The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-22

Mr.. Archbold wanted to make this
further contribution and felt that 1t
was presented to him In a way that
made him desire to make 1t, but he was
ovcrruled by his associates, who felt
that sufficient had been done and a
] further contribution was not made.
In the campaign of 1904 no contri-
button was made to the Pennsylvania
republican state committee by the re-
publican national committee and hence
the special agreement for the Pennsyl-
vania republican state committee In
this instance and the transaction was
part of the general plan Of financial
aid extended for the presidential cam
paign.
The state ticket in Pennsylvania
was not In danger I'm the fall of 1904
and the campaign was waged entirely
to poll as large a vote as possible for
the presidential candidates and to
elect to congress as large u number of
republicans from the state as possible.
The result was majority Of over b00,-
900 In Pennsylvania for Roosevelt and
a delegation which was all republican
with the exception OF one. After the
election received n letter from Roose-
Welt expressing his warm and heart
felt thanks.
"rhe malicius efforts to misrepre-
sent that transaction, which at the
time was entirely legal and proper,
only is part of the systematic efforts
of the Finn Van valkenberg combi-
nation In PENNSYLVANIA to break me
down and deceive the people through
the INSCRIPTIONS methods Of yellow
journals.
MIR. William Finn, Of this unsavory
combination, has made n fortune out
of crooked municipal contracts and the
corrupt control of municipal councils
and state legislatures. Mr. II. A. Van
Vallkenberg, editor of the Philadelphia
North American. was arrested and in
dicted for bribery I'm my first senator
ial contest I'm 1896 and only escaped
conviction through the leniency OF
Senator Quay and upon the payment
of about $4,000 for costs for lawyers,
detectives and for other expenses OF
prosecution.
Declined.
Upon the death of Senator Quay I'm
1904 Mr.. Film became a candidate to
succeed him In the United States sem
ate. In Philadelphia during a discus
sion of successorship 10 Senator Quay,
Mr.. Finn offered to Israel w. Dur
ham, u republican leader In pennsyl-
vania. and to me sl.0OO,000 or even
s2,O0o.000 to favor his ambition and
the offer was known To others ut the
INN. tls.. .aFf.
refused 10 support his candidacy
THE governor of Pennsylvania. Sam
nei w. j. Pennypacker, appointed Phil
ander G. Knox To succeed Mr.. Quay.
Mr.. Knox was subsequently elected
by the legislature for the full term.
His appointment and election and res
ignation and appointment to the cab
inet occurred with the full knowledge
and ncauiescence Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Finn still desires to go to the
United States senate. His friends
openly ayow his ambition, and his
activity for Roosevelt and the reforms
TO which he has recently become n
convert are prompted by this desire.
The effrontery, hypocrisy and men,
dacity of the Van valkenberg- Finn
combination was disclosed by the fol-
lowing correspondence between John
ID. Archbold and William tIinn. l
call attention To the following tele-
gram sent 10 John ID. Arehbod by VIII
liam Finn:
" Pittsburgh, June Z. 1904. / tried
TO talk to you over the telephone last
night but could not hear you. | am
making an effort 10 go to the United
States senate as NJ. ). Quay's sue
eessor AS 1t now stands, the ap-
pointment will go To Allegheny coun-
ty and | expect To get il. The mem
bers of the republican organization of
Allegheny county are desirous of my
appointment and are working In my
behalf Also the republican organiza-
tions Of the surrounding counties. The
decision of the question Is up to Sena-
tor Penfose, state chairman, and
Israel w. Durham. The efforts of a
lew of my influential friends put forth
at once with Penrose and Durham will
settle the question. II you will use
your influence with them in my behalf
| viii greatly appreciate It, The de-
cision probably will be reached
Wednesday. Can you help me?
tSigned) WILLIAM FLiNN.'
Under the same date, the following
reply was sent In cipher to William
f'linn from John ID. Archboid:
+" New York, June 7, 1904. Telegram
received. Sorry that the possibility
did not shout frislsiness / expect to
Jail pop sharHy parsed tanning and
ntll flagon prefix II is lamented for
me To have flood hatred reship.'
Which, being translated, reads as
follows.
Telegram received. Sorry that
the phone did not work better. | ex-
pect to have talk with Senator Pen
rose and until after that Ii is inn
possible for me 10 have any definite
view.-John ID. Archbold.'
Thus II liz discovered that while
the h.inn yellow journals In Pennsy-
vania are expressing their adherence
of what they denonnee as a malodor-
ons transaction on my part. within
Il few months OF the date of the al
legged letter from John -. Archbold
Mr.. Filnn was asking the aid OF the
same John ID. Archbold to secure his
appointment and election to the Unit
ed States senate and was conducting