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MICHIGAN SEN
ATOR, SENTENCED
TO PEN, is FREE
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murrer of the defendant.
No Power.

obviously the corrupt practices &C
applies to primaries, as well as to cleo
tons" said the decision, "but the on
question for the court to decide il
whether congress, under the limited eX
preston in Section 4. Article 1 of TIN
constitution, which gives congress thu
power to fix the manner of holding
elections, could give then actual power
over the elections themselves The
court held that it did not.
History of Case.
The case of United States Senator
Truman H. Newberry Of Michigan ant
sixteen Of his political associates reach
ed the supreme court of the United
States from the federal district court
at Grand Rapids, Mich, where the ap'
pellants were found guilty March 20
1920, Of criminal conspiracy to violate
the federal corrupt practices act.
The senator was sentenced by the
district judge, Clarence w. Sessions, to
two years. Imprisonment at Fort Leav-
enworth and fined $4,000 This, the
extreme penalty of the law. was also
placed against two Others the remain
ing sentences running down to fine of
$1,000.
The sentences of those found guilty
with Senator Newberry follow:
Frederick Cody, of New York. former
superintendent of Detroit schools, two
years in Ieavenworth and $4,000 fine.
Paul II. King of Detroit, manager of
the Newberry campaign. two years in
Leavenworth and $4,000 fine.
Charles A. Boyd of Detroit. assistant
manager of the Newberry campaign.
two years in Leavenworth and 5000
fine.
William j. Nickel of Oshkosh, Wis.,.
former deputy state food and drug in
spector in Michigan, two years in Leav.
Allan A. Templeton, ex-president Of
the Detroit Board Of Commerce and
general chairman of the Newberry Com
mittee. one year and six months in
Rogers NJ. Andrews, editor of the
NIenominec Herald Leader, one year
and six months in LeavenwOrth.
Milton Oakman. Detroit. former sher-
if, one year and six months in Leaven-
worth.
Richard H. Fletcher. Bay City. state
labor commissioner. one year and three
in Leavenworth,
James f. McGregOr. Detroit. one year
and three months in Leayenworth.
Fred Henry. Flint. deputy state fac
tory inspector one year and three
months in Leayenworth.
Hannibal A. Hopkins of st. Clair.
Mich, clerk in the l.. S. Senate. Wash
rgton. one year and one day in Leav-
rnworth
4. V. Gibson. of Ann ArbOr repub-
ican national committee employee. one
,ear and one day in LeavenwOrth.
John s. Newberry, Detroit, brother OF
Inc senator, $4,000 fine.
Harry o. Turner, Detroit. former
,hief deputy marshal, $1,000 fine.
Il. Frank Emery, Detroit, former
Jerk in the Wayne county treasurer's
,tIice, $1,000 fine.
George S. Ladd. Sturbridge, Mass.
former master Of the Massachusetts,
State Grange. $1,000 fine.
All the convicted men have been at
liberty on bonds since their indictment.
The specific charge against Senator
Newberry was that between Dec. ]. 1917
md No. 5. 1918 he ''unlawfully and
did cOnspire. combine, con-
and agree with divers persons"
To vindicate the Act Of June %. 1910,
by contributing sums aggregating $780,
300 toward the expenses Of his nomi-
nation and election. 1t was not neces-
sary, the government asserted, that
Newberry should actually give this
amount or that he should have had per-
,onal supervision of its expenditure.
,ut it was sufficient if he had guilty
that contributions to an lille
yal anoregate were bpiny accented for
he u,lrpCsc in view.