The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-28

= state OF perpetual preservation under
maj injunctions issued by the two
United states courts in Michigan by
virtue or stipulation entered into be-
tween counsel for Henry Ford and Tru-
man H. Newberry, SO that there now
, IS no PROOF OF this description which
VIII not be available for the new Senate.
the proper body, IL It determines that
there are facts which warrant an in
Nestigation or a recount.
most Costly Campaign in state.
=. In connection with the requested
recount attention should be called 10
the Following facts:
Na) The campaign put I'D in Nichi-
gan on behalf of Henry Ford can be
SHOWN TO have been generally regarded
as the most elaborate, expensive and
pretentious In the history Of the State.
to) In every county an elaborate
newspaper advertising campaign was
expense.
"tc) In every county literature was
freely distributed through the mails, by
messenger boys and even 10 handbills.
'oo A most elaborate and pretep-
.,ous billboard campaign was conducted
through the state the expense OF which
must have run into very large figures.
81 a very expensive, elaborate and
nretentious booklet was prepared and
distributed TO number estimated at
ABOUT half million. Testimony from
an over the State can be produced in
oicating that this pamphlet was mailed
to every voter in the State and in
some cases to the same voter on two
three or four occasions. 1t Is believed
IL can be shown that the cost of print
ing this pamphlet alone must have been
10000, that postage on this one piece
of literature must have been from So
600 TO $4,000. and the cost OF address
ing and distributing would bring this
ono item alone so far as expense Is
concerned into extremely large figures
There can be no doubt of its political
effect.
20 Two occasions at least can be
shown where Democratic postmasters
had mall carriers distributing Ford liter
AZURE the Sunday before election and
withholding other mail from distribu-
ton until the Ford political mail day
or two before election had been dis
tributed
Ford Cnmpaigners Attacked.
"(g) 1t will be further shown that
outside of Wayne county. IN which Is
located Detroit, the majority OF Truman
II. Newberry over Henry Ford was APP
proximately $4,000. The normal Repub-
lican majority including Detroit is about
10000. yet Mr.. Ford carried Wayne
county by over $4,000 majority. In
bringing about this peculiar remarka able
political upset It will be shown that
Ford workers in great numbers were
around every booth with literature.
cards and banners: automobiles carry
ing his workers around. labeled with ap-
propriate banners. were never so thick.
Out of approximately 900 voting pre-
cincts in Detroit about forty are pre-
cincts VIGOROUSLY known as politically
controlled 1t will be shown that in
each and every one OF the precincts OF
this description Mr.. Ford carried them
BY majority running as high as 2. 3
and-i TO /, although Republican candi-
dates had like major!ties in great
many of such precincts.
"(h) 1t will be shown that in some
precincts the Ford workers insisted on
voting men who were not registered. in
some cases men whose citizenship was
doubted
"iD In addition to this political or
ganization so built up 1t will be shown
that there Is q Ford agent for the sale
OF Ford cars in nearly every hamlet in
! Michigan. These Ford agents were in
nearly all cases made the political head
quarters of the Ford campaign the place
from which workers were furnished cars
and literature, thus aTording semi
volunteer organization urparalellede
1T Is because of facts and circum-
stances as above enumerated that it is
believed II can be demonstrated that the
major portion Of the political activity
and expenditure of money on the cleo
ton was done on behalf Of NJ. Ford.
who some time after the election In an
authorized public statement said in
effect the election was free from any
Irregularities
TRUMAN II. NEwBEERr,"