The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-02
THE GOVERNMENT OPENS IN
CASES AGAINST SENATOR
NEWBERRl, Er Al
At DIES MONIES
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I lli' iIJS''t uA'l IL. .s'i - ~ ~ - ''''-
which he said was sent in Scptemb"r
1918. To cot. Throtorc Roosevelt -
oyster Bay, bidding for his approv
al Of the Ncwbcrry candidacy. lie said
this telegram was signed "NoWbcr"y
Volunteer Committee, 'harlcs \.
Floyd. secretary"
The telegram stated that $4,000
had been contributed to the cam
paign by many subscribers but ~
cording to the Prosecutor, the cam
paign statemcn' Of the commit %
showed that five contributors alone
gave $lG9 500 and named john S.
Newbcrry, dcfendan, and brother
Of the senator, Mrs. Henry T.. JOY,
sister. and her husband, and Victor
Barnes ana LYMAN r. Smith Of tar
American Book Company.
How the government charges the
money w;s scattered was describcr
in detail by Mr.. Bailey. He said it
went for automobiles and halls, work
ers az the polls. votes banqucts, II.
qucr. siears and flowers. He charg-
cd that some custodians Of money
used it to pay personal debts. Thee
was also, he said. system of grat-
uitie-. \ $50 hill was placed in y
book 50 that it could be found by one
citizen and banker was given $500
for his Influence, the prosecutor
charged.
They employed men TO work par
ticularly among railroad unions" said
Mr.. Daley. They paid the editor Or
q railroad magazine for articles IN
the magazine and gave him additional
money 10 attend meetings of the
unions over the state"
He said special agents were hired
to work among the Indians. lumber
jacks, negroes, factory workers ana
sailors on the Great Lakes.
They ingratlatcd themselves into
the churches wherever possible by tho
use Of money" continued Mr.. Daley.
He said Senator Newberry made {,
personal subscription to q church L,
further his candidacy.
The defendants have made a great
deal Of money in an attempt to con.
uol the nomination of the opposite pac.
ty,' he continued. They arrived at
'lA' N'Il'iuN4pil AlldA lllt upItIlItnI,
James W. Helme would be a suitable
opponent to Mr.. Newberry in the elec.
tion and hired the defendants. william
Nickel, to induce Helme TO become a
candidate for the nomination of Unit
ed States Senator on the democratic
ticket"
Mr.. Daley charged that Mr.. Micl;le
was later told by Charles Floyd and
Samuel O'Dell, defendant had pa!d
Helme $4,000 to enter the race.
Mr. Daley said the Newberry orga.
nlzaton got up the petitions by which
Mr.. Helme's name was placed on the
democratic ticket, managed his cam.
paign and paid llelme weekly sal.
ary.
While these things were transp.r.
Ing in Michigan, there was constant
communication with Mr.. Newberry in
New York" said Mr.. Daley. Every
month Cody made trips into Michigan
and while In New York spent consld.
erable time in the office of Mr.. New.
berry. Emmery Hopkins, King, Allen
y. Tempeton. Phillips Floyd, Roger
Andrews and others visited New York
to confer with Cody and Newberry."
Mr. Daley asserted that on the day
when the report of receipts and ex-
penditures was to be filed the books
failed TO balance by about $40 900 and
that Blair began to scramble to
procure the money and succeeded in
getting it within a few days"
He said the evidence would show
that neither the report of the com.
mittee, nor their books, gave true
account OF the receipts and expendl.
lures; that county chairmen and sec.
retaries who received from $3.50 to
$1,000, were asked to make reports
showing that they received from $lsc
to $780, and that no mention was
made of the amounts. expended in
behalf Of James w. IIelme."