The Washington times., 1919-11-28
NEWBERRY REPORT
WILL STIR SENATE
Federal Grand Jury Has Com
pIeted Inquiry on Michi-
gan Election.
Continued from First Page.)


Senate was organized by the Republi-
cans last March.
While there is no direct inforIna-
tion, there is very good reason to be-
iieve that the report will deal un-
pleasantly with several persons who
were connected with tho voluntary
organization that managed the nom
mating campaign for Mr. N ewberry
and which conducted his contest Tor
his Senate seat against Mr.. Ford In
November, 1918 which Mr.. Newberry
on the face of disputed returns ap-
parently won by 1857 votes.
Every Phase Covered.
The inquiry conducted by this body
is said to have covered every phase
of the contest for the nomination for
the Senate between Mr.. Newberry. Re-
publican; Mr.. Ford, Democrat, and Mr..
Helme. a so-caIled Independent Demo
| crat." who, according to reliable In
formation, was injected into the con-
test for the obvious purpose OF cutting
down the vote for Mr.. Ford.
The Michigan primary law is an
open affair" permitting all registered
voters to participate in the primaries
of any party. An analysis of the vote
for Republican and Democrat in the
nominations for Senator in 1918 shows
that IL Mr.. Helme had not been an
Independent Democrat" Mr.. Ford
would have received q larger vote
than Mr.. Newberry. 1t is understood
| that the circumstances under which
Mr.. Helme was induced to enter the
Democratic primary figured exten-
sively in the inquiry.
The most important feature of the
case however, upon which the grand
jury centered its case was the great
mass of evidence collected by agents
Of the Department Of Justice and
the manner in which Mr.. Newberry
secured the certificate Of election.
This information, is substantially as
follows:
Expenses Are listed.
/. That Mr.. Newberry violated the
spirit of the corrupt practices act in
spending in excess of $4,000 to Sc
cure votes, 1t being shown from the
sworn statement of the Newberry
campaign committee that "$17s, $50"
had been expended in the nominating
and election campaign, mainly in
newspaper advertising.
2. That at least 10000 ballots were
unlawfully cast for Mr.. Newberry;
that votes cast for Mr.. Ford were
not counted, and that the count of
ballots in specified precincts was
wholly illegal or ballots were count
ed for Mr.. Newberry instead of Mr..
Ford as intended.
3. That improperly marked ballots,
which should not be counted for
either candidate, were credited to Mr..
Newberry.
4. That large gums Of money were
unlawfuIly expended in behalf OF Mr..
Newberry. ~ &.
8. That a large number Of voters
who favored Mr.. Ford were intimi-
dated and unlawfully coerced by
their employers to vote for Mr.. New
berry. the Republican candidate.
So great was the scandal over Mr.
Newberry's expenditures, which are
generally believed to have exceeded
the amount set forth in the statement
filed by the committee that managed
his campaign, that following his
nomination Lieutenant Governor
Dickinson, in denouncing the unwar-
ranted use of money, wrote MB. New.
berry:
Dfekfnson's Letter.
Il am therefore asking you In be-
half Of the Republican party, clean
politics, preservation Of the primaries,
social and business interests, to with
draw from this campaign and save
from everlasting disgrace the party.
and the State from the pollution that
would stay for years.
Mr.. Newberry declined to acou,esce
In the suggestion Of the lieutenant
governor.
In an affidavit made BY Mr.. New
perry In New York after his election
ne declared that his campaign "was
voluntarily conducted by friends in
michigan that he had taken no part
In 1t whatever, and that no coutrtbu-
non or expenditures had been made
with his knowledge or consent. In
| direct conflict with this decla aration
an employe of the New berry cam
paign management made afridavtt
that Mr.. Newberry. then a Com
mander IN the navy, on duty at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, had posed for a
moving picture for which the New
berry campaign committee had paid
the movie man $3,25O.
The chief agent of Mr.. Newberrv in
both his nominating and election
campaign was Paul King, a IeKisla-
tive free agent. who posed as the head
OF the Newberry committee. Among
the contributors to the nominating
ISeAipuib IL "SIc JOIN -. NeWberry. wl o
admitted spending $4,000 to bring
about the nomination OF his brother.
Other Agents Alleged.
According to the evidence submitted
to the gsand jury, there were other
agents who were not so we'll known.
Notable among these was Frederick
Cody who maintains an insurance
agency at 165 Broadway. Mr.. Cody
was revealed by the Ford investi-
gators to be one of the most mysteri-
GUS but effective figures in Mr.. New
Eerry's campaign. Starting life as a
book agent in Michigan, he later fig
ured in Lansing as the representative
OF some of the corporations of the
State. A fairly Illuminating descrip-
ton OF Mr.. Cody was furnished by AL
fred Luckins, counsel for Mr.. Ford, to
the Senate Committee on Privileges
ard Elections in January last. 1t was
| tEis:
The chief manager of Mr.. New
terry's campaign was Frederick
! Cody, his intimate personal friend
who was constantly going back and
- hat.