The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-22
THE COLONEL DEALS
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- A.o A.AS
represent a transaction which at the
time was entirely legal and proper is
only part of the systematic efforts
of the Flinn-Van N~alkenburg COM
bination in Pennsylvania to break me
down and deceive the people through
the INSCRIPTIONS methods of yellow
journalism.
Mr.. Flynn of this unsavory COM
hlnatlon which until recently Mr..
Roosevelt would have been quick to
a%cho"nce and repudiate, has made a
fortune out of crooked municipal con-
tracts and corrupt control of munich
PAL councils and state legislatures. l..
a. a Nalkenburg, editor of the
North American in Philadelphia was
arrested and indicted for bribery in
my first senatorial contest in 1896
and only escaped conviction through
the !"ni"ncy of Senator Quay and
upon tn" payment OF about $4,000
FOR costs for lawyers. detectives and
Tor other expenses of prosecution,
which amount was paid by his attor-
n"N the day before the trial was set
TO take place.
|. Upon the death of Senator Quay
in 1909 Mr.. Finn became a candidate
TO succeed him in tho United States
senate. In Philadelphia during a dis
cussion of the sponsorship to SEN
ator quay, MIR. Finn offered to Israel
W. Durham a republican leader in
Pennsylvania and 10 me 100000
or ever 2.ooo,o 900 to favor his am
hition and the offer was known to
others At h time. The offer was
declined M VIC refused to support
his candidacy.
Finn Disgrrnticd.
Hon. Samuel w. Pennypacker, desir-
ing 10 upheld the honor and dignity
oi the state. appointed the Hon. Phil
and"r {. Knox to succeed Mr.. Quay.
Mr.. Knox Was subsequently, elected by
the !r;si:.a,urc for the fun term. His
resignation and appointment TO the
'i,hlii"l occurred with the full knowl-
'iS" and HTuiicSccpce of MIR. Roosr-
Welt. MIR, slim still desires to go to
in" nitrd States senate. His friends
Openly ''V"W his ambition and his ac-
'lN''' I"r NY. Roosevelt and the re-
terms /" which ne has ~rec"n,ly be-
desire.
The "fr"nt"rN, hypocrisy and men,
dariiy of til" Van Nalgenburg-lNinn
combination Was disclosed by the fol-
owing correspondence between John
T. Archhold II William Finn. I
call attention 10 the following telc-
gram sent I" John y. Archbold by
w 'AilHlil IiIlu.
"~Pittsburg, Pa, June Z, 1904.
II tried to talk t. you over the
phone last night but could not hear
the United States senate as NJ. S.
Quay's successor. AS it now stands
the appointment will go to Allegheny
county and ] expect to get 1t. The
republican organization of Allegheny
county are DESTROYS of my appoint
ment and are working in. Also the
republican organization of the sur
FOUNDING counties. The decision of
the question is up to Senator Boise
Penrose. state chairman and Israel
w. Durham. The efforts of a few of
my influential friends put forth at
once with P"nrose and Durham will
settle the question. If you will use
Your inf!r'n noe with them in my be-
mani viii greatly appreciate it. The
decision Will probably be reached
W"dn:Sday. Can you help me?
"tntcr thr anne l1te, the follow
ing reply WAS sent in cypher to Will
liam Finn from John d. Archbold:
"New York. June Z, 1904.
Telegram rece.%ed:. Sorry that
the posy did not shout Thickness. I
expect to Jail pop sharply parsed fan
ming and until fagon prefix it is la
iiieHteu loi me 10 nave HoOd hatred
reship.'
(Which being translated reads as
follows:
Telegram received. Sorry that
the phone did not work better. 1
expect to have a talk with Senator
Penrose. n until after that it is
impossible for me TO hav any definite
view.
-"'John D. Archbold.'
Thus it is discovered that while
the Finn yellow journals In Penn
sylvania are expressing their abhor-
ance of what they denounce as a
malodorous transaction on my part.
within a few months of the date Of
the alleged letter from John D. Arch
bold. Mr.. Finn was asking the aid
of the same John d. Archbold to Sc
cure his appointment and election to
the United States mate and conduc-
ting an active correspondence with
him under a phe code"