The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-24
PoiNDExTER EXPLAINS VOTE.

In commenting on the vote to sea,
Ne"oerry this paper suggested that SEN
ator Poindexter possibly had satisfac-
tory explanation for his stand Recently
senator Poindexter was given consent tc
nave printed in the Congressional Record
| the toAowing letter that he wrote to a
! friend IN kirkland. Wash. on the subjec,
Oh ms vote. The Gazette publishes this
| letter as the senator's explanation anC
mas no doubt that it will satisfy many OF
the senator's supporters.
| dear Mr.. Marshall:-I appreciate very
| much your courteous letter of goth. have
| made several statements as to my views
OF the Newberry case, but do not suppose
the newspapers to which they We're sent
nave printed them in such q way as to
| attract attention
| There is no dispute about the central
| features OF the case. Senator Newberry
was not In Michigan during either the
| primary campaign or the final campaign
out during all that time was serving In
| the navy at the place to which he was
ordered, New York city. At the same time
ne had three sons and a brother in the
military service He paid little attention
| 70 what was going on in Michigan, it is
not charged that he expended any money.
or at least any amount subject to criti-
cism.
To Offset Ford Fund.
"A large amount of money was raised
by republicans In Michigan in his behalf
| and expended in advertising and other le-
Ultimate purposes. although the amount
| OF course. was larger than it should have
been The incentive, no doubt, which in
| fluenced the republicans in this effort was
a 6fttc lit \
on at perhaps ten times the expense of
| the republican campaign by Mr.. Ford
| through his various business agencies,
probably the greatest publicity organiza
ton in the country.
Inc campaign was in 1918 in the
spring and early summer, at the critical
stage of the war, and it was made a war
I issue. The entire Wilson administra ton.
with every powerful agency under it's
command. was for Henry Ford, who was
attempting to be nominated on the demo.
cratic ticket as we'll as on the republican
ticket. and who was pacifist, had on
posed the efforts to bring the war to a
victorious conclusion. was in favor of a
compromise peace, and who had seci,red
the military exemption of his son. l only
mention these circumstances to show the
conditions under which the campaien was
carried on.
involved only the Primary.
Another circumstance. which is not
disputed at all. Is that there is no evil
renee Whatever that any Improper
amount of money was used in the general
election campaign at which Newberry was
elected to the senate. The only evidence
introduced was as to the expenditure of
money in the primary election. at which
ne was nominated In the general election
at which he was chosen senator the yery
question of the expenditure of money in
the primary election was submitted to the
voters of Michigan and made the chief is
sue in the campaignA In it the people of
Michigan' without any undue influence
Oh any KIND and with none charged. vim
dicated MIR. Newberry from the charges
against him and elected him, by fair
majority, in fair election, to the United
States senate.
1t is difficult to go back of that cleo
tlon and say to the people of Michigan
mat 1t shall have no effect in view of the
circumstances above, in which it is not
charged that Newberry was guilty of any
misconduct, and when the election was