Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
NEWBERRY RESIGNS,
BLOCKS EXPULSION
MOVE OF OPPONENTS
Retiring Michigan Senator Ex-
plains That Defeat of Town.
4 send Prompted His Step.
BLAMEs NATIONS UNREST

BLAMES NATIONS UNREST
Washington, Nov. 20.--Senator Tru-'
man II. Newberry, whose title to .
seat in the Senate from Michigan
has been in controversy for long
time, has sent his resignation to Gov
ernor Groesbeck, who will grant his
request that it take effect at once. A
copy OF the Senator's letter OF resig-
nation has been handed to Vice-Presi-
dent Coolidge, who will notify the
Senate Of Mr.. Newberry's action. This
may end the Senate's connection with
the Newberry case.
BY resigning at this time, on the
eve of the assembling of Congress in
extra session, Mr.. Newberry has saved
himself from a renewed attempt to
have his seat declared vacant, which
is euphemism for expulsion. Sena-
announced last night, before the fact
NJ Senator Newberry's resignation be-
Dame known, that when Congress as
sembed today he would offer a reso-
luton to deprive Mr.. Newberry of his
Seat before he had an opportunity TO
resign AS the resignation probably
already has become effective, this
resolution seems to have been de-
prived of it's purpose, but it is SO
worded that Mr.. Caraway may try to
get action on il in spite of Vice
President Coolidge's announcement to
the Senate that Mr.. Newberry had
voluntarily retired.
His Letter OF Resignation.
Senator Newberry's letter of resig-
nation, sent 10 Governor Grosebeck,
reads:
Sir: / tender herewith my resig-
nation as United States Senator from
Michigan, to take immediate effect.
II am impelled to take this action
because at the recent election. not
withstandng his long and faithful
public service and his strict adherence
TO the basic principles of constructive
Republicanism which hold in COM
mon with him, Senator Townsend was
defeated. While this failure to re-
elect him may have been brought
about, in part, by over four years OF
continuous propaganda of misrepre-
sentat.on and untruth. a fair analysis
of the vote in Michigan and other
States, where my friends and political
enemies alike have suffered defeat
will demonstrate that a general feel
ing of unrest was mainly responsible
therefor.
Further Service Futile.
This situation renders futile further
service by me in the United State:
Senate, where ] have consistently
supported the progressive policies o.
President Hardings Administration
MY work there has been and woult
continue TO he hampered by partisa
political prosecution, and / therefor,
cheerfully return my commission Il
the people from whom I received IT.
II desire 10 record an expression o
my gratitude for the splendid friend
ship, loyalty and devotion CT thos,
last four years. experiences unpar
aileled in the political history of IN,
country. BY direction OF the Demo
cratic Administration, these begar
Immediately upon my nomination, b,
proceedings before a specially select
ed Grand Jury sitting in anothe
State, which, by a vote of sixteen Il
one, completely exonerated those VIII,
had conducted my campaign. Thel
followed my election, with every issu
which has since been, raised before tn
electorate of the State. A reGoun
was demanded, and after a thorough
and painstaking review of the ballot
by the United States Senate 1 wa
found TO have received a substantia
majority.
While this was in progress I wa
subjected with a large number Of rep
resentative men of Michigan, who ha
supported me, to a trial, following in
dictments procured by a Democrat
Department of Justice, which throug
hundreds of agents had bounded an
terrified men in all parts of the Stat
into believing that some wrong ha
been done. Under the instruction
given by the Court, convictions of
conspiracy TO spend more than s3,75
naturally followed, and sentences i'm
posing fines and Imprisonment wer
Immediately passed. All charges {
bribery and corruption were, how
ever. quashed by the specific order {
the presiding Judge.
Cites Supreme Court Ruling.
"On appeal, the Supreme Court (
the United States reversed the actio
of the court below because. as state
by Chief Justice White, of 1.-The gray
misaprrehension and grievous misaI
plication OF the Statute" which Wa
also declared unconstitutional.
protracted investigation before II
Committee on Privileges and Election
of the Senate resulted in a report su.
tanning my election and after a bits
partisan debate the Senate declare
that ] was entitled to my seat
I'm view of all these proceedings N
right TO my seat has been fully col
firmed and / am thankful TO ha,
been permitted TO have served n
State and my country and to have II
eternal satisfaction of having by II
vote aided in keeping the Unit,
States out of the League of Nation
For those who so patriotically al
unselfishly worked for NY electio
and in defense of my own honor al
tnat Of my family and friends, ha'
fought the fight and kept the fait
The time has now come, howeve
when l can conscientiously lay dow
the burden and this l most chee
fully dc. If in the future there seen
10 be opportunities for public servic
] shall not hesitate TO offer my sc
vices TO the State which 1 love al
the country I revere.
Respectfully,
Truman II. Newberry." :"
Senator Newberry sent TO Vic