The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-20
NEWBERRY IS
NOT WORRIED
IN PROBE OF
HIS CAMPA PAICN
Least Concerned of Others
Who Were Made Defend
ants After Victory
DEFEATED HENRY FORD,
BACKED BY WILSON
Was Candidate on Ticket OF
Democrats and Republicans
at Same Time
DEFEATED HENRY FORD,
BACKED BY WILSON
(By United Press.


Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. w
aCalmest Of all those involved IN the
indictments resulting from the inves-
tigation of the campaign against
Henry Ford for the senate is truman
H. Newberry-the man about whom
the whole fight centers.
Charges and counter-charges nave
been made and reiterated. support
,ers of Senator Newberry have de-
ssclared they are proud they were a
help in the campaign to beat Foro'
and assert they have not violated tne
law in contributing or seeking funds
to meet the expenses OF the cam
paign.
Senator Newberry, who beat FORD
millionaire automobile maker, after
one of the bitterest campaigns ever
staged in Michigan, was not ne" IN
politics when he entered the race. Al
though he had never before run Tor
office, he had long been a telling
force in Michigan politics and under
President Roosevelt was assistant
Secretary of the navy for three
months.
Defendants Mute.
When Newberry and scores or MS
aides we're arraigned before Judge
Sessions here December 8, they stooo
mute, their attorneys explaining they
had advised the defendants to stand
mute as a. plea of not guilty OF tech
nical questions later. Judge Sessions
assented and set the trial date Tor
January 27, 1920.
During the war, Newberry was
commander of the Third N-val Dis
trict. He was one of the founders OF
the Michigan Naval Brigade and IN
the Spanish war he served successive
ly as lieutenant, navigator and hnal-
ly commander.
Yale Graduate.
Newberry was born in Detroit, No.
yeunber 5, 1864. He was graduated
from Yale university and entered
business as a railroad superintendent
of construction. In later life he was
connected in the development OF
many of the city's industries and
utilities. In Detroit social life New
berry maintains high standing.
In the campaign in which he beat
Ford, Newberry did not participate
actively. He was still in the naval
service at the time. His campaign
was managed by many Of his friends,
most of them prominent in Detroit
and other cities of Michigan: His
campaign manager was Paul H.
King. then head of the Red Cross in
Michigan and now a referee in bank
ruptcy under federal court appoint
ment.
Ford Was Candidate.
Ford was a candidate for the sena-
torial nomination on both the repub-
lican and democratic tickets. He was
named by the democrats and faced
Newberry in the general election.
For a time following Newberry's
victory there was only rumor that
his nomination and election had not
been altogether "above board.' The
rumor became more pronounced when
in August, 1919, Earl J. Houck and
Frank c.. Daley, special assistants to
the attorney-general, arrived in
Michigan. Daley had been active in
investigating several alleged frauds
in Indiana municipal elections and
the inference was drawn that he and
Houck were here to prove the New
berry election.
The two investigators worked
quietly, visiting banks; inspecting
records and talking to 'small fry
politicians throughout the state.
Their evidence was submitted to the
federal grand jury sitting here,
which, afLer four weeks session, re-
turned indictments against New
berry and 1874 of his associates.