Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-08-12
Report Declares Governor Re-
ceived Much More Money
for Campaign Purposes
Than He Reported
EMPLOYED FUNDS TO
GAMBLE ON EXCHANGE
Used Official Position to Pre-
vent Investigators Gaining
knowledge of Facts I'M
peachment Suggested

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Albany. y Y, Aug. 12.-rhc re-
port of the Frowley legislative COM
mite charging Governor sul2er with
having diverted campaign couuihu-
tIons 60 his own private use. was
adopted by the legislature early today
and Il resolution To impoach him for
'wlful and corrupt conduct in office
and for high crimes and misdemea-
nors" was offered in the assembly hy
Majority Leader Levy.
The FraWlcy committee report and
the Levy resolution charge the gov
crnor with having Hl-ified under oath
mis- campaign contribution account.
diverted some of the funds 20 his own
use for the purchase of stock traded
executive approval of hills for sup
port OF his direct primary measure
and having done everything In his
power To obsuuct the committees ef-
forts 10 hrIng proof ot nis alleged
misconduct to light
The adoption of The report carried
with t % recommending that Louis
s. Sarecky and Frederick l.. ColwclL
who refused tu answer certain ques-
uans propouudcd boy the states coun-
scl. be held in contempt of the legis-
uturc and he punished. SarecNy and
Colwcli arc characterized in the re-
port as Governor suffers dummies.
Never in the history oi the state
has her chief executive been im-
pcached.
after mtroducls bis ,soi ton 20
mpeach AssembNman Levy asked
that its consideration he postponed
until today. This motion was opposed
by Minority Leader Hinmun who had
championcd the governor cause, and
hv Assemblyman Schapp. leader of
the republicans. Both iInman and
Schapp had lea two-hour fight for
postponcment of action on the reso-
luton TO adopt the lfruwley commit
tee report.
The fight I'M the senate over the
adoption of the report was brief. the
session lasting fory-dve minutes. The
upper house was dark long before the
question came to,a vote in the crowd
ed assembly chamber For two hours
there was throng that crowded
every niche and Granny of the big
chamber and stood patiently and si-
lcnuy save on one occasion-Waitne
for the vote.
The light in the library of the OK
ccutNc mansion was burning low and
the rest of the big house was dark
when the assembly voted to receive
the report. Governor Sulzcr had walt
cd there all evening. contrary to hs
usual practice of visiting the capitol
when the legislature is in session, and
heard the news over the telephone
he made no comment thereon.
Before the sun sets today the gov
crnor will be impeached the majority
leaders asserted
Here is the resolution calling for
his impeachment
Whereas, The Joint legislative in
vcstigatinE committee has filed a RE-
port i'm the assembly on the 18th day
of August, 1913, together with testi-
mony annexed thereto, showing or
tending to show that Governor vii
liam sulzer of the state of New York,
made false and fraudulent report
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fact the amount was greatly in eX-
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