Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-11
Both Sides Preparing For
Action-May Again go
to Committee
EACH SIDE CONFIDENT
Five Senator's Speak in Opposition to
Michigan Man-Outcome is Still
Problematical

Washington, Jan. 1O.--The New
berry election controversy in the SEN
ate revealed today under surface m
dications of seething, Tightening
fight with the title to Truman n:
Newberry's seat, in the opinion OF
leaders, hanging in the balance.
Both sides claimed victory tonight
Mr.. Newberry's supporters predicting
a majority of four to seven votes,
while his opponents declared ne would
be unseated by margain of three to
five votes.
Five speeches voicing opposition TO
Mr.. Newberry's being seated were
delivered on the floor, while Leaders
Of both sides were busy examining the
situation in the expectation that a
vote may be reached tomorrow.
If a vote deciding the issue is not
taken, there is said to be a possibility
of one to recommit the whole question
to the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections, with instructions to
call Mr.. Newberry for an examina-
tion and for further investigation OF
the record of his campaign commit
tee.
The Senate will meet an hour earlier
tomorrow in the expectation that
vote may be reached during the day,
and with at least five Senators pre-
pared to discuss the case on the floor.
Leaders of the opposition were de-
clared today to have begun efforts to
send the whole thing back to the COM
mittee which reported resolution de-
claring Mr.. Newberry to be the duly
elected Senator. They said that Mr..
Newberry should be called to testify,
despite the usual, Senatorial courtesy
and custom of inviting rather than
subpoenaing a sitting member. They
claimed the record is not complete, and
will not be without his testimony.
In addition to this development
there were energetic efforts by Re-
publican leaders to have absent Sem
ators paired. Only one such pair,
however, was actually arranged, Sem
ator Crow, Republican, Pennsylvania,
who is ill, being paired to vote for
the resolution with Senator kendrlck,
Democrat, Wyoming, against it.
Senators Weller, of Maryland; Len
root, Wisconsin, and Johnson, Califor-
MIA, Republicans, are away impaired,
and the first two are counted on as
favorable to the seating Of Mr.. New
berry. Mr.. Johnson's attitude has
been classed as doubtful.
The limitation of one hour for each
Senator began to have its effect on
the debate today, two members, Sen
ators Walsh, of Montana. and Heflin,
of Alabama, exhausting their time.
Senator Newberry used his full time
yesterday, half of it with his speech
and the rest in answering questions.
Besides Mr.. walsh and Mr.. Heflin,
Senator's Borah, Republican, Idaho,
and Robinson, of Arkansas, and
Ashurst, of Arizona, Democrats, also
contributed to the attack being waged
against the resolution clearing the
Michigan Senator's title to his seat.
Five Senators. Watson, of Indiana ;
La Toilette. of Wisconsin: Norris, of
Nebraska, Republicans, and Caraway,
Of Arkansas, and Pomerene, Ohio,
Democrats, have indicated their in
tention to discuss the case tomorrow
There are many others who have said
they desired "final word"
The seat held by Newberry should
be declared vacant, Senator Borah de-
clared in his speech, on the ground
that the Michigan election in 1915
being tainted with corruption and
controlled through the use Of money
is void"
Senator Borah said this conclusion
had been reached after "a thorough eX-
animation of the law and careful
/. study of the facts relative to this con-
troversy."
Senator Walsh, who Yesterday con-
Quoted the cross-examination of Mr.
( Newberry, took up the argument
against him.
The Montana Senator declared that
while it had no bearing on the cam.
pairn controversy, nevertheless it is
a fact that there is no file at the
Navy Department report mildly cen.
suring Mr.. Newberry for not havine
been more keenlv alert with respect t.
the assignments under his direction"