The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-09
NeWberry Admits Huge sum
Used in Campaign.
Declares Before Senate He
Knew Only After Election.
NO INFORMATION FOR PROBE
Defends His Campaign Man
ager in Set Speech.
Fails to Even Mention Henry
Ford, His Opponent.

EOIuS Ills OppOHOHts
Washington, Jan. 9.-Senator Tru-
man H. Newberry confronted his &C
eusers in the senate today with care
fully prepared statement in which he
vigorously denied that he was in any
way personally responsible for the ex-
penditure of approximately $4,000
in the Michigan primary campaign or
1918, which resulted in his nominal
ton.
Newberry admitted that the cost of
the campaign waged in his behalf
approximated that amount, but he
maintained that the money was con-
tributed and utilized by his family
and friends without his knowledge
and consent and that he was filled
with establishment and regret" when
he learned of it after it had been ex-
Did Not Talk of Money.
The only time he had discussed
money with Paul H. King, his cam
paigu manager, was before the cam
paign started, he said, and when King
told him that the friends of Senator
Townsend of Michigan, whose cam
paign King had also managed, spent
100000 in his behalf.
King also informed him then, New
berry explained, that he thought 1t
would cost Newbury's friends approx
imately $4,000 to make compre-
hensive and successful campaign for
him"
This is the only amount of money
which, directly or indirectly. 1 ever
heard mentioned in connection with
the Michigan senatorial campaign I'M
til after the primary election" New
berry declared. LAS God is my wit
ness, am not to this day and hour,
conscious of having done, in connec-
ton with the primary campaign. or
the general election of 1913 in Mich
igan, a single thing that was, or is. in
any way unlawful, dishonorable or
corrupt and this I say to the senate
without reservation or qualification. 1
shall abide by the result with a clear
conscience"
Defends Campaign Manager.
Newberry defended Paul H. King,
his campaign manager. as a man of
the highest character and sterling in
teerity and as "a Christian gentle
man" for whom he possessed a per
sonal admiration"
Newberry reviewed his service in
the world war as a lieutenant COM
mander in the navy stationed at New
York City, where the performance of
his duties, he explained, prevented
him being in Michigan for single
hour during the entire 1918 cam
paiEn.
mot more than half a dozen times
did I see Mr.. King turnout the cam
paign, and each time it was in New
York City" Newberry continued. HE
Kept me constantly informed as to the
progress of the campaign, in which
was, of course, keenly interested. On
one or two occasions questions OF
policy were discussed between US and
in each instance the judgment of Mr..
King controlled.
LAS I recollect the facts, in one or
two instances his action was the ex-
act opposite to what 1 felt was the
best thing to do. 1 do not mean to
say that 1 Gid not know generally
what was going on in Michigan.
had constant knowledge, so far as in
formation was concerned. regarding
the progress of the campaign, but /
had no direct participation in it.
Realized Expense Big.
CT knew as a matter of fact, that a
campaign of publicity was being eX-
tensiVely carried on, and 1 realized
that such a campaign must necesSar-
lily cost a considerable sum of money;
but I do not have the faintest idea
to the amount of money that &C
tually was. expended until after the re-
port of it was made public
Newberry declared that every in
vestigation made of use of the money
in the campaign there was not the
slightest evidence which involved
moral turpitude in the remotest de-
gree, nor was there any evidence, sc
far as I have been able to learn, of a
single dollar that was spent dishon-
ostly. or for corruption or bribery"
THE amount expended was large, "
he said. more than I had any idea
was being expended. and more than
ought to be necessary to eXpend in
any ordinary campaign. But this was
not an ordinary campaign.
I can say only that I regret exceed
ingly the fact that so large an amount
of money was necessarily expended
In the acquisition, solicitation, collec-
ton and use of that money, I had
nothing whatever to do. I knew moth
ing whatever about it, not even the
amount Of it,
Did Not Mention Ford.
Il make this statement, not to es.
cape any responsibility, but that the
actual facts as [ know them, may be
presented to the senate. How the
money was spent, how the books o.
account were kept, who were engaged
in this work, or what they did, I die
not know. I do not know now, ex.
cept from the accounts of the hear.
inEs, which have been held and the
report filed after the primary"
Newberry explained that he had no
appeared before the senate committed
which investigated his campaign be.
cause he really had no information
that would assist in the investigation
OF the charges filed by my opponent.
This was his only direct reference
to Henry Ford, who opposed him fol
the Republican nomination. Not onct
did he mention Ford by name, mol
did he criticise Ford.
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