South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

scandal that In many respects was
without>parallel in American annals.
They said>lt extended from the most
populous wards OF Detroit 10 the
Indian reservations where abor
igines were voted according 20 the
wishes OF the Newberry campaign
organization
Much Corruption.
II was alleged that voters We're
brlbed. election boards corrupted. |
editors subsidized and moving pic |
ture theaters bought up In the en-
deavOr 20 defeat Henry Ford. first
in the primaries or both parties. and
later, when be had won the demo- |
cratic nomination in the election it
self.
Officials were secretive as 10 how
the alleged conspiracy was uncover
ed. but q general outline Of their |
methods was made available I'll
was revealed that an attempt was
made 20 repeat the suspected tactics |
az the Newberry campaign. Under
this plan q corps Of investigators
were sent into the state under di-
rection Of Earl J. HOuck, who
with Frank c. DALEY. special assist
ant 10 the attorney general. was
central figure in the election fraud
cases Of Terre Haute Indianapolis. |
Evansville and Frankfort. Ind.
These cases. beginning in 1915, re-
suited IN some 200 convictions.
Inspect Reports.
DALEY and HOuCk came 20 Michi-
gan last August Bank records
Il a. Ff.rfes NJ
Of safety deposit vaults gone over.
With these "A 3 "a starter. investigators
were sent out. They visited small
fry" politicians first. offering them
vague hints Of what might come
from a mythical campaign of a GER
tain Michigan politician. Objec-
tiOns 70 small returns were followed
By confidential comparisons with
the f<ewberry campaign.
Generally. it was said these lesser !
political leaders fell into the traps,
telling what they had received and
explaining who ought to handle
the money" The next grade of po-
ntical leaders was then approached
and By this method IL was stated a
clear trail was blazed to the higher
ups When brought into the grand
Jury room and confronted with ac
curate accounts Of their converse
tons with the agents, the men gen
orally. it was said. repeated their
stories
The governments legal experts.
headed by Mr. DALEY, Mr. Dalesout-
or. OF Grand Rapids. a former as
sistant district attorney, and Oliver
Il no
department OF Justice. took both
state and federal laws as the basis
for the indictments. The federal
corrupt practices act Of 1910 limits
the expenditures of senatorial can
didates 20 10000 and requires
that four statements be filed with
the secretary o. the senate. one
preceding and following first the
primary and then the election.
Corrupt Acts.
The second federal corrupt
practices act, which the indictments
alleged was violated, was passed in
October, 1915 It made bribery OF
voters a crime after several federal
courts held that such an act was
not an offense against the laws OF
the United States. This law came
into being after the Michigan pri
mary. but just ahead of the cleo
ton.
The state laws were brought in
because the act Of 1910 provides
that IL a state limits campaign eX-
Denditures to less than the $4,000
named in that act then the state
law snail apply 10 campaigns within
that commonwealth The Michigan
statutes limit campaign expenditures
10 a fourth Of the yearly salary Of
the position sought for each pri-
mary or election campaign. An
aspirant for United States senator
in this state may. therefore, It was
argued. spend only S1.S75 on the
primary and an equal amount on
the election campaign.
The law forbiddi1g the use OF
mails to defraud, was first used in
election cases by Mr.. DALEY in the
Terre Haute indictments. IL was
applied 10 the Newberry case. as
probably covering various letters
sent 20 campaign contributors. which
letters. IL was charged were word
ed so as 10 deceive the recipients
as TO the amount already collected
hv the NeWberry treasury.
To meet a probable defense that
Sen. Newberry was ignorant of the
amount OF money and it's sources I
used in his campaign. the govern
ment intends 20 use a statement is
sued by the senator's managers
shortly after the first rumors OF
corruption began 20 be heard. This
statement showed receipts of Sis
$50 and expenditures OF S175.56S.
OF the contributors. John :. New
berry. the senator's brother was
was credited with 500 1000: A. Victor
Barnes OF New York. president OF
the American Book company and
brother OF Mrs. Truman Newberry.
with $4,000; Henry 3. JOY, of De-
troit. another brother in-law Of the
senator, with $3.50 and Mrs Hen
y r. JOY. the senator's sister. with
$4,000.
show knowledge.
The government will attempt TO
show that all these persons con-
ferra1 with Tr1fu,an II Nauberrv