The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-03
PROSEC ...:::s :. YES Alleged
ARRANGEMENTS OF THE CAMP PAICN|
m Which NEWBERRY Was ELECTED
assistant Attorney General
Daley Says Senatorship in
Michigan Was Bought
FAXED NAVAL MOVIES
Saws Senator Newberry ''In-
spected Battleship Located
in a New York Park

4
.ps government charges against Unit
,7 states Senator Newberry and his
defendants. had its inception in New
York in 1917, according to the open
inc statement which Frank G. Daley,
4-sistant attorney general, made to the
Jury in federal court here today. He
named Senator Newberry and Fred
eriek Cody whom he described as "a
legislative agent for large corporations.
particularly the American Telephone
American Book company as the men
who made the preliminary arrange
ments." He added:
They had determined to purchase
the United States senatorship in Mich
.gan for Mr.. Newberry."
Mr.. Daley told the jury the sena-
;or was then on patriotic work. in
New York City as lieutenant COM
mander in the navy, that the A1neri-
can Book company, was largely con-
rolled by the Barnes family, to which
Mr.. Newberry was related by mar
r.age.
Mr.. Daley said Cody was commits
stoned to hire manager for the cam
paign and that j. G. Rayden, Wash
Ington correspondent of the Detroit
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 Hayden
ceased suddenly after the latter had
.dvised Mr. Newberry not to con-
duct 9. barrel campaign"
Mr.. Daley then shifted the scene
10 Detroit, where he said in Febru-I
ary there was a conference of NIichi-
san politicians known as Cody men"
This conference, he said, selected Paul
il. King, one of the defendents as
manager Of the campaign.
During the campaign said Daily,
Mr. King visited practically every
county in Michigan. He employed
many agents and paid out vast sum
If money"
The prosecutor then sketched the
publicity campaign of the Newberry
organization, c h ar ms that they
sought advertising space in every
newspaper and magazine in the state"
He named several publications in
which he said the advertising appear
ed, including Russian, Finnish, Ital-
ian and Hungarian newspapers, land
some published in the German Ian
guage."
He then turned to the use of NOV
ing pictures, saying Thomas n. Phil
lips, Of Detroit, one of the defendants,
was sent to New York to negotiate
for them.
Phillips purchased about 1000 feet
Of an old film showing a review of
the United States navy" said Mr..
Daley. "The sub-titIes We're changed
so as to make the pictures applicable
10 the propaganda for which they
we're intended, Mr.. Phillips also en-
p.oyed a moving picture company to
lake 125 feet of new films.
Mr.. Newberry posed in various at
titudes in the new film. He went to
a. battIeship located on dry land in
a New York park and stood on the
bridge of the ship and turned slowly
10 face the audience while the camera
caught him in this attitude.
He 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-
tlsement and render it more mislead-
ing, the film terminated with an ap-
peal for enlistments in the navy"
Mr.. Daley said the film was dis
ributed in Michigan, advertised by
@ewberry agents posing as theatri-
raj advance men but that patrons
ot the moving picture houses over the
Sate paid the regular price of admis-
sion TO see this film"
The prosecutor read a telegram
which he said was sent in September
lslS to Col. Theodore Roosevelt at
oyster Bay bidding for his approval
2. The Newberry candidacy. He said
tis ,elegram was signed ''Newberry
volunteer committee. Charles A
Floyd, secretary"
The telegram stated that $176, 900 had
oean contributed to the campaign by
many subscribers, but, according to
Ae prosecutor, the campaign state
AeAt Of the committee showed that
I'VE contributors alone gave $169,90
.@0 named John S. Newberry, a de-
,.0a"at and brother of the senator;
N .0S' Henry B. JOY, a sister and her
-oso2nd. and Victor Barnes and Ly-
+'lo Fl, Smith, of the American Book
company
''" the government charges the
was scattered was described
'''+h by Daley. He said it went
~. automobiles and halls, workers at
u- polls. votes, banquets, liquor,
o, and flowers. He charged that
e4Stodians of money used 1t to
PERSONAL debts. There was also