South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-13
CONDEMNS EXPENDITURE OF
HUGE CAMPAIGN FUNDS, BUT
DLSMISSES CONTEST, 46-41
Republican Senators. With z
Exceptions. Solid Against
Unseating.
TAINTED THOUGH SAFE
Newberry Claims Nindication.
and Expresses Thankful
ness for \ ote.
WASHINGTON Jan. L.

WASHINGTON Jan. D.
Truman II. Newberry. of Miohi-
gan. Thursday night finally won
his Ions tight for seat in the
United States senate.
The right to the seat was de
termined by the senate itself.
which, by a vote Of 10 to 4 ] on
a resolution sponsored by re-
publican leaders. asserted that
/ Mr.. Newberry was entitled to his
seat.
All who voted for him were
republicans, while nine republi-
cans and 3 democrats voted
against him. Three senators
were paired tor and three
against the resolution, and three
senators did not vote.
I Added to the resolution de
claring Mr. Nevvberry was en-
titled to his seat and denying the
claim of Henry Ford. the de
/ feated democratic contestant in
the 1918 election. that because
OF campaign expenditures Mr.
Newberry was not entitled to SIT
IN the senate, was a statement OF
public policy by which the sen
ate severely condemned and
disaPproved' the use of exces-
sive sums In behalf OF any canal
date
How They Voted.
For seating Sen. Newberry-re-
ipubIcans:
Ball Braudegee. Bursum. Calder.
Cameron, Colt Cummirs. Curtis,
; Dilngham. Edge. EIkins. Ernst,
Fernald. France. Freinghuysen.
Gooding. Hale. HarreId kellogg.
Reyes, LenrOot, Lodge Mccormick,
McCum Der. Mckinley. Mclean. Nc
Mary Nelson. New. Nicholson. Cd
die. Page. Pepper. Phipps. Poindex-
ter ShOrtridEe. Smoot. Spencer. Ster.
ling. Townsend. Wadsworth. War
rem, Watson Gnd J. Weller and VIII
lis. Total As.
repubEcaus.
Borah, Capper. Jones CWash.)
Kenyon. Ladd. Laf8llette. Norbeck.
Norris and Sutherland. Total nine.
Democrats.
Ashurst, Broussard. Caraway. Cul-
berson, Dial Fletcher. Gerry. Glass.
Harrison. Hefin. Hitchcock. Jones
On Nj. King Mcclellan. Myers
Overman, owen. Pltman. Pomrene
r a n S d ell. Robinson. Sheppard
Shields. Simmons. Smith. Swanson
T r "A m m 9 d.. Underwood. Walsh
(Mass.), Walsh (AIont). and WI
liams Total 3D.
SIX senators were paired. three re-
publlcans. Crow Of Pennsvlvania
Dupont Delaware. and Moses. New
Hampshire being paired for Sen
NeWberry with Sens. Kendrick u
Wyoming Stanley. Kentucky. and
Reed Of Missouri. against
Three senators were absent and
not voting They were
Sen. NewberrE. Johnson ~ Cali
fornia. republicans. and Watson
democrat Georgia Announcement
was made originally that Sen. Wat
son was paired with Sen N0rbeck
but later 10 was announced on the
floor that A1r Watson dld not want
a pair and Ser. Norbeck voted
Mr.. Newherry. himself on the hoor
only once during the long battle and
then 90 speak in his own defense last
Monday telephoned his supporters
az the capitol Thursday after the re-
suit was determined that ne regard
I'd the result as complete virdica-
ton and an eXOuerati0n OF myself
and an concerned
Newberry Thankful
MY hear IS filed with thankful
ness" he said. chat the three years
and four months OF persecution has
ended I'm a complete vlndicattou and
ex0neration OF myself and all con
cerned."
His announcement definitely an
swered statements made during the
closing hours or debate that 1Tr.
Eewberry did NOT approve OF the
resolution 10 its final form. His
supporters mad Ie44 tlar -He con-
demnation ~ the use OF excessive
sums Of money appended 20 the
original resolution merely re-statsd
what the majority of the fnvestLEat-
ing committee had written in its
report and what Sen. New berry him
self had said Democrats and re-
publican opponents. however. con-
tended that 10 placed the Michigan
senator under a cloud and there
were ins.stent demands that he De
voted out or IN" on a cIear--ut S.
sue.
Text Of Resolution
The text Of the resolution by which
Mr.. Newberry's title % his seat was
cleared and which dismissed the
charges made and the contest fled
against him by Henry Ford FOL.
lows.
"G) That the contest OF Henry
Ford against Truman ? sewberry
be. and 10 IS hereby ssed.
"C2) That Truman n Eewberry
IS hereby declared 70 De a duly