Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-22
1r Penrose's charges disproved them

selves.
have read the report Of Senate,
Penrose's confession Of faith and
other things" said Mr.. Finn. HE
makes two references to my alleged
efforts to obtain an appointment to the
United States senate as successor of
Senator Quay.
First, as understand 1t, he alleges
I sought the support Of John D. Arch
bold for the appointment, and quotes
what purports to be an exchange OF
kilograms between Archbold and my
self on the subject.
when the senatorial vacancy oc-
Cured in 1904 a practically solid re-
publican delegation to the assembly
from Allegheny county and a large ma
jority from western Pennsylvania was
in favor Of Oliver. He was not allowed
to name his man. for the appointment
Of Knox was decided upon at con-
ference held in the office Of the Penn
sylvania railroad in Philadelphia by
President A. J. Cassatt, Henry Clav
Frick. and Ex-senator Don Cameron
the latter two representing the cor
porations in this state and the big In
terests in New York.
Under the old system in Pennsylva-
MIA no senator has been chosen from
this state without the o. K. Of Stand
ard OIL and the Pennsylvania railroad.
If the kilograms which Penrose read in
the senate are genuine they show that
I made a pretty good guess as to who
would dictate the appointment to sue
ceed Quay. and also that Archbold and
his associates were opposed to me. not
withstanding the practically solid
backing Of the section Of the state
which was conceded to be entitled to
the senatorship. The fact that Sc
lection was made and forced on PEN
rose demonstrates that he was then as
now under the domination Of Archbold
and the interests which turned down
my appointment
Second, Penrose alleges that Of
fered $1,000, 900 or $4,000 900 to him and
to Isreal w. Durham-the latter now
being dead and unable to testify--to
favor my appointment to the senate
Taken in connection with my purported
telegram to Archbold, Penrose's allega-
ton disproves itself in several angles.
First, If Penrose could have sold
the senatorship his record as q cor
ruptionist Is sufficient evidence that
he would have taken the money and
delivered the goods.
Second. the appointment Of Knox at
the dictation Of Archbold, Fricx,
Cameron, and Cassatt proves that Pen
rose did not have the senatorship in
his hands to dispose Of.
Third. the very allegation that So
licited Archbolds support and re-
quested the Standard Oil chief to give
orders to his man Penrose in my be-
half Indicates that was wise enough
to know how Penrose could be con-
trolled without the necessity Of buying
him.
"As a matter Of fact, I never asked
either Penrose or Durham to support
me for senator. an never even dis
cussed the matter with them. These
men were my personal enemies. with
whom ! had NO contact or relationi
since 1895.
Senator Penrose. caught red handed
with Standard OIL money, evidently
made his statement in reference to me
for the combined purpose of mixing the
waters like cuttlefish, that he might
withdraw himself from the public gaze
and to provoke the only possible retore
which can characterize man making
such statement. I do not propose to
lend myself to his plan.
But there may be way in which
he can withdraw from his shield OF
personal privilege in the United States
senate. II so. he will have an oppor-
tunity to add q perjured soul to the
other chief characteristics which dis
close Penrose to the American peo-
plea black heart and corrupt hands