Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-30
Corruption, Fraud and Con-
spiracy Charged in Connec-
tion With Election by Which
He Obtained Senate Seat.
1873 OTHER PERSONS ARE
NAMED ON LIKE CHARGE
Names Of All But II Most
Prominent Withheld From
Publication Until Warrants
Can Be Served on Them.

Grand Rapids, Nov. 2o.-Truman
Fl. Newberry, United States senator
from Michigan, was indicted by a
United States grand jury today for
corruption, fraud and conspiracy i'll
connection with the election by
which he obtained his seat in the
senate, defeating Henry Ford, his
democratic opponent.
With Newberry 1873 other persons
were indicted by the grand jury on
the same charge. The names of all
but II most prominent were with
held from publication by Judge c.
w. Sessions, presiding, until war
rants could have been served on
them. Among those named were
H. A. Hopkins, St. Claire, Mich.
assistant secretary of the United
States senate; John S. Newberry.
brother of the senator. Detroit, and
Paul H. King of Detroit. King was
manager of the Newberry campaign
committee.
Spends Huge Sum.
The others named were:
Alien A. Templeton of Detroit,
president of the Newberry commit
tee; Frederick Smith. Detroit, man
ager of the Newberry estate; Charles
A. Floyd, Detroit; M. p. Mckee,
Detroit: Judd Yelland. Escanaba,
Mich; Milton Oaknlan, Detroit, for
merly county clerk of Wayne
county, Harry O. Turner of Detroit,
Frank Mckay of Grand Rapids, ].
B. Bradley Eaton Rapids, Mich,
and Gladstone Beattie Paw Paw,
Mich.
Judge Sessions indicated that the
evidence before the grand jury dis
closed the fraudulent expenditure
Of between $500,000 and 100000
in connection with the election.
Two Blanket Warrants.
Two blanket warrants were re-
turned dealing with the primary
and election campaigns Of 1918 i'll
which Henry Ford was Senator
Newberry's chief opponent.
The first Indictment charged that
both federal and state laws were
violated in that sums far in excess
OF legitimate expenses were used Ill
the campaigns. The second indict-
ment cited the affidavits which SEN
ator Newberry made while serving
at the Brooklyn navy yard. in which
he swore that no campaign money
had been spent by him or with his
knowledge.
There were six counts il the first
Indictment. The first four were de-
voted to charges Of excess CAM
paign expenditures. The fifth al
legged conspiracy to violate the ted
eral corrupt practices act of Octo-
Der, 1918, which penalties payment
of money to voters. The sixth count
to which Frank c. Daley, special
assistant to the attorney general,
attaches especial significance. al
legged that the mails were used TO
defraud all the people OF the state
OF Michigan"
Contributors Victims.
This sixth count charged that
not only were all voters of the state
defrauded, but that honest cam
paign contributors were also victims
in that they were misled into be-
lieving that the legal limits of ex-
penditures had not been exceeded.
It is also charged that more than
100000 of the contributed funds
were converted to the own use OF
some of the campaign managers.
This sixth count also contained
clause charging that James Helm,
former state dairy and food commits
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