Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-22

committee for the national presiden-
| tial campaign outside of Pennsyl-
vania. and $4,000 10 so to me for
use in Pennsylvania.
MIR, Archhold received the receipt
of Mr. Bliss as treasurer for the
amount Of 100000. The contribu-
tlon OF $4,000 was received by me
as chairman of the republican state
committee of Pennsylvania and was
expended in the presidential cam
paien In that state.
mot long after the contribution or
100000 to the republican national
committee, Mr.. Bliss called to see Mr.
Archbold ana asked for a further
contribution of Sl50,000. He repre-
sented that MIR. Roosevelt had been
advised of the original contribution.
as had the chairman of the national
committee, Mr. Cortelyou, and that
the contribution was appreciated by
both. but that the need OF further IL
nancial assistance Was badly felt and
that such further assistance would be
still more appreciated
Il knew personally at the time that
Mr.. Archbold wanted To make this
further contribution and felt that IT
was presented to him in way that
made him desire to make il, but he
was overrulcd by his associates who
felt that sufficient had been done
and a further contribution was not
made.
an the campaign of 1904 no contrl-
button was made to the Pennsylvania
republican state committee by the re-
publican national committee. ana
hence the special arrangement for
the Pennsylvania republican state
committee in this instance and the
transaction was part Of the genera
plan Of financial aid.
THE state ticket in pennsylvania
was not in danger in the fall OF 1904
and the campaign was waged entirely
to poll as large vote as possible for
the presidential candidate and to elect
TO congress as large number OF re-
publicans from the state as possible.
The result was "A majority OF over
10000 in Pennsylvania for Roosevelt
and a delegation which was all re-
publican with the exception OF one
After the election l received letter
from Roosevelt expressing his warm
and heartfelt thanks.
"'rhe malicious efforts to misrepre-
sent that transaction, which at the
time was entirely legal and proper III
only part of the systematic eltorts Oh
the Finn -NanNalkenburg compina-
ton in Pennsylvania to break me
down and deceive the people through
methods of yellow jour
nalsm.
'Mr. Villa n Fllnn of this unsaNorN
has made a fortune oul
of crooked municipal contracts ana
the corrupt control of municipal oouh-
ellis and state legislatures. MI a. r.
Van Nall<enburg, editor OF the fhlla-
delphia North American, was arrested
and indicted for bribery in my tlrsl
senatorial contest in 1896 and only
escaped conviction through the leni-
encv OF Senator QUAY and upon pay
mont of about $4,000 for cast OF
LAWYERS, detectives ana for other ex-
penses of prosecution.
Upon the death of Senator quay IN
1904, Mr.. ilinn became candidate
to succeed him in the United states
senate. In Philadelphia during dis
cussion Of the su'cessorship to Sena-
tor quay. Mr.. Finn offered to Israel
w. Durham. a republican leader IN
Philadelphia and to me, Sl,uoo,o ooo
,r even $2,000,000 to favor his anbl-
ion and the offer WAS known to othefs
1T the time. The offer was declined |
md we refused to support his can
lidacy.
"The governor of Pcnnsylva MIA,
samuel ". Pennypacker appointed +.
: Knox to succeed Mr.. Quay. Mr..
Knox subsequently was elected by the
legislature to the full term. Mr.. Finn
till desires to go to the United States
enate. His friends openly avow his
lmbition and his activity for Roose-
cit and the reforms to which he has
cccntly become convert are
,rompted by this desire.
The cffrontery. hypocrisy and men
acity of the NanNalkenburg- Finn
was disclosed by follow
ng correspondence between John u.
,rchhoId and William Finn. call
ttention to the following telegram
ent TO John -. Archbold by William
linn:
/ tried to talk 10 YOU over the
hone last night, but could not hear
ou. | am making an effort to go to
he United States senate as M. $.
,uay's successor. As it now stands the
prominent viii 90 To Alleghancy
ounty and | expect 10 get IT, The re-
ublican organization Of Allegheny