The Washington herald., 1912-10-02

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finally settled before he returned TO
Pittsburg, brought the two witnesses
who could prove the truth Of his asser-
tions down with him and put them on
| the stand. They were ]. G. Splane, who
had offered to procure the Standard OIL
support for Finn. and had sent and re-
ceived the kilograms from John A. Arch
bold, and ]. v. Clark, who represented
Finn in an interview with Penrose over
the successorship to Senator Quay. Both
of them corroborated Flinn's testimony
in every detail.
The story of how he sold Quay a gold
brick" a pastime which, he indicated,
used to be quite popular in his country,
excited Senator Pomerene to some melo-
amatically severe cross-questioning, in
the course of which Finn was easily
the calmer of the two.
Senator Pomerene, after Finn had ex-
planned how hostile he has been to the
Penrose organization in late years, read
TO the witness an agreement which was
suggested between Senator Quay and
Finn while the latter was bossing the
Allegheny County machine. 1t seems
that Finn wanted Quay's help in elect
ing Republican mayor of Pittsburg,
and that in return Quay wanted to in
clude Allegheny County in the domain
over which he held sway.
Some PennsyIvanin History.
Finn did not want to come under the
domination of Quay, but he did not want
his city and county machine to go to
smash by a defeat at the polls. So
when Quay asked him to draw up an
agreement to turn over all State patron
age in Allegheny County in return for
his aid. he spared for time by in
serting a prohibitory clause, calling for
the acquiescence in the agreement against
a man whom the agreement marked for
political slaughter. While Finn was pre-
tending to debate the proposition Quay
kept hands off, and the Finn organiza-
ton won in Allegheny County. Then
Finn turned the proposition down cold,
telling Quay that he never had any IN
tention of signing the agreement. Finn
told the committee, in effect, that he was
fighting fire with fire; that he had TO
make it vicious to get it by Quay.
Mr.. Pomerene was greatly incensed at
this act of political perfidy, and told Finn
so in plain words. No bones were broken.
1t took a lot of hot verbal fencing be-
fore the committee finally induced Finn
to let them have a complete statement OF
his political expenditures. Finally
Finn gave in and the committee recess
ed while he was making up his records
The statement, which he presented at
the beginning OF tne aIternooh sessioh'
follows:
Total expenditures in Allegheny Coun-
ty, SIS, ,SOO.lS. cost of post cards in State
of Pennsylvania outside of Allegheny
County, So, 965; expenditures in siNty-six
counties in Pennsylvania outside of Al
Iegheny. County, SS6,677.7O; total expendi-
lures in Pennsylvania for Roosevelt del
egates. s94.9i2. SIS; total expenditures out
side of the State Of Pennsylvania, 81
xxr
$50. .3S41S.
Contributed to the Allegheny County
Republican party organization expenses,
IS, S,22.76
Expenditures of Paul S. Ache. 81, 81.
Expended by John s. Weller, treasurer
Roosevelt League. $3.50.
Expended by A. w. Powell, s1.1oO.
Expenditures of Republican State or
ganization, 5000.
Personal expenditures attending the
Republican national convention, s711-SS.
Expenses of Republican State conven-
ton. $l,S74.T0.
Expenses of Progressive national con,
vention. S+S1.46.
Contributions to Washington party
State committee, $500.
Total expenditures, $1A, ,30s. q.
By way of emphasis on the startling
metamorphosis of Boss Flynn to Leader
Boss Qgay-it is said Quay invented the
word-a gold brick, wanted from the
Progressive party.
What Finn Wanted.
WELL 1 wanted in Pennsylvania a
stringent primary election law, a string
ent election law, and stringent corrupt
practices act. I wanted a public utilities
bill. l wanted bill that would regulate
+Ln al,;l lah
ed a bill that would regulate the employ
ment of women. 1 wanted legislation
that would fix minimum wage for
women. l wanted a personal liability
law. / wanted law that would destroy
the sales of fake securities. l wanted,
in addition to that, to try to bring into
play the things that Roosevelt stood for.
l wanted to provide for the election of
United States Senators by popular vote, |
and these things are provided for in the
Republican State platform. l might add
that committee was appointed by that
State convention TO draft these various
bills, and that / am a member of that
committee. and that We are now draft
ing those bills. A hundred and eighty
of the 225 or go of the Republican can
didates for the Senate and House have
pledged themselves for those bills
Mr.. Finn insisted that he had no per-
United States Senate in this connection,
however, and it was not noticed that his |
fingers were crossed |
That Charles r. Crane, of Chicago, |
$4,000 each to the La Fol- |
lette and Wilson pre-convention CAM
paigns was the interesting information |
impaired by Elon H. Hooker. treasurer |
Of the National Progressive Committee, |
the first witness to be heard yesterday. |
Mr.. Hooker enlightened the committee |
as to expenditures made by his organiza-
ton in the primary struggle for dele
gates.
Perkins Spends $27,5OO.
AS to the national campaign the figures
we're new. The New York County ex-
as heretofore made public,
amounted to s52,60652, and the local COM
nittee had collected s6,519.S3 more, which
was turned into the national fund.
1t was to the national fund that the
committee turned with eagerness, for
much had been charged by Senator La
Toilette as to the size of the Roosevelt
fund and as to the finan-
,ial activities of George W. Perkins, |
Frank A. Munsey, and Daniel r. Hanna.
The statement of Mr.. Hooker showed
hat Perkins contributed to the Roose-
relt committee, in all, s27.5O0, of which
IL, 900 ~as given to the New York Coun-
y Committee to finance the primary
for delegates and s22,500 was
contributed for the fight generally. The
statements showed that Frank A. Mum /,
'ey gave $4,000, the same as Perkins, to