The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-01-06

this sort the facts come out in drib-
let's and have to be pieced together
to make the story.
One thing stands out in bold re-
lief. Newberrys seat, at least the
one he claims. cost the Newberry
family anywhere from $4,000 to
$230,000 in cold cash. And by vir-
tue of this enormous outlay New
berry temporarily occupies a seat
which if he serves out a full term
will pay him $4,000 in salary for
the full six years. That $4,000 will
barely support senator with fam
lily in Washington in a modest liv-
ing. SO at the best Mr.. Newberry
will be minus from $125,000 to $780,
600 for his six years service. This
statement is based on the assump-
ton that Newberry shall represent
the state of Michigan instead of any
special interest. We may therefore
modestly claim that the Newberry
seat was bought and paid for in cold
cash at net purchase price of from
$125,000 to $180,000 more than it is
worth. 1t cost more than a seat on
the New York Stock Exchange where
gambling is pfo1ltaDle.
This seat, which cost more than it's
weight in gold, assuming it weighs
682 pounds avoirdupois, is contested
on the ground that Newberry violated
criminal statute of the state of
Michigan in bidding so high for the
seat. Newberry's claim is lack of
knowledge as to the price paid by his
attorney. Unfortunately for New
berry he wrote letters and sent tele-
grams from New York where he was
periodically parading on the deck of
craft papier-mache in Central Park,
New York City, for the campaign in
Movies.
Unknown in Michigan
Newberry was almost wholly I'M
known to the electors of Michigan.
Running against him in the primar-
les was Mr.. Osborne, three times
governor of Michigan--a popular
man, but not a millionaire. New
berry wrote his manager exultingly
that Osborne was running out of
ammunition. This is what he said
Dear Paul: There is much more
information about Osborne's present
plight, l will tell you when l see
you. The statement that he is short
of ammunition is an absolute fact"
The Newberry campaign stunk so
of corruption that it raised a scan
dial nationwide and yet Newberry
would have use believe that he did
not know anything about it.
Evidences of Expense
The acknowledgement wrote
| Newberry as follows:
"Every section of the state shows
evidence of an expensive newspaper
campaign costing thousands and thou
| sands of dollars. Thousands of men
are literally paid for work at many
more thousands of dollars, an expen-
sive suite of offices with a large
| force sending out hundreds of thou
sands of letters to influential voters
| at more thousands of dollars, thou
sands of autos already engaged for
use on primary day at many more
thousands; that practically every OPP
ponent of the primary system is
backing your campaign; and that
hundreds of experts who have fig
ured in or conducted for money the
wet campaigns Of the past are among
the most active of your supporters
| Conservative estimates say every
where from $250,000 to 100000 is
being used. The good people of the
state are apparently powerless tt
give the voters these matters or
short notice. In case you get the
placing of your name on the election
ballot contested"
Under the statutes of Michigan 6
candidate for senator could not law
| fully spend or authorize expenses al
a primary to exceed $3.50.
The money was purpOrted to come
| from his brother, but it appears a:
| undisputed that his manager checked
out funds from his account into hi'
brothers account for that purpose
One cannot write without DISCUS
about this nasty mess. The purchase
is so palpable, it has been SO clearly
proven, that no one need be in doub
as to the facts or the law.
Trial of Newberry
Senator Newberry was indicted
tried, and convicted for violation O.
the federal statute limiting campaign
| expenses to not to exceed $1,000. Tit
conviction was set aside on th'
ground that the statute was no
within the power of congress to pass
| Nevertheless the fact remains tina
a jury of his peers has found b!
their verdict that Newberry wa
| guilty of spending more than $3.50
| which is twice the sum he was al
! lowed to spend under the statutes
of the state.
The corruption took on the same
methods that were so successful ir
| the Stephenson and Lenroot cam
paigns in Wisconsin, and which sig
nally failed in the Cook campaign in
1910 and the Jeffris campaign OF
1916. Money in hugs sums for news
| paper advertising corrupted the
press; paid workers corrupted the
electorate. The hired workers were
selected for their special qualifica-
tions and influence to work the vari-
Gus nationaltiies, lodges, labor un-
ions, and churches. The Anti-Saloon
League was taken care of by a cash
contribution of $4,000 personally paid
by Nh. Newberry.
The "Wets" united with the Anti
Saloon league in putting Newberry
over. He prepared to join the Moose
with misgivings as to his associates
in the order. Nothing was neglected
AS might be expected he became in
innate and confidential with the
United States Steel Corporation
which was influential in the northern
peninsula How much the steel cor
poration did to further his ambitions
in the way of cash does not appear
but it does appear that the company
claimed to be able to take care of
that important district and that New