Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-02
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WASHINGTON, oct William
Finn Of Pittsburgh Roosevelt lead
or and progressive national commit
teeman In Pennsylvania. and EDn II.
Hooker of New York. treasurer Of the
progressive party gave the senate
campaign expenditures committee
some Inside facts today about primary
expenses of the Roosevelt campaign
for the republican nomination at Chi.
caRo.
Mr. Finn appeared not only to tell
Of his contributions, but to answer the
charges of Senator Penrose that Mr..
Finn offered $l,O00,000 TO him and
Israel W. Durham in 1904 for the
Pennsylvania senatorial appointment
TO succeed NJ. $. Quay and that In tho
same year Finn exchanged kilograms
with John y. Archbold OF the Stand
ard oil company. asking his support.
The Pittsburgh man declared If SEN
ator Ponrose made the statement, "ha
lied" As to the other he produced j.
@. Splaln of Pittsburgh, who testl-
fled that he might" have signed Mr..
l'linns name 10 the telegram to Mr..
Archbold June 7, 1904, and that he
and not Mr.. Finn, had handled the
kilograms 10 MIR. Archboid and had
attempted to get the Standard Oh in
fluence in Mr.. Flinns support.
Prodded by Senator Pomerone, who
demanded specific answer, Mr..
Finn admitted having written an
agreement in January 1895, In which
Senator Quay. j. O. Brown and Mr..
Finn proposed 10 divide up the fed
oral and local patronage Of Pennsyl-
yania. He declared he had gold
bricked" Senator Quay; that "he
never had signed or intended to sign
the agreement" and that he had
written IT oniy to allay Senator Quay's
opposition to the republican candidate
for mayor Of Pittsburgh.
The investigation showed Mr.. Finn
has this year contributed S144,30S.89
to the Roosevelt, the republican and
the progressive campaigns in Penn
sylyania. Mr. Hooker, who preceded
him on the witness stand produced
records to show that the Roosevelt
national committee had spent $141,-
6b744 in the entire national primary
campaign preceding the Chicago con-
vention. More than $4,000 of this
sum went to Massachusetts for the
bitter primary fight there.
Munscy Contributed.
Mr.. Hooker also produced records
Of the New York primary campaign
whore the Roosevelt forces spent $52,-
G06.52. The records showed that
George w. Perkins had given $15,O
to the New York and $2250O to the
national campaign, Frank A. Munsey
$4,000 to the New York and $40 600
to the national campaign, and Dr..
Hanna $4,000 to the national cam
paign.
Mr. Finn apportioned $99, ,3S4.1S as
Roosevelt expenditures in the state
ment he gave the committee of what
he has contributed this year. Other
items for the election of delegates
brought the total Of his Roosevelt
contributions up to $1O2, 900 and no
admitted he had contributed 80 per
cent Of the money spent to carry
Pennsylvania for Roosevelt in the pri-
maries He added that he believed
the end sought change Of conditions
in Pennsylvania, twas worth the
price"
The senate committee tomorrow
viii hear Senator Joseph NJ, Dixon.
of Colonel Roospyalts pau,
paign since It's beginning last Febru-
airy, J. q. Cannon, president of tho
Fourth National Bank of New York
and who audited the books of Cor
nelius \. Bliss George Sheldon, tho
treasurer of the republican national
committee of 1905, and Congressman
John r. Weeks, of Massachusetts,
who will be questioned regarding
contributions.