Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-02

of Pittsburg, Roosevelt leader and
Progressive National committeeman
in Pennsylvania, and Elon II. Hooker
of New York. treasurer of the Pro-
gressive National committee, gave
the Senate campaign expenditures
committee some inside facts, today,
about the primary expenses of the
Roosevelt campaign for the Republic
can nomination at Chicago.
Mr.. Finn also answered the charges
Senator Penrose made, last August.
that Mr. Finn offered $1,000,000 to
him and Israel w. Durham, in 1904,
for the Pennsylvania senatorial APP
pointment and exchanged kilograms
with John ID. Archbold, of the Stand
ard Oil Co, asking Archbold's sup
port.
The Pttsburg man declared that ii
Senator Penrese made the first state
ment che lied" AS to the other, he
produced J. G.. Splain of Pittsburg,
VINO testified that he thought" he
had signed Mr.. Films name to the
telegram to Mr.. Archbold, June Z,
1904, and that he, and not Mr. Finn.
had handled the kilograms with Mr..
Archbold and had attempted to Sc
cure the Standard Oil influence in
Mr. Films support"
The investigation brought out the
fact that Mr. Finn has, this year,
contributed 44,30S TO the Roosevelt.
Republican and Progressive cam
paiGns IN Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hooker produced records to
show that Mr.. Roosevelt's National
committee spent s141 476 in the entire
National primary campaign, preced-
ing the convention.
John /. Weller, treasurer of the
Roosevelt League of Western Penn
sylvania, produced a memorandum of
the expenditures and receipts in the
Roosevelt campaign in Allegheny
county. The expenditures amounted to
s3l .344, Of which William Finn sup
piled s22, 700 George Fl. Finn, son
of William Finn, gave $4,000. and Il.
r. Quay, son of the late Senator Quay,
J. II. Brock, III. c. Jameson and II.
II. Coleman each gave $1,000. There
was some smaller contributions and
MIR. Weller said he himself paid d
deficit of more than $1,000
MIR. Weller endeavored to aggregate
money spent for national delegates
from that spent in the local campaign
Senator Oliver produced newspa-
per reproduction of a primary worker
certificate" calling for the payment of
SIS to a Roosevelt primary worker. :"
The certificate was stamped Mes
seRger" and Mr.. Weller explained that
under the present corrupt practices
act the payment of clerks, stenog-
raphers and messengers" was permit
ted from campaign funds and that
this probably explained the use of
the word. Senator Oliver pointed out
that in one legislative district up
wards of $1,000 was spent for clerks.
stenograp piers and messengers" in adj
dition to more than $4,000 spent for
watchers 1T the polls. The watchers,
he said. were appointed or certificates
issued by county commissioners.
Il think that there could have been
corruption in connection with the
messenger certificates" said Mr..
Weller. but | had nothing 70 do with
them"
well it looks rather corrupt to me, +"
remarked Senator Oliver
Mr. Weller said that Roosevelt poll
ed $1,000 votes and Taft about $4,000
votes in Allegheny county.
Speaking in dollars" he said,
Each Roosevelt vote cost less than
d dollar while each Taft vote cost
about So. But / don't mean that any
votes We're bought"
A. w. Powell of Pittsburg, chairman
of the executive committee of the
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sylvania, produced the records of the
receipts and disbursements of his
committee. He was asked if he had
any information as to other contri-
buttons to the Roosevelt campaign
Il heard that one Taft delegate
spent $4,000 in his district" said MI
Powell.
We are asking now about the
Roosevelt campaign funds" said Sen
ator Clapp. If you know on your
own knowledge of contributions to
other funds We would be glad to hear
of them"
Il only know what l have heard
from Others" said Mr.. Powell. Over
a million Roosevelt campaign buttons
were sent out by his committee, he
said, costing 81 a thousand. He es-
timated the campaign cost in Penn
sylvania at Less than 20 cents for
each vote cast for Roosevelt" Mr.
Powell said the messengers receipts
were used by different organizations
to distinguish them from the watch
ers' certificates so that one headquar
tiers would not pay for another's
workers. Mr.. Powell said his head
quarters had scratched the face of
numbers, used a conductors punch
and several other checks to prevent
pay of certificates that they had not
authorized. y
do YOU mean to say you took all
these precautions against your Pro-
gressives?" asked Senator Pomerene.
Yes returned the witness. Il would
take those precautions against any
body in Pennsylvania as we'll as in
Adams county, Ohio"
The reference to Senator Pomerene' s
home state evoked a laugh.
well, Adams county is along the
border and il gets some of the infiu-
ence from Pennsylvania comment
ed Senator Pomerene.
"Oh, Adams is no exception to other
Ohio counties" returned Powell.
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