East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-04
SENATOR KENYON SAYS NEWBERRY'S SEAT WAS
PURCHASED

~ ENATOR WILLIAM S. KENYON of Iowa. leader by right
of ability of the western group of Progressive republican
senator's in speech suppemenng the great deverances
Of Senators Pomerene Ohio and Walsh Montana disclosed
new factor in the Newbey senatorial when he asserted
the social lobby had been active behalf of Senator New
berry
This means of course that the Newbey supporters have
exhausted the last efforts bolster his by what may be
called the plea of the pecoats By invoking the aid of the
feminine in this the inevitable comparison raised of
male offender hiding behind womans skirts After review
ing the law bearing upon the and presenting of the
major facts, Senator Kenyon made this summary:
81 assert that under the record the following conclusions
reasonably, safely and legitimatey be drawn
"That the committee expended approximately $263O00
That the committee violated the federal statute and tn
statutes of Michigan and that such action entered into the ee
Hon through the primary.
That the committee not voluntary committee. 1t was
picked by Mr.. Newberry
That Mr. Newberry was responsible for the acts of the
committee and that the agency of Cody and King established
beyond question: and he would be responsible in civil action
for debts contracted by them in the campaign.
"That Mr. Newberry knew about the campaign, financially
and otherwise and knew Of most the expenditures Of the
paign
Ey the money of Mr.. Newberry"
Denying that the Newbcy any test of repubicansm
Senator Kenyon says:
this question is test of repubcansm 1t insult to the mil
lions of republicans throughout the country to maintain that the
majority in this body must be maintained through corrupt cleo
tons The people of the country have right to inquire
the proposition of fixing price on seats in this body
Elsewhere he said:
"There is beating about the bush in this case The
cold fact is that this seat the senate purchased and the
price paid was at least $263,000.'
He made plain how the public views these en-
pendtures in campaigns by referring to the primary campaign
Fof Governor Lowden and General Wood last year and infer
enay contracted the attitude Of two Lovden delegates with
Mr. Newberys attitude that he knew nothing of the campangn
when he said:
We had two precious scoundrcS of the Missouri delegation
who were for Lowden for president and who had 50O piece
OF Lowden money their pockets the bank They did not
seem to anything unusual strange about that They sat
there with brazen eroney and bland comenanceS they had
violated no statute The republicans did dare nominate
General Wood or Governor Lowden because of the
expenditures in their campaigns"
Referring to attacks made upon Henry Ford by Newbey
supporters, Senator Kenyon said;
The president OF the United States evidently did not share
IN this belief of many republicans that Mr. Ford such dan
gerous citizen for he spent very pleasant days camping
with him and others months ago . Secretary
Weeks who has suddenly eaped fame as the DESTROYER
the agricultural bloc did not share this opinion because he had
Mr.. Ford come to see him about Muscle Shoals"
In his concluding sentences Senator Kenyon declared:
If the senate of the United States to Justify the expend
ure OF hundreds of thousands of dollars secure seat here
the rule of the people is gone"
Finally he said that whatever the result the senate tn,
Newbey case vii be heard in the the great American
people
They Ghe people, will know the record" he said eye,
though many senator's do not and there is as little question
the judgment there there of The verdict here but be ssr
ed Mr. Newbery seated the judgment there will reverse th
verdict here"