The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-18

| Arrayed against the governor as
| counsel for the assembly board of man
| ayers today were Alton B. Parker, for
| mer chief judge of the court of ap-
| peals; John B. Stanchfield, Edgar T.
| Bracket, Eugene Lamb Richards. Isa-
| dore J. Krese1 and Hiram c. Todd.
Attorneys for the defense included
D. Cady Herrick, Irving G. Vann, for
| mer judge of the court of appeals; Aus
ten Fox, Harvey D. Human, Louis
Marshall and Roger p. Clark.
Articles of Impeachment.
The eight articles of Impeachment
voted against Governor Sulzer by the
assembly are in substance: That he
filed with the secretary of state
false statement of his receipts and
other monetary transactions during his
gubernatorial campaign.
That he committed perjury in this
statement.
That he bribed witnesses to withhold
testimony from the legislative commit
tee which investigated his campaign
accounts.
That he suppressed evidence by
means of threats to keep witnesses
from testifying before the investigating
committees
That he dissuaded a particular wit
ness, Frederick l.. Colwell, from at
tending under subpoena, the sessions
of the investigation committee.
latfng in stocks with money and checks
contributed for his campaign.
That as governor he threatened to
use his office and influence to affect the
vote Of certain public officers
That while governor he corruptly
used his authority to affect prices of
securities on the New York exchange
in some of which securities he was at
the time interested.
Governor Sulzer was impeached by
the assembly for high crimes and
misdemeanors." at the now historic
The charges embrace in their sub
stance the findings of the Frawley
committee Of the legislature which
began last July public Investigation
into Suffers campaign contributions
and his political activities.
Says Charges Were Inspired.
This joint committee created by the
Democrat majority in both houses was
charged by the governor with being
inspired by Tammany hall to attack
him because of his refusal to bow to
the will of Charles E. Murphy. 1t
began its investigation shortly after an
investigation order by the governor in
to various state departments was I'M
der way The committee took testi
mony in New York and Albany I'M
earthed evidence which tended to show
that eleven checks amounting to S.
500 were contributed to the Sulzer
campaign fund, which were omitted
in the governors sworn statement.
That statement accounted for only
SIS, 400. 1t was also brought out that
during the progress of the campaign !
he received over $32,850 in cash. The
articles of impeachment charge that |
this sum, together with the checks |
was appropriated by the governor and |
a large part thereof used in specula- |
ton in stocks. Several of the checks !
were traced to Wall street brokerage |
!, I, sol,
accounts either in his own name or it |
was alleged by the committee in the |
name of a dummy.
The Governors Denial
Governor Sulzer. just before his
impeachment denied improper use of |
campaign contributions. Subsequent
ly it was explained by the governors |
friends that it was his wife who had |
done the specializing in funds, without !
the governors knowledge. A board of |
nine managers, chosen by the assem-
bly, of which Aaron ]. Levy, Democrat ,
leader of the assembly is chairman
has the Impeachment of the governor
In charge The board will act in the
position of prosecuting attorney in a
Jury trial in presenting the evidence
against the governor to the court of
impeachment.
The managers have been occupied
since the Impeachment in gathering
further evidence against the governor
While under the constitution Gov.
Sulzer may be removed from office
and disqualified from holding any
)ther if found guilty this is the ex-
IRENE penalty and the court may fix
L lighter penalty if it so chooses. He
must be convicted by a two-thirds
rote of the members present Acting
Governor Robert F. Wag-
her called the senate to order as
members of the court of impeachment
1T 1885. At the same time counsel
or both sides took their seats at op- |
oosite tables in the semi-circular space
between the dais and the senator's