Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-05
LEADERS Think
CLOSE MARGIN
FOR NEVBERRY
Michigan Senator to Start
Final Fight to Retain
His Seat
OPENS TOMORROW
Charged That Administration is TAX
ing Hand in Pennsylvania Vacancy
On Account Of Contest

( Washington, Jan. 5.-Senate fac
tions today girded themselves for the
/ final fight in the Ford-Newberry
/ Senatorial election contest from Mich
; igan.
The case will be taken up Friday
under an agreement reached before
/ the Christmas recess and vote on
the resolution declaring Truman X.
Newberry, the Republican incum-
bent, the legally elected Senator, is
expected next week His colleague,
Senator Townsend, Republican. Mich
igan, announced today that he would
speak Saturday in favor of New
berry.
a close vote, with present indica-
tions that it will favor Newberry, is
conceded generally by Senate leaders.
Mr.. Newberry'S supporters expect
ajority Of from three to seven
votes. although half dozen Republi-
cans still are listed as doubtful. with
their action said to depend in part on
whether Senator Newbcrry decided to
speak in his own right. Some Re-
publican leaders were reported to
have advised the Senator against tax
ing the floor in the Senate, while
others were said to be urging that
he address the Senate. Some close
friends of the Senator said today
they had assurance that he would
come here and speak, probably next
week.
Administration leaders. in discus
sionS today regarding the situation,
were said to have determined to in
sure complete record vote and were
hopeful that an appointment to MI
the Pennsylvania vacancy caused by
the death Of Senator PenroSe would
he made before the roll call. This
phase of tie contest got into the open
Senate late in the dav through state
mcnts by Senators Heflln, Of Ala
bama. and Caraway. Of Arkansas,
Democrats, to the effect that Pres
idcnt Harding or some Adnlnlstra-
tion leaders were urging haste IN
filling the vacancy.
Senators Curtis. Of Kansas. and
Wadsworth. of New York. both Re-
publcans. and the former the Repub-
lican whip, responded with n denial
that the Administration has had, or
is going to have. "anvthing to do with
the appointment "f n new Pennsyi-
vania Senator
Senator IIcflin said he had based
his statement on newspaper stories,
and Mr.. Curtis intcrjcctcd that there
is lot of guessing going on Mr..
Hcflin further declared he had been
Informed that the man to be named
in Pennsylvania must agree in ad-
vance to vote for Ncwbcrry.
II think" broke in Senator Curtis.
that from my position ! know what's
going on around here. want to say
that the Administration or any one
outside of the State is not participa-
ting in the Pennsylvania situation.
want 10 say further that no at
tempt has been made to impose con-
.ditions on the appointment"
Senator King, Of Utah. put into
the record n letter from n cores
pondcnt in Michigan which asserted
that the President was "rewardlng'
some Of those who had taken part in
the Ncwbcrry campaign with Federal
appointments. The Senator named
four mon who. he said, were linked
with the Newbcrry campaign machi
merry and declared if they have NOT
been confirmed by the Senate they
will run into A peck of trouble be-
fore the Senate confirms them. The
men named in the letter were Earl
Davis, recently appointed United
States Attorney for the Eastern Dis
trict of Michigan: James R. Davis,
appointed prohibition officer for the
. State; Fred Croncnwctt. division pro
hibition officer at Grand Rapids. and
Edward !. Bowman. United States
Attorney for the Grand Rapids dis
trict.
Although the Ford Ncwberry cleo
ton contest will be taken up Friday
under the Scnatc's previous agree
ment. debate would be unlimited UNI
til Monday. after which all speeches
will be limited to an hour.