Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-14
impeachment Of New
YOIk's GOV.by Legislature
Frawley Committee Reports FaVOra-
bly, for PrOceedings-WilI be Tried
by the Senate.

FraWley Committee Reports FaVOra.
bly, for PrOceedingS-Wil be Tried
by the Senate.
Albanyy n. Y, Aug. 1.-THE report
of the Frawley legislative committee,
charging Governor Sulzer with having
delivered campaign contributions to
| his own private use, was adopted by
the legislature early today and reso-
luton to impeach him for "wilful and
corrupt conduct in Office and for high
crimes and miSdemeanors," was offer
ed in the assembly by Majority Leader
Levy.
By a vote of 81 to 80 the assembly
shortly before l O'Clock this morning
the sustained motion of Assemblyman
Levy to consider the resolution to i'm
peach the governor. The house ad-
journed at II :55 a. NJ until IL o'clock
Tuesday.
The Resolution.
The impeachment resolution intro
duced in the assembly tonight by Ma
jority Leader Levy follows:
Whereas, the joint legislative in
vestigating committe has filed re-
port in the assembly ON the eleventh
day OF August 1913 together with tes-
I1IuOuy dAuOACu LuCISlOy SAOW1hS VI
tending to show that Governor William
Sulzer, of the state of New York, made
"a false and fraudulent report to the
secretary of state under his oath as
required by law, that the total cOntri-
buttons in aid of his campaign as can
didate for the Office of governor were
So, ,460 and no more, and whereas, Ii
truth and in fact the amount was
greatly in excess of said sum to the
personal knowledge of said Sulzer;
and such report further showing or
tending to show, that he converted to
his own private use, contributions CIV
Ell in aid of his said election for the
purchase of securities or other private
uses; that he engaged in stock mar
ket speculations at a time when he
was governor and was vigorously
pressing legislation against the New
York stock exchange, which would af-
feet the business and prices on the ex-
change; that he used the power OF his
Office as governor to suppress and
withhold the truth to prevent the pro-
6uction of evidence in relation to. the
investigation of the campaign contr1-
I buttons and violations of law in re-
spect thereto by ordering and direct
ing witnesses, some OF whom were
employees of the state to act in con-
tempt of the joint legislative commit
tee and further he used his office as
governor in rewarding or attempting
toward such witness or witnesses by
securing or influencing their appoint
ment or promotion in the state gov
ernment; that as governor, the said
liam Sulzer has punished legislators
who disagreed or differed with him In
legislation enacted in the public In
terest and public welfare and has
traded executive approval OF bills for
support of his direct primary and
other measures in which he was per-
sonaIly interested; that as governor
he wilfully and corruptly made false
public statements advising and direct
! ing citizens to suppress evidence In
reference to his unlawful use OF con-
tributions made to him for campaign
| purposes and whereas he had other
wise corruptly and unlawfully acted
or omitted to act.
therefore, be it resolved that VIII
liam SuIzer, governor of the state OF
New York, be and hereby is impeacn-
cd for wilful and corrupt conduct III
office and for high crimes and mlsde-
meauOr"