Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-13
Suffers Enemies Claim to Have
Enough Votes to lmpeach Him.
Mrs. Sulzer Tells Queer Story.

was still in session and apparently
was far from a vote on the resolution
calling for Gov. Suffers impeachment
| Mrs. Suffers alleged statement was
made the subject of motion by
Minority Leader Human, shortly be-
| fore o'clock, that further consid-
Grafton of the impeachment proceed
lings be deferred, till Wednesday. The
motion was declared defeated by an
Iaye and nay vote and was followed by
roll call on a motion to reconsider
| the vote by which the original motion
was lost.
The roll call on Humans motion to
| reconsider first test. tonight, of the
strength of the Democratic organiza-
| ton resulted in its defeat by vote of
80 to 40.
This indicated that the organiZa ton
| lacked three votes of majority when
| is necessary to inpeach.
At 1890 o'clock, this morning, vote
o nthe impeachment resolution was not
| in sight.
When Senator Palmer, an old time
friend, visited Mrs. Sulzer today. to
discuss other matters in which she
is interested, the Governors wife is
, said to have broken down. In tears
she is asserted to have told Senator
Palmer that the Governor had known
nothing of the Wall Street transac-
lions laid at his door by the F'rawiey
/ committee. but that she was solely re-
sponsible, and therefore was entirely
. to blame for the resultant impeach-
ment proceedings.
1t was also said by friends of both
the Governor and his wife that during
the campaign, Mr.. Sulzer gave Mrs.
Sulzer $500 for personal expenses. She
is said to have told her eonfidant that
this sum was invested with others in
the stock market. The Governors
friends thought, tonight that this
would account for the $500 payment
to Boyer, Griswold & Co.. mention of
which was made in the testimony be-
fore the Frawley committee.
Since his occupancy of the exeeu-
tive office, Gov. Sulzer has declared he
has been subjected to continual es-
pionage. Spies invaded his household
in New York before his Inauguration,
friends declare and followed him to
Albany Many private documents be-
longing both to the Governor and Mrs.
Sulzer have disappeared. Among
them. according to Mrs. Suffers
friends, are many which could be used
in substantiation of her story con-
corning her alleged use of the Cover
nor's campaign money. Love letters
written by the Governor during their
courtship also have disappeared re-
Gently, their friends assert.
There was hum of expectancy
when Mr.. Hinsman arose and declared
that it had come to his attention that
Mrs. Sulzer had made a statement
which had a highly important bearing
on he matter in question.
1T might be considered in the light
of newly discovered evidence" he
said, and /. therefore move that fur
Their consideration of this matter be
deferred, until tomorrow" Il hope
this motion will not prevail" Mr..
Levy exclaimed. II have seen the
statement referred to. 1t does not af-
feet the matter in question on vital
points and l don't think it will in
fiuence the vote of a single member.
Assemblyman Larrimer's suggestion
that Mr.. Levy read Mrs. Suffers state
ment brought the Democratic leader
to his feet.
1T seems extraordinary to me- Mr..
Levy asserted, that of the 14s MEM
bers of this House. the minority lead
er should be selected as the recipient
of this confidence from the Executive
mansion. at nearly O'Clock in the
morning. when the matter over which
We have spent SO much time is on the
, point of coming to determining is
sue
Albany. Aug. 12.-The Lower House
of the New York Legislature met, late
tonight to vote on Majority Leader
Levy's resolution to impeach Gov. Sui
ger on charges of wilful and corrupt
conduct in office and high crimes and
misdemeanors.
The Democratic organization claim
ed more than enough votes to adopt the
resolution. Governor Suffers friends
made no claims. The first roll call in
dicated the correctness of the organ
ization's claims. Eighty-five Demo-
Gratis, nine more than the necessary
majority, answered to their names. An
other Democrat reached the chamber
after roll call Less than half a dozen
| of these We're expected to vote against
| the measure
Republican and Progressive leaders
| the Governors erstwhile political foes
and now his sole champions. save for a
corporars guard of independent Dem
ocrats, planned a savage fight on the
| resolution Indications at midnight
! were that the session would last all
, night.
| On the eve of the governors prob
! able impeachment the story was
( spread broadcast throughout the cap
ital that Mrs. Sulzer had assumed all
| blame for the revelations brought out
| by the Frawley investigating commit
| tee concerning the Governors trans
| actions in Wall Street. Mrs. Suffers
| statement was made, according to this
| story. to Senator Palmer of Milton. She
| is quoted as having told him, this aft
| ernoon: II am wholly to blame for this
| whole affair"
Although the story was the properly
| of the city, tonight, apparently no one
could be found who would be quoted
as confirming 1t. Governor Su)zer re-
ferred all inquiries: Senator Palmer de-
| clined either to confirm or deny 1t te
interyiewers. He is reported as having