The Washington herald., 1922-01-13
SENATE VOTES
NEWBERRY NBY
FIVE MAJORITY
Nine Republicans Join
+. Solid Democratic OPP
position.
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but that you voted for Il because
.tya4 were afraid to face the issue.
Thank God for the folks at
nbsme, Thank God for the men in
the factories snde On the farms and
i around the hresfd<s of this country,
who will eventually determine this
question"
Senator Borah. Of idaho. another
Republican who refused to follow
me me party leaders. spoke in a simI-
Tar vein.
We put the brand of shame on
Newberry as completely as II we
should exclude him from the SENATE
when We say that he crept in here
oy methods and means which every
member Of this body condemns as
dtshonorable, unpatriotic. and in
violation Of the laws Of common
decency," said Borah.
If Newberry Is entitled to his
seat. let him sit on an equality with
other Senators. II he did nothing
!, dishonorable. how dare you place
the brand of shame on him in this
:, wsy?"
Defended by Lenroot.
Senator Lenroot, of Wisconsin.
one Of those whom II was thought
might be opposed to Newberry. de.
Tended the resolution. Newberry.
he argued. was ignorant of the
large expenditures. The Senate
voiced its disapproval Of them. at
the same time clearing an innocent
man, he said
Willis declared he was unwillirg g
70 vote against Newberry, although
he believed him derelict In his duty.
Newberry was honest, he said
Il am unwilling to stain and ruin
man who had no reason to ex-
Dect such action from the Senate
said Willis. ANY Senator who
Votes because of fear and the
threats made in connection with
the case ought to be thrown out
Of the Senate and chased of the
Capitol grounds"
.t.1. Willis said his amendment con-
demning excessive expenditures was
designed as an announcement Of
future policy.
Senator Harrison, OF Mississippi.
one of the Democratic leaders, took
TO task number of Republicans
whose progressive tendencies, he
said, should have made them vote
against Newberry. He named Ster,
ling, of South Dakota: Cummins, of
iowa: Poindexter. of Washington
and Nelson. Of Minnesota.
Needs No Guardian.
Nelson brought laughter from the
galleries, and some applause, when
he said: The Senator from Minne-
sofa does not need a guardian; he
viii look after himself"
n
berry W forever destroy the
hope Of rOor men to reach the Sem
ate.
now on this body will be-
come n degenerate and degraded
institution" he declared
Not only will the Democratic
party in the next campaign carry
to the people the condemnation
that you will deserve. but progress
sives within the rank of your own
party will rise up and condemn
you"
Senator Cummins said that "de-
mocracy is expensive" and said
there was no moral wrong in pla-
cartling Michigan with advertising
He denied that there was the
slightest proof that Newberry was
either dishonest or dishonorable,
be to impose a grave injustice
Senator La Toilette. of Wisconsin,
said Lorimer had q better right to
his seat than has Newberry. and
SIggested that he be recalled.
There Is the resolution adopted by
the Senate, which settled the con-
test and the fight on Newberry:
Resolved. First, That the con-
test of Henry Ford against Tru-
man II. Newberry be, and it Is
hereby. dismissed.
Second. That Truman II. New
berry is hereby declared duly elect
ed Senator from the State of Mich
iEan for the term of six years COM
fnencing on the fourth day OF
March. 1919. and is entitled to his
scat In the Senate OF the United
States.
Third. That whether the amount
expended in the Michigan primary
was s1s5.OO0. as was fully reported
or openly acknowledged. or wheth-
er there were some few thousand
dollars in excess. the amount ex-
pended was in either case too large.
much larger chan ought to have
been expended That the expendi-
ture OF such excessive sums In be-
half of a candidate either with or
without his knowledge and con-
sent being contrary to sound pub
tic policy. harmful To the honor anc
10 the dignity of the Senate. and
dangerous to the perpetuity Of a
free government, such excessive ex-
penditures are hereby severely
condemned and disapproved.''
yIndicated, Says Senator
Senator Newberry received the
news of his victory at his home in
washington. He Immediately issued
the following statement:
three years of slander on
me and on the State of Michigan,
this is a complete vindication of all
concerned. My heart is filled with
thsnkfulness-"
There is possibility that to-
days action may not finally termi-
nate the controversy. Senator La
Toilette. OF Wisconsin, virtually
served notice that he would seek
to reopen the case at some future
date just as he did in the Lonmer
case
The controversy over Mr.. New
berry's right to his seat in the Sem
ate grew largely out of the primary
campaign in 1918. Mr.. New berry
was at that time serving in the navy
as a lieutenant commander. cam
paign committee undertook to secure
the Republican nomination for him,
and in doing so spent approximately
5000. 900 Mr.. Newberry claimed he
knew nothing of the expenditures
made in his behalf until the cam