The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22
CHARGE NEWBtRRy
WITH USE Of MONEY
Paper Ia Filed with Senate Committee
In Michigan Con-
tGH


Washington. Nov. 2l.--Evidence OF
the alleged lavish expenditure or
money 70 enable Truman n. New
berry to defeat Henry Ford in the
Michigan senatorial contest was filed
today with the senate committee on
privileges and elections. The charge
was made the basis of investigation
which the committee will begin to-
morrow morning to determine wheth-
er there is cause to derry Mr.. Newberry
seat in the senate.
Various estimates of the money
spent in Newberry's behalf ran from
100000 to 100000. Much OF the
damaging testimony submitted against
Newberry comes from the republicans
Of Michigan. many Of whom are re-
corded ~ having protested against
methods employed to bring about
Newberrys election. Conspdcious
among protests from members OF
Newberry's own party IL that Of Loren
d. Dickinson who was reelected lieu
tenant-eoverror on the republican
ticket and who in an open letter to
Newberry August - declared that the
persons managing the Newberry cam
paign were Conducting one that viii
bring one Of the greatest scandals on
our State that Michigan politics ever
saw"
In the same letter Dickinson warn
ed Newberry that II he were success
full he must look forward to a legis-
la&ive investigation and the senate
would unseat him as 1t Justly I'M
seated William Lorimer because OF
fragrant disregard in your behalf OF
the Michigan primary laws"
Dickinson assert ID that "conserva-
tive estimates say anywhere from
$4,000 to 100000 is being used"
A letter from Cllas. s. Osborn. who
was a candidte for the republican
senator aginst Newberry. Is among the
documents filed with the committee.
lows:
THE plea cannot honestly be made
that you spent money In excess be-
cause You were fighting Ford: because
you had begun your reckless cam
paign long before Ford was mention
ed and had already transgressed the
Law. Nor can you plead you did not
know That would prove you to be
an ass and q liar which choose you
are not. am for you only to save the
nation and the state from the curse
of F'ordism- A vote for Ford Is a vote
for the kaiser right now as ! view
the case"
William c. Simpson. also a candi-
date for the nomination. made a ST.
milar protest He predicted Ford's ell
ection by twenty thousand majority
on account of the manner In which
Newberry's managers were spending
money.
Another protest In the committee
Ale is from Murlin Wyley, a mem Der
OF the Michigan legislature, who in a
letter dated August 20 estimated that
the Newber-y managers would spend
fully 100000 at the rate they were
then pouring out the money In his
behalf. The evidence of which this is
part was all collected by Ebert II.
Fowler. secretary OF the non-partisan
Ford for Senator Club, who sent ii to
the committee. Fowler in his letter to
Senator Pomerene. chairman of the
committee, transmitting the evidence,
says that he Is a republican and was
inclined to supper. Newberry for
senator until personally saw evil
dence OF the extravaRant use of large
sums of money in what I felt to be
unlawful amounts to advance his can
didacy."
The charge that Newberry spent
large sums in various counties of
Michigan which no record was made.
also is made by Fowler. He furnished
10. tire eonun,ittee the names Of forty.
Ave witnessed who, he said, can tes-
tify on this point