The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-04
NOT A DOLLAR OF
NEWBERRY MONEY
SPENT IN CONTEST
PATRIOTISM BACK
OF HIS CANDIDACY
Judge Martin Makes Effective
Defense In the Case Of
Michigan Senator

GRAND RAFIDS. Feb. 2. 3.-Truman h.
Eewberry entered IN" 1915 senatorial
campaign IN Michigan at the sol'"ha.
rlun of others and not IN Turih"Tal'' "l
n scheme tn get %"al IN IN" senate SHlu
James q. Muriiu "i l"'tr"t'. IN "u' i'h'hs
To- the jury IN United states hi~tr'r,
court the attltud" tn" dct"ns" VIII
assume toward tn" charges ot ""uSr'r'
acy and fraud for which ~ mon mr." on
trial.
Judge Murfin explained III" d"f"us"'s :
view Of the specific details "i the
offenses charge IN ihc SIX counts 81 the
Indictment, cmphaslHiHg thnt conspiracy
Is the essencc of IN" charges.
1t was pointed out that an the hrSt
four counts the Slst "i thC charge is
not fraud IN IA" ,l,.ciiUn. corruption IN
the election. or anything # that d"Scrlp-
tlOn, but that th"s" respondents are
charged with ""nspirlnE Ia aid. ahet.
assist and rnr"Grag" Truman II! New
berry /" commit nm "rf"ns". t" wit: tn"
ulfense Of rNrendtng NOR" OI MS money
than the law alluWS.
1T is my purpC~." Judge Murfin told
tho jurors. TO point out to you in exact
detail everything that was done by any
body connected with this campaign in
order thar YOU may understand II IN It's
infinite detail.
"Dur country was al war: as the
campaiGu hogan To- livrn up W" had just
passed our first year "f participation
and tho situation Was critical in the
extreme. The rate "f III" civilized
world WAS hanging IN the balance with
the last German drive at Its height. tho
channel ports threatened and the Ger
man advance armies within thirty miles
0t Paris.
Opposed To Ford.
The records will show that Michigan
sent to this war loon young men in
the army, navy and marine corps they
left behind them fathers. relatives and
friends. Americanism and patriotic ex-
citcment We're at their very crest.
while there had been rumors in
Michigan .that Henry Ford would bo a
candidate for the senate. his candidacy
was actually announced on June ~.
1918.
"Rightly or wrongly-and this Is
neither the time nor place to discuss II
there was a very general feeling that
Mr.. Ford did not represent the type OF
American who, at that critical juncture
Should represent his state in the United
States senate.
''On the other hand. Commander New
berry had had mn honorable record in
the SPANS AmCricun war When In
the navy nc was under fire and actively
participated in overcoming a superior
forco. He had been secretary Of the
navy in the cabinet Of that militant
American. Theodore Roosevelt.
Newberry Volunteers,
"Within fOrty-eiGht hours after our
country threatened to enter the world
war he volunteered, and in the spring OF
1917 was commissioning u Lieutenant
commander and made aide TO the COM
mandant Of tho third naval district at
New York. His brother and his two
sons were also 5" Ss.'t~arJ svTE;re
aroused many n man IN Michigan TO the
firnf belief that II was his patriotic duty
10 do all In his power 10 assure the Sc
lection OF Commander Newberry, and
We expect TO conclusively show that
they were prompted not by pay. but hy
patriOtiSn--thn, they were actuatcd not
by a voice. but by Amcricanism.
Getting into this campaign was not
OF the choosing Of Commander New
berry. and he entered with the utmost
reluctance and only after repeated urs.
ing. As early as August. 1917. when It
was generally understood that tho
senior senator from Michigan, Williar
Alden Smith. would not be candidate
TO succeed himself, Il group or repre-
sentative citizens had a conference OF
the senatorial situation.
HIS Candidacy.
After canvassing the qualifications
OF other distinguished Republicans II
was the composite judgment tnat they
should organize movement 10 elect
Truman n. New berry. Their desires
were communicated 70 the commander
who by th" way. never lcft his post or
duty from tho spring OF l9lT until tn
war was oV"rD Mr.. NNwberry c1-
pressed doubts a. I" III" proprirty OF
his being a candidate. and after a brief
examination and discussion he declined
to r." drafted into the campaign and re-
fused Ia further consider the proposal
In December and January this move
mont continued to gather force until
finally the commander seriously set out
10 determine whether II was his duty
md would h" desirable for him to run.
at was not until this had all happen
ed that he consented 10 the use Of his
namo and the proof will posi-
lively show that not one dollar OF his
money was ever handled by anyone.
I'm tho organization that was suhse-
quently built up under the supervision
Of Mr.. Paul II. King was undoubtedly
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