Evening star., 1922-11-20
Senator Neioberry Resigns,
But May Seek Office Agt1in
Letter to Governor
Says Step Due to
Election, Results.
Colleagues, Voting
to Seat Him, Sho,o
Signs of Relief.

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II. Newberry Of Michigan, effective
Immediately. has removed Mr.. New
berry as q personal issue from the
Senate. His opponents insist. how
evr. that "Newberryism" will con-
tinue to be an issue in the country
and that 1t is an issue that senators
who voted last January to give Mr..
Newberry seat in the Senate will
have to face when they come up for
reelection.
The reaction among senators over
the Newberry resignation is un-
doubtedly one of relief. even with
those who would, in a spirit of con-
sistency, have continued to support
him had he chosen to stay in the Sem
ate. They have found themselves in
a delicate situation between the po-
sition they assumed by their votes to
seat him and the rising tide of re-
sentiment reported throughout the
country against his retention of his
seat In the end. it is believed that
the narrow margin by which he was
seated would have been wiped out.
In fact, some Of his friends and
those who supported him on prInclpIe
would have been gratified had he
seen At to resign from the Senate
the constitutionality Of the act of
Congress under which proceedings
were brought against him. At that
time in the comment in cloakroom
and committee room the suggestion
to that effect was frequently heard.
Senate OAcially Infermed.
The resignation of the Michigan
senator. whose right to his seat was
challenged on the ground that excess
his campaign against Henry Ford
four years ago. war forwarded to Gov.
Groesbeck of Michigan under date of
November 18. His letter of resigna-
tion was made public here last night.
Senator Newberry has requested the
Vice President to have the letter of
resignation read to the Senate.
Opponents of Senator Newberry
were prepared to reopen the fight
against him Immediately, among
them Senator La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin. republican. and Senator Caraway
Of Arkansas. democrat. The recent
elections had so changed the complex
ion of the Senate as 1t will be consti-
tuted after March 4. 1923, that it was
apparent a. majority of the Senate
would have voted in the next Con-
gress to oust Mr.. Newberry.
In fact, the changes in the person.
mel caused by the elections in the
rise to the belief that even before
March 4 he might have been deprived
Of his seat, if the matter could have
been brought to a vote. Last jan
uary the Senate voted 46 to Al to con-
tinue Mr.. Newberry in his seat.
Text of. Letter.
Mr.. Newberry is at his home in
Detroit The letter to the governor,
dated November IS, was as follows:
Il tender herewith my resignation
as United States senator from Mich
igan, to take immediate effect.
Il am fmpelled to take this action
because at the recent election, not
withstanding his long and faithful
public service and his strict adherence
to the basic principles of construc-
tive republicanism, which I hold in
was defeated. While this failure to
re-elect him may have been brought
about. in part, by over four years of
continuous propaganda of misrepre-
sentation and untruth. q fair analysis
of the vote in Michigan and other
states where friends and political
enemies alike have suffered defeat
will demonstrate that a general feel
ing of unrest was mainly responsible
therefor.
Further Service Futile.
This situation renders futile fur
ther service by me in the United
sistently supported the progressive
policies of President Harding's ad-
ministration. My work there has
been, and would continue to be,
hampered by partisan political perse-
cution, and 1. therefore, cheerfully
al ,rYa M ,{cs3 <@ H. L.
from whom l received it.
Il desire to record an expression of
my gratitude for the splendid friend
ship. loyalty and devotion of those
who have endured with me during
the past four years experiences un-
in the political history of
democratic administration these be-
gan Immediately upon my nomina-
ton, by proceedings before a spe-
cially selected grand jury, sitting in
another state. which by a vote of
sixteen to one completely exonerated
paign. Then followed my election.
with every issue which has since
been raised clearly before the cleo
trate of the state. A recount was
and after a thorough and
review of the ballots by
the United States Senate was found
to have received substantial MAJ
jority.
while this was in progress I was
with a large number of
men in Michigan who
had supported me, to a trial, follow
ing indictments procured by a
Department Of Justice.
which through hundreds Of agents
had bounded and terrified men in all
parts Of the state into believing that
some wrong had been done. Under
the instructions given by the court
of a conspiracy to spend
more than $3,750.000 naturally fol-
lowed, and sentence imposing fines
and imprisonment were Immediately
passed. All charges of bribery and
were, however, Quashed
by the specific order Of the presiding
Judge.
Court Verdict Reversed.
"On appeal, the Supreme Court of
the United States reversed the action
Of the court below, because, as stated
by Chief Justice White, of the grave
and the grievous mis-
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