The Hartford republican., 1919-12-05
NEWbERRY, WITH 1873
OTHERS, INDICTED
Charged With Fraud In
Campaign Which Defeat
ed Henry Ford.

by a United States grand Jury toda!
for corruption, fraud and conspiracy
in connection with the election by
which he obtained his seat in the
Senate defeating Henry\ Ford, hi:
Democratic opponent
With Newberry, 1873 other persons
were indicted by the grand jury on
the same charge. The names of all
but twelve most prominent were with.
held from publication by Judge Clar-
ence w. Sessions, presiding. until
warrants could be served on them.
Among those named were; W. A.
q Hopkins. of ST. Clair. Mich. assistant
secretary of the United States Senate;
John S. Newberry, brother of the SEN
ator, Detroit. and Paul II. King OF
Detroit. King was manager of the
Newberry campaign committee.
The others named were Allan X.
Templeton, of Detroit, president OF
the Newberry campaign committee;
Frederick Smith, Detroit. manager of
the Newberry estate; Charles A.
Floyd, Detroit; Mart P. Mckee. De-
troit: Judd Yelland, Escanaba. Mich. /;
Milton Oakman, Detroit, formerly
county clerk of Wayne County, and
Harry o. Turner, Detroit.
Judge Sessions indicated that the
evidence before the grand jury dis
closed the fraudulent expenditure of
between 100000 and $1,O00,OO0 in
connection with the election.
Two Blanket Bills Returned.
Two blanket indictments were re-
turned, dealing with the primary and
election campaigns of 1913 in which
Henry Ford was Senator Newberry's
chief opponent.
The first indictment charged that
both federal and state laws were vio-
lated in that sums far in excess of
legitimate expenses were used in the
campaign. The second indictment
cited the affidavits which Senator
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 knowl-
edge. This affidavit, the indictment
charged, was part of a general con-
spiracy to aid the Senator to obtain
office illegally and to aid him also
in concealing violations of election
statutes.
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 October 1918, which
penalties payment OF money to voters.
The sixth count to which Frank c.
Daley, special assistant to the attor-
ney general, attached especial signif-
cance alleged that the mails were
used "to defraud all the people OF the
state of Michigan"
"AH Voters DCfrauded."
This sixth count charged that not
only were all voters OF the state de-
iraVded, but that honest campaign
contributors We're also victims in that
they were mislead 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
personal use of some of the capmaign
managers.
This sixth count also contained a /
clause charging that James Helm
former state dairy and food commits
s;oner and opponent of Henry Ford in
the Democratic primary, received
from the Newberry organization
funds for his compensation and ex-
penses 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 a list of thirty-eight overt acts
attached 10 the indictments was an
accusation that Helms "compensa-
tiOn" for his candidacy was $50 a
week.
These thirty-eight alleged overt
acts were charged against fourteen
men end carried accusations of hav-
inP given rewards ranging from
promises of " good job" to pay
ments OF sums varying from 50 to
s2,75O as returns for support or ac-
ti"ity in the Newherry campaign. One
country editor is alleged to have re-
ceiyed a ton of print paper.
Fine and Prison Faced.
The extreme penalty which may be
imposed under the indictments is a
fine Of 10000 and two years impris-
OAmont.
Tic ''oltity Of only the chief fig
uTe5 IN he case were revealed in
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