Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
SAYS He
GAVE $144,30S.29
Progressives Spent $50, 900 in the
Massachusetts, Primary
Campaign.

IittSburE, Roosevelt leader and progress
sive national committeeman of Penn
syvania and Elon H. Hooker of New
York, treasurer of the progressive ma
tional committee, gave the Senate cam
paign expenditures committee some in
side facts to-day about the primary ex-
penscs of the Roosevelt campaign for
the republican nomination at Chicago.
Mr.. Finn appeared not only to tell
MS contributions. but to- answer the
charges Senator Pcnrose had made last
August, that Mr.. Finn offered 100000
to him and Israel w. Durham in 1904
for the Pennsylvania senatorial APP
pointment to succeed NJ. s. Quay; and
that in the same fight MIR. Finn ex-
changed kilograms with John D. Arch
bold OF the Standard Oil company ask
ing his support
The Pittsburg man declared that II Sem
ator Penrose made the first statement
he lied" AS to the other, he produced
J. G. Splain of Pittsburg, who testified
that he Thought" he had signed Mr..
Films name to the telegram to Mr..
Archbold, June I, 1904; and that he, and
not MIR. Finn had handled the kilograms
with Mr.. Archbold and had attempted to
secure the Standard Oil influence in Mr..
Films support.
Prodded by Senator Pomorene Of Ohio.
who demanded a specified answer, Mr..
Finn admitted having written an agree
ment in January, 1896, in which Senator
Quay, j. O. Brown and Mr.. Finn pro-
posed to divide up the federal and local
patronage of Pennsylvania. lie declared
he had gold bricked" Senator Quay
that ne never had signed or intended to
sign the agreement and that he had writ
ten it only to allay Senator Quay's oppo-
siton to the republican candidate for
mayor of Pittsburg.
The investigation brought out the fact
that Mr.. Finn has this year contributed
Sli430S.29 to the Roosevelt, the republican
and the progressive campaign In Pennsyl-
vania Mr.. Hooker. who preceded him on
the witness stand. produced records to
show that the Roosevelt national COM
mittee had spent Sill ,657ii in the entire
national primary campaign preceding the
Chicago convention, over $1,000 of this
sum went to Massachusetts for the bit
ter primary fight there.
Mr.. Hooker also produced the records
Of the New York primary campaign
where the Roosevelt forces spent So, 6o5.J-.
The records showed that Geo. W. Perkins
had given $1,000 to the New York and
800 to the national campaign; Frank
A. Munsey $l5,O0O to the New York and
$4,000 to the national campaign; and u.
r. Ham a $4,000 to the national cam
pagn.
Mr.. Finn apportioned but s99,Ss4.lS
as "Roosevelt expenditures" in the
| r,vv,tf nj
the sums he has contributed this wear.
Other items given for the election OF
delegates brought the total OF his
/ Roosevelt contributions up to 100000
and he admitted that he had contribute
ed 90 per cent. of the money spent to
carry the state for Roosevelt in the
primaries He added that he believed
the end sought. a change Of conditions
In Pennsylvania was worth the price.
The senate committee tomorrow
will hear Senator Jos. NJ. Dixon, man
aver OF Colonel Roosevelts campaign
since beginning last February; ]. G.
| Cannon. president of the Fourth Ma
tonal bank of New York. who audited
the looks of Cornelius n. Bliss George
H. sheldon, treasurer Of the republican
national committee in 1908; and Com
gresham John r. Week. Of Massa'
chusetts. who will be questioned re.
garding congressional funds, are also
expected to testify during the day.
New York, oct Limited States
Senator Jos. NJ. Dixon of Montana
chairman of the progressive nationa
committee. left for Washington to-
night to appear before the Senate
committee investigating campaign
contributions
II am not going to let them make
IL appear that Theodore Roosevelt &C
copied large campaign contribution
from corporations and people who
contributed for favors." declared Sen
ator Dixon. II VIII force them to sub
poena Charles =. Taft. Charles d
IIilles. George Harvey. William G. NJ
Adoo ana william F. McCombs."
There are Il thousand putocrats be
hind Wilson and Taft" he further stat
ed. "and because couple of wealth
men gave money to Rocsevelt's cam
paign, they are !nstituting this investiga
tlon. After they get through wit
Roosevelt they will adjourn, or try
adjourn, without trying to bring on
the sources of the Wilson and Taft cam
paisn."
The senator asserted that he woul
ask the committee to call the manager
, for Oscar W. Underwood and Cham
Clark and Governor Harmon.