Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-02
SELLS QUAY A GOLD BRICK
Triumvirate Agreement to Divide
Spoils Not in Good Faith.
NO DEAL WITH ARCHB0LD
J. G.. Splain Signed Flinn's Name
Without Authority.
PERKINS AND MUNSEY ALSO IN
Nagnate and Publisher Give About
Forty Thousand Each-Crane
Contributes to La Toilette
and Wilson Funds.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The total ex-
penditures of William Finn of Pittsburgh
In the 1872 progressive campaign have
been $144,3OS, ,29, according to statement
he gave to the senate campaign invesu-
eating committee today, The total
Roosevelt expenditures covering Mr..
Films personal activity as leader Of the
Roosevelt forces In Pennsylvania was
S9s,3S41S. But the statement showed an
additional sum of s9,0S0. expended by
John S. Weller, treasurer of the Roose-
Welt league" Other amounts expended
by Mr.. Finn came under the head OF ex-
penditures in republican and progressive
organization work, which Mr.. Finn did
not characterize as Roosevelt expendi-
lures"
The statement given to the committee
today was in answer to the repeated de-
mands of Senator Oliver and Chairman
Liapp to know what amount the Pitts
burgh man had spent for all campaign
purposes.
keystone Trium mvirate Agreement.
Senator Pornerene produced a copy OF
what was said to be an agreement De-
tween the late Senator Quay, Mr.. Finn
land J. o. Brown. under which political
affairs in Pennsylvania were to have been
apportioned between them.
did you write that agreement" the
tsenator demanded.
Mr.. Finn declared he had been called
Ito Washington to tell about campaign
expenditures and did not expect to be
asked such questions.
''The committee does not care to be
llectured to-" said Senator Pomerene
did you write that agreement? 2?
"rm perfectly willing to tell in my
own way OF my relations with Senator
Quay" said Finn.
"h intend that you shall answer In my
way. Did you write that agreementT
,sYes, I did, or rather wrote III
agreement something like that" said
tFllnn. "I can't tell whether that's it."
The Finn Brown agreement pur'
ported to provide that the three meY
named should divide city and fedora
patronage equally and work together po'
Htically. 1t already has been published
Under the agreement Senator Quay wa.
to have control of republican nationa
delegates and Finn and Brown were tt
control local officers The agreemen
contained clause making Its effective
ness dependent upon signature of c. L
Magee.
Mr. Ey;nx-- said he had framed ths
agreement to allay the opposition Of Sen
ator Quay to the republican candidate
for mayor of Pittsburgh; that he hat
never signed it and never intended t.
sign it, but had written 1t to gail
time from Quay.
Sold Quay a Gold Brick.
"You recognize that it is about a
vicious an agreement as could be made
don't your" demanded Senator Pomerene
rising and advancing toward Mr.. Finn
Mr.. Finn said he had never intende
It should be effective. He said he ha'
voted against Quay, knowing the agree
ment would probably be dismissed an
that he would rather have had 1t pub
lished than to have voted for Quay.
II sold the senator a gold brick" sal
Mr.. Finn.
Senator Pomerene wanted to kno'
more about the telegram sent to tn
Standard Oil company asking assistanc
in Eiinn's canvass to succeed the lat
Senator Quay. Mr., Finn repeated
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