The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-13
SENATE ANNOUNCES
NEWBERRY ENTITLED
TO CONTESTED SEAT
Solid Democratic Membership
Were Joined by Nine Repub-
licans in Opposition
WINS OUT WITH MARGIN
OF 5 VOTES ON BALLOT
Strenuous But Futile Efforts
Made to Upset Program of
Newberry Supporters.
tey The associated Press,


WASHINGTON. Jan. THURMAN
III. Newbcrry was declared by the sem
ate today to be entitled TO tile scat
which he now holds and which was
made the basis OF contest by Henry
Ford. his democratic opponent in the
1918 Michigan senatorial election.
The vote for AS to Al
All OF Senator Newberry's support
ers were republicans. the almost solid
democratic membership were Joined
by nine republicans IN opposition,
those wore: Borah, cappet Jones Of
Washington, Kenyon. Ladd. LaFol-
lettey Norris and Sutherland.
Senator Ncwberry, in the following
statement hailed the senate's action
as a vindication:
MY heart is filled with thankfulness
that the three years and four month
OF persecution have. ended In complete
vindcation and exoneration Of myself
and all concerned"
For seating senator Newberry Re-
publlcans- Ban, Brandagcc, Bursum
Calder Cameron. Colt. Cummins, Cur
tis. Dillingham;, Edge. Elkins. Ernst
! 3ng. Hale. IIarreld. kellogg, Keyes,
l.onroot. Lodge. Mccormick, McCum-
bef. Mckinley, Mclean, McNary, Nell
son, New. Nicholson, Oddie Page,
Pepper. Phipps. Pclildexter. Short
ridge, smoot, Spencer, stanfield sterl-
ing. Townsend. Waasworth. Warren,
watsou Gndiana), Weller and
Total. 49,
Against. Ropublicans--Borah. Cap
por. Jones (washington). Kenyon,
I.add. LaIsollettc. Norbeck Norris and
Sutherland Total ..
Democrats: Ashurst, Broussard
caraway Culberson, Dial, Fletche-
CORY, Glass. Harris. Harrison, Helm,
Hitchcock, Jones (New Mexico). King,
McKellar. Myers Overman, Pittman,
Pomerene. 2ansdel. Robinson, Shep-
pard, Shields, simmons, smith swan
son. Trammell. Underwood, Walsh
(Massnchusettsl, Walsh (Montana,
and williams. Total 80.
six senator's were paired; three re-
pubiicans, Grove OF Pennsylvania.
dupont OF Delaware and Moses of New
Hampshire being paired for senator
Newberry. with Senators Kendrick of
Wyoming, Stanley of Kentucky and
Reed of Missouri against.
Three senator's We're absent and not
voting. They were: Senator New'berry,
Johnson OF California, republicans, and
Watson. democrat Georgia.
Announcement was made originally
that senator Watson was paired with
Senator Norbeck. but later IL was an
nounced on the floor that Mr.. Watson
did not wish a pair and Senator Nor
beck voted.
The senates final vote came upon
the following resolution amended by
Senator Spencer, republican. Missouri,
70 dcelAre Mr. Newberry entitled to
his seat and substituting the Willis
amendment for the original clause
which declared the charges against
Mr.. Newberry were not sustained
I'D That the contest OF Henry
Ford against Truman H. Newherry
be. and is hereby dismissed.
"(2) That Truman H. Newberry is
hereby declared to be duly elected
senator from the state OF Michigan
ier the term OF six years commencing
on the 4th day Of March. 1919. ard is
entitled 70 hold his seat In the sen
ate OF the United States.
"t3) That whether the amount ex-
pended in this (Afichigan) primary
was s1s5.ooo as fully reported or open
" acknowledged or whether there
were some few thousand dollers in
excess the amount expended was IN
either case too large much larger
than ought TO have been expended.
The expenditure OF such excessive
sums In behalf OF a candidate either
with or without HIS knowledge and
consent being contrary to sound pub
NC policy. harmful to the honor and
dignity OF the senate and dangerous 20
the perpetuity Of free government.
such excessive expenditures are here
" severely condemned and disap-
proved"
sr. NsWberry's statement definitely
answered statements made during the
closing hours OF debate that he aid
not approve OF the resolution In its
maj form. His supporters had held
that the condemnation OF the use of
excessive sums of money. appended to
the original resolution. merely re-
stated what the majority Of the In
sestigSting committee had written in
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