Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-08
SENATE IS HE'LL
FOR NEWbERRY
SAYS HIS MATE
Townsend Of Michigan
Brings Debate to Gil
max by His Appeal.
Charges Interests Are
After His Scalp for
Supporting Friend.

Washington. Jan. 7.-Senate debate
on the Newberry case came to a dra-
matte climax, Saturday, when Senator
Townsend, Of Michigan, speaking in be-
half of his colleague, declared certain
interests had threatened his political
life if he voted to sustain the right Of
Senator Newberry to his seat over the
contest initiated by Henry Ford.
Senator Townsend declared if he
consulted only his political future he
might be tempted to be silent on the
question of the Ford Newberry contest.
But he declared he could not and would
not take the easier path, for in so do
ing he would do violence to his own
conscience and courage.
Filings Pacifism at Ford
Time and again he was interrupted
as he attacked the enemies of New
berry, who, he said, were trying to
deprive him of his seat out of animosity
and hatred" He characterized Henry
Ford as pacifist who had been thrown
into the political ring by President
Wilson and asserted that while too
much money had been spent in the
Michigan campaign for Newberry's
hurt. because all three candidates were
millionaires.
Senator Townsend announced that
his colleague would appear Monday to
speak for himself, ready to submit to
reasonable questioning.
Il do not doubt" he declared. that
this good man. who is this moment a
senator. would give every dollar he
has if he had never entered the cam
paign He has suffered the tortures
of hell: he has been villified and ac
worse, because l am convinced it is
political job"
Democrats Spar With Speaker
Turning to the Democratic side he
declared that there must have been
time when some of them, like New
berry. had suffered from the foolish
acts of their friends.
Senator Trammell Democrat, OF
Florida, engaged in exchanges with Mr..
Townsend and into these colloquies en-
tered Senator Spencer, Republican, of
Missouri who is leading the fight for
Newberry. and Senator Walsh, Demo
crat. of Montana, strong opponent
Senators Spencer and Walsh SPARED
frequently over legal phases of the
Newberry case.
Senator Trammell later spoke for 80
minutes in denunciation of the claims
for retention by Mr.. Newberry of his
seat.
Discussing expenditures in the Mich
igan primary, Mr.. Trammell asserted
that throughout the court and commit
tee records alike ran the thread of
money, money, from beginning to end.
Newberry's Sons in Gallery
..rrhis money was not used.'' he con-
tinued, ''for legitimate purposes but to
do the very things forbidden by the
Michigan statutes"
The galleries were crowded and
among the onlookers were Senator
Newberry's two sons, while in another
gallery sat Alfred Lucking, Henry /,
Ford's counsel. Senator Townsend re-
ferred to the presence of Mr.. Ford's |
"paid. agent in his speech and in that
connection mentioned reference by Sen
ator Kenyon, Republican, Of Iowa, in |
a recent attack on Newberry. to the |
workings of social lobby" The Mich |
igan senator declared he knew moth |
ing Of such a force, but added that he |
would rather be subjected to the influ |
ence of friendship than to that of bit
ter partisanship and contemplate I'M
derhand dealing"
Mr.. Townsend then told the senate
that he had seen senator's talking with
.'thc paid agent" of Mr.. Ford in the
senate lobby