The Washington herald., 1920-02-26
Factional Fights in Michigan
Disturbed Newberry Backers

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In response to your request am
subscribing 500 for ten shares Of
stock, which hope will help lit
tie bit. Very sincerely,
TRUMAN H. NEwBERRE"
The ten shares were stock In the
church, but the witness was en-
joined from giving a complete .ac-
count OF the rebuilding Of the
manse.
Attention II Pafd 10 Labor.
The Rev. Francis J. Piaskowski,
pastor OF the Catholic Church at
Ludington, testified how q field
agent had visited the parsonage.
The agent on leaving, after hand
ing over q number of pamphlets,
started to pass the witness some
money. When asked IL this were
bribe, the agent remarked that 1t
was for gasoline. as he had noticed
an auto In front of the house. After
the agent had departed the witness
found the roll contained $25.
Labor unions and fraternal or
ganizations were given considera-
bic attention. as were farmers or
ganizations. A speaker from Mas
sachusetts was imported ostensibly
to boost good roads, but at each
meeting he succeeded In saying a
good word for Newberry. accord
ing to witnesses, but this did not
meet with a ready response, and he
lef for home before the campaign
was over.
That many worked for nothing
has been brought out by the de-
tense. 1t. was claimed early in the
proceedings hat Allan A. Temple
merce in Detroit and general chair
man OF the campaign committee.
and Paul III. King. general man
ager, were each in receipt of saIa-
ries of $25.000. but this was not
substantiated. 1t WIS also made
certain that Frank w. Blair, presi-
den of the Union Trust Company of
Detroit and treasurer OF the COM
mittee. got nothing but trouble out
or his connections. A few of the
smaller fry made II a labor of love,
but as rule there were no violent
protests when service was paid for
In advance. A witness from I'D
state probably voiced the sentiment
of the majority when, in answer to
query from the attorney for the
defense as to whether or not he
discussed the use of the money
when he handed 1t to a certain
worker, said:
"You don't have to Bave CONVEX
sations with a politician when you
give him money"
Charge Ford L. Back of Probe.
Outside of the courtroom they are
as outspoken as inside, but charges
and innuendoes lack substantiation.
although many of the bubbles from
the political pot nay come to the
surface before the trial is over.
one of the current topics is that
Henry Ford, defeated candidate for
the Senate. is back of the prosecu-
ton. Another is that the Demo-
cratic administration at Washington.
having nothing else to do, started
to cut down the Republican major
ity In the Senate by ousting Tru-
man II. Newberry. Then the wise
acres speak of collusion between
the administration and Ford In sub
sanitation of which they point to
the fact that Prosecutor Dailey's son
Is employed with a tire company in
which Henry Ford Is a stockholder.
These claim to know that Newber-
rvs political enemies insisted on
DALEY being chosen, as he could be
relied upon to make more trouble
Tor Republicans than any one else.
Ihese. however, forget that IT was
the same assistant attorney general
who sent that batch of Indiana
Democrats to the penitentiary.
,, where the real trail will end re-
mains a mystery. Big business has
already been brought into the case.
There have been veiled references
10 the American Book Company, the
american Telephone and Telegram
company, as well as to certain steel
, industries. In some quarters II is
claimed that the case against New
berry and the rest of the defend
ants could be traced TO the fight
between Henry Ford and the United
Statcs Steel Corporation, which
some believe is brewing, IL not al
! ready on.
Regardless OF charges and coun-
tercharges, the, fac remains that
! should the verdict be against those
on trial. the chances are that the
government will institute proceed.
lngs In other States, and it is limited
that Investigations are now going
o. In two States not far from
Michigan. G. w. ASEI SON
| CTo Be Continued