Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-01
Pittsburg Boss Startles
the Campaign Inquiry
Committee.
CALLS PENR0SE A LIAR
Declares He Never Offered Mil
lion for the Seat of Sena-
tor Quay.

Washington, Oct 1.-The total ex-
penditure of William Finn of Pitts
burgh In the 1912 progressive cam
paign was s144,SOS, according to a
statement he gave the senate cam
paign expenditures committee today.
The total Roosevelt expenditures"
covering Films personal activity as
leader of the Roosevelt forces in
Pennsylvania was $99,3S4. But the
statement showed an additional sum of
$S,0S0, expended by Treasurer Well
ell of the Roosevelt league" Other
amounts expended by Finn came un-
der the head OF expenditures in re-
publican and progressive organization
work, which Finn did not character
ize as Roosevelt expenditures" The
statement was given after repeated de-
mands by Senators Oliver and Clapp
to know the amount Finn spent for
all campaign purposes.
Washington, Oct Financial op-
erations of the Roosevelt forces in
the preconvention campaign this year
and finances of the new progressive
party were subjects for consideration
by the senate campaign contributions
committee today f H. Hooker, treas.
urer of the progressive party, was
the first witness. At the request of
Chairman Clapp he placed in evidence
a statement of all receipts and eX-
penditures in the Roosevelt primary
campaign in New York city. The
statement was made public at the
! time it was fled. II showed S59,126
had been contributed and $5z.00s
1 spent in the primary campaign in
/ New York. The balance was turned
over to the national primary campaign
fund.
PERKINS GIVES $4,000.
Hooker also filed a statement of re-
ceipts and expenditures in the nation
al primary campaign conducted by
/ Senator Dixon. Senator Paynter took
the statement and announced that
George w. Perkins was shown to have
contributed $4,000 to the New York
campaign and $22,5O0 to the national
/ campaign. anu FTduh MuuSSy dDOuC
the same"
How many votes did you get in the
New York primaries?" asked Sena-
tor Pomerene.
About 30,000-as many as Taft
got" said Hooker, "but they were not
counted"
ABOUT 81 PER VOATE.
mary expenditures was at the rate of
about 81 a vote"
\ Hooker vigorously resented any in
ference that any money was expend'
ed in an improper way.
The statement filed by Hooker, COW
ering the national expenses of the
Roosevelt primary campaign, showed
total of s143.999 in the fight pre-
ceding the Chicago convention.
HOW MONEY WAS DIVIDED.
The greatest expenditure by the
national organization was in Massa
chusetts, to which $4,000 was sent
for the primary fight. Amounts sent
to various state campaign committees
were given as follows:
Observation-Disclosures 900.
Maryland-s5,00O.
!, Maine-$3,500
Vermont-$2. 500.
Illinois-S13,500
Oklahoma-s2, 500.
! The Hooker statement showed tota
. receipts of S143,999 and total expen
ditures of s141,657 for all primary ex
penses up to Sept. Z. 1912. In the
list of important contributors were
Frank A. Munsey. $4,000; George W
Perkins, s22,5OO; W. Emlen Roosevelt
10000; D. R. Hanna, s25, 900: Ale,
Cochran, $4,000; w. Barbour, $500;
Charles S. Bird, $500; Oscar L
Strauss, $4,000; Douglas Robinson
$4,000; E. H. Hooker and BIanch,
Hooker. $4,000; Roosevelt committe,
in the city of New York, $6,5O0; DR.
Albert Shaw, $1,000
CRANE $4,000 TO la TOILETTE.
Clapp asked whether Hooker had
any further information to give the
icommittee.
Yes, know of one $4,000 contri
button to La Follette's campaign
fund"
Who gave it?" asked Clapp.
Charles r. Crane. / also know
, he gave the same amount to Govern
or Wilson's fund. Crane told me
he was making these contribution
at the same time" Hooker said Gran,
was a very public spirited citizen
and was helping both men because
he believed they were progressives
Hooker said he talked with Crane il
= Chicago in March or April." tha
Crane sid he had already glvel