Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-01
finn HAS SPENT
SUM OF $144,3O8
FOR THIRD TERMER
Testimony of Pennsylvania
Progressive Leader Before
CIapp Committee.
TREASURER HOOKER
IS ANOTHER WITNESS
Says Total Contributed Up to Sep
tember 2 Was $143, ,999.62.
CRANE AIDED TWO CANDIDATES
Gave SO, 900 to Senator La Fol-
iette's Campaign Fund and Like
Amount to Help Candidacy
Of Gov. Wilson.
TREASURER HOOKER
IS ANOTHER WITNESS
Says Total Contributed Up to Sep
: tember 2 Was $143, ,999.62.
CRANE AIDED TWO CANDIDATES

The total campaign expendi-
lures of State Senator William
Finn of Pittsburgh in the 1912
campaign have been $144,3o8.2o,
according to statement he gave
the Senate campaign expenditures
committee this afternoon. The
total Roosevelt expenditures"
covering Mr.. Films personal ac-
tivity as leader of the Roosevelt
forces in Pennsylvania, were &c.,
3S4.1S, but the statement showed
an additional sum of 5000, eek
pended by John S. Weller, treas
urer Roosevelt League"
Other amounts expended by
Mr.. Finn came under the head
OF expenditures in republican and
progressive organization work,
which Mr.. Finn did not charac-
terize as Roosevelt expendi-
tures."
! The statement was given the
npmmittee when it reconvened at
go, as an answer to the repeated
emands of Senator Oliver and
Chairman Clapp to know what
|amount the Pittsburgh politician
had spent for all campaign pur-
poses.
Details in Statement.
The statement follows:
Total expenditures in Allegheny county
sos. .3OO.1S; cost Of postcards In state of
Pennsylvania outside Of Allegheny coun-
ty, $29.965; expenditures in sixty-six coun-
ties in Pennsylvania outside of Allegheny
county: $38.67I1O; total expenditures in
Pennsylvania for Roosevelt delegates
the state of Pennsylvania, 81. Al 80; total
Roosevelt expenditures $99. 3S4. 18.
Contributed to the Allegheny county re-
publican pS oil, an party organization expenses.
Expenditures of Paul s. Ache. $17.34s.34
Expended by John S. Weller, treasurer
Roosevelt League, $9,OSO.
Expended by A. w. Powell, 81 100
Expenditures of republican state organ
iZation. $4,000.
Personal expenditures attending the re-
publican national convention. $711s5
Expenses of republican state conven-
Expenses of progressive national con-
vention. S4SI 46
Contributions to Washington party
state committee. $500.
Total expenditures, S1443OS29
Total Contributions.
a statement submitted at the morning
session by Elon H. Hooker. national treas
urer OF the progressive party, showed
total receipts of $143. .999. So, and total ex-
pendltures of s141, ,6J7.64, handled by the
Roosevelt national committee for all ma
uonal primary campaign expenses up TO
September T. 1912
MI, Hooker said that Charles r. Crane
or Chicago had contributed $40 OOO 70
senador La Foliette's campaign fund and
$1,000 to Gov. Wilson's fund prior to the
baltimore convention. practically at the
same time. Ae
Mr.. Finn declared he would produce TO
l'.. .ne eohinlt'ee COT he J. u Splain, man who,
without his authority, had signed Films
name 10 a telegram to the Standard Oil
company asking support for a seat in
the senate. Ihis was one Of the tele-
fenrOSe
ne mace MS charges against Finn
Mr.. Hooker's Testimony.
Mr.. Hooker was heard first He
said that he acted informally as na
uonal treasurer OF the Roosevelt or
sanization in the pre-convention cam
paigp.
He went to work originally, he said
as treasurer Of the Roosevelt organiza-
tion in New York county At the re-
quest or Chairman Clapp he placed in
the record statement of ali receipts
and expenditures in the primary cam
paign in New York city
The secretary of state of New York"
said Mr. Hooker. said that this was
the most complete statement ever filed
by political committee"
This statement was made public at
the time 1t was filed.
Mr.. Hooker said that this report with
one MED by Amos Pinchot covering $1,000
spent in organizing Roosevelt clubs
covered all of the Roosevelt expendi-
lures i'm New York state prior 10 the
| Chicago convention.
Mr.. Hookers statement showed that
s5!i. 12i.:s5 had been contributed. and SO :
6O6.52 spent. in the primary campaign in
New York. The balance, S6.5I9 81 was
turned over to the national primary cam
paign fund.
National Primary Campaign.
Mr.. Hooker also filed a statemen+ =,
receipts and expenditures connected with
the national primary campaign con-
Quoted by Senator Dixon
Mr.. Hooker said he had no know,ed1e
except through the newspapers" of any
money being handled by any one but HIM
self Senator Paynter. reviewing the
statement. which had been given him,
said George w. Perkins was shown TO
have contributed $4,000 to the New YorL
campaign and $1,000 to the nationai
campaign. and Frank A. Munsey "about
the same
He asked who Alexander s. Cochrane
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