The New York herald., 1922-01-14
WILLCONTINUEFICHT
TOEXPELNEWBERRY
Opponents Make Sharp Re-
joinder to Senator's Refusal
to Resign From Senate.
LORIMER CASE rs CITED
Right of New Congress to Re-
verse Action of Old May
Be Invoked.
LORIMER CASE rs CITED
BY LOUIS sEIBOLD.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c.. Jan. 49,
An authorized statement by Senator
Truman II. Newberry that he has no
intention of resigning to-day provoked
the declaration of both Democratic
and Republican opponents that they
again would try to expel him from
office.
Convincing evidence that the Demo-
case paramount issue In the coming
Congressional campaign was furnished
by Cordell Hull, national chairman of
the minority party. This course is
favored also by some of the Republi-
can Senators of past progressive ten
dencies who refuse to accept as final
the vote of 46 to Al by which Mr.. New
berry was declared entitled to the seat
which his critics say was won by cor
rupt methods.
Senator La Toilette (Wis.), radical
Republican progressive. said he intend
ed to compel review Of the decision of
yesterday just as he did in the Lorimer
case ten years ago. The critics of Mr..
Newberry do not entertain the slight
est doubt but that the nine Republican
Senators who voted to expel Mr.. New
berry will support the plan of the
Wisconsin Senator
Lorimer Case Compared.
Some Of Mr.. Newberry's friends as
sert that such a step cannot be ac-
complished except upon two-thirds
vote of the Senate. Whether this is
correct is matter of opinion. The
Lorimer case is declared by the critics
of Mr.. Newberry to be analogous to
that of the Michigan Senator with
one or two essential points of differ
encc. The most important of these is
that direct bribery Of individuals was
involved in the election of Mr.. Lori
mer. whereas the attack on Mr.. New
berry's right to a seat in the Senate
was based entirely on the unlawful
expenditure of money in the primaries
to influence sentiment favorable to
him through the newspapers.
The first test of Mr.. Lorimer's right
to seat in TIE Senate resulted in his
''vindication'' by a vote approximating
that which won the decision for Mr.
Newberry yesterday. After this at
tack on Mr.. Lorimer there ensued a
political campaign in which large
number of new Senators were elected
to office. AS Mr.. Lorimer continued
TO be a member Of the new Senate his
case was reopened on the ground that
the decision of the preceding Congress
could not commit the successive one
to policy over which the Senate
itself was tie sole judge. 1t is on this
ground that the opponents of Mr..
Newberry, who were even more re-
sentful to-day than yesterday win try
to have his case reopened and a more
thorough investigation made than was
conducted by the present Senate.
Not the least important feature in
the renewal of the battle against seat
ing Mr.. Newberry is the extraordinary
resolution adopted by the Senate in
seating him. This resolution, which
was the work of Senator Willis (Ohio).
whose friends have attributed pro-
gressivc political ideals to him. is re-
garded as furnishing additional proof
of Mr.. Newberry's alleged unfltness to
sit In the Senate.