Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-30
CONSPIRACY AND
CORRUPTION USED
To DEFEAT FORD
Political Scandal in Many Re-
spectS UnequaIed in Ameri-
can History Is Revealed BY
Michigan investigation.

my MORNING JousNAL SPECIAL LEASED wisEl
Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 29.-Tru-
man H. Newberry, United states sena-
tor from Michigan, was indicted by a
United States grand jury today for
corruption, fraud and conspiracy in
connection with the election by which
he obtained his seat in the senate, de-
feating Henry Ford, his demqcratic
opponent
With Newberry, 1873 other persons
We're indicted by the grand jury on
the same charge The pames of all but
twelve most prominent We're withheld
from publication by Judge c. w. Ses-
sions, presiding, until warrants could
have been served on them Among
those named were H. A. Hopkins, st.
Claire, Mich, assistant secretary of the
United States senate; John S. Newber-
ry brother of the senator Detroit, and
Paul H. King, of Detroit. King was
manager of the Newberry campaign
committee
The others named We're Allan X.
Templeton, of Detroit, president of the
Newberry committee; Frederick Smith,
Detroit, manager of the Newberry
estate; Charles A. Floyd Detroit M.
p. Mckee, Detroit; Judd Yelland, Es-
canada, Mich; Milton Oalman, De-
troit formerly county clerk of Wayne
county, Harry G. Turner, Detroit,
Frank Mckay, of Grand Rapids; j. G,
Bradley Eaton Rapids, Mich and
Gladston Beatty, Paw Paw, Mich.
Judge Sessions indicated that the evi-
dence before the grand jury disclosed
the fraudulent expenditure of between
100000 and $1,000,000 in connection.
with the election.
Two Blanket Warrants.
Two blanket warrants were return
ed dealing with the primary and elec-
ton campaign of 1918, in which
chief opponent
The first indictment charged that
both federal and state Jaws were
violated, in that sums far in excess
of legitimate expenses were used in
the campaigns. The second indict-
ment cited the affidavits which Sem
ator Newberry made while serving at
the Brooklyn navy yard in which he
swore that no campaign money had
been spent by him or with his
knowledge.
There were six counts in the first
Indictment. The first four were de-
voted TO charges of excess campaign
expenditures. The fifth alleged con-
spiracy to violate the federal corrupt
practices act of November. 1918,
which penal2ed payment of money TO
voters. The sixth count 40 which
Frank C. Daley, special assistant to
the attorney general, attaches especial
significance, alleged that the mails
were used ito defraud all the people
of the state of Michigan
The sixth count charged that not
of Of
frauded, but that honest campaign
contributors were also victims in that
they were misled into believing that
the legal limits of expenditures had
not been exceeded. 1t also charged
that more than 100000 Of the con
tributed funds were converted to the
'own use of some of the campaign
managers
Aided Ford's Opponent.
This sixth count also contained a |
clause charging that James Helm,
former state dairy and food commits
sioner and opponent of Henry Ford in
the democratic primary, received
money from the Newberry organiza-
ton funds for his compensation and
expenses in seeking nomination to
said office of senator at the primary,
the alleged purpose being to aid the
Newberry cause by preventing demo-
cratic voters from lining up with |
Ford in the republican primary.
In the list of thirty-eight overt
acts" attached to the indictment was
an accusation that Helms "compen- |
sation" for his candidacy was fifty |
dollars a week.
These ty-eight alleged overt
acts were charged against fourteen
men and carried accusations of hay-
ing given rewards ranging from
promises of IA good job to payments
of sums varying from five dollars to
$2,750 as returns for support or
activity in the Newberry campaign
One country editor is alleged to have
received ton of printing paper.
The extreme penalty which may De
imposed under the indictments is
fine of ten thousand dollars and two
years Imprisonment.
The identity of only the chief flg-
ures in the case were revealed In court
today. On instructions from Judge
Clarence w. Sessions of the United
States district court, the names of the
others were impounded, to be re-
leased only when their owners have
been served with warrants based upon
the indictments.
Government officials asserted that