The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
FLYNN AND HOOKER BEFORE COMMITTEE
 GIVE SOME INSIDE
 FACTS ABOUT FUNDS
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 Frederick Whiteridge, 5000; Herman Fransch, 10000; Frank B. Keech. 5000; J. D. Larlxin, 5000; Olivia M. Cutting, s20O0; pr. Albert Shaw $Soo0; Everett Cilby, $50; Douglas Robinson. $5ooo; E. H. Hooker and Blanche Ferry Hook CT, $50Oo; Roosevelt committee of the city of New York, $s159.s3.
 Hooker said he had talked with MT. Crane at the Chicago club in March.
 'Tell us what he said," said Senator Pomerene.
 "1e said that already he had given s7o,Ooo and was contributing s4oOo a week to keep the campaign going" replied Hooker. ''He said it was very expensive"
 William Finn Takes the Stand.
 This concluded MT. Rockers testimony and MT. Tegethoff was called long enough a second time to say that he had no tele- gram in his possession in which it was said Mr. Roosevelt had asked MT. Har- riman to look out for the selection of a good man for United States senator in California. MT. Film of Pittshurg next took the stand.
 'I think it can be said with safety that s5 per cent of the money expended for Colonel Roosevelt in Pennsylvania was contributed by myself" witness said. He said he contributed in all to the primary campaign fund $l02,3S4. He explained in detail it's expenditure, s2S, 300 for Pittsburg. He declared the Taft people had spent S95,000 in one county q think the money was all spent legitimately," he. said, "but 1t was wasteful.'
 Senator Clapp called MT. Films atten- tion to Senator Penrose's charge in the Senate August 9 that MT. Finn had made a fortune out of municipal deals and had offered $1,0o0,0o0 to $2o0o,Go0 to Senator Pen rose and Israel w. Durham to secure the seat of former Senator Quay in 1905.
 What have you to say 10 that?" asked Chairman Clapp.
 Sitting here under oath I will say that if Senator Penrose made any such statement as that he is in the menagerie of liars" snapped witness. Neither did I authorize any other man to make such all offer for me. I also have a man here who signed my name to a telegram ap- pealing to the Standard oil company for assistance"
 ] Telegram Unauthorized MT. Finn referred to the telegram which MT, Penrose had read in the Senate last August. T did not authorize him to send the telegram" he said. "he had worked for the Standard oil and said he could help me. told him to go ahead in his own way, that I would be glad of any help rendered.
 The man who signed the telegram, he said, was I. c. Splain. MT. Finn de- clared he had not received any telegram from John L. Archbod in response. "rhe Standard Oil company is very strong in our state.' he said. mo senator being elected from Pennsylvania in years in which the voice of the Standard Oil com- pany has not been potential. When re- ceived specific information from Mr. Prick that they had settled on Mir. Knox, was through
 The statement of Mr Film was offered In detail, post cards in Pennsylvania, out side of Allegheny, reaching s29,926. Other expenditures were $S6,677.70 for Allegheny county. Total expenditures for Roosevelt delegates in Pennsylvania $94, ,942. .SS Total expenditures outside of the state, s4441 30 Total Roosevelt expenditures, s99. 3S4. IS. Contributed to the Allegheny county re- publican party organization expenses. sS.- 221.76 Expended by John S. Weller. treas urer Roosevelt league. ss0s0. Expendi- lures of republican state organization. $i00. Personal expenditures attending the republican national convention, S7lI .S5. Expenses of republican state convention. sls74.70. Expenses of ofeprogressive nation- al convention. s4S7. .46.
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