Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-04
HELME IS WITNESS
IN NEWBERRY TRIAL
Says He Was Worked" by
Managers Of Republican
Campaign.
OPPOSED FORD IN PRIMARY
Ran in Democratic Contest at
Behest of Opposing Party
in Michigan.

IisAND RAPIDS. MICH, Feb O.
FIRST evidence in tho election conspir-
acy trial OF Senator Ncwbcrry and le2
codeicndantS was introduced today
when j. q. Hayden. Washington CORE
spondcnt OF the Detroit News, and
James T.. Swe.nhart, head of that
papers Sew Tork bureau gave tcsU-
campaign
Previous TO the calling OF these wi, :
ness"s. James ". IIclmc, candi idnte for
United States Senator in the 1915
Democratic primary in Michigan. and
one OF tho defendants made to the jury'
a statement which he said was '.hu-
Helrncs appearance way unheraldcti.
u followed statement by Ia,nc. q.
Murin. who opened for the defense.
that iiclnIc had been worked by the
Nc"horry campaign committee into
making the race against Ford. Murtin
explained 10 the jury that this was
done to prevent Democratic votes ne :
ing cast Tor Henry Ford N the Rcpubli-
can primary.
Hclme Says lie was "workcd."
WAS WORKED as Mr.. Murfin told
statement because seem 10 occupy "a
position apart from the other defend
ants: but the recital i 4 bi, huniiiat-
feline said that samucl O'Dcu. an
other defendant, who VAS state Treas
urcr In lalS told him that If he ''bea,
Fora in the Democratic primary and
all the Republicans would turn 70 him
In the general election.
Helm" concluded with an cxplana-
ton that his motive was TO eliminate
on" OF the millionaircs from the cam
paign."
), Snending ncney in . campaign may
~ ~ pc Il inpr"' wrong, he said.
Hayden Is First Witness
Af;cr some legal skirmishing Ha ydcn
was placed on tho stand as the frs,
witness lie testified 10 conversations
and Truman II. Ncwbcrry, then a lieu
tenant commander in the navy. He said
on direct examination that Cody tried
10 hire him as campaign manager for
Ncwbcrry. on cross examination by
Martin Littleton he agreed that the
!ob was that Of a political secretary"
"t Examining political sentiment in
Hayden sworc that Cody came to him
in Washington and offered him the
position. and later telephoncd from News
/ York and arranged a Sunday confer
! GfInco in that city with Mr.. Newberry
$500 u month. but that he refused be-
caus" h" believed political jobs were
disadvantageous TO newspaper report
crs after they returned 10 their own
profession.
Advised Against "Barrel Campaign
Hayden sad Cody told him that the
Ncwbcrry's were ''imncnscly wealthy =
hu; that h" had advised both cody
and N"wbcrry not 10 make a barrel
campaign" He said Ncwbcrry agreed
with him, and they mentioned tho
Mitchell mayoralty campaign in New
York and the licrrick campaign in
ONO as examples of wasted cXpendi-
lures.
Swcinhart related that Cody. convcrs-
ing in New York regarding the New
berry candidacy, had said:
1T VIII be great time for the
boys in Michigan. because they will
spend a barrel OF money"
Prior 10 the Introduction OF ;esti
mony, Allen Y. Eees. attorney for three
of the defendants. objected 10 further
proceedings on the ground that TN.
indictment was insufficient. in that il
did not allegc any knowledge by the
defendants of any acts which would he
oftcnScs under the Federal law.