Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-14
SENATOR NEWBERRY
RETAINS HIS SEAT
BY CLOSE MARGIN
Vote SoIidly
Against Retaining 0ppo-
nent of Henry Ford-Vote
Was 46 to II

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. - The
Newberry case, in the formal rec.
ords of the senate, had passed intcN
history today. The senate chamber,
with that body in recess after the
strain of battle ended by its 46 to
Al vote yesterday that the senatorial
choice of the state of Michigan in
the 1918 election. truman H. New,
berry. was entitled to sit in the
senate, was silent. The mere than
three years of uncertainty and sus.
pense resulting from the contest
OF the seat by Henry Ford, Senator
Newberry's defeated Democratic OPP
ropent in the election, ended with
the final vote at 6:2S p. m.
Supporters of the resolution spon-
sored by Republican leaders declar-
ing the Michigan senator entitled
to his seat were all Republicans.
Nine senators of that party Joined
80 Democrats in opposing. Three
senators were paired for and three
against the resolution, and three did
not vote.
The resolution as adopted carried
an amendment by Senator Willis,
Republican, Ohio, by which the
senate severely condemned and DIS
approved" excessive campaign eX.
penditUres as harmful to the honor
and dignity of the senate and dam
gcrous tc' the perpetuity OF Il fee
government"
Senator 'Newberry accepted the
action the senate in a subsequent
statement as complete vindica-
ton of myself and /all concerned.'
The roll-call follows: !.
For seating Senator Newberry:
II 1.~N, III sf, Oil r..
sum, Calder, Cameron, Colt, Cum
Minis, Curtis, Dillingham;, Edge, Eli
kins, Erst, Fernald, France, Free
linghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Harreld,
Kellogg, Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge, Me-
Lean, McNary, Nelson, New, Nichol-
son, Oddie, Page. Pepper, Phipps,,
Poindexter, Shortridge Smoct, Spen-
Ger, Stanfield, Sterling, Townsend,
Wadsworth, Warren, Watson Qn-
diana). Weller and Willis. Total 46.
Against: Republicans: Borah, Cap
per, Jones of Washington, Kenyon,
Ladd, La Toilette, Norbeck, Norris
and Sutherland. Total 9.
Democrats: Ashurst, Broussard.
Caraway, Culberson, Dial, Fletch.
err, Gerry, Glass, Harris, Harrison.
Helm, Hitchcock, Jones of New
Mexico, King, MoKe1lar, Myers.
Overman, Owen, Pittnan, Pomerene.'
Ransdell, Robinson Sheppard
Shields, Simmons, Smith, SwansonI
Trammell, Underwood, Walsh (Mas
sachusetts), Walsh (Montana), an
Williams Total SO.
Six senators were paired: Three
Republicans, Grow CT Pennsylvania.
Depont of Delaware and Moses OF
New Hampshire, being paired for
Senator Newberry, with Senator's
Kendrick of wyoming. Stanley of
Kentucky, and Reed of Missouri.
against.
Three senators were absent and
not voting. They We're: Newberry.
Johnson of California, Republicans.
ana watson, Democrat, Georgia! An
nouncement was made originally
that Senator Watson was paired
with Senator Norbeck. but later il
was announced on the floor that
MT. Watson did not wish d pair
and Senator Norbeck voted.
My heart is filled with thank.
tulness that the three years and
Tour months of persecution have
ended In complete vindication and
eXoneratlon of myself and all con.
cerned," said Senator Newberry.
when he learned of the vote.
NEWBERRY SAYS HE
WILL NOT RESIGN
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Truman H. Newberry, Michigan, Civ
en- his seat in the senate by a vote
OF At to Al, today declared he would
not now resign.
Reports have been current that the
senator would retire if indicated by
the senate of charges Of personal
knowledge of excessive use of mon
ey in his campaign against Henry
Ford.