The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-08
SEN. TOWNSEND
|. PLEADS CAUSE
Of NEWbERRY
Answers Charges Against Mil
lionaire Colleague In Dramatic
Speech on Senate Floor.
cENTERS ATTACK on FORD
Describes Auto King a. ''WideIy
Advertised Pacifist Drafted
BY Wilson,"
cENTERS ATTACK ON FORD
BY L. A. FERNswORTH,

international Nsws Service.
The Senate rested last night in
the fight to oust Senator Newberry
Of Michigan, but friend and foe Of
Newberry were prepared to push the
battle with renewed vigor tomorrow
when he will appear to defend him
self before his Senatorial accusers.
Defense IL Dramatic.
A dramatic and eloquent defense OF
Newberry on the part Of his colleag que.
senator Townsend Rep) Of Michigan.
was the outstanding event Of today's
debate.
On the Democratic side Senators
Walsh Of Montana, Trammel Of
Florida and Harrison Of Mississippi
undertook to rsfute the arguments Of
Townsend. Townsend's speech was
regarded by Senators tonisat as hav.
ins had the most telling effect Of any
yet made for Newberry.
There were three candidates for
the Senate in Michigan and they were
ell millionaires." declared Townsend
in answering the charge that New.
berry's campaign was q rich mans
campaign.
mo poor man lost his chances in
that campaign because It was NO cam-
paisn for q poor man. II Truman H.
Newberry and his friends bought his
election thousands Of people Of the
State Of Michigan sold It to him But
there hasn't been a shred Of evidence
10 show fraud or corruption were en-
ployed.
Townsend, referring by implication
to statements Of Senator Kenyon
RepJ Of Iowa and others that men
who voted for Newberry would be de-
prived Of their seats by their con.
stituents declared:
1T IL q towards argument to
threaten a Senator with destruction
If they do not happen to vote as a
Senator who makes the threat thinks
they ought to vote.
II remember when the Senator from
Washington Gones). changed his at.
titude toward Senator Lorimer and
voted to seat him. The great Roose.
velt said to the people and to tho
country that the Senator from Wash.
ington and the other Senators ought
to be defeated because Of their votes
for Lorimer.
They were not defeated. Thank
God the Senator from Washington
was not defeated because he has been
needed here in the Senate.
Senators Walsh and Trammel laid
emphasis on charges that Newberry
had "debauched' hired workers to ge,
votes for him.
Influential men. officials; of labor
or fraternal organizations and even
members Of the ministry were put or
the pay roll at $50. SIS or 800 to use
their influence for Newberry," charged
Trammel.
These men were not active for New
berry until they had been persuaded
by q pretty liberal use Of the long
green"
Attack on Ford.
An attack on Henry Ford signalizcd
the opening Of the defense Of New.
berry.
Senator Townsend criticized Ford az
q widely advertised pacifist who was
drafted as q Senatorial candidate by
former President Wilson"
Townsend pictured Newberry a.
one who from purely patriotic mo-
tives" had reluctantly consented
to oppose Ford In the Michigan pri
maries Of 1913 because Of the hos
tile feeling existing at the time "a
Ford's pacifism."
The events Of the Michigan cam
paisn which resulted in Newberry's
election and Ford's defeat were re