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and an alleged letter purporting to in
close $4,000 from John D. Archbold.
Their publication now, with the
malignant insinuations accompanying
them. Is in the nature Of political
olackmail, the purpose Of which is to
punish, coerce, or intimidate me be-
cause OF my political course.
The statement that there is any
connection between the Industrial
Commission and a certain check from
John d. ArchboId is false, malicious
and without justification.
Explains $4,000 in Letter.
Il now come to the letter alleged to
have been written to me by John D.
Archbold, inclosing a certificate Of de-
post in my favor for $4,000, written
under date of October 13, 1904.
have reason to believe that this
letter is a forgery, and challenge it's
production.
But it is true, and at the time it
was we'll known, that during the Pres
| idential campaign Of 1904 | did re-
ceive such a contribution from Mr..
Archbold for the campaign in Penn
sylvania
Il was at the time the chairman of
the Republican State committee of
Pennsylvania and member OF the Re
publican national committee repre-
senting that State. / was at the Re
publican headquarters in Philadelphia.
in full charge Of the State campaign,
and was, every week, In New York,
in close touch with many phases Of
the national campaign. s~.
Archbold Gives Up $125,oo0. $3.50. s.,
"Mr. John d. Archbold had several
interviews with Cornelius N. Bliss,
treasurer of the Republican national
committee, and with me relative to
financial assistance in the campaign.
Finally we came to an understand
ing by which Mr. Archbold made a
contribution of $125,000, of when
100000 was to 60 to Mr.. Bliss as
treasurer Of the Republican national
committee for the national Presiden-
tial campaign outside of Pennsylvania
and SIS, 600 to be contributed to me as
State chairman for the campaign in
Pennsylvania. -
Mr.. Archbold received the receipt
OF, Mr.. Bliss as treasurer and as repre-
senting the Republican national COM
mittee for the amount of $100,000
$25, 900 Spent on ouakers. -
The contribution of $4,000 receiy-
ed by me as chairman of the Republi-
can State committee of Pennsylvania
was expended in the Presidential
campaign in that State. ~
"The result was a majority of over
100000 Kin Pennsylvania for Roose-
welt and a delegation which was all
Republican, with the exception Of
one. ~
after the election / received let.
ter from Roosevelt expressing his
warm and heartfelt thanks. Fl
"The malicious efforts to misrepre-
sent that transaction which at the
time was entirely legal and proper,
is only part of the systematic efforts
of the Flinn-Van Valkenburg combine
ton in PENNSYLVANIA to break me
down and deceive the people through
INSCRIPTIONS methods of yellow jour-
nalism. I
"Mr. William Finn of this unsavory
combination has made fortune out
of crooked municipal contracts and
the corrupt control of municipal coun-
ellis and State Legislatures.
Mr.. E. A. Van Valkenburg, editor
of the Philadelphia North American,
was arrested and indicted for bribery
in my first Senatorial contest In 1896
and only escaped conviction through
the leniency of Senator Quay and on
the payment of about $4,000 for costs
for lawyers, detectives and for other
expenses of prosecution
Finn Seeks Quay's seat.
On the death of Senator Quay in
1904, Mr.. Finn became a candidate to
succeed him in the United States Sen
ate.
in Philadelphia during a discussion
of the successorship to Senator Quay,
Mr.. Finn offered to Israel w. Dur
ham, a Republican leader in Pennsyl-
vania, and to me $1,000,000 or even
81, 900, 900 to favor his ambition-and
the offer was known to others at the
time. -
THE offer was declined and we re-
fused to support his candidacy. -
+. 1.-THE Governor of Pennsylvania
Samuel w. Pennypacker,i appointed
Philander c. Knox to succeed Mr..
Quay. Mr.. Knox subsequently was!
elected by the Legislature for the full
term. e.,
His appointment and election and
resignation and appointment to the
cabinet occurred with the full knoWl-
edge and acquiescense of Mr.. Roose-
Welt
Finn Still Covets Toga.
"Mr. Finn still desires to go to the
United States Senate His friends
openly avow his ambition, and his &C
tivity for Roosevelt and the reforms
to which he has recently become a
convert are prompted by this desire.
be to the best interests of the ship
Finn in Hot Reply
After having this statement by
Penrose brought to his attention,
Finn on the night of August 81 made
nublic the following statement: