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Allen had contributed $350,000 to the Conservative Party in 1872—an enormous sum for the day. This telegram was "leaked" to the newspapers and lead to the fall ot the MacDonald government in what was called the "Pacific Scandal." In addition to the influence of money issue, the Canadian political situation was further complicated by the fact that Allen had American business partners, and Canadians suspected these campaign contribution brought the Canadian government under "foreign" influence and control.