The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-02

Washington, Oct 1.-William Flynn,
the Progressive party leader In Penn
sylvania. today testified before the
senate committee investigating cam
paign expenditures that Senator Pen
rose had made a. false statement when
he said he had offered Senator Israel
W. Durham one million dollars in 1904
for the Pennsylvania senatorial ap-
pointment to succeed M. 8. Quay.
Elon H. Hooker. treasurer of the
Progressive national committee. with
headquarters in New York, testified
that the Roosevelt national committee
had spent $141,657 during the entire
national primary campaign preceding
the Republican national convention in
an effort to obtain the coloners nomi-
nation. This did not include the
amounts contributed by individuals or
state committees, which totaled many
thousands more
Mr.. Hooker. the first witness. placed
in evidence statement Of receipts
and expenditures in the New York
city Roosevelt primary campaign 1t
showed $5e,126.35 had been contributed
au0 $0z,o0o.0z spent
Mr.. Hooker said In the primaries
the Progressive party got about 10000
votes and Senator Pomerene observed
that the primary expenditure was at
the rate "of about So vote"
Mr.. Hooker vigorously resented any
inference that any money was expend-
ed In an improper way.
= The statement fled by Mr.. Hooker.
lowering the national expenses of the
Roosevelt primary campaign, showed
@ltotal OF s143.sss.62 in the fight pre-
Skeding the Chicago convention The
greatest expenditure by the national
organization was in Massachusetts,, to
which $4,000 was sent for the pri-
mary fight.
Senator Paynter, on the stand, said
George W. Perkins was shown to have
contributed $4,000 to the New York
campaign and $22,500 to the national
campaign. and Frank A Munsey
about the same"
The amounts sent to the various
state campaign committees Mr.. Hook
or recounted as follows:
Massachusetts, $4,000, Maryland $5s-
600, Maine $500, Vermont $2,50O,
Illinois $1s,500, Oklahoma $4,000, re-
count in Massachusetts $475. in Ver-
mont $94.
The Hooker statement showed total
receipts Of $143,999.s2 and total ex-
penditures of $141.657.64 for all ma
tional primary campaign expenses up
to September 7. 1912. The list OF Ina
portant contributors follows:
THE DONATIONS.
Frank A. Munsey $4,000. George w.
Perkins $22,50O. w. Emlen Roosevelt
$4,000. D. R. Hanna $4,000. H L.
Stoddard $4,000, Alex S. Cochrane $10.-
600. w. Barbour $500. Charles s.
Bird $500, Oscar L. Strauss $500, E.
y. Brandegee $1,000. Hamilton Fish
Fl 900. Frederick Whitridge $1,000.
Herman Frasch $4,000, Frank B.
Kaech $1,000, J. D. Larkin $1,000,
olivia M. Cutting $4,000, DIR. Albert
shaw $4,000, Everett Colby $3.50,
Douglas Robinson $1,000. E. H. Hook
er and Blanche Ferry Hooker $4,000,
roosevelt committee of the city of
New York $6,159.SS.
Mr.. Flynn declared he would pro-
duce to the committee j. g. Splain.
a man who without his authority had
< signed Flynn's name to a telegram to
the STANDARD Oil Company asking
mnport for a seat in the senate. This
was one of the kilograms produced by
Senator Penrose when he made his
sensational charges against Flynn.
Senator Clapp asked whether Mr..
Hooker had any further information
To give the committee.
A GOOD CONTRIBUTOR.
yes. I know of one $4,000 contri-