Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-12-05
FEDERAL JURY
INDICTS SENATOR
NeWberry of Michigan and 1873
Political Lights of State
Accused.
NAMES OF n MADE PUBLIC
Vast Fraud Is Charged in the Defeat
Of Henry Ford In the Primary
and Election Campaigns
OF 1918.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 1.-Tru-
man ii. Newberry, United States SEN
ator from Michigan, 13 of his cam
paign lieutenants, and 120 lesser po
litical lights of the state were indict-
ed by federal grand jury on charges
of election fraud, corruption, conspir-
acy, and misuse of the mails.
Two blanket indictments were re-
turned dealing with the primary and
election campaigns of 1918 in which
Henry Ford was Senator Newberry's
chief opponent.
Charge Statewide Plot
Government officials asserted that
the testimony presented to the grand
jury had revealed a political scandal
that in many respects was without
parallel in American annals. They
said it extended from the most pop
ulous wards Of Detroit to the Indian
reservations ON the shores of Lake
Superior, where aborigines were vot-
ed according to the behest of the New
berry campaign organization.
IL wac ollC6CN lhoL NOICAD CA U
bribed, election boards corrupted, e<li-
tors subsidized, and moving picture
theaters bought up in the endeavor
to defeat Henry Ford, first in the
primaries Of both parties, and later,
when he had won the Democratic
nomination, in the election itself.
Judge Clarence w. Sessions of the
federal district, to whose court the
grand jury reported, indicated that
the evidence disclosed the fraudulent
expenditure of between $500,000 and
| 81 100000 in connection with the cleo
ton.
The men whose names were an,
nounced will be arraigned on Mon
| day, December 8. The extreme pen
atty which may be imposed under the
indictments is a fine of $4,000 ant
| two years Imprisonment.
First Fourteen Named.
The identity of only the chief fig
ures in the case was revealed il
court. On instructions from Judg,
Sessions the names of the others wer'
impounded to be made public onl.
when their owners have been servet
with warrants. The IA names mad
public were:
Truman H. Newberry, Unite,
States senator and secretary of tn
navy in the Roosevelt administration
John S. Newberry, Detroit, brothe
of the senator, who contributed 500
900 to the campaign.
Paul II. King, Detroit, general man
ager of the Newberry campaign.
Allen A. Templeton, president Q
Detroit chamber of commerce an
chairman of the Newberry campaign
Harry o. Turner, Detroit, broke
and son of James Turner, former at
ditor general of Michigan. He wa
assistant secretary of the Newberr
campaign.
Mark T. Mckee, Detroit, law par
ner of King. He was prominent
the Red Cross organization in Mich
gan and in fraternal circles. Cover
ment Investigators charge his activ
ties were mostly camouflage for pol
tics.
Harry A. Hopkins, Detroit, public
ty manager of campaign and formt
president of the State Publishers a
sociation, legislative clerk of the Un
ted States senate.
Charles A. Floyd, Detroit, who We
in charge of the country organic
tions for the Newberry campaig
Formerly head of the Michigan sta
fair.
Frederick G. Smith, Detroit, ma
ager of the Newberry estate in D
troit.
Milton Oakman, former Way1
county sheriff and for ten years r
publican "boss" in Detroit.
Judd Yelland, probate judge at E
canada.
Frank Mckay, assignment clerk
the Detroit courts.
James B. Bradley, physician
Eaton Rapids, once candidate in r
publican primaries for governor.
Gladstone " Beattie, former sher
of Van Buren county and county ma
ager for Newberry.