Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30

| 1t alleges further that more than
| 100000 of the amounts so contributed
was converted to the personal use OF
certain politicians. 1t is also charged
that more than 100000 was paid to
newspapers. campaigners of all de-
grees, for Office and hall rent. din
ners and other entertainment;
The charge that James Helm was
hired on salary and expenses to run
| against Ford in the democratic pri-
mary follows, and then come accusa-
lions that republican candidates for
| county offices were paid money upon
condition that they support the New
berry senatorial aspirations: The
count concludes with allegations OF
wholesale bribery of voters. election
boards and other officials.
Reveals Chief Figures.
The identity of only the chief fig
| ures in the case was revealed in
court today On instructions from
Judge Clarence w. Sessions Of the
United States district court, the
| names of the others were impounded,
to be released only when their own
erS have been served with warrants
based upon the indictments
John S. Newberry. the senator's
| brother, was active in the primary
and election campaigns. and, accord
| ing to statement filed after the
election by the Newbcrry managers
!
Paul Fl. King was one of the gen.
eral managers of the campaign. and
| in the list of covert acts" accom-
panying the indictments he was
named seven times. He is charged
with having hired Roman F. GIoches
XII and Rolla f.. Prescott Detroit, at
salaries of $3.50 a month each to work
in the campaign; with giving A. X
Moore of Detroit 500; with havinl
| hired Elmer o. MacLane of Detrolc
at 5000 month for four months
campaign work; with having given
Charles Tufts of Detroit $500: with
| having hired Terry r. Corlss at a
salary of SIS a week for five months.
and with having emp .Oyed Thomas
| Phillips at a weekly salary of 500 to
| write newspaper articles and adver-
tiSementS.
king was manager of Senator
Townsend's campaign and later was
made receiver for the Pere Marquette
| railroads.
Chamber of Commerce Head.
Allen Templeton is president of
| the Detroit Chamber Of Commerce and
was chairman of the Newberry cam
paign. He. with Frank Blair and
Thomas ]. Phillips, refused to testify
before grand jury in New York UNI
til ordered tp do so by the Supreme
Court of the United States Meanwhile,
however, the New York grand jury
had been discharged. Blair, who is
president Of the Union Trust Com
pany of Detroit and a former receiver
of the Pere Marquette railroad, was
treasurer of the NeWberry campaign
He testified here. as did Phillips. but
Iempleton was. not called to Grand
Rapids.
Harry o. Turner is a Detroit broker
and son of James Turner former au-
ditor general of Michigan. He was an
assistant secretary in the NeWberry
-ampaign.
Mark T. Mckee is a law partner of
Paul King. He was prominent in the
hed cross organization in Michigan
and in fraternal circles of the state.
Government investigators said his ac-
INVITES in this regard were mostly
camouf1age for politics.
Hopkins Is Publisher.
Harry Hopkins was publicity man.
ager of the 1918 campaign He is pub
Usher OF magazine for postmasters
and rural carriers and was formerly
president of the state publishers as
ISOLATION.
Charles A. Floyd, while listed as :.
resident of Grand Rapids moved some
time ago to Grossepointe, a fashion,
able suburb of Detroit. He was prin-
clpai lieutenant for King in the cam.
palgn and had charge of the county
organizations which were built up
throughout the state. Formerly he
was mead OF the Michigan state fair.
and before that was general MANAGE
OF the Grand Rapids-H Holland inter.
| urban system.
=, Frederick p. Smith is manager of the
Sewperry estate in Detroit Milton
oak1nan is a former sheriff and for ten
politics
Jud Yelland is probate Judge At
Escanaba. In the list of covert .cts1
ne IL charged with having given Henry
Dotsch or Gladstone $50 and. in corr,
pany OF the latter. with having passed
800 to another man.
~ FRANK iu Mckay is assignment clerk in
the local courts and was county SEQ.
retary OF the Newberry Campaign In
inc overt acts he Is twice charged wiz
naving given SO to local residents
James b. Bradley is a physician ~
Eaton Rapids. He once ran in the rat
po o primary as a candidate for
governor, but was defeated. -o'
Gladstone Beattie is a foryner sh;s,
at raw Paw. He was a county rean III
aser tor the Newberry organization
Listed for "Overt Acts,
Besides the men whosN indio.
were announced several Other indisliI,
uals are mentioned as having committed
overt acts" There was nothinp in ~
oinclal announcements, however To ~
oicate whether they had been indio.na
q. frank Emery of Detroit. who I,a :.
LoiLherly superintendent of the st.t
PARK az Mackinac Island, is .charSaS
with nve acts. One of these ai1aSe
llons relates that at various times h.
gave to Guy L. ingalls, OF Detroit
sums aggregating $2,750. JOINTLY with
i iarfy turner he is accused of haV-
ing IN pald Laiie b. Clago $500 for
campaign work, and In three Instances
he is charged with having given ins
div1duals 500 each. The list of acts
also charges that Clago was hired
at $500 month by Oakman, the lat
ter being among those whose indict-
ments were revealed.
Roger NJ. Andrew, publisher of the
Menominee Herald-Leader, is accused
of having given $40 to John Lasbeck
of that city. Will l. Darling of Cross
Village is listed as having promised
good Job to an election official and
with having given $40 to John Wag-
ley. whom he requested to use his
influence on Indian voters.
Others whose campaign activities
are listed as covert" are William Cal
Detroit; John NJ. Harris of Charlie
vol, George W. Welsh, an avowed can
didate for speaker Of the next state
house of representatives. and Ebert
v. Chilson, an organizer for the ma
tional republican committee, now sta
toned in Chicago. The covert" act
listed against Chilson IL the giving
Of 800 to Daniel c. Laughlin in De-
troit in August. 1918.
VIII BE Arraigned December 9.
The court proceedings today lasted