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GIVES LIE
IN SENATE QUERY
Denies He Offered Million For
SenatOrship }.
ne "GOLD BR:CxED" QUAY

Progressive Leader Admits That He
Contributed $144.a0a to Roosevelt's
Campaign.
Washington, Oct 2. - eff Senator
Penrose or any one else says 1 offered
him $1,O00,000 to secure my appoint
ment to the senate he les
Emphasizing this statement with
wave of his fist, William Finn, OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, denied before the SEN
atorial campaign fund Investigating
committee Senator Penrose's assertion
that Finn had tried to buy his way
into the senate as successor to the late
Senator Quay.
Finn also fatty denied that he had
sought the aid of Standard Oil tp
make him the successor OF Quay In
the United states senate, and asserted
that the telegram recently produced
by Senator Penrose had been sent by
J. G. Splain, who, Finn said, signed
Films name without his knowledge
or consent.
Prior to this Finn had given the
amount of his contribution to the
Roosevelt campaign fund in Pennsyl-.
vania as 100000, and said this was
about 80 per cent OF the total used In
that state. He said about $4,000 was
used in Pittsburgh. His second state
ment was that his expenditures to-
tailed $144, ,3OS.29, of which about $780,
900 was directly in the interest OF
Roosevelt. He said he had personally
contributed at least S5 or 80 per cent
of all the money spent for Roosevelt
in Pennsylvania.
Other amounts expended by Mr..
Finn came under the head of eXpendi-
lures in Republican and Progressive
organization work, which Mr.. Finn
did not characterize as Roosevelt ex-
penditures."
The statement follows: Total ex-
penditures in Allegheny county, $2S,-
30O.1S; cost of postcards in state OF
Pennsylvania outside of Allegheny
county, $29,965; expenditures in sixty
six counties in Pennsylvania outside
of Allegheny county, $36,677.7O; toLal
expenditures Pennsylvania for Roose-
velt delegates, $94.942.Ss; total expen-
ditures outside of the state of Penn
sylvania, $4441.30; total Roosevelt ex-
penditures, $99,384.18;, contributed to
the Allegheny county li11iiilD
party organization expe1
expenditures, of P
348.34; expended by JOnn 5. WeLer,
treasurer Roosevelt league, $9080; ex-
pended by A. W. Powell, s1100; ex
penditures of Republican state organi-
zation, $4,000; personal expenditures
attending the Republican national
convention, $711S5; expenses of Re-
publican state convention, $1874.7O;
expenses of Progressive national con-
vention, $4S7.46; contributions to the
Washington party state committee,
$500; total expenditures, $144,30S.29.
Finn was grilled by Senators Pom
creme and Oliver about his part in
Pennsylvania politics. After much
sparring he was forced to admit draw
ing up the agreement with the lac
Senator Quay whereby he, Quay and
oIoWu "tlS " "Ol lOSSIhCl pollii
cally and were to share federal and
municipal patronage. Finn declared
he never intended to sign the agree
ment and asserted that he had sold
Quay gold brick"
Finn said his connection with the
presidential campaign in 1904 was linn
tied to his activities in Roosevelts
favor in Pennsylvania. He added that
the famous postal card campaign in
Pennsylvania during the recent pri-
maries cost $4,000. In accounting fol
the expenditure of $99, ,3s4.1S in Penn
sylvania Finn said that more than
$4,000 was spent in Pittsburgh and
Allegheny county in his card cam
paign and a total of $4431 was spent
outside of the state. He said he spent
$4,000 in sixty Pennsylvania counties.
He declared the Taft people had
spent $95 200 in our county"
Il think the money was all spent
legitimately," he added, "but it was
wasteful."
Senator Clapp called Mr.. Films at
tention to Senator Penrose's charge
in the senate, Aug. %, that Mr.. Finn
had made a fortune out of municipal
deals, and had offered $1,000,000 or
$4,000 900 to Senator Penrose and Is
rael w. Durham to obtain the senate
seat of the late former Senator Quay
in 1905.
what have you to say to that?"
asked Senator Clapp, the chairman.
Films face flushed, and for the
first time his quick temper showed it
SELF Glaring at Senator Pomerene
who sat not ten feet from him, he
snapped out:
"Well, sitting here under oath, ]
will say that if Senator Penrose made
any such statement as that, he lied
snapped Finn; neither did l author
lie any other man to make such an
offer for me-"
Finally Finn was excused and j. G
Splain, of Pittsburgh, following him
on the witness stand, said that aftel
senator Quays death he Conceived
the idea that he might be of some ser
vice to Mr.. Finn.
He said he went to New York on
June 7, 1904, and asked John D. Arch
bold to use what influence the Stand
ard Oil cou in behalf of Finn.