The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-10
Articles of Impeachment
Now Are Being
Prepared.
HE DECLINES TO
Make STATEMENT
Friend Of Governor Says He Will
Resist With State Troops Any
Attempt to Remove Him
From Office-Legality :,
of Action Ques-
toned.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

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Albany, n. Y. August s.-Articles OF
being prepared by Senator Robert f.
Wagner and Speaker Smith at Saratoga
tonight.
They will be presented to tho Legis-
lature. in all probability. soon after tho
F'rawley committee report Is submitted
next Monday night
While Wagner and Smith declined to
outline the case. the indictments. it Is
belieyed. will follow very closely this
forecast:
First. that the Governor committed
perjury in swearing that he had re-
ceived neither directly nor indirectly
more than s5.240 from campaign con-
tributors.
Second. that he wrote the Farmers
thorized Senator Sarecky to accept
campaign contributions, and that Sa-
rocky had deposited in that bank $12,-
600 during the campaign.
Third. that the Governor used a num-
Der Of concealed campaign contribu-
tons TO speculate in Wall Street.
Protest Is Unhceded.
Despite the protests of the Governor,
which Secretary Plat sought to accen-
tuate to-day. that the Legislature can
not legally institute impeachment pro-
ceedings or anything else unless the
~ II,
ner and Smith seem to be disposed to
go right ahead with framing the In
dictments. They count upon an over
whelming approval from both Demo-
cratic and Republican members OF the
Leg islature.
The Governor appeared at the execu-
tive chamber to-day looking more
haggard and wan than he did at the
time the Aiignon sHopkins breach of
promise suit was brought He was
asked TO comment upon the disclosures
| made by the Fsawloy committee yes
terday. His reply was:
, Il will make no statement until
have the full stenographic report of
the Frawley committee before me-"
Then the Governor, who spent
barely minute and half at the legis-
lative chamber. Joined Mrs. Sulzer on a
trip to ChenanEo County, where he
proposes TO buy a farm"
Secretary Plat, after the Governor
had departed. said:
The Governor still maintains that
the Legislature possesses no authority
to initiate impeachment or other pro-
ceedings unless the Governor specif-
cally recommends them. The ConStitu-
ton is perfectly plain on this point
The Governor. however. will reserve
any statement he desires to make UNI
til he has carefully examined the testi-
mony taken by the Frawley commit
tee"
4 friend of the Governor declared to-
night that the executive would resist
with the strength and force OF the Ma
tional Guard of the State any attempt
10 remove him from office. The friend
said the Governor would answer his
traducers at the time he deemed III
and proper 1t was rumored tonight
that possibly tomorrow the Governor
would have some New York lawyers at
the Executive Mansion. and that they
would discuss, and possibly outline, the
Governors action.
VIII Ask Further Time.
Although the Frawley committee is
to submit its report Monday evening,
il doubtless will ask for further time.
for the committee has opened up sew
eral subjects which have not been en-
tirely closed up.
Rev O. r. Miller, who says he knows
the names of men who will tell about
the alleged bride solicited BY three
Senators three years ago, is TO take
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