The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-09
sen. NEVBERRY
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litIcaI office, and that could moi
take any personal active interest
In campaign while continued tc
be an officer on duty In the United
States navy.
While was considering wheth-
er or not 1t was my duty to be-
come a candidate for the United
State ssenate at the November
election Of 1918, said to Mr., Allen
Tcmpleton. citizen of Detroit
who wa sactively engaged in a
large industry In which l was a
stockholder. and was also presi-
dent Of the Detroit board OF com.
mcrce that II l should decide to
become q candidate l hoped II
would meet with the approval Of
my Detroit business friends aud
that ] trusted the campaign might
be looked after by business men
CT that description. That Is as fa1
as ] had any direct connection with
the selection of the committee OF
business men. whose management,
of the campaign In MY behalf !
shall remember with gratitude as
long ne, | I've"
Mr.. Newbrrry said that Paul H
King was induced to take the &C
tive management Of the campaign
without the senator having an,
part len the selection, and MI
King went to Brooklyn to see him
They did not discuss details OF the
campaign, he said, other than to
mention tho probable cost. when
King told him It would cost ny
friends approximately $50, 900, This
Is the only amount Of money which
directly or indIrestly ever heard
mentioned until alter tho primary
election and the report Of the
committee was filed
u did not solicit or expcnd, di.
rectly one single dollar in the cam.
naign for senator In Michigan in
1918. nor did l know OF tho con
tributions made until afterward
The two statements which I made
under oath to the senate are whoi,
~ true
:, Mr.. Nowherry then quoted the
first.
THE campaign for my nomina.
ton for United States senator has
been voluntarily conducted by my
friends in Michigan. I have taken
no part in It whatever and no con
trIbutions or expenditures have
been made with my-knowledge o.
sent" "
The second, he said dated Auc.
ust %, 1915. with the same omis.
stons, and in addition to the print
ed form to which l sincerely snb.
scribed. ] wrote with my own hand
as follows: 'N
Under the head Of Confirm
tions'-'None' with my ltnowIefl .,
and consent and under the heaG
OF 'Disbursements-none with nj,
knowledge and consent l have
read general statement of Pau
H. King concerning the expendi
lures made by a voluntary com,
mlttee OF my friends, but these
were made without my knowledge
or consent.
AS every senator knows, THU
form refers only to campaign con,
tributions. disbursements and pro
misses, ana to nothing else.
II had, not the slightest fnten,
ton Of misleading anyone in max,
ing this statement nor do I be
lteve any fair minded man was IL
the least deceived thereby.
"The form Of report furnished
by the senate under the act oI
congress then supposed to be II
force tbut which has since beer
declared 10 be voidl called for {
full, correct and itemized state
mont under oath, OF all campaign
contributions, names OF contribu
tors, of all expenditures and thu
purposes for which the expendi
lures we're made.
II had not the knowledge re
Qulred to make such verified
report. Had my affidavit SO stat
. ed this fact. all criticism woult
have been avoided, l made thu
statement in the form It was made
/ in, without constoling with any
one and Il was literally true.
had taken no active part In thu
campaign. | had not even II
Michigan. ! have neither receiv.
ed nor expended any funds, ant
had not personal knowledge to on
able me to make the report call
cd for. Z
In my statement filed with the
seeretarv OF the senate, ] did al