Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
THE IMPEACHMENT
OF N. Y.'s GOVERNOR
Dual Government Follows, Sulzer Refusing to Vacate
Executive Office--Lieut-Gov Glynn is
Also Claiming Chief Executives Chair
Mrs. Suffers Condition Serious.

$7,724; that this statement "was
false and was intended by him to
be false and an invasion and viola
! ton of the statutes of the State"
| that his list Of receipts failed to in
clude eleven specific contributions,
| ranging in amount from 500 to
| $4,000: that the Governors false
statement made "wrongfully, will
fully and corruptly," caused great
scandal and reproach to the Cover
nor of the State of New York"
g.. That Governor Sulzer attached
to his statement Of campaign ex-
penses an affidavit declaring that the
statement was in all respects "a full
and detailed statement Of all moneys
received or contributed or expended
by him directly or indirectly; that
| this affidavit, duly subscribed and
sworn to by said William Sulzer, was
false and was corruptly made by
him." and that he was guilty Of
wilful and corrupt perjury"
"Corrupt Conduct"
3. That Governor Sulzer, "unmind-
| full of the duties of his office, was
guilty of NAL and corrupt conduct iii
| his Office as Governor and was guilty
Of bribing Witnesses" The specific
| charge is that while the Frawley
committee was Investigating the
Governors campaign accounts, he
| ''f ~ l,i1n
nesses (his campaign manager, a per-
| sonal friend and a stock broker), Ito
withhold their testimony, from said
committee" and that in so doing he
acted corruptly and he was guilty of
felony.
"Suppressing Evidence"
4. That the Governor was guilty
of "suppressing evidence" in viola
ton of the State penal code. The
specific charge is that, while the
Frawley committee was in session,
he "practiced deceit and fraud and
used threats and menaces with in
tent to prevent said committee from
producing the attendance and testi-
| HlOHy Vi certain Witnesses.
5. That the Governor was guilty
OF preventing and dissuading a wit
ness ln'a .,.,I1i.a LaicI q sub
| 'Iacna' a., sessions @. the l'rawlar
commit. ra' &in4ss referred e.
is FroderI.E L. .yo4waU. alleged to
have acted as aUls@r'a agent in Ger
Gain stacf TRANSACTIONS.
6. That prior to his election the
Governor appropriated campaign con-
tributions to his own use and used
the same, or large part the euf, in
speculating in stocks to brok - ope-
rating on the New York exchange,
and thereby stole such funds and
was guilty Of larceny"
Among the contributors mentioned
are Jacob H. Schiff, $4,000; Abram
I. Elkus, $500; VIM. f. McCombs,
$500, and Henry Morgenthau, ST.
600.
Z. That Governor Sulzer promised
and threatened to use the authority
and influence Of his Office to affect
the vote or political action Of certain
public Offices, including two assem-
blymen.
8. That he corruptly used his au-
thority as Governor to affect the
prices of securities on the New York
stock exchange, in some Of which he
was specializing, upon a margin or
otherwise, recommending and press
| ing for passage legislation affecting
the business Of the exchange, "and
then by Withdrawing, or attempting
to withdraw, from the consideration
OF the Legislature such legislation as
was pending therein-all the time
concealing his identity in said trans
action by a subterfuge"
In conclusion, the Assembly de-
mands that the Governor answer
concerning all these matters before
the court which is to hear the
charges, and offers to present proof
of the said matters at such time as
the honorable court Of impeachment
may order and appoint"
Dual Government Set Up.
Albany, N. Y, Aug. 14.-Two
claimants for the office of Governor
sat in the Capitol Thursday, each at
tempting to conduct the States af-
| fairs.
Sulzer in the executive chamber
received, without comment, the mott
| flcation Of his impeachment. Glynn
in another room claimed the Cover
norship and tried to organize the de-