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Show NEWBERRY E TWOGHANGES TO FORD'S ONE Convicted Senator to Hurry to Leavenworth Prison if He Loses Case ItY II II. Hl .N I WASHINGTON, !.. :T. udds oil Trumun H. Newberry r.-talnlng his seat at I'. S. senator from Michigan, as against Henry Ford being awarded award-ed II, are two to one. Newberry has two chances of winning win-ning his fight. In the verdict of the lT. S. supreme court On his appeal from conviction of violating election laws, and in the recount by the senate sen-ate Committee on elections. Ford's only chance lies in what the senatorial recount will ahuAV. As Kow -bf-rry brat Ford on the fac- of tho returns by 8000 votes, and 17,000 bal-l lobs from districts where Newberry i had longest leads have been destroyed. Pord'S chances are narrowed down. I For Ihe committee will accept the original official ount from these districts dis-tricts 'aim s 0 Murfin of Detroit, attor-j ney for Newberry, makes this statement state-ment "If Senator Newberry's conviction is sustained by the supreme court ho will resign, at once and go lo Fort Leavenworth penitentiary to serve' his sentennce." his sentence." Clurence O. Sessions of the federal court In Grand Rapids to the penitentiary peni-tentiary f'r two years He was also fined $10,000. WOULDN'T HELP KRi According to Senator Spencer, chairman chair-man of the subcommittee In charge r the Newberry-Ford JnvestlKatlon, a verdict by the supreme murt that Newberry is guilty would not give Ford his seat "Such a verdict." Senator Spencer; nays, "would settle whether or not N'cwberry was guilty of violating elec- I lion laws The senate then .Vould drop that part of Its Inquiry. Hut Ford" rights rest on the out come oi ,no senate recount and on that alone. "Should tho supreme court affirm Newberry s conviction, even a recount showing he received a majority in the election would not help him." Arguments are scheduled to begin before the I'. S. supreme court Jan-ary Jan-ary 3. Newberry and the 16 others convicted convict-ed with him will b0 represented by Charles Fvans Hughes and Martin w Littleton, both of New York, und Judge Murfin. SENATORIAL RE4 OUNT. The recount will begin under the supervision of the scrgeant-al-ai ms of the senate Jan 4. ut of some -12u,-000 ballots cost, about 418,000 ballots have been brought to Washington, tho remainder huve disappeared I Counting will take till about Febru- jary 1. As senate leaders plan it even ir Newberry Is convicted his seat will be Saved to tho Republicans unless the I recount gives Ford a cleur majority. I for Alex Groesheck on taking office as governor of Michigan would appoint ap-point a Republican as senator. THOSE I OS iCTED Among the 16 convicted with Now-I Now-I berry were : Paul Ii. King, federal referee In bankruptcy, Detroit. Allan A Templelun, millionaire manufacturer and former president of Ihe Detroit Hoard of commerce. Frederick Cody, pdilClclai and brother or Detroit's superintendent of schools- They received the same sentence as Newbeny King was executive sectary sec-tary of the campaign and Tempi, (on general chairman. John Newberry, brother of the- n ' ator, was fined $2000. The Ford -Newberry contest In 1918 1 was the most vigorous In Michigan's history After Newberry was awarded the victory, the cry of fraud went up The grand jury convoned In Grand Rapids on Oct. 23. 1913, and began Its investigation, it promptly Indicted Newberry and 131 others. |