The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-07

cessiNc use OF money was by no
means confined to one side In that
campaign. MIR. Ford has always
claimed that he made no contribution
to his campaign fund. but his uppo-
nents have charged that his cam
= tign managers used the organiAa
ton of the Ford business as the ma
chinery for raising and effec,i lively
using "A good deal OF money In short
II has becp charged that the Ford
campaign managers really conducted
n campaign very similar TO the one
charged against the Newberry com
mlttee in the indictments Just re
turned.
II the senate ever investigates the
case II will. according TO members of
the committee. undoubtedly work
both SIDES OF the street and learn
the facts about The Ford campaigns y
management as well as Newberrys y
The circumstances surrounding
that campaign were sdch thpt many
people have wished II might be Tor
gotten as soon ba possible. Ford &
candidacy IN view Of his public cx-
pressiOns regarding the war. was re
Rarded by many udrnrNl people as
real menace to the country. jusu-
fylnR in measure methods mat al
other times would not have been
perm ssiblr. Friends OF Senator
NewBcrry declare that hi managers
were al the outset confronted hy
the necessity TO organize machine
capable ~ coping with the power
full ono that the Ford committee had
ready to hand IN the oford business
orRani2a Ion throughout the state.
k'ttcrst 10 Ford Agents
1t is charged that Letters were
written by The Ford managers 20
agents and employees OF The Ford
motor business urging them 90 WORK
for the cause and to contribute az
much as possible. and that this
method was highly effective. some
Of these letters fell into the hands
OF the Newbcrry managers and
forced them 20 realize that they
were facing a desperate contest
From the time Of the Michigan
primary the charges have been
banded back and forth but some
witnesses who were summoned re-
fused to answer questions The case
was dropped and although later the
supreme court held that these wit
nesses could be forced TO testify. II
WIS NOT 'thfl ny hRblH' iHN'N"N
the new investigation was started In
March which has just resulted In
the Grand Rapids indictments.
one Michigan politician who has
been following the case as carefully
as possible declared tonight that %
was utterly Impossible for anybody
acquainted with the people against
whom indictments have been re-
turned TO assume that they could
possibly be guilty.
They are tho best men in the
the facts that trial Will bring forth
we will learn that the methods by
which evidence was Obtained far the
grand jury were positively shocking.
For example, | have been told Of
one instance I'm which during the
wet and dry fight IN the state.
man went to A ward heeler and
tried 10 engage him 10 work for the
wet cause We have got to win this
fight. he said. and we want your
help. We know you cannot give
your ttme 10 II without pay. Now
what is II going to cost u.s.
DcISercd for Highest Prioc.
THE heeler hcsitatcd and dick
cred for the highest price possible.
That sort OF thing was expensive
he would have to be well paid.
"'But name figure; how much
per day? persisted the supposed
agent OF the 'wets. who was really
an officer OF the department OF jut-
tice. How much is commonly paid