Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-12-05
Newberry Of Michigan and l33
Political Lights OF State
Accused.
NAMES or "a MADE PUBLIC
Vast Fraud Is Charged in the Defeat
of Henry Ford in the Primary
and Election Campaigns
OF 1918.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 2.-Tru-
man II. Newberry. United States sen
ator from Michigan, I3 of his cans-
paign lieutenants and TO lesser. pos
litical lights of the state were indicts
ed by federal grand Jury on charges
Of election fraud. corruption. conspirs
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 Newberryis. i.
chief opponent.
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
reservation on the shores of Lake
Superior, where ahorIgines were voted
according to the behest Of the New
berry campaign organization
1t was alleged that voters were
bribed, election boards corrupted, edi-
tors subsidized. and moving picture
theaters bought up in the endeavor
to defeat Henry Ford. first In the
primaries of both parties. and Iater
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,OO0 and
81 100000 in connection with the elec-
Eion.
The men whose names were an
bounced will be arraigned on Mon
day. December s. The extreme pen
atty which may be imposed under the
Indictments is fine of $4,000 and
two years Imprisonment.
The identity Of only the chief fig
nres In the case was revealed in
eourt. On instructions from Judge
Sessions the names OF the others were
lmpounded to be made public only
when their owners have been served
with warrants. The II names made
public were:
Truman Fl. Newberry. United States
senator and secretary Of the navy in
The Roosevelt administration.
John S. Newberry, Detroit, brother
If the senator, who contributed S09.-
200 to the campaign.
Paul H. King, Detroit. general man
lger Of the Newberry campaign.
Allen A. TempIeton, president Of
he Detroit chamber Of commerce
md chairman Of the Newberry cam
paign.
Harry o. Turner. Detroit. broker
and son of James Turner. former aud
tor general of Michigan He was as
distant secretary Of the Newberry cam
,aign.
Mark r. Mckee, Detroit. law part
aer If King. He was prominent In
he Red Cross organization In Michi-
ran and in fra.ernal circles. Govern
nsn. investigators charge his activi-
lies were mostly camoufiage for poll
lies.
Harry A. Hopkins. Detroit, public
Ity manager of campaign and former
president Of the State Publishers as
sociation. legislative clerk of the Uni-
led States senate.
Charles A. Floyd, Detroit. who was
in charge OF the country organ:za-
lions for the Newberry campaign.
Formerly head Of the Michigan state
fair.
Frederick g. Smith, Detroit, man
nger Of the Newberry estate in De
troit.
Milton Oalzman, former Wayne
county sheriff and for ten years Re
publican boss. In Detroit
Judd Mckay. assignment clerk in
the Detroit courts.
Gladstone v. Beattie, former sheriff
of Van Buren county and county man
ager for Newberry.