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Show 1 1 : k Li .:. J U 1 1 W iliii l a 1 i a . a au Demarrer Filed for Newberry New-berry and 134 Other Defendants GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Dec 29. Constitutionality Of the United vt;;;r;-, th e; ion laws was miejMloned in 'r murrer attacking the indictments against Senator Truman H. Newberry land 13-1 others, filed today by Martin W. Littleton, counsel for ihe respond-ent5 respond-ent5 The demurrer also acts forth I that a majority of the counts in ihe Indictments In-dictments do not constitute offenses i against the United States. The demurrer was lib d with United j States District Judge C W. Session; l and v.ill be heard January 5, The demurrer holds that not only the charge's constituwd in ihe indict-Iments, indict-Iments, but the congress of the' Uuited (States had no authority to constitute , as a crime any of the acts BQt forth as offenses in the first five counts of ihe indictment. Through the general election elec-tion law of June 2a. 1910, it Is claimed congre.'s attempts to deny the right of the people of Michigan to make and enforce en-force laws governing their own elections elec-tions and themselves. In this connection connec-tion the claim Is made that this act I violates the constitution of the United States by interfering with the sovereign sover-eign rights of the various states?. Congress, Con-gress, the demurrer adds, Is without authority to enact laws regulating the acts and conduct of citizens in any atates who may become candidates in nominating conventions, in primary elections or in a general election The general election law also is unconstitutional, unconstitu-tional, it adds, for the reason that con-mess con-mess has no authority to presi rlbe qualifications for members of the house, or senate except as in sections two and thr?e of Article One of. the constitution of the United States, which, in effect, makes congress jutfge I of the qualifications of its own members. mem-bers. The claim also is submitted to the court a a reason for setting ar.ide of j the indictments, that congress has no authority to fix the maximum pum I which may be spent by any candidate in seeking nomination or election and that in flVJng this limit at $10,000 it becomes grossly discriminatory as among the 48 states |