Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-11
NEWBERRy FOES
ANDSUPP0RTERS
MARSHAL FORCES
FOR VOTE TO-DAY
Lines frightened in Senate
Fight, With the Title to
MichiganderS Seat Hang
ing in the Balance,
BOTH FACTIONS ARE
CLAIMING VICTORY
BackerS Say He VIII Have
a Majority Of Four to
Seveni Opponents Claim
He win Be UnSeated,
ny The AssncInted press.N J


Washington, Jan. 10.-The New
berry election controversy in the
senate revealed today under-sur'
face indications of a seething, line
tightening fight with the title to
Truman II. Nowberrys seat as SEN
ator from Michigan, which has
been challenged by Henry Ford
his democratic opponent in the
1918 election, in the opinion OF
leaders, hanging in the balance,
Both sides claimed victory, Mr..
Newberry's supporters predicting a
majority of four to seven votes,
while his opponents declared he
would be unseated by from three
to five votes.
Five Voice Opposition.
Five speeches voicing opposition
to Mr.. Newberry's being seated
were delivered today while lead
ers of both sides were examining
the situation in the expectation
that a vote may be reached tomor-
row.
Opposition leaders were declared
today to have begun efforts to
send tle whole thing back to the
senate committee on privileges and
elections which reported a resolu-
ton declaring Mr.. Newberry to be
duly elected. They said Mr.. New
berry should be called to testify.
In addition there were energetic
efforts by republican leaders to
have absent senators paired, Only
one such pair, however, was ar
ranged, Senator Crow, republican,
Pennsylvania, who is i'll, beins
paired to vote for the resolution
with Senator Kendrick, democrat,
Wyoming, against it. Senators
Weller of Maryland, Lenroot, Wis
consin, and Johnson, California,
republicans, are away impaired
and tie first two are counted on as
favorable to Mr.. Newberry. Mr.
Johnson's attitude has been classed
as doubtful.
Speeches Are Limited.
The limitation of one hour for
each senator began to have its eff
feet today, two members, Sena-
tors Walsh of Montana. and Hef-
lin, of Alabama, exhausting their
time. In addition Senators Borah,
republican, Idaho. and Robinson,
of Arkansas and Ashurst OF Ari
zona, democrats. also Contributed
to the attack against the resolu-
tion clearing the Michigan scna
tors title to his seat.
The senate seat held by New.
berry should be declared vacant,
Senator Borah. republican, Idaho
declared on the ground that Michi.
gan election in 1918 "being tainted
with corruption and controlled
through the use of money is void
Other Conclusions.
Senator Borah said this conclu-
sion was one of eight which he had
reached after a thorough examina
ton cf the law and a careful study
of the facts relative to this con-
troversy. He outlined the other
seven conclusions as follows:
That the primary is a part oi
the election process and the i'm.
proper use of money in the nri.
mary has the same effect upon In
validating the election as the use
of money at an election.
THAT the amount expended IL
this election was such as to lead t.
the conclusion that It was intend
ed to, and did. corruptly effect the
results Of the primary.
THAT no man can be the bene,
ficiary of corrupt election wher
such corruption was had in his be,
half-whether he personally par.
ticipated In the corrupt method:
or not.
"That the committee which ex,
pended this money was Newberry''
committee. If not actually selected
by him, was accepted by him ant
he co-operated with 1t so that the
committees acts became his acts
THAT Mr., Newberry had sucf
knowledge of the expenditure o.
money and the doings OF the com
mittee as to charge him with re-
sponsibility for whatever the com.
mittee did.
Statute Violated.
THAT the state statute was re-
peatedly violated.
THAT the federal statute no
then declared unconstitutional, wal
violated"
The Idaho senator declared thai
"but for the precedent about to be
established" he would content him
self with his vote without address
ing the senate on the subject.
"The question hinges largely,
Senator Borah continued, con Mr.
Newberry's relationship to the
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