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COULD NOT ESTABLISH
| ANY VIOLATION or LAW
j, ErHI: :SENTED sE>A ATon
Michigan Mnn Spent Moro Than Law
Allows In Flee
tfOn.
rBy Associated press

WASNiNGTON. Aug. 2o.-Sccretary
Hughes. In a letter made public TO.
night by tho Republican National
Committee. expresses the conviction.
after review OF the Newbcrry case.
that Senator Newberry was wrong
~ and most unjustly convicted"
The secretary. writing to Rev.
Hugh B. MacCauicy. Of Paterson. y.
j., in response 10 an inquiry as to
the facts" in the Newherry cas-.
gives in detail the findings Of the
courts. especially tho Supreme C'onr,.
which set aside the conviction Of Mr..
Ne"'eerry. and then concludes.
FniIrd to Convict Him.
Despite the long period Of prepar-
alton. the rigid Investigation. IN.
careful choosing Of their ground tho
long -drawn-out trial. the at,emr, IN
every possible way To besmirch. and
the zeal. ability and even bitterness
OF his pursucrs. their cndcavor To-
establish violation OF law On the
part OF Senator Newberry comnlete-
~ FAILED, and accordingly Senator
Newberry stood as Senator dulv
elected by the people OF the State ot
Michigan and entitled to his s.at n
the Senate Of the united states"
Mr.. Hughes expresses the helief
that there seemsito he q ..na-,,
misconception of III. nature of ,ba
htsation and Its result and Scna-
TOT Newberry has suffered in conse-
quence most serious injustice"
me conviction OF senator New
berry, he continues. was Obtained
under statute held by the majority
OF the Supreme Court TO be iny,lid
rested upon ground which did not
involve any finding hy the jurv ~
moral turpitude. and was arcc,cd
only by most serious niscon.truc.
tion OF the statut. which cxnos.,
him 10 conviction regardless of any
moral onensc upon his part and 10
matter how high minded he might
nave been In his conduct in the lam
paign"
"ns Counsel for S-nntor.
The secretary. who. az counsel fo-
Mr.. He~berry and his associates.
participated IN arguments In the ca..
1efore the supreme Court. further
declares in his letter that "i, should
be borne in mind that rHenator New
berry's conviction in the lower conr,
was not based on any charge of fraud
or corruption Or of the use OF money
'or any illegal purposes or of any
act involving moral ,urpitude."
Mr. Hughes then explains that tn.
conviction OF Mr.. Newberry was
based solely on the charge that ther.
had been an expenditure in his cam
paiSn and. election of more than
s"''oo' the limit fixed by the s;atu,.
ny inc state OF Michigan, ana tina,
the Federal corrupt practices ac,
made II unlawful for a candidate ~
spend in excess OF the limit ,ixad
by State law
senator NewberrX could no, have
been convicted" Mr.. Hughes adds
even upon this charge without wha,
always regarded. ana so stated in
my argument To the Supreme ,.our;
as an extraordinary misapplication
OF the statute upon which the charp.
was based"
other counts Of the indictmcn, re-.
turned against Mr.. Newberry ;nc,,d-
ing that charging conspiracy IN
commit number OF ofcnses Mr.
hughes emphasized were sci osid.
ana the jury In the trial rendered
verdict OF not guilty on the charp.
or conspiracy To dcfraud hy u,,
OF the mails