Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14
VOTE. TAKEN AFTER LONG
FIGHT, STOOD 81 TO 80
Falsifying Campaign Contribution Account, Di-
verting Funds to His Own Use to Buy Stock
and Trading of Executive Approval for
Support of Primary Measure Charged

Albany N. Y, Aug. 12.--The report
of the Frawley Legislative committee
charging Governor Sulzer with having
diverted campaign contributions to his
own private use was adopted by the
Legislature early to-day and a resolu
ton to impeach him for "wilful and
corrup conduct i'll office and for high
crimes and misdemeanorS" was offer
ed in the Assembly by Majority Lead
er Levy.
The Frawley committee report and
the Levy resolution charge the Gov
ernor with having falsifed under oath
his campaign contribution account di
verified some of the funds to his own
use for the purchase of stock, traded
executive approval of bills for support
of his direct primary measure and hav-
ing done everything in his power to
obstruct the committees efforts to
bring proof of his alleged misconduct
to light.
The adoption of the report carried
with it a recommendation that Louis A.
Sarecky and Frederick l.. Colwell, who
refused TO answer certain questions
propounded by the committees coun
sci, be held in contempt of the Leg
islature and punished. SareckY and Col
we'll are characterized in the report as
Governor suffers dummies.
Never in the history OF the state
has her chief executive been impeach
ed.
After introducing his resolution to i'm
peach, Assemblyman Levy asked that its
consideration be postponed TIL later to-
day This motion was opposed by
Minority Leader Human, who had cham
poned the Governors cause, and by As
Cal,o of no MN.
gressives. Both Hinman and Schapp had
led two-hour fight for postponement Of
action on the resolution to adopt the
Frawley committee report.
The fight in the Senate over the adoption
of the report was brief, the session last
ing but as minutes. The upper House was
dark long before the question came to
vote in the crowded Assembly chamber.
For two hours there throng that crowd
ed every niche and Granny Of the big
chamber stood patiently and silently save
on on" occasion-wating FOR the vote
Si'/ER MAKES NO COMNIENT
Tine -ut in the library of the executive
mausio. was burning low and the rest
of the big house was dark when the
Assembly voted to receive the report.
Governor Sulzer had waited there all
evening, contrary to his usual practice
of visiting the capital when the Leglsla-
ture is in session and heard the nevrs
over the telephone. He made no comment
thereon.
Before the sun sets to-day the Governor
will be impcached, the ajorty leaders
assert
Here is the resolution calling for his
impeachment:
Whereas. the joint legislative inves-
tigatIng connl1ttoa has filed rpnort in
the Assembly on the nth dav of August
1913. together with testimony annexed
thereto. showing or tending to show that
Governor William Sulzcr of the State of
New York made false and fraudulent
report to the secretary of state under his
oath a. required by law. that the total
contributions In aid of his campaign as
candidate for the office of governor were
$3.50 and no more and
Whereas, In truth and in fact, the
amount was greatly in excess of said sum
to the personal knowledge of said Sulzer
ana such report 1urther showing or 'eho'
ing 10 snow that ne converted TO MS o"r
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