The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-07
SULzER WANTED
TO MAKE PEACE
Allan A. Ryan Swears the Gov
ernOr Asked Him
To Get Murphy to Call Off the
Impeachment.
WnIIIn m WHAT WAS PLIGHT
WOULD DO WHAT WAS RIGHT
Up to Sarecky to Pull the
Governor Out
OF His Intricate and BefOgged
Financial Transactions.

Albany N Y, Oct. 7.-Governo1
Sulzer attempted to obtain the influ-
ence of Charles F. Murphy to stop the
trial of his impeachment and in re-
turn therefor said he was willing to
do whatever was right" according to
the testimony of Allan A. Ryan at the
trial today. The testimony was given
after the court, by a secret vote of Al
to IA, decided to admit upon the rec
ord Ryan's testimony of yesterday:
This was that Governor Sulzer had
asked him to see Senator Root and re-
quest him to induce State Chairman
William Barnes to influence the Re
publican votes of the members of the
court to declare the impeachment
proceedings illegal because they were
brought during an extraordinary ses-
sion of the legislature.
The admission of this testim ony,
yesterday stricken from the record,
the governors alleged attempt to
make peace with Tammany Hall on
the eve of his trial. Ryan said that
Sulzer asked him to see Delaney
Nicoll. his fathers attorney and to
request him to see Murphy.
HE wanted me- said the witness,
''to have Nicoll sway Mr.. Murphy to
call off this inquiry by getting his fol-
lowing to vote that the assembly had
no right to impeach him. He said
Mr. Nicoll could be the go-between
and that he was ready to do whatever
was right
What did you do in regard to see
ing Delaney Nicoll ?" asked Attorney
Stanchfield of counsel for the i'm
parchment managers.
ct told the governor" replied the
witness, that 1 would see what 1
could do and went out into the coun-
try and forgot it,
Previous to this, Ryan said, in re-
Spouse to the governors request that
he got Senator Root to see Barnes. He
had promised to sound the "Repub-
court
parchment himself, and with that
purpose in view he saw friend,
whose name he did not disclose. This
friend, according to Ryan, dictated
statement to him on the situation,
which he said he showed to Governor
Sulzer. The statement placed in evil
dence said in part:
Republicans Refused.
1.-The Republican organization as
such will do nothing; it will give no
advice. no order, and will leave every
Republican senator to do as he sees
fit The chairman says distinctly he
will not permit anyone, high or low,
to speak to him on the subject
Ryan was not cross examined
The defense then opened its case,
calling Samuel A. Beardsley of Utica.
Judge Herrick said he purpOsed show
ing by the witness that BeardsIey Of
fered to contribute $4,000 for a
client to Sulzer and that the con-
tribution was declined. The court by
% to "a then voted not to receive any
testimony tending to show contribu-
lions were refused. Beardsley is said
to have been an attorney for the late
Anthony \. Brady.
Herbert n. Lehman of New York,
treasurer of Governor Suffers cam
paign fund, testified he gave Suizer
$4,000 in cash on September 25, 1913,
without any reservation. The COVER
nor's attorneys declared they proposed
to show that this was a part of the
money the governor used in Wall
street.
Up to Sarecly.
Albany, Oct THE ground work
for the defense of Governor Sulzer
was to be laid today by Louis A.
Sarecky, formerly Suffers campaign
secretary, and expected to be the days
first witness at the impeachment trial.
On his testimony, more than that of
any other man-with the possible e.;
ception of the governor himself-it
was agreed, rested the success or fail
ure of the respondents case.
If anybody could explain away the
clouds that have befogged the financial
transactions of the governor in the
street" and other places, it was
Sarecky. In outlining the defense
former Senator Harvey d. Human
laid much stress on the testimony of
Sarecky. He told how the governor
practically turned his campaign funds
over to his secretary and trusted in
came time to make out a financial
statement Human said Sarecky drew
1t up, the governor glanced at it, took
his secretary's word for it's correct
ness, signed it and thus ended the
transaction.
Sarecky himself experienced much
trouble in drawing up that statement
Human said, because not knowing I'M
til after the election was over that he
would have to make a statement he
=
amounts received and expended
Two other witnesses enant
Commander L. ]. Josephtha1 and Hugh
J. Reilly-were held in reserve for use
in case Sarecky was excused before the
end of the court session today Joseph
ernor's Wall street debts and Reilly
maintains ne lent $4,000 to the gov
ernor for his personal use. not as a
campaign contribution Both men have
expressed the opinion that their testi-
mony would prove valuable to Suffers
case. @e
There was much speculation about
the capitol today to whether Mrs.
Sulzer would take the stand despite
her positive assurances from the most
authentic sources two weeks ago that
she would. With the assurance from
Human that the defense would deal
only with three articles, one, two and
six. the opinion was expressed that the
testimony of the governors witnesses
would be in this week. Should that
prove true the attorneys would be able
to sum up in two days and final de-
liberation on verdict by the court
should begin early next week.
In Executive Session.
The court of impeachment went into
executive session soon after reconven-
ing, and reconsidered the vote by which
Allan A. Ryan's testimony was stricken
from the record yesterday. Ryan de-
clared Sulzer had requested him to get
Senator Elihu Root 20 enlist the influ-
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