The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-03
Bribery and Corruption in Re-
publican Party Brought TO
Light
29.-T'l.u.

Grand Rapids. Nov. 29.-Tru-
man Fl. NcwberIy, United States sen
ator from Michigan was indicted b.:
United Sttaes grand jury today for
corruption, fraud and conspiracy III
connection with The election by which
he Obtained his seat in the senate
defeating Henry Ford, his Democratic
opponent.
With Newberry. 1913 other persons
were indeed by the grand juryl oil
the same charges The names OF AL
but twelve most prominent people
were Withheld from publication Dy
Judge Clarence W. Sessions. presiding.
until warrants could be served on
them. Anong those named were ".
"a. Hopkins, Of st. Clair. Mich, as
.;istuat secretary Of the Cnited States
senate; John S. Newbcrl'y, brother Of
the senator. OF Detroit, and Paul IL.
King. OF Detroit. King was manaS-
er of the Newbcrry campaign COM
mittee.
The others named were Allen X.
Tcmplcton. of Detroit, president OF
the Newberry campaign committee;
Frederick Smith. OF Detroit. manaS-
cr OF the Newbcrry estate; Charles
a. ,tloyd Of Detroit; Mart p Mckee,
of Detroit; Judge Yelland, Of Escana-
ba. Mich: Milton oalzman. Of De-
.roit. formerly county clerk Of Wayne
county: Frank Mckay. Of Grand
Rapids; James Z. Bradley. Of Eaton
Rapids. Mich. Gladstone Beattie,
Paw Paw. Mich. and Harry O. Tur-
ner, of Detroit Judge Sessions indi-
Gated that the evidence before the
grand jury disclosed the fraudulent
expenditure of between s500,000 and
s1.O00,C00 in connection with the
election.
Government officials asserted the
testimony presented to the grand jury
had revealed a political scandal that
in many respects was without
parallel in American annals.
II was alleged voters were lrihcd
election boards corrupted. editors
subsidized and moving picture the
atcra bought UP in the endeaVor TO
defeat Henry Ford first in the pri-
snaries of both parties, and later,
when he had won the Democratic
nomination, in the election itself. But
a general outline Of their methods
was made available. 1t was revealed
an attempt was made to repeat the
suspected tactics Of the 1918 cam
Dajgn. Under this plan, a corps OF
investigators were sent into the State
under direction of Earl J. Houck,
who with Frank C. Daily, special as
sistart 10 the attorney general. was a
central figure in the election fraud
cases Of Terre Haute, indianapolis,
Evansville and Frankfort, Ind. These
cases. beginning in 1915, resulted IN
some 700 convictions
Daley and Houck came to Michi-
gan last August. Bank records were
inspected and the visitors lists OF
safety deposit vaults gone over.
With the tale Of these as starter.
the Investigators were sent out. They
visited the small fry" politicians
first, Offering them vague hints OF
what might come from a mythical
campaign OF 4 certain Michigan poll
tician.
Objections TO small returns were
followed by "confdentiaP compari-
sons with the Newbcrry campaign.
Generally, it was said. these lesser
political leaders fell into the traps.
telling what they had received and
explaining who ought to handle the
money in given wards of towns. The
next grade Of political leaders was
then approached. and by this method.
it was said. q clear trail was blaZed
10 the higher ups" When brought
into the srard jury r2om and con-
i,'ron;t.,I With accurate :lcCountS o1
illcir conversations with the agents,
the men generally. ii was said. repeat
cd their stories.