The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-30
Fraud Is Charged in
Election in Which
Ford was Beaten
INCLUDE ll3 OTHERS
Brother Of Senator and
Prominent Officials
Must Face Trial.
CLAIM MILLION USED
Federal Grand Jury at
Grand Rapids Submits
Report of Findings.
CONSPIRACY CHARGED
Declare Affidavit Given by
Newberry Part of Con-
cealment Plan.
CONSPIRACY CHARGED

GRAND RAPIDR Mich, Nv, 29.---
Truman VI, kcwberry. United States
senator from Michigan, was indicted
by United states grand jury today
for corruption. fraud and conspira-
cy In CONNECTION with the election by
which he obtained his seat In the
senate. defeating Henry Ford. his
democratic opponent
With Newberry 13a other persons
wrIs Indicted by the grand Jury on
tfs same, charge. The names OF all
but 3 most prominent were withheld
from publication by Judge Clarence
W Sessions presiding, until warrants
could be served on them. Among
those named were w A. Hopkins OF
~. Clair, Mich, assistant secretary
OF the United states senate; John y.
Newbrrry. brother OF the senator,
Detroit and Paul II. King OF Detroit
King was manater OF the Nswberry
campaign COMMITTEES.
Others NAMED.
The others named were Allan X.
Tempieton OF Detroit. president OF
the Newberry campaign committee,
Frederick Smith, Detroit. manager
% 9th the N,,.a,, NswS.rry estate Charles "A A.
troit: Judd Yelland. Escanaba.
Mich, Milton Oakman. Detroit, for
nerly county clerk of Wayne coun-
vi Harry o. Turner. Detroit; Frank
Mckay Of Grand Rapids: James u.
Bradley, Eaton Rapids, Mich. and
Gladstone Beattie. Pawpaw, Mich.
Judge sesSions Indicated the owl
dence before the grand jury dis
closed the fraudulent expenditure OF
between 100000 ana S1.000.o00 In
connection with tho election.
: Two blanket indictments were re-
turned dealing with the primary and
election campaigns of 1918 In which
Henry Ford was Senator Newberrys
chief opponent
The first Indictment charged that
both federal and state laws were
violated 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
Braoklyn navy yard In which he
swore no campaign money had been
spent by him or with his knowledge.
This affidavit, tho Indictment
charged. was a part Of a general
conspiracy 10 aid tho senator 10
obtain office Illegally and TO aid him
also In concealing violations OF slss-
ton statutes.
Sir Counts
There were six counts In the first
Indictment The first four were dc
voted 10 charges OF excess campaign
expenditures. The fifth alleged con-
splracy To- violate the federal cor
rupt practices act OF October. 1918.
which penalties payment OF money
to voters The sixth count TO which
Frank &. DALEY, special assistant to
he attorney general, attached es-
pcciul significance alleged that the
malls were used ito defraud all the
people or tho state OF Michigan"
Govornmeut officials asserted tho
testimony presented 20 the grand
Jury had revealed a political scandal
hsi TN many respects was without
parallel iu American annals. They
said q extended from the most popu-
'uus wards of Detroit 10 the indian
reservations where aborigiues were
voted according 10 the bchest ~ the
=, ,whorBy campaign organiza tion.
n was alleged voters we're brlbed,
election boards corrupted editors
4hS.dlzed and moving picture thea
tors houFh up In the cndeavor 10 de
'raf Henry Ford first In the primar-
lca of both parties and later, when he
had won the democratic nomination
IN the .ec'ion i'selr
Told Method Used.
Officials were secretivc ms 70 how
mo alleged conspiracy was uncov-
-roi hu' general outline OF thcir
u. .ethods was made available y was
revealed when an attempt was made
- repeat the suspected tactics ot thc
1915 campaign, Under this plan
CDrps - Investigators were sent into
.hr state under direction ~ Earl J.
Iluuok who with Frank e DALEY.
special assistant 20 the attorney E"n-
,rnl. was 4 CENTRAL figure in ne rl"c-
Ion frald case, If Tr~re HaI'c,
lud.ar,noUs Etlusyiil" ana Frank
foT In So
Ti.c" ,l1"s. beginning In 1915. re
suite! IN some e0n convictions. s,
ha.fcv AZ fTuuck came 20 hlch-
r1u last August Bank records were
inspected ana the visitors lists nf
-tf,'t 1.p,si' vaults gone over Win
he 'l'f ~ 'Ngsr 1s q starter the IN
-sc'.rrfors o.sro erv' cr'. They v's-
-,l "srt' rs" uoliticigns first of.
s.r.-. 'h.rn vague hints W wha'
r.-l. corn, from mythical com
uairr ~ . certain Michigan polite
Ia. objections 'c smau returns were
CONTINUED oN rkGE rwo