New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-30
Senator ] of 134 Named
After Evidence Is Pre-.
senied: Expenditure Of
Over $500. .O0OCharged
Brother Among
Those Involved
Political Scandal Is Dis.
closed in the Campaign
to Beat Henry Ford

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov. %
Truman II. Newberry, United States
Senator from Michigan, was indicted
By United States grand jury to-day
for corruption. fraud and conspiracy N
connection with the election BY which
he obtained his seat in the Senate, de-
fea.ing Henry Ford. his Democratic
opponent.
With Newborry 1873 other persons
were indicted by the grand jury on the
same charge The names of al bu'
twelve most prominent were withheld
from publication b. Judge Clarence W.
Sessions, presiding. until warrants
could be served on them. Among those
named were ". A. Hopkins, Of St. Claif.
Mich. assistant secretary OF the United
States Senate; John ;. Newberry.
brother Of the Senator, Detroit, and
Paul II. King. of Detroit. King was
manager of the Ncwberry campaign
committee.
The others named we're Allan X.
Templeton Of Detroit, president OF the
Newberry campaign committee; Fred
erick Smith. Detroit. manager Of the
Newberry estate: Charles A. Floyd.
Detroit: Mart 2. Mckee. Detroit, for
merly County Clek of Wayne County,
Harry o. Turner. Detroit; Frank Me
Kav. Grand Rapids: James b. Bradley.
Eaton Rapids. Mich, and Gladston
B.attie. Paw Paw. Mich Judge Ses-
sions indicated that the evidence
before the grand jury disclosed the
fraudulent expenditure Of between
100000 and sl.oOC,oOO in connection
With the election.
Two Blanket Indictments
Two bianke. indictments were re-
turned dealing with the primary and
election campaigns OF 1918 in which
Henry Ford was Senator Newberry's
chief opponent.
The first indictment charged that
both Federal and state laws wcro vio.
lated in that sums far in excess OF
legitimate expenses were used IN the
campaign The second Indictment cited
the affidavits which Senator \ewberry
made while serving at the New York
navy Yard in Brooklyn, In which ne
sworc that no campaign money M"
been spent by him or with his knowi-
edge. This affidavit. the Indictment
charged. vas part of general con-
spiracy TO aid the Senator 10 obtain
Office illegally and TO aid him also m
concealing violations of election
statutes.
There were six counts in the first IN
dictment. The first four were devoted
To charges of excess campaign expendi-
lures. The nth alleged conspiracy 70
violate the Federal corrupt practices
act Of October. 1918. which penalties :
payment Of money 70 voters. The skin
count. to Yhich Frank C. Daley. spe-
cial assistant to the Attorney General
attached especial significance, legged
that the mails we're used Ito detraId
all the people Of the state OF Micni-
gan
Personal Use Charged
The sixth count charged that not only
were all voters Of the state ce;rauded'
but that honest campa IN contributors
were also victims in that they were
misled into believing that the legal
limits of expenditures had not been
exceeded. 1t also charged that more
than 100000 of the contributed funds
were converted to the personal use OF
sore Of the campaign managers.
The sixth count also contain"d
clause charging that James Helm
former State Dairy and Food comm :
sioner and opponent OF Henry rord IN
the Democratic primary. received irom
the Newberry organization funds or
hi. compensation and expenses IN seek.
ing nomination TO SAID office OF
Senator" at the primary. the alleged
puruose being 10 aid the Ncwberry
cause by preventing Democratic voters
from lining up with Ford in the Re-
publican primary.
In list Of thirt eight overt acts
attached 70 the indictments was an
accusation that Helms compensation
for his candidacy was $50 week.
Alleged Overt Acts
These thirty-eight overt acts were
charged against fourteen men and car
ried accusations Of having given re-
wards ranging from promises Of "a good
job 10 payments OF sums varying from
So 70 So. $50 as returns for support or
One country editor is alleged to have
received ton of print paper.
The extreme penalty winch may be
fine of $4,000 and two years impris-
onment.
The identity OF only the chief fig
res in the case were revealed IN court
to-day. On instructions from Judge
Clarence W. Sessions of the United
States District Court, the names OF
the others were impounded, to be re-
leased only when their owners have
been served with warrants based upon
the indictments.
John :. Newberry. the Senator
brother, was active in the primary and
election campaigns and. according TO
a statement fled after the election
BY the Newberry managers, con-
trbuted $4,000 TO the expenses.
Paul X. King was one of the general
managers of the campaign, and IN the
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