The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-20
N berry
Quits Seat
in Senate
Michigan Man Give. Defeat
Of Townsend in Recent
Election as Reason
for Resigning.
To Take Effect at Once

hns been n subject of long Hud htter
controversy. has submitted his rtsies
nation with request that i becoms
effective immediately
In Il lcticr 10 Governor f'roefhct
made public here tonight Mr New
berry said he had been ifnpelitd 70 te.
tire voluntarily because of The defeas
~ hls republican eoileaeue Senator
Townsend. Ii the election ~ Ndvttds
ter The turn ~ events he saids
would nuke II futile Tor him 70 ~
tempt TO continue his public seteics
since he continually would hn ham.
pered by partisan political persttu-
ton"
Reviewing the outstanding features
~ the controversy which grew out ~
election, four years aso over Henry
Ford, hls democratic opponent he dss
clared his right 10 seat In the sem
nte had bcen fully confirmed Hs
added that n III tho future thefs
seemed 10 he opportunities for IWtiis
service he would not hesitate 70 offS
himself 10 his state ard country
Ends Long Fight
The resignation brings 70 sn c"H
n febf which already has nhad@ pcr
ltleni history, and which, II apptareb
would be resumed carly IN the session
of congress which begins Mondays
Convicted In MIchigar ~ a conspiracy
Ia violate election laws, Senator New.
berry appealed 10 The supreme cours
which declared unconstitutional ths
statute under which he was accuseds
Thc senatc tseIf. after q Ions inrtstE
CATION, finally confirmed HE title 70
3 seat by margin n five votes m
the campaign just closed the easo vas
mn issue IN many states
A copy u the letter ~ ftasoatiofi
sent 10 Governor Groesbecs was de.
livered 10 Wee President eooDdee
hy walter II. Dorsey Mr.. NewbefrtyJs
secretary. Mn Newberfy himself ls
at his homo IN Deroit The letter 70
the governor, dated November vas
az follows;
II tender herewith, my resienatidnn
MS United states senator from Mich
enn. to take immediate effect.
I.lames Feeling of Unrest
II am lnpelled TO fake thls atti6n
because, at the recent election not
withstandns Ids long and faittfm
public service and his strict adherencs
10 enc basic principles n constructive
republcanlsm which I hold IN corr
mon With him, Senator Townsend was
defeated. While this faiiufe IL re-
elect him may have been hroasht
nbont in part by over four years of
continuous propaganda Of niisfepre'
sentatlon and untruth a fair afalysis
Of the vote IN Michigan and other
states where friends and political enc.
mics alike have suffered defeat, VIII
demonstrate that a general feeling 81
unrest was mainly responsible there's
for"
"Thls situation renders futile furthtr
service by mo in the United states
senate where have consistently strp'
ported the progressive policies of Prtsi-
dent Hardjne's administration. NY
work there has been and would torls
tinue TO be hampered by partisan po-
litical prosecution and 7 therefore,
cheerfully return my commission 70
the people from whom 7 received X
Gratitude for Friends.
II desire TO record an expression 6
my gratitude for the splendid friend
ship loyalty and devotion Of those who
have endured with me during The past
four years. experiences unpafalltltd
in the political history Of our conn
try. By direction of the def6o'
cratit administration. these beeah
upon my nomination ~
proceedings before a specially selected
Grand Jury sitting in another state.
which. hy a vote of 16 to completely
oxontrated those VINO had conducted
my campaign
Then tOlIowihg my election, Sitd
every issue which has siHHe bteh
raised clearly tfdro tie tlett6ste IN
the state. 4 recount wss demanded
and after thorough abd naastssibe
review u The tdllus ~ The tinted
states senate ! was found h havt h
ceieed ma iotitf Whilt fhfs Was IN
progress I Nas subjected mith Z
aafse number Il leprtse en'8tf4e hith ~
Michigan who had suptottta ibt, n
e trial t1ll0WiHe Hdit ,mtNts nfetHrtd
1v d democratic department n }Hs'lta
which through htnGft4s q asthts
had haundt ao isfff.td mta IN gli