The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-30
GREATEST ELECTION
FRAUD IN HISTORY
OF UNITED STATES
APPARENTLY FOUND
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berry managers. contributed $4,000 to the
expenses.
Paul II. King was one of the general
managers of the campaign and in the list
of covert acts accompanying the indict-
nients he was named seven times. He
is charged with having hired Roman F,
Glocheslxi and Rolla E. Prescott, Detroit,
at salaries of $50 a month each to work
in the campaign with giving A. K. Moore
of Detroit 800; with having hired Elmer
o. MacLane of Detroit at $500 month
for four months campaign work; with
having given Charles Tufts of Detroit
$500: with having hired Terry T. Coriss
at salary of SIS week for five months,
and with having employed Thomas Phil
lips at a weeidey salary of $100 to write
newspaper articles and advertisements.
King was manager of Senator Town
sends campaign and later was made re-
ceiver for the Pere MARQUETTE railroad.
REFUSED TO TESTIFY
Allan Templeton is president of the De-
troit chamber of commerce and was
chairman of the Newberry campaign. He
with Frank Blair and Thomas j. Phillips
refused to testify before grand jury
in New York until ordered to do so by
the supreme court of the United States.
Meanwhile. however, the New York
grand jury had been discharged. Blair
who is president of the Union Trust COM
pany of Detroit and former receiver of
the Pere Marquette railroad, was treas
urer of the Newberry campaign. He tes-
titled, as did Phillips, but Templeton was
not called to Grand Rapids.
Harry o. Turner is a Detroit broker
and son of James Turner, former auditor
general of Michigan. He was an assist
ant secretary in the Newberry campaign
Mark T. Mckee is law partner of
Paul King. He was prominent in the
or orc r1iv of inn iv,A Tom,
in fraternal circles of the state. Gov
eminent Investigators said his activities
in this regard were mostly camouflage
for politics.
Harry Hopkins was publicity manager
of the 1918 campaign. He is publisher OF
magazine for postmasters and rural
carriers. and was formerly president of
the State Publishers association.
Charles A. Floyd, while listed as a
resident of Grand Rapids. moved some
time ago to Grossepointe. Fashionable
suburb of Detroit. He was principal lieu
tenant for King in the campaign and ha
charge of the county organizations whict
were built Mp throughout the state For
merly he was head of the Michigan state
fair. and before that was general man
ager OF the Grand Rapids-Holland inter-
urban SYSTEM
FORMER G. 0. p. "BOSS"
Frederick p. Smith is manager of the
Newberry estate in Detroit Milton Oak
man is former sheriff and for 10 years
was boss of Detroit republican politics
Judd felland is a probate judge at
Escanaba. In the list of overt acts" he
IS charged with having given Henry
Dotsch of Gladstone $50 and, in com
pany OF The latter with having. passed
800 to another man.
Frank Mckay is assignment clerk in
the local courts and was county secre-
tary of the Newberry campaign. In
the overt acts he is twice charged with
having given $40 to local residents
James b. Bradley is a physician
Eaton Rapids He once ran in the re-
publican primary as a candidate for
governor but was defeated,
Gladstone Beattie is former sheriff
at Paw Paw. He was II county man
ager for the Newberry organization
Besides the men whose indictments
were announced several other indi-
viduals are mentioned as having com
| mitted overt acts" There was moth
ing i'm the official announcements,
however. to indicate whether they had
been indicted
B. Frank Emery of Detroit. who was
formerly superintendent of the state
park at Mackinac Island. is charged
with five acts. One of these allega
tons relates that at various times h.
gave to Guy /. ingalls, of Detroit sums
aggregating $2T50. Jointly with Harry
Turner he is accused OF having paic
Zalie 3. Clago $500 for campo ign
work and in three instances he is
charged with having given individuals
s100 each The list OF acts, also
charges that Clago was hired at $500
month by Oakman. the latter being
among those whose indictments were
revealed.
PUBLISHER ACCUSED
Roger NJ. Andrew, publisher of the
Menominee Herald-Leader. is accused
of having given $40 TO John Iasbeck
of that city. viii l. Darling of Gross
Village Is listed as having promised a
good job to an election official and
with having given $40 to John Wagley
whom he requested to use his influenc,
on Indian voters.
Others whose campaign activities
are listed as overt are William Calnu
former newspaper reporter in Detroit
John NJ. Harris Of Charlevoix. George