Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-30

! Use Own Statements.
| To meet a probable defense that
Senator Newberry was ignorant OF
the amount Of money and its
(. sources used in his campaign, the
government intends to use state
ment issued by the senator's man.
ayers shortly after the first rumors
Of corruption began to be heard.
This statement showed receipts of
l$178,856 and expenditures of $l76,-
SIS.
| OF the contributions, John S.
| Newberry, the senator's brother,
was credited with $oo, 900; A: Victor
Barnes of New York, president Of
the American Book company and a
brother of Mrs. Truman Newberry,
with $4,000; Henry B. Joy of De-
troit, another brother-in-law Of the
senator, with $4,000, and Mrs.
Henry B. Joy, the senator's sister,
with $4,000.
Hold Newberry Knew.
| The government will attempt to
show that all these persons confer
red with Truman H. Newberry
while he was a candidate, thus indi-
eating his knowledge of the cam
! paign. It also has a number of let
ters, which he wrote to politicians
4 while the campaign was on. Fred
erick Cody, formerly Detroit
school teacher, but now of New
York and connected with the Amer
lean Book company, was named as
one with whom the candidate con-
ferred.
| These circumstances were also
used as a basis for the allegation OF
the second indictment, that there
was a general conspiracy to aid the
senator to obtain Office Illegally.
! There are two counts to this indict-
ment, one relating to the primary
affidavits and the other to the cleo
ton statements.
Spent Too Much Money.
1 The second indictment starts with
Ia count which charges expenditures
in excess of the legal limit in the
primary and election combined; the
second count alleges the same
charge with relation to the primary
alone and the third repeats Il as to
the election alone.
i The fourth count charges viola
| ton of the state election law in that
more than $3.50 was spent in the
two campaigns.
| In this connection, it is pointed
out. that while the federal law does
not forbid advertising In newspapers,
the Michigan statute specifically ex-
cludes such a prediction practice.
| The statement of expenditures
! listed by the Newberry campaign
managers includes items which total
about $14S,0O0 for newspaper adver-
Using.
Bought Movie Films.
The count details that with the
excess campaign funds, district and
county agents and managers and
numerous secret propagandists and
detectives were hired and their ex-
pen5es paid; moving picture films
were bought and much literature
distributed, all of which acts are al
legged to be in violation of the
Michigan law. The government
agents said they had proof that one
movie film alone cost $4,000.
The fifth count charges con-
spiracy to commit thousands of Of
lenses against the federal act of o.
tober, 1918, forbidding payment of
money to voters.
The sixth count bristles with ac-
cusations. It alleges that certain
defendants each contributed more
than the total amount allowed by
law, knowing all the time that they
were violating the statutes and that
certain of the defendants induced
others to give by falsely represent
ing the amounts, already contributed
to the campaign.
Politicians Kept 100000.
It alleges further that more than
100000 Of the amounts SO con-
tributed were converted to the per-
sonal use of certain politicians. 1t
is also charged that more than $780,
600 was paid to newspapers, CAM
paigners Of all degrees, for Office
and hall rent, dinners and other en-
tertainment. 3
The charge that James Helm was
hired on salary and expenses to run
against Ford in the democratic pri-
mary, follows i then come ac-
cusations that republican candidates
for county Offices were paid money
upon condition that they support
the Newberry senatorial aspirations.
The count concludes with allega-
tons Of wholesale bribery Of voters,
election boards and other officials.
Not in Washington.
Washington, Nov. 2o.- Senator
Newberry has not returned to
Washington, but it was believed by
other senator's that the action OF the
Michigan grand jury in his case
would not change the status OF the
petition that he be unsea;ed filed by
Henry Ford and pending before the
senate committee on privileges and
elections. The outcome of the pro-
ceedings in Michigan would be
awaited, 1t was said, as the senator
hardly would be called upon by the
committee to defend his title to his
seat in both places at the same time.
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