El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-01

z RAND RAPIDS Mlcns Dec. L.
" William E. Rice. local printer.
one Of the more than $50 men Indicted
by the federal grand jury here on
charges growing out OF the investi-
cation OF the campaign OF senator
Truman H Newberry last year. ap-
peared before Judge Sessions IN
United States district court and
pleaded guilty TO the charge Of con
spiracy in the campaign. He was re-
leased on bond OF $1,000.
No arrests were made over the
week end as a result OF warrants
which were issued upon the return OF
indictments in the federal district
court Saturday.
Assistant attorney general Frank C.
Daley Of INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. specifl-
cally requested that no arrests be
made Saturday to o5viate the posi-
bility that some or the defendants
might have to spend Sunday in Jail
through lack Of ability 20 furnish
bonds
Government officials asserted that
the testimony presented to the grand
jury had revealed a political scandal
that in many respects was without
parallel in American annals. They
lous wards OF Detroit to the Indian
reservations on the shores Of Lake
superior, where aborigines were
voted according 20 the behest of the
Newberry campaign organic ton
% WAS ALLEGED that voters were,
bribeds- election boards corrupted,
editors subsidized and moving pic
ture tbeaters bought up in the en-
ueaTor to defeat Henry Ford. first
in the primaries Of both parties
and later. when he had won the
Democratic nomination. in the
election itself.
Officials were a bit secretive as TO
how the alleged conspiracy was un-
covered but general outline OF their
methods was made available
Investigators Sent Into stnfe.
A corps Of investigators was sent
into the state under direction Of Earl
J. Houck. who with Frank Daley,
speciai assistant to the attorney gen
eral was central figure IN the cleo
ton fraud cases OF Terre Haute, In
dianapolis. Evansville and Frankfort,
Ind These cases. beginning in 1918.
resulted in some 200 convictions
Daley and Houck came TO Michigan
last August Bank records were in
spected and the visitors lists Of safety
deposit vaults gone over.
VITA the tale Of these a. q
starter the investigators were
sent out. They visited asmEl fry
politicians first, offering them
vague hints OF what might come
from mythical campaign Of a
certain Michigan politician Oh
1ecriuuE to small returns were fol-
lowed by acoufidentfaln COMPARE
sons with the Newberry campaign
Generally. il 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 leader was then
approached and, by this method. u
was stated. a clear trail was blaZed to
the higher ups"
state and Federal Charges.
The governments legal experts,
headed by 1Ir. Daley. H Dale S0uter, l
Of Grand Rapids. a former assistant
district attorney, and oliver Pagan, I
indictment expert for the department I
Of justice. took both state and federal I
laws as the basis for the indictments. I
The state laws were brought IN be- I
cause the act Of 1910 provides that II /
a state limits campaign expenditures I
70 less than the $4,000 named in that 8
ict. then the state law shall apply TO
campaigns within that common
wealth As it happens. the Michigan