Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-30
MICHIGAN SENATOR
MUST FACE TRIAL
~ WITH 1873 OTHERS
Z iContinued From FIRST ragel

WIFI 1888 UihEhS
SIS eiContinued From First ragcD
cipieilts as TO the amounts already col |
leefed by the Newoerry treasury.
10 meet a probable defeuse that
Senator Newberry was ignorant OF the
amount OF money and rs sources used !
minis campaign. the government in |
< tends TO use a statement issued by the |
Senator's managers shortly after tic /
tLrumors OF corruption began 70 he ,
This statement showed receipts of |
s1fS.S56 and expenditures OF Sl!6.36N. |
Oftthe contributions,, John s NewberrN, !
/. Of New York. president of the Ameri- !
can Book Company, and brother of /
Z Henry d. JOY. OF Detroit. another
brother n-law Of the senator. with
$4,000. and Mrs Henry g. joy, the
< Senator'S sister, with $4,000, headed
IAN Conferred With Newbcrry.
The government VIII attempt TO
SHOW that al these PERSONS con:errel
With Truman II. Newherry While lie
( M;ls: candidate thus indicating his
hss2s number OF letters w7lich he wrote
10 politicians while the campaign vas
OF, l'redericK Cody, forrner,y a Detroit
aud connected Nth the American Book
Cempany, vas named as one with
whom the candidate conferred.
ffhcse circumstances were also used
asa basis for the allegation of the
st,ccnd Indictment that there
general conspiracy to ala ihs Senator
to obtcin Office illegally. There are
two counts to this indictnent, one re-
!atfng to the, primary a!idafits and
tito. bther TO the election statements.
The second ss9I. Indictment starts With
excess of the legal limit in the pri-
mary and election combined; The second
count alleges the same charge with re-
l?tion 10 the primary alone, and the
third repeats IL as to the election alone. !
The fourth count charges violation
ofs.the state election LAW ia that more
than $500 was spent in the TWO cam
paiEns.
while thl Federal law does not forbid
advertising III newspapers. the Michi-
gan statute specifically limits The
amount to be spent hyi candidates or
other party in pre- clcction( campaigns.
The statement 90 expenditures listed
by the Newberry campaign managers
includes Items which totsi about SliS,-
900 for newspaper advertising.
tllA Many Other Payments Made.
The count details that With the eX
cess campaign funds, district and coun
tylagents and managers and numerous
secret propogandists and detectives
moving pic picture ',u films we're bought and
much literature distributed. all of
lation of the Michigan law. The gov
eminent agents said they had proof
one movie film alone cost $4,000.
The fifth count charges conspiracy %
commit thousands OF oTcnscS against
the Federal act Of october. 1918, for
bidding payment Of money to voters.
The sixth count alleges that certain
defendants each contributed more than
w.
ing all the time they were violating
the statutes and that certain OF the
defendants induced others to give by
falsely representing the amounts al
ready contributed 10 the campaign.
Large sum for "IncidcntaIs."
1T alleges further that NOR: than
100000 OF the amounts 50 contributed
was converted to the personal use of
that r,ore than 100000 was paid TO
newspapers. camnaigners of all dc
dinners
and. other entertainment.
The charge that James Helm was
hired salary and expenses to run
against Ford Ill the Democratic pri-
mary, follows and then come accusa-
tlons that Republican candidates for
county offices were paid money upon
condition that they support the New
berry senatorial aspir%iioms, The
Wholesale bribery OF voters, election
boards and other officials.
~ Two Blanket Indictments.
Two blanket indictments were
turned dealing with the primary and
election campaigns OF 1918, in which
Henry Ford was Senator Newberry's
chief opponent.
This sixth count also contained
clause charging that James Helm
former state dairy and food commits
SiOncr and opponent OF Henry Ford in
he Democratic primary. received from
s. he oNewberry organization funds FOR
pbiSl compensation and expenses in seek
ing nomination to said office of Seha-
tor al the primary. the alleged pura
pose being TO ala the NcwberrN cause
by6DrcVcnting Democratic voters from
liniDg up with Ford in the Republican
primary.
attached 20 the indictments was an
ACCUSE alton that Helms "compe lion"
for his candidacy was $50 week.
~'o Ono Editor Got Ton OF Paper.
These thirty-cight alleged overt acts
were charged against fourteen men
and carried accusations OF having Civ
en- rewards rangins. from promises OF
varying from ST. to- S2.75o as returns
for support or activity in the Ncwherry
campaign; One country editor is al,
legged to have received a ton OF print
ps lpso ....no nan,,, which may 10
supposed under the indictments ie a fine
OF $4,000 and two years Imprisonment.
The identity Of only the chief figures
ia the case were. revealed IN court TO-
si6ns OF the United states District
Court the names of the others we're
i1roun9ed 70 be rSenseh hco 9n' yor %nd
with warrants based upon the indict-
ments.
Brother Contributed $4,000.
John $. Ncwherry, tnG senator's
and election campaigns. and accord
ing TO a statement hl"d after the cleo
ii6u by the New berry managers con-
friIlutcd Saq quo TO til" expenses.
paul II King was one Of the general
manaecrs OF inc cani,a,Gm arc en- IN t ,hs
i0ictments hc was named seven
times. ,
various workers in he campaign.
King was manager OF Senator Town
sends carnpaiEn aud later was made
reoeiver for Inc Icrc Marquette Rail
aIlan Templeton Ia president Of ne
WIS chairman az the Ncwl,crrv cam
paign Frank blair. who is president
ofHthc Union Trust Company, OF De
tfpft and 4, former receiver OF The
4 Isre Marquette Railroads, was treas
liper Of The Ncwherry campaign.
Harry o Turner IS Detroit broker
and son Of James Turner former
auflitor- General OF Michigan. lie was
am assistant secretary III tho New
berry campaign
~. Red Cross worker Accused.
MARX r Mckee Is law partner
oflIaul King He Was prominent in