Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-12
NEWBERRY SENATE FIGHT
CONTINUES TO Be INTENSE
Right of Michigan Man to
Seat in Body Becomes
Uncertain.
ny Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Ian. lI-Th.
hEht in the senate over the right al
truman N. N.wh"rry. Republican. al
Michigan. To seat in that body,
which has been contested by Henry
Ford. his "pp"n"ut in the 1918 cl.c-
ton continued in all of it's intensity
today. aud when the session ended
tonight predictions OF tn. uutcomt
generally were held In ahcyanc" 81
uncertain bad The result become. II
WAS agreed among leaders. that the
outcome rested on the final position
I" lac taken Icy fewer than half a
dozen Srmntors. whose attitud. has
not been disclosed.
Homes for vot" today wer"
dashed Early les last-minuic demand
nt Senators desiring NOR. tim. tn
speak. Even AN attempt bv senator
SPENCER. Republican, Missouri. who
is leading ia" Ncwh"rry supporters
I" obtain an agreement to vot" at
O'Clock tomorrow was blocked.
senator King. Democrat. Utah. OH
j"ctinr. MIR. kinr suggested that
IN" acrccnn"nt might he entered into
tomorrow II brought M then,
The Introduction Of two new rcso
buttons dealing with Mr.. Nowl,.rry's
right tn "a scat also complicated cf-
forts TO bring the controversy to :,
close.
I'll" resolutions brought In today.
both {" declare tn" seat vacant wcr,
10y senator owen. "f oklahoma and
Walsh, "f Montana. Democrat MIR
owen. said in submitting his pro-
posal that h" had sought In eliminate
all disputed points in the c"ntro-
vcrsy 50 that tho senate could de-
t"rminc solely whether IL was sound
rubli" policy that such large
amounts of money should l." cN-
pended in Il campaign. MIR Walsh,
resolution represented rccast In =
Of his original prupos iti"n. declaring
the scat vacant. Init rcdraficd TO
express In nrmvst tones a state
m"nt Of the Svnai..'s views with re-
>p"ct To the welfare OF the nation
when larr" sums Of money are used
IN e campairn and election
The possibility "f a move by the
Democrats 10 rcc"mmit tn" whole
cas-" to tn" Senate elections and priv
lcccS committee. temporarily set
aside durin" tn" day. were talked Of
again after tn" close of the debate.
Leaders said tonight that further in
formal conferences would be held
among ;hr Democrats before the Sem
at" meets tomorrow.
Efforts to get pairs arranged for
aud against Tn" seating IF Mr.. New
berry continued in order Ia fS-t the
loss "f strength ON either side
through tn" absence Of Senator's.
There wcr" seven speeches during
the courS" Of the day. Among them
being ou" ny senator Underwood or
Nlahama Democrat leader. which
marked his entry into this stage Of
the fight. and another by Senator
Jones. Republican. Washington. who
announced II" would vote against Nj.
N"wh"rry Tho other Senators who
spoke, all in opposition TO the rcsolu
tiou declaring MIR. Newbcrry to bc
tn" qualified senator, were Morris
Republican. Nebraska. ard Reed. OF
Missouri: Hitchcock, Of Nebraska
'arawaN of Arkansas. and iichin. of
Alabama al Democrats.
Mr. Jones sn""ch was brief. hut hc
declared that IN determining to OPP
pos" Mr.. N"whcrry he had not been
frightened h! any threats that IL he
voted otherwise his political lif.
would hc j""pardizcd. He asserted
MAT tn" controversy could i'm no way
b" made a party question and asked
of tn" Democratic side whether ii
they wcr" In control they would do
trrmin" al such cases on u partiSan
basis II" added tina, he did not be-
lf'Nc they would.
Mr.. Jones said further that he he
licv"d tn" voters preferred a man
l'wh" was wrong from conscientious
grounds rather than a man who was
rirhi through fear Hc declared
that IL L." WAS wrong in this case i,
was on tn" ground that he could not
h'li"Nr That Ny. Ncwhcrry was en-
titled 80 a Scnt after he. or any ono
~ his b"half. had expended more thar
':"".""" I'm pressing his campaign for
election