The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-02

w committeeman in Pennsylvania,
and Elon II. Hooker of New
York, treasurer Of the Progressive ma
tional committee, se.ve the senate cam
paign expenditures committee some in
side facts today about the primary ex-
penses of the Roosevelt campaign for
the Republican nomination at Chicago.
Mr.. Finn answered the charges Sen
ator Penrose had made last August that
Mr.. Finn offered sl,000.00o 10 him anc
Israel ". Durham, in 1909, for the Penn
sylNauia senatorial appointment to sue
coed NJ. S. Quay, and that In the same
light Mr.. Finn exchanged kilograms
with John u. Archbold OF the Standard
on company, asking his support.
The I'ittsburg man said that If Sena-
tor Penrose mado the first statement,
"he lied" AS TO the other. he produced
j. c. Spain or Pittsburg who testified
that ne thought he had signed Mr..
FTnn's name : 10 the telegram to Mr..
Archboid JuneS. 1904; and that he, and
not Mr.. Finn. had handled the kilograms
with Mr.. ArchisSld and had triod 10 Sc
chre the stanaRrd OIL influence in Mr..
Fllnn's suppoe&
Agreement rc0ueed.
Senator pomcrene produced a copy OF
what was said to be an agreement be-
tween the late Senator Quay and j. 0.
Brown. under which political affairs In
Pennsylvania were TO have been appor-
toned between them,
ibid you write that agreement"
"Yee, I did: or rather I wrote an
agreemen something Hike that" said
Finn.
The agreement purportsd to provide
that the three men named should divide
city and federal patronage equally and
work together politically. 1t alrendy has
been published, Mr. Finn said he had
framed the agreement to al!ay the op-
position OF Senator Quay to the Repub-
rcan candidate for mayor OF Pittsburg;
| that he had never signed II and never In
| tended to sign 1t but had written 1t to
| "gain time from Quay.
"Goldbricked" Quay.
'You recognize that 1t is about as VI
| clous an agreement as could be made
don't youg" demanded Senator Pome-
rene.
MI Finn said ne never had intend ed
II should be effective. 'I sold the sena-
tor gold brick" said Finn.
"Did you accomplish your purpose7'
asked Pomerene
II did when I secured the election of
the Republican mayor"
Senator Oliver took up the question Of
| Mr.. Films activity In politics and Finn
asked oliver II he remembered working
with him for q state ticket number OF
years age.
"The combined salaries OF the positions
were $4,000 and do you recollect we
spent sllo. o.ooo?" asked Finn.
mo; don't remember anything OF
the kind replied Mr.. Oliver.
"My memory Ia excellent on it, said
Mr., Finn.
The investigation brought out that Mr.
Finn has contributed S1A,3oS,2s to the
Roosevelt the Republican and the Pro-
gressvc campaigns in Pennsylvania.
Hooker First Witness.
Mr.. Hooker appeared FIRST and said h,
had acted informally as national treas.
urer Of the Roosevelt organization in the
prcconvention campaign, Hs placed ir
evidence statement of all receipts
mary campaign IN New York city.
Tho secretary OF state of New York.
said Mr.. Hooker ''sad this was thu
most complete statement ever filed b,
q political committee
The statement WAS made public at th
time II WAS filed.
II showed that S59, 9,l26.35 had been con
tributed and $52.6oe.52 spent In the pri
mary campaign In New York, The bal
ance, SS619,S3, turned over to th
national primary campaign fund,
Mr.. Hooker also hled a statement O
receipts and expenditures of tho nationa
: primary campaign conducted by Senate
Dixon Senator Paynter took the state
ment and announced that George w. Per
kins war shown 10 have contributed SIS,
600 10 the New York campaIg Ign and $2a.
500 TO the national campaign. and Fran
A. Nunsey about the same
''flow many votes did you get in th
New York primariesG' asked Senate
Pomcrene?
About 3o.0op--os many as TAFT got,
said Hooker. hut they were not counted
Senator Pomerene observed that the pri
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