Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-12-09
FEDERAL JURY
INDICTS SENATOR
NeWberry of Michigan and 1873
Political Lights of State
Accused.
NAMES OF IA MADE PUBLIC
Vast Fraud Is Charged in the Defeat
of Henry Ford in the Primary
and Election Campaigns
of 1918

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 2.-Tru-
man H. Newberry, United States SEN
ator from Michigan. Is OF his cam
paign Heutenants aud 120 lesser po-
litical lights of the state were indict-
ed by federal grand jury on charges
of election fraud, corruption, conspir-
acy and misuse of the mails.
Two blanket indictments were re-
turned dealing with the primary and
election campaigns of 1918 in which
Henry Ford was Senator Newberry's
chief opponent
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
said it extended from the most pop
ulOus wards of Detroit TO the Indian
reservation on the shores of Lake
Superior, where aborigines were voted
according to the behest of the New
berry campaign organization.
1t was alleged that voters were
bribed, election boards corrupted, edi-
tors subsidized, and moving picture
theaters bought up in the endeavOr
to defeat Henry Ford, first in the
primaries of both parties, and later,
when he had won the Democratic
nomination, in the election itself.
Judge Clarence w. Sessions of the
federal district, to whose court the
grand jury reported, indicated that
the evidence disclosed the fraudulent
expenditure of between 100000 and
81 100000 in connection with the cleo
ton.
The men whose names were an
nOunced will be arraigned on Mon
day, December 3. The extreme pen
atty which may lie imposed under the
indictments is a iine of $4,000 and
two years Imprisonment.
The identity of only the chief fig
ures in the case was revealed in
court. On Instructions from Judge
Sessions the names of the others were
impounded to be made public only
when their owners have been served
with warrants. The IA names made
public were:
Truman III. Newberry, United States
senator and secretary of the navy in
the Roosevelt administration.
John S. Newberry, Detroit, brother
of the senator, who contributed $780,
900 to the campaign.
Paul H. King, Detroit. general man.
auor tho Nau,harrx, op1poirn
Allen A. TempletOn, president of
the Detroit chamber of commerce
and chairman of the Newberry cam
paign.
Harry o. Turner, Detroit, broker
and son of James Turner, former aud
sistant secretary of the Newberry cam
paign.
Mark T. Mckee, Detroit, law part
ner of King. He was prominent in
the Red Cross organization in Michi-
gan and in fraternsl circles. Govern
ment investigators charge his activi-
ties were mostly camoufage for poll
ties.
Harry A Hopkins, Detroit, public
ity manager of campaign and former
president of the State Publishers as
ISOLATION, legislative clerk of the Uni
ted States senate.
Charles a. Floyd. Detroit, who was
in charge of the country organ;za-
tions for the Newberry campaign.
Formerly head of the Michigan state
fair.
Frederick G. Smith, Detroit, man.
ager of the Newberry estate in De-
trOit.
Milton Oakman, former Wayne
county sheriff and for ten years Re
publican boss" in Detroit.
Judd Mckay, assignment clerk in
the Detroit courts.
Gladstone Y. Beattie, former sheriff
of Van Buren, county and county man.
ager for Newberry.