re-elect him may have been 1 brought about in part by over four years of continuous propaganda of ] misrepresentation and untruth. a fair analysis of the vote in Michigan and other states where friends and po- litieai enemies alike have suffered defeat, will demonstrate that a gem eral feeling of unrest was mainly re- | sponsible therefore.
 This situation renders futile fur ther service by me in the United States Senate. where l have consis- tently supported the progressive pol ieies of President Hardings adminls- | tration. My work there has been and would continue to be hampered by partisan political persecution and therefore cheerfully return my com mission to the people from whom I received it.
 Expresses Gratitude
 T desire to recordl an expression of
 
 ship, loyalty and devotion of those i who have endured with me during the past four years. experiences un- paralelled in the political history of our country. By direction of the democratic administration these be- gan immediately upon my nomina- tlon by proceedings before a spe- eially selected grand jury sitting in another state. which by a vote of Is to 1, completely exonerated 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 thorough and painstak ing re- view of the ballots by the United States Senate. 1 was found to have received substantial majority While this was in progress I was sub jected with large number of repre- sentative men of Michigan. who had Supported me. to d trial following in dictments procured by a democratic department of justice. which. through hundreds of agents, had pounded and terrified men in all 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 $3,750 naturally followed and sem tences imposing fines and imprison- ment were immediately passed. All charges of bribery and corruption tContinued on Page six.)