The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-02
Assistant Atty.-Gen. Daley
Exposes Fraudulent EIeC-
tion Conspiracy.
GOES TO HEART OF CASE
Frederick Cody Named as Man
Who Aided Preliminaries for
,"Buying" Senatorship.

spiracy which the government
charges against United States Sena-
tor Newberry and his codefendants
had its inception in New York in
1917. according to the opening state
ment which Frank c. Daley. assist
ant attorney general, made to the
jury In federal CO art here today. He
named Senator Newberry and Fred
erlck Cody, whom he described as "a
legislative agent for large corpora
tions, particularly the American Tel =
ephone and Telegraph company .and
the American Book company" as the
men who made the preliminary ar
rangements." He added:
They had determined to purchase
tho United States senatorship In
Michigan for Mr.. Newberry."
Mr. Daley told the Jury the sena
to- was then on patriotic work'' IN
New York City as a lieutenant-
commander In the navy, adding that
the American Book company "wns
largely controlled by the Barnes fam
ily to which Mr., Nowberry was re-
lated by marriage"
To Hire a MANAGER"
Mr. Daley said Cody was commits
stoned to hire a manager for the
campaign and that J. G. Hayden,
Washington correspondent OF the
Detroit News was offered $500 a
month, but refused the position he
cause "he did not want that Kind Of
a job Mr.. Daley said solicitation
OF Hayden ceased suddenly after the
latter had advised Mr. Newberry "not
to conduct a barrel campaign.'"
Mr.. Daley then shifted the scene
10 Detroit, where he said in Februarv
there was conference of Michigan
politicians known as Cody men,
rms conference, he said selected
iaul II. King, one of the defendants.
as manager of the campaign.
during the campaign" said Mr..
Daley Mr.. King visited practically
every county In Michigan. He en-
plogeu many general agents and
paid out vast sum of money!"
me prosecutor then sketched the
publicity campaign OF tn Newberrv
organization. charging thar thav
sought advertising space In EVERY
newspaper and magazine In ma
state lie named several pubIica-
uons In which he said the Advertise
ing appeared, including Russian FIN
nish, Italian and Hungarian apwN-
papers 'and some published ia the
German language"
lie then turned TO the use OF nlov-
ing pictures, saying Thomas r. Phil.
nps, or Detroit, one OF the defend
ants was sent to New York 10 nero-
tate for them.
Used Movie Films.
thllllps purchased about 1000
rect OF nm old fllm showing a review
OF inc United States navy" said MI
DALEY, The subtitlcs were Changed
so as to make the pictures applicable
10 the propaganda for which thew
were intended. Mr.. Phillips also en-
ployed Il moving picture company ~
tako l2b feet of new films.
Mr.. Nowberry posed in yari4
attitudes I'm the new film, He went
10 battleship located on drv land
IN a New York park and stood on
inc bridge OF the ship and turned
Slowly to face the audience while
tho camera caught him in this atti-
tude. ''' "'e
lie next played that he was pav-
tleship. '''S "a'-
TO divert attention from the fact
,nat tho film was a Nowberry adyer-
~ a. 80" i'HuvF III moro mtslead-
us cue MN terminated with an an
NJ 'Vr ealistmentS In thO navy"
MF. DALEY said the film was dis
trihuted In Michigan. Bdyert,sea n,
Newherry agents posing as theotrtcst
ahNanco men. but that "natrons as
tne moving picture houses over tha
state pald the regular price OF ma
mission To see this hlm."
m sought RooseVett's Arprovat
-" prosecutor read Telegram, which,
~ W. S,ld was sent In September. Igis bv
o,. lhtodoro Roosevelt at Oyster Ra,s
,''''u'''N lor ms approval OF the New
u''Iy ''ndidacy. lie said this Telegram,
was sigued "Nowberry Voluntary Com
"ltt''' 'harleS A. FLOYD. secretary.
The tclcgram stated that si7e 000 had
"''H '"nltihutcd To tho campaign ~
many subscribers but. according 10 The
'u','utoi. thc campaign statement ot
,"'n,' n,'l''ee showed that five contrib
utnIs alone gave Sl6g 900. aid nop,ea
j"hn $. Newbcry a defendant ard
brother of tho senator: Mrs Henri, n
JOY q sister and her husband. and Vic
,ei barnes and Lyman Il. smith. OF
'he American Book company.
iioW the government charges tn,
mnutN was scattered was described H.
detail hy MIR DALEY. He ssid n ve,,f
Tor automobiles and halls. workers AZ
NE polls votes. hhuquetS Nquor cirarz
and flowers Hc charged that some
'"Hi9dlnS of money used 10 to nay per-
sonal debts There was also. he said.
=, "tem OF Efatuities \ $50 bin was
placed in book so that h would he
found hy one citizen and a banker wss
given $500 for his influence the prose-
cuior charged.
They employed men TO work partici-
larry among railroad unions" said Mr..
DALEY. They paid the editor OF a
railroad magazine for articles in the
uaEHtiue and gave him additional
NONE. MONEY 10 attend meetings OF the union
Rounded Up indians.
tie said special agents were hired TO
Mufh AmonE the Indians. iumhcr-jacks.
% iio,s. factory workers and sailors on
the Great Lakes
They ingratiated themselves into
churches wherever possible by the use
oi money" continued Mr. Daley he
said senator New berry made a personal
subscription 20 church 20 further his
THE defendants wasted a rreat deal
Of money IN an attempt % control the
nomination Of the opposite party." he
continued They arrived AZ the con-
clusion that the defendant James W.
HelmF. would De a suitable opponent
Co Mr. Nevberrv IN the election and
hired the defendant VIM Nickel 70 in
duCe Mr.. Helme 90 become a candidate
for the nomination Of United states
senator on the democratic ticket"
AR. DALEY charged Miekgi vas later
told hy Charles Floyd that samuel
O'p-l = defendant had paid Helns
s. aHl % enter the race
Nr Daley said the NcWbcrty crgan-
.rltion got ur the petitions by which
NJ HrTrrrafe sanrrrF v.nz wfnfnH on fhe