The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-09
has GREAT HAlsE FOR HIS
nIA1cN MANAGER WHO
HAN ELECTION ALONE.
IS NoT MENTION
| HD DUMN6 LONG
DHEIlSE STATEMENT
3oonnog TSamunel Of Florida n
Anleek q Newbezry Says He
Knew Abouk Monies.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.

WASHINGTON. Jan. o.
enator Truman n. Newbcrry.
esafSonted his accusers in the
snate today with a carefully pre-
pared statement in which he Wig
osouslv denied that he was in any
way personally responsible for the,
eapeaditure Of about $l95.000 in
lAe Michigan primary campaign Of
1919. which resulted in his nomi-
Deewberry admitted that the cost of
|11e campaign waged in his behalf
|npDgUximatcd that amount. but he
maintnined that the money was con
&lStbuted and utilized by his famil,
3and friends without his knowIedge or
| cqQsent. that he WAS filled with as
/ {tdDD6hment and regret when he
1sqSned Of IL only after il had been
e1Densted The only time he had dis
russed with Paul IT, King, his cam
paign manager. was before the cam.
paign started. he said, and when King
| told him that the friends of senator
Townsend. Of Michigan. whose cam.
pa19n King also had managed spent
$4,000 In his behalf
King also informed him them Ne"
berry explained that he thought it
would cost Newberry friends ap.
pSoximately $4,000 to make com.
DTehensive and successful campaign
for him
This Is the only amount OF money
which, directly or indirectly. / ever
heard mentioned in connection with
the Michigan senatorial campaign
uotil after the primary election. New.
berry declared. AS God is my Wit
ness. ] am not 10 fhis day and hour
conscious Of having done. IN eonnee
ts0n with either the primary tampa gn
Or the general election of 1918 IN
Michigan, a single act that was. or Is.
- any way doubtful diahonorable. or
corrupt. and this say u the Senate
without reservation Dr qualification
J shall abide the result aiiii Il oinar
conscience
Newberry defended Paul II King
MIS- campaign manager. as Aan of
the highest character and sterling
integrity. and az a Christian gentle
man for whom he possessed 4 per
sonal admiration
Tie managed campaign of public
NY and organization witch WIS mosi
eHeetiye. New berry also said uf King
and for which ! haVe frequently es
pressed to him the gratitude Whirh
leel. J am proad of his friendship
Newberry reviewed his service II
the world war az a lieutenant com
mahder in the navy. stationed 1T Ne.
iork City. where the performance o
nis duties. he explained prsventef
MIS- being in Michigan for single
hour during the entire i31s canpa ign
cAn cnIy S1y that I regret exceed
insiy the ftcf taat 50 ldrae an lmoIa
OF money vas necessarily expended
~ tie acquisition of that money j.
the solicitation Of rat money. II 81
collection of that money m the Us
Of that money had rothinx lsi
ever to de | knov. nothing mhas"t :
Sroht IT, not even the amount n Il
7 make this statement not 10 =.
cats an" fcsponsibliifs bni N arIo
thds the actual fatts in the matter. i
Know them may - presented 10 n
s"nats How the fponev wax prnr
BOW the hooks of count we've 4 ri
Wn" were ersas.sd II this work 4
~hat they did. J did nor know ! Z.
NOT know now. except from The +,
courts OF the hearings Mhirh has
D"en hclG. an the report filed aite
the primary
Ne#bFfy explained that he had NJ
appeared before the Senate commute
"f"h inv astgated hi campaign b
vause ne really had M intofmati1
snss woul1 assist in the invcstiga, 10
me charges fled b. nis opponents
ms vas his only firect reference
s'"nrv ror' @in e,l~ ~o,' IN f..r u