Arizona republican., 1913-08-12
Report of Frawley Legisla- tive Committee Adopted in Which Governor Sul- ger is Charged With High Crime in Office
WILL, ATTEMPT
 HIS IMPEACHMENT
Legislature Sits Until Long After Midnight and Word is TelephOned Executive This MOrning-He Makes No Comment
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH ALBANY, Aug. 12.-The report Of .the Frawley legislative committee charging Governor Sulzer with hay-
 ing diverted campaign contributions ! to his own provate use was adopted ! by the legislature early today and g ! resolution to impeach him for "wn- /! fuI corrupt conduct in office and high crimes and misdemeanors." was offered in the assembly by Majority Leader Levy
 The adoption of the report carried with it the recommendation that Louis A Siarecky. and F'redrick l.. CoIweH, who refused to answer cer- itain questions propounded by tho committees counsel be held in con tempt of the legislature and pun ished.
 Never in the history of the state has a chief executive been inn peached.
 The light in the library of the eN- ecutive mansion was burning low dark when the assembly voted to receive the report. Gov Sulzer had waited there all the evening, con trary to his usual practice of visit
 ing the capitol when the legislature was in session and heard the news over the telephone, but made np comment.
 The conclusions of the Frawley com
 mittee embodied in the report to the
 legislature are that Governor SulzeT
 faIsifieG under the oatl. his campaign contributions account, diverted some Of these constitutions to the, purchase of stock at a time when he was earnestly pressing as governor, legislation -,r,ai,,ct tE., Now VoTl- stock exchange. he punished legislators who opposed him by vetoing their bills, traded his executive approval for bills for the support of the direct primary measure and did everything in his power to conceal proof and thus obstruct the F'rawIey committees efforts to bring it to light.
 I've submit to the senate and as sembly' the report recites Facts stated of a sufficiently serious character, so violative of the laws of the state and the rules of fitness for the conduct or high office that public interests de- mand some action with reference there to. whether through the exercise of the powers of the legislature or by referr- ing such facts and evidences to other duly constituted officers charged with duties in respect thereof
 During the time of these hearings and investigations" the report cOntin- ues. William SuIzer. as governor has done evry thing in his power to with hold the truth and obstruct the prOduc- tion of evidence and the course of jus tice. At his instance and direction. both Sarecly. his secretary, Colweu his dummy. and Harris and Fuller his brokers have refused to testify before the committee.
 His influence in the promotion of Sa- reckv to an important lucrative posi- tion on the state hospital commission &5 deportation agent thus substituting an inexperienced young stenographer for an experienced physician that that position can only be the reward Of silence in protecting the gov ernor against damaging disclosures.
 Sulzer made a rash public statement when on January 20, 1913 he said he was away campaigning and did not know of any campaign contributions omitted from his sworn statement. The Elllus check was endorsed by Sulzer personally. acknowledging letter from Elkus transmitting it a campaign We submit to the legis- Iature that when William Sulzer swore he received only $5400 campaign con JTIDujlOnS ne GlU so WltH IuI k0OWI IeuSG that he received an amount many times that sum and converted it to private use; used contributions given to aid his for the purchase of stock on Wall Street which he or associates still hold'
 This is the epitome of the main evi- ience brought out before the committee and prefased it's conclusions.
 The affidavit Of Sulzer accompanying he declaration that he received and spent only $54OO as candidate for gov 7rnor is followed by q statement Of testimony which shows a much larger sum was paid him for that purpose. The unaccounted for surplus included ,hecks of $25OO from Jacib Schiff, $500 rom Abraham l. Elkus $500 from Wm. P. McCombs, chairman; 5000 from Henry MOrganthau. chairman of the finance committee of the Democratic National Committee which it is assert ,d No one can doubt, was contributed specifically for campaign purposes.
 The details were given in Sulzer's
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