The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-26
MORGENTHAU GAVE
$1,000 TO CAMPAIGN
Two Important Letters Were
introduced To-day
in Trial

sador to Turkey, to be easy with him il
case he was called to the witness stant
at the governors impeachment trial
Morgenthau, who contributed $1,000 tC
the governors campaign fund, so testi
fed when he was recalled as a witness
to-day. He added that the governor
asked him to treat the relations between
them as a personal affair.
Two witnesses long sought by the
board of managers, Louis A. Sarecky and
Frederick l.. Colwell, were expected to
testify to-day. Sarecky, who formerly
was the governors campaign secretary
was served with subpoena yesterday
and he promised to be on hand to-day
In his capacity as secretary he han
died much of the campaign funds.
At the opening of to-day's session, let
ters written last fall by Suzer to Will
liam j. Elias and William Homan, both
identified with brewing interests and
contributors to the campaign fund, were
read. The governor thanked Hoffman
"for all you have done in my behalf" !"
In the letter to Elias ne expressed ap-
preciation for the letter and its enclo-
sure.
The high court, by a unanimous vote,
decided to admit all testimony pertain
ing to campaign contributions made to
the governor even though they were not
specified in the articles of impeachment.
This ruling paved the way for the in,
PRODUCTION of evidence intended to show
the governor had solicited and received
large contributions from brewing inter
ests. The governor asked. according to
the testimony, that these contributions
be given in cash instead of checks.
Counsel for the impeachment manag-
ers said they were prepared to prove
the governor received campaign contribu-
tions vastly in excess" of the total
mentioned in the articles of impeach-
ment. There were more than 100 not
accounted for, counsel asserted.
The names of large number of these
contributors. other than those of the
brewing interests, were brought into
the evidence. These included the names
of 50 persons mentioned as drawers of
Sulzer checks in the account of Louis
A. Sarecky. the governors campaign sec
retary, in the Mutual Alliance Trust Co.
This account showed, with checks and
cash, that deposits of 400 had been
made between September 10, 1912, and
the date of the governors inauguration.
Decision on the question as to wheth-
er Suffers alleged misuse of checks Civ
en- the governor without restriction as
to their use constituted larceny was re-
served to give the court an opportunity
to investigate the authorities.
Sarecky, regarded by the prosecution
as one of the most important witnesses
and whom they said they had been un-
able to locate, was discovered bp process
servers in Albany and served with y
subpoena.
Judge Lewis j. !Conlan of New York,
a lifelong friend of the governor, tes-
titled that he had raised money for
the governors campaign, but had CIV
en- it to him without restriction as to
its use.
Sulzer called personally on Charles A.
Stadler, president of the American Malt
ing company, the latter testified, and
requested his aid in obtaining the sup
port of Tammany hall. He said he OBJ
tanned the support and later solicited
campaign funds for Sulzer.
Mrs. Suffers Name Mentioned
The name of Mrs. Sulzer, who, it is
reported, will be one of the star wit
nesses for the defense, was frequently
brought into the testimony yesterday
1t was developed that she had tele-
phonic communication with Ralph Trier.
vice president of the Frank V. Strauss
company, in regapd to a 81 900 check
which he had sent to the governor in |
behalf of Mr. Straus, who was abroad.
According to Trier's testimony, Mrs. Sui
ger had reported to him over the tele-
phone that the check which he sent was
not in the envelope. The witness said |
that he had stopped payment on the |
check and sent the governor another and |
that Mrs. Suzer told him this time the |
check had been received. He added that |
Mrs. Sulzer and Mr.. Straus were re-
lated.
In Judge Lewis ]. Conlan of New |
York, the managers called .friend of |
the governor of more than 80 wears |
standing. Mr.. Conlan testified that he |
frequently had presented the governors !
name for nominations at conventions and |
otherwise had been intimately associat-
ed with ham in politics. Three checks. |
as follows: Mark Potter 5000, Lyman H. |
Spaulding 800 and John Delehanty $40 |
were given the governor by Mr.. Conlam |
along with his personal gift of 500 dur |
ing the campaign, and it was about these |
transactions that he testified.
Judge Conlan's first gift to the gov
ernor's campaign fund, the Potter check,
and the way il was passed into the
governors hands as told by Conlan wac
thus:
''From seven to ten DAYS after the
convention | went down to his house in
the morning about 10 O'Clock His wife
was getting his breakfast, and | went
to his room. We shook hands and talked
over things generally, the campaign, the
possibilities of success and the line of
campaign he intended to undertake. He
told me he was going to make a state
wide campaign end going to make it as
active as he could during the time he
had. We talked that way for some time.
Then ! told him I had brought him
some money to assist him in his work.
I gave him a check for S2o0 signed by
Mark Potter. payable to my order ami
endorsed TO me, J think"
Mr.. Conlsn said he had other checks