Evening star., 1920-02-12
H|GBEE AGAIN HEARD
IN TRIAL OF NEWBERRy
Grand Jury Clerk Relates Testi.
mony Told Before Indictment.
Helme Candidacy Attacked.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. February
&c. r. Higbee of Benton Harbor
started proceedings in the Newberry
elections conspiracy trial this morn
ing with additional direct testimony
Higbee. who was clerk of the grand
Jury which returned the indictments
last fall. related his recollection of
the testimony before that body of
James B. Haskins of Howard City.
He said Haskins met Hannibal Hor-
kins at Lansing and took employ
ment in the Newberry publicity de-
partment. getting $45 a week and
expenses.
Highee said Haskins desvribed the
testimony was that the publicity ap-
preparation was S130,000 at the start,
but was exceeded later.
Helme Candidacy Under Fire.
The candidacy of James w. He,me
in the democratic senatorial primary
of 1918 was under fire by the gov
ernment at yesterdays sessions.
Starting with questions in an effort
| to show that some signatures to
the Helme nominating petitions, cir
culated at the behest of the Truman
H. Newberry senatorial campaign
committee. were forged. the assault
was switched later to frontal op-
eraton that Wiam GEnnd Rapids ac.s printer ter
second democratic defendant, ar
ranged with him for printing the
blank petitions and local hotel
manager said Nickel rented head
quarters in a local hotel at IS week.
This testimony was brought out i'm
mediately after Frank c. Daley, as
sistant attorney general. had read
certified copy of the report which the
Newberry committee filed with the
state in September. 1918. The report
showed receipts and expenditures of
approximately $176.0o0.
$4,000 Alleged Cost.
The government also kept up its
bombardment on the money issue.
getting into the record quotation
from one defendant that the campaign
cost around $780, 900. and from another
that he saw on a table in the Office of
Paul King. Newberry campaign man
ager. a pile of money that looked
like a million dollars"
Frank Sparks, associate editor of
the Grand Rapids Herald. said he
talked last spring with Richard r.
Fletcher. state labor commissioner. at
Lansing. He said he told Fletcher
that he heard the expenses of the
campaign were nearer $500. 600 than the
that it was nearer $S00,000. and he
knew what he was talking about"
Chase 8. Osborn's Testinony.
ChaSe .. OSOOFn IueS0ay tOlQ the
jury that he had once tried to be
Governor Of Michigan" and thought"
he was a candidate for the United
States Senate in 1918. when the prin-
cipal defendant. Truman H. Newberry,
defeated him and Henry Ford in the
primary.
Mr.. Osborn said Daniels told him
that Mark T. Mckee. law partner Of
Paul King, manager of the Newberry
campaign. had possibilities of an or
ganization which could deliver the
senatorship for $150.000.".
The former governor. told Of a con-
versation with Milton Oakman. De-
troit political leader. He said he
told Oakman: Make it cost them
what you are worth"
Paul King, in a Fourth of July con-
versation. was told to drag out New
berry and I'll take care of Ford" this
remark coming in response to Kings
suggestion that Osborn quit the cam
paign so Ford could be defeated. The
governor related some strong language
he used in this conversation and
apologized for repeating it. saying
that he was worked up" at the time.