Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-10-17 | Page 3 | Supreme Court to Hear State Leaders' Case

TO io HEAR STATE w LEADERS LEADERS' CASE gan g ait Republicans T Fight 11 Right to Tr Try Political Case in New r York rew ew York fork Oct 16 16 Allan Allan J A. A Tem Tem- eton ton on Frank 1 V. Blair and Thomas P. P leaders of ot Republican ted States senatorial campaign In Y were recommitted to Jail on onY parses arges ir t of ot contempt in the federal tart rt hero here toda today On notice of ot appeal Rower wc they were pad pard pa- pa Jed rd d In the custody of oC their counsel The he parole w was subsequently changed ed t the court to tho t release rolease of ot f the det dc- dc on their own reco recognizance I Bra r ra a period of oC twenty days das Meantime sir counsel Martin Littleton will app ap- ap p M l the case to the United States sueme su- su eme court The alleged contempt involves In tho final of ot the defendants to testify ire re In a a. grand Jury jun Investigation of oC 1 expenses The defendants who led the primary In which Lieutenant Corn Com fonder Newberry defeated Henry Benr Ford pr the nomination were cre among a score f summoned hero for tor an instigation In- In of oC expenditures which ag- ag i Tho They declined to test tesy tes- tes y t on tho the advice ad of ot coun counsel ol When the they the refused also to produce and records of ot tho the com com- the they were adjudged in contempt f court by Judge Judo Cushman and orfed or- or red fed committed to Jail jaU Writs of oC ibeas begs beas corpus sl signed ned by Judge Clayton Id d' d not permit them thorn to leave Jea tho the Ju- Ju and they tho were held heM here for tor fore ore than ten d days daya YA Mr Ir Littleton stated that ho would peal Judge Cla Claytons Clayton's ton decision die die- issing tho the writs on tho the ground that je e federal corrupt practices act can cant Dt t apply under tho the constitution to rimar elections and that a 3 federal and rand jury Jury in New York Is without to Inquire into the con- con ct of ot such a campaign n In Michigan