New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
u. S. Outlines
Accusations i'm
Newberry Case
Manager of Senator's De.
troit Campaign Hired ai
Enormousand Staggerin 9
Salary, Prosecutor Asserts

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. 2.-An
outline Of what the government expects
to prove against Truman H. Newberry,
United States Senator, and his 1873 as
sociates, charged with conspiracy in
connection with the 1918 Senatorial
campaign, was started in the Federal
District Court here to-day by Frank D.
Daley special Assistant Attorney
General.
When adjournment time came he
was about two thirds through his pre-
pared outline. AS soon as he finishes
tomorrow, James O. Murtin, personal
counsel for Newberry, will reply on
behalf of the defense
Martin w. Littleton, of counsel for
the defense, at the close of the session
asked the court to order government
agents to "cease sitting among the de-
PENDANTS and listening to their whis
pered Conversations
Secret Service Men Barred
Judge Clarence w. Sessions an
nounced that hereafter the front seats
would be reserved for defendants and
alter the men on trial had selected
places. He would issue formal or
der against the presence of Secret
Service men.
Throughout his address Dailev
stressed the money which the govern
mnt alleges was spent in violation of
the law limiting campaign expenses.
tie said Milton Oakman was hired AS
manager of the Detroit campaign cat
an enormous and staggering salary
amounting to thousands of dollars"
"Ihp evidence will chou, h.
ed, that this organization spent more
money on an average every forty ght
hours than the laws of the United
States permit for an entire campaign" "
Started Here, Daley Says
Mr.. Daley said the fraudulent cleo.
tion conspiracy had it's inception in
New York in 1917. He named Senate,
Newberry and Frederick Cody, whom
ne described as "a legislative agent 70,
large corporations, particularly the
American Telephone and TELEGRAPH
Company and the American Book Com
pany,' as the men who made the pre-
llmlnary arrangements"
Daley told the jury the Senator was
then on patriotic work IN New York
City as lieutenant commander in the
navy, adding that the American Book
Company was largely controlled by
the Barnes family, to which Mr. New
berry was related by marriage"
Daley said Cody was commissioned
to hire a manager for the campaign
and that j. G. Hayden. Washington
correspondent of The Detroit News, .
was offered $500 month"; but refused
that kind of a job"
Shifts Scene to Detroit
Daley then shifted the scene tc
Detroit, where he said in February
there was conference of Michigan
politicians known as Cody men" This
conference, he said, selected Paul H
King, one of the defendants. as mana
ger of the campaign
The prosecutor sketched the pub
llcity campaign of the Newberrv or
ganizatlon, charging they sought ad-
vertising space in every newspaper
and magazine in the state"
Inc telegram stated that $4,000
had been contributed to the campaign
by many subscribers, but, according to
the prosecutor, the campaign statement
OF the committee showed that five con-
trlbutors alone gave $1699OO, and
named John s. Newberry defendant,
and brother of the Senator; Mrs. Henry
Is. Joy, sister, and her husband, and
Victor Barnes and Lyman B. Smith, of
the American Book Company.
Ho" Ine gOVefnmeL. charges the
money was scattered was described in
detail by Daley. He said it went
for automo obiles and halls, workers at
the polls, votes, banquets, liquor, ci-
gars and flowers.
The defendants wasted a great deal
OF money in an attempt to control the
nomination of the opposite party" he
continued. "They arrived at the co.,
clusion that the defendant James w.
llelme would be suitable opponent to
Mr.. Newberry in the election and hired
the defendant, William Nickel, to n
duce Mr.. Helme to become candidate
for the nomination of United States
| Senator on the Democratic ticket"