The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05
NEWBERRY MEN TO
EXPLAIN EXPENSES
Directors Of Campaign Which
Defeated Ford Arrive
From Detroit.
TOTAL COST WAS $4,000
Say Money Was Needed to Ex-
pose Pacifist Record Of
Opponent.

The men who directed the successful
campaign Of Commander Truman II.
Newberry of the United States Navy
for the Republican nomination for SEN
ator in Michigan against Henry Ford
oame to New York yesterday to ac-
count for the expenditures Of the New
berry campaign committee to a Federal
Grand Jury Of the Southern District or
New York. They brought with them
the records Of the committee and re-,
ported to the clerk OF the United States
District Court here. who told them they
would not be heard until Monday
The men who responded to subpnnas'
we're Allan A. Templeton, president Of
the Detroit Seamless Steel Tube Com
pany, chairman Of the Newberry COM
mittee Paul II. King. former operating
receiver for the Pere Marquette Rail-,
road, executive chairman; Frank W..
Blair, president of the Union Trust Com
pany Detroit, treasurer; Paul r. Daley,
counsel: II. A. Hopkins publisher Of the
st. Clair tMich.) Republican and di-,
rector of publicity; Guy l.. ingalls,.
deputy City Clerk of Detroit, and Thomas
B. Phillips assistant director of pub
licity.
Cannot Explain sum m ns.
Tho subpGnas were served in Detroit
Thursday. They called for the appear
ance Of the witnesses forthwith" None
of the men had the slightest idea why
charge involving the expenditure OF
money in Michigan and affecting only
residents OF that State should be investi-i
| a tptA tn hue
their suitcases and came at once.
S. II. Rush, special Assistant United
States Attorney. will conduct the inves-.
| tigation. He came from Washington and
is staying at the Prince George Hotel.
United States Attorney Francis G.. Caf-'
| fey would not comment on the investiga-
tion yesterday. ,
Commander Newberry is stationed in
this city and is an executive officer OF
the Third Naval district His office Ia
at $50 Broadway. He lives at the Hotel
! Gotham.
| The Senatorial campaign terminated
| in the primary election OF August %.
when Commander Newberry beat Ford,
| $4,000 to 1900.
Brother Contributed 100000.
Commander Newberrys campaign.
committee filed statement with the,
| SOunly SlcTk VI W wayne equity,
igan. showing expenditures of $174.000,|
OF this $4,000 had been spent for pub,
lefty.
The directors of the campaign ex-
planned that large sum Of money was
necessary for publicity to make known
the paci1st propaganda Of Ford before
he became converted to the war pro-.
gramme. Ono Of the contracts that were
| pointed out was that of Commander
| Newberry's twin sons, Barnes and
Phelps. both OF whom are in service
overseas. to Edsal Ford, son Of the auto.
mobile man, who claimed exemption
from military service
One OF the men who will appear be-
fore tho Grand Jury said last night that
the committees statement of expenses
vas the most comprehensive record Of
its kind ever filed in Michigan. 1t stated
the two largest contributions as those of
John S. Newberry, brother OF the Com
lmander and an Ensign in the navy,
! who gave S99.0 and Henry Il. Joy of
the Packard Automobile Company, VINO
gave $4,000.
In the primary campaign Luren D..
Dickinson. candidate for the Republican
nomination for ILeutenan Governor. is
sued a statement criticisirg the expen-
ditures OF the Newberry committee. This
attack caused much Indignation among
Republicans and Dickinson ran 10000
votes behind the candidate for Cover
nor in the primaries. Neither was OPP
posed FOR denomination.