The Washington times., 1922-01-08
NEWBERRY DEFENSE
SENATE SENSATION
Michigan Mans Colleague
Launches Bitter Attack on
Henry Ford.
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viewed at considerable length by
Townsend as he registered a vigor-
Gus denial of Ford's charges that
Newberry was personally responsible
for the expenditure Of nearly 5000. 000
10 secure his nomination.
Townsend Questioned.
Among the things which created
considerable feeling against Mr.. Ford
Michigan was his advocacy Of
he Versailles treaty" Townsend said.
But the Versailles treaty had not
ven been heard Of in 1918 when
senator Newberry became o candidate
jr the Senate" interposed Senator
Walsh (Dem.) OF Massachusetts,. I'VE
were still at war then"
We'll. I'm merely citing Mr.. Ford's
subsequent advocacy Of the Versailles
treaty as one of the causes Of the
hostile feeling to him in -1ichigan."
Townsend answered.
II cannot see what application the
Versailles treaty has to the Michigan
primary campaign of 1918" Walsh
remarked.
Senator Newberry.s distinguished
patriotic services had won for him the
personal friendship and regard Of
send continued-as he reviewed New.
berry's career first as Assistant Sec
rotary and then as Secretary Of the
Navy during the Roosevelt Admins
tration.
Senator Newberry knew little
about politics. he was In no sense
politician, he was q business man."
Townsend said. He did not want
to enter Michigan politics or become
a Senatorial candidate. He consented
very reluctantly to do % when his
hts patriotic dpt TO help prevent Mr..
Ford. q pacit. |. from entering the
Senate.
IN: Ford had spent thousands Of
dollars In urging In Newspaper ad-
vertisements the reelection of Mr..
Wilson on the plea that he kept US
out OF war and Mr.. Wilson sought
TO reward him by drafting him as .
Senatorial candidate.
Hurt By Fool Friends.'
I'VE all suffer from our fool
friends" Townsend declared. as he
denied that Newberry possessed any
personal knowledge Of the exrend,.
ture of money by his relatives and
friends in furtherins his Senatorial
candidacy.
Townsend conceded that money had
been transferred from Newberry's
bank account to that Of John New
berry. his brother, who helped finance
the Newberry campaign. but he de-
MED that Truman Newberry had
known anything about 1t.
THAT shows" Townsend said,
that Truman Newberry was entirely
ignorant Of the fact that John New
berry's money was being used to
finance the campaign. 1t certainly
shows how complete his ignorance OF
the whole matter was.
Truman Newberry suffered from
the work Of his fool friends. We
have all experienced that. We have
all had people do things in our own
campaigns that we did not approve
OF and that we wouldn't have per-
mitted had we known about them in
advance"
ITO much money was spent In
! Michigan for Truman Newberry's
own goodr' Townsend shouted as hel
pounded the desk before him with
his fist.
Denounccs Ford for Policy.
Townsend denounced Ford az he
quoted from newspaper reports that
Ford planned to conduct widespread
campaign this year against the re-elec-
ton Of any Senator who voted to allow
Newberry to retain his seat.
Reverting to the possibility OF
Newberry permitting himself to be
questioned by bis colleagues when
he reads q statement in his own de-
Tense in the Senate Monday. Town
send said he would lose much OF
the respect he had for Senator New.
berry II he permitted his Senatorial
critics to cross-examine or heckle
him."
Senator Newberry has suffered
the tortures Of HEIR Townsend
shouted. He'd give his last dollar
IL he had never entered the Michi-
gan Senatorial race. He has SUI.
fered persecution and sorrow and
Misrepresentation, and his heart and
feelings have been torn by cowardly
Islander and lies.
"since Mr.. Ford advertised to the
country that he would use his wealth
pnd power to defeat for reelection any
senator who voted to keep Senstor
Newberry In his seat, myself have
received threatening letters, letters
predicting my defeat at the next cleo.
ton IL persisted in standing By Sen
stor Newberry," Townsend continued.