Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-20
Long. Bitter Fight For
Michigan's Junior Sena-
tor Ends Today.
STARTED WITH FORD
Speculation Rife As To Successor
Thought That Henry Ford May Be
come Candidate TO Fill Vacancy
Was Convicted In Court But Saved.
(By United PreSs.l

Washington, Nov. 2O.-The reSlgna-
tion of Senator Truman Fl. Newberry
of Michigan was 10 be read TO the
Senate today shortly after that body
convened at noon.
Newberry'S resignation was sent 60
Gov Groesbeck of Michigan Saturday
night, and was filed with Vice Presl-
dent Coolidge late Sunday by New
berry's secretary. Newberry request
ed that Coolidge have it read into SEN
ate records as soon as possible.
While Newberry'S action was not
wholly unexpected, receipt OF word
that he had resigned stirred official
Washington. Republican officials eT-
pressed sympathy for Newberry. WHO
has been regarded by his Republican
colleagues rs the victim of political
persecution. Democrats received the
news with pleasure, regarding 1t as
a confession that the administration
regarded the unseating of Newberry
by the next senate as a certainty.
With fnis written TO one of the
most celebrated and long drawn out
senatorial controversies of its kind,
interest centered in the sequel. ManE
expected Newberry would ask Mlchl-
gar votrs to elect him again, at spc-
cial election expected to be held soon
to fill the vacancy created by m sres-
ignation. But the tone of Newberry's
letter of resignation seemed to indicate
that he was glad to be out of the whole
affair. and would not again seek SEN
atorial honors.
In this connection the question was
being asked whether Henry tori,
whom Newberry defeated in the Re
publican primary and in the general
election i'm 1918 would be acandldafe
for the vacancy.
Newberry's resignation foreStallcd
the reopening of his case in the ne"
congress, elected November Z. Demo-
Gratis and Republican progressives,
unsuccessful in unSeating him IN the
present congress, were preparing 70
rCnew proceedings after March 1. Tne
elections changed the complexion OF
the senate so that Newberry would
have been unseated on another vote.
Newberry was confirmed IN ms
rioht to his seat or January -, last,
bv n vote of 46 to II. The narrow
margin i'm favor Of seating him was
obtained by means of an amendment
insisted on by Republican senator's,
which condemned the use of large sums
Of money by senatorial candidates.
Newberry's primary campaign was
admitted to have cost in excess OF
S250000.
The case grew out of the 1913 Mich
loan senatorial primary, IN which
Newberry was opposed for the Re
publican nomination by Henry Ford.
Nawberrv won. Ford got the Demo
cratic nomination. Newberry 02-
feoted him in the general election.
Newberry and more than 100 others
were indicted by the federal grand
inrv ON charges of conspiring to vio-
late the corrupt practices act, when
limited expenditures to $3.50. New
berry and many of his lieutenantS We're
convicted Later the l. :. Supreme
Count held unconstitutional part ot
tho law under which they were con-
victed. and they went tree.
n was Newberry who made poSS,l-
ba Republican organization OF jh'
senate in 1919 and paved the way NC, iG'
,be ultimate defeat of Woodrow W H.
sons Versailles Treaty with ~,
Ieaoue of Nations. With Newoerrl
seated, the senate stood 40 to 4' he
publican.