The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-02

Grand Rapids, Mich. Jan. 2.-Thc
fraudulent election conspiracy, which
the government charges against United
States Senator Newbcrry and his co
defendants. had it's inception in New
York i'm 1917, according to the open.
ing statement which Frank c. Daley.
assistant attorney general made Il,
United states district court here TO.
day lie named Senator Ncwbcrry an,
William Cody, whom he described as
a Legislative agent for large corpor-
ations, particularly tie American Tei-
ephone and Telegraph Company, and
the American Book Company" a.
the men who made the preliminary
arrangements lie added;
They had determined TO purchase
the United states senatorship in Mlcn.
igan Tor Mr.. Newbcrry."
Mr. DALEY told the jury that the
senator was then on patriotic work
in New York city as lieutenant
commander in the navy, adding that
the American Book Company was
largely controlled by the Barnes fam.
ily, TO which MIR. Ncwberry was re-
lated by marriage"
MIR. DALEY said that Cody was com
m.ssioncd TO hire u manager for the
campaign and that j. G. Hayden,
Washington correspondent OF the De-
troit News was offered $500 a month,
but refused the position because "he
did not want that kind Of a job
Mr.. Daley said solicitation OF Hay.
den ceased suddenly after the latter
had advised MIR. Newberry mot to
conduct n barrel campaign"
Mr.. Daley then shifted the scene TO
Detroit. where he said in February
there was q conference of Michigan
politicians known as "Caiy men,"
This conference, he sad. selected
Paul H. King, one of the defendants,
as manager of the campaign.
During the campaign" said Mr..
Daley, Nj. King visited practically
every county in Michigan. He em-
ploycd many general agents and paid
out vast sum OF money"
The prosecutor then sketched tho
publicity campaign Of the Newberry
! organization, charging that they sought
advertising space in every newspaper
and magazine in the state" He named
several publications in which he SAID
advertising appeared, including Rus
sian Finnish. Italian and Hungarian
newspapers, "and some published in
the German language"
lie then turned to the use of NOV
! ing pictures, saying that the Thomas
/ II. Phillips Of Detroit, one OF the de.
PENDANTS, was sent To New York to
negotiate for them.
phillips purchased about 1000 fecr
OF an old film showing a review OF
the United States navy, said MIR
Daley. The sub.ttlcs were changed SO
as to mase the pictures applicable to
the present day for which they were
| intended.
,lr. Phillips also employed n NOV
ing picture company to take l2j feet
of new film.
! Mr.. Newberry posed in various atti-
tudcs i'm the new film. He went to a
7 batteship located on dry land in Il
new York park, and stood on the
bridge of the ship and turned slowly
to face tho audience while the camera
caught him in this attitude.
"IIc next played that he was paying
visit OF inspection TO this battle
| ship.
"To divert attention from the fact
that the film was a Newberry adver-
tisemcnt. and render it more mislead-
ing. the film terminated with an ap.
peal for listments in the navy"
Mr. Daley said the film was dis
trlbutod In Michigan, advertised by
Newbcrry agents posing IS theatrical
| advance men, but that patrons or
the moving picture houses over the
state paid tho regular price Of nd
mission TO see This film"
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