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NEWBERRY PLOT
|. BORN M VI YORK.
SAYS PROSECUTOR
Vast Sums Spent for Cor
ruption, Charges Says
NeWberry Tried to PICK
Democratic Opponent

| GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Jan. q
The fraudulent election conspiracy
which the government charges
against United States Senator New
berry and his co-defendants, had it,
inception in New York in 1917, ac-
cording to the opening statement
which Frank c. Daley, assistant at
torney general, made to the jury in
federal court here today. He named
Senator Newberry and Frederick
Cody, whom he described as "a legis-
Ilative agent for large corporations,
particularly the American Telephone
and Telegraph company and thu
American Book company" as the
men who made the preliminary al
rangements.' He added: 4
They had determined to. purchas2
the United States senatorship IN
Michigan for Mr.. Newberry.'
Mr.. Daley told the jury the senn-
tor was then on patriotic work" ia
New York City as a lieutenant con-
lnan4er in the navy, adding tina,
the American Book company wit
largely controlled by the Barno.'
family. to which Mr.. New5erry waS
related by marriage"
Mr.. Daley said Cody was con-
rnissionod to hire a manager Tor the
campaign and that ]. G. Hayde,.,
Washington correspondent of the
Detorit News, was offered $500
month but refused the position b.
cause ''he did not want that kind OF
a job" Mr.. Daley said solicit0
tions of Hayden ceased sudden,
after the latter had advised NJ
Newberry mot to conduct 'barrf
campaign" 's-
Mr.. Daily then shifted the sce.:e
to Detroit, where he said in Febru
airy there was a conference of Micl
igan politicians known as God
men" This conference. he salt,
selected Paul II. King, one of tn
defendants. as manager of the cani-
paign.
Posed for Movies
During the campaign" said n"
Daley, "Mr. King visited PRACTICAL
every county in Michigan. He Ell
ployed many general agents and paio
out vast sum of money,
The prosecutor then sketched TIE
publicity campaign of the Newberrl
organization. charging that tbs y
sought advertising space in ever.
newspaper and magazine in th
state He named several publioa
tions in which he said the advert@
ing appeared, including Russian. Rib
nish, italian and Hungarian news
papers, and some published in thG
German language
He then turned, to the use of mo-.
ing pictures, saying Thomas r. Phth
lips, of Detroit, one Of the defend
ants. was sent to New York to ne
gotiate for them
Phillips purchased about 1,O1j
feet of an old film showing T. rer.eh
Eof the United States navy" said Mi
Daley. The sub-titles were chang
ed so as to make the pictures apple
able to the propaganda for whicl
they were intended. Mr.. Phillips
also employed a moving picture corr
pany to take 125 feet of new films
Mr.. Newberry posed in variou
attitudes in the new film He wei
to battleship located on dry Ian.
in New York park and stood on IL
bridge Of the ship and turned Slow
to face the audience while the Gamer.
caught him i'll this attitude.
He next played that he was pay.
ing visit of inspection to thi.
battleship.~--
TO divert attention from the fac,
that the film was a Newberry adver
tlsement and render it more mislead,
ing, the film terminated with an an.
peal for enlfstments in the navy
Mr. Daley said the film was dis.
tr1buted in Michigan, advertised b J.;
NeWberry agents posing as tl1eatr.
Cal advance men but that patrons O
the moving picture houses over til
state paid the regular price of az.
mission to see this film
Ted to P1ok Opponent
The prosecutor read a telerral.,
which he said was sent in Senten.
Der, 1918, to Colonel Theodore Roosp,
Welt at Oyster Bay, bidding for hi,
approval Of the Newberry candidacy
He said this telegram was signc
'Newberry Volunteer Committee
Charles a. Floyd. secretary"
The telegram stated that Sl7G.0Ca
had been contributed to the cam.
paign by many subscribers but, az.
cording to the prosecutor. the cam.
paign statement Of the committc
showed that five contributors a1oue
gave $4,000, and named John {:
NCWberry, a defendant and brothe
of the senator; Mrs. Henry Il. Jo-
a sister, and her husband, and Vig-
tor Barnes and Lyman E. Smith, q
the American Book company.
How the government charges th,.
money was scattered was describe
in detail by Mr. Daley. He said it
went for automobiles and halls.
workers at the polls, votes, ban
! Duets, liquor, cigars and flowers. He
charged that some custodians OF
money used it to pay personal debts.
| There was also, ne said, a syste'l
! OF gratuities. a $50 bill was place.
| in book SC that it could be founI
| BY one citizen, and q. banker wa1
! given $500 for MS Influence, tn,
prosecutor charged.
! THEY employed mca 70 work pa"
: ticulariy among railroad union9"
/ Baids Ny. Daley. They paid TIA
! editor OF railroad magazine for
articles IL tire magazine and S2ya
MIN additional noIey to atten
meetings OF the union over the
/ state"
He SIC specials agents were hired
to work among the Indians. lumber
! Jacks, negroes. E2&-4ry workers ana
| sailors Oil tho Great lanes.
! "They ingr2 tiated themselves into
: TIE churches wherever possible -
/ the Use Of money" continued M.
, Daley. He said Senator Newberr"
! made personal SUBSCRIPTION 20 d