The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-12
REPORT
IS SUBMITTED
NO RECOMMENDATION AS TO GOV
-nSOR sTLZER IS
MADE.
THHELD T r i TIL
USED CAMPAIGN GIFTS TO SPEC
ULATE ON STOCK MARKET
AND swoRE
FALSELY.
WITHHELD TRUT TIL

ALBANY. N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE re-
port Of the Frawiey legislative com
mittee, which has been investigating
charges made against Governor Sui
ger, was submitted tonight. It was
read in the senate by Senator James J.
Frawiey, chairman of the Frawley
committee. and in the assembly by
Majority Leader A. ], Levy
The report. shorter than was ex-
pected and consisting mostly of q re-
capitulation of testimony taken at the
three days session, made no direct
recommendation as to Governor Sui
ger 1t came nearest to that when il
said:
1.-THE questions here involved are
vital to clean government. They are
above party or partisanship. They are
vital to the citizens of the State. and
call for prompt and well considerei
action. They call for an answer from
Governor Su'zer because both his or
structive tactics and his statements
warrant the conclusion that the
charges can neither be answered or
explained"
The Accusations.
Briefly the accusations were:
That the governor tried TO keen
damaging testimony from the ears IF
the committee.
That he swore to campaign fund
OF $3.50 from IS contribu.a r,A,
whereas the money really deposited by
Louis A. Sarechy for the governor
with the Mutual A lance Trust com
pany was s12,405.s3. and the number
Of contributors, 90.
That he used campaign funds for
the purpose of bas'ilg securities or
specializing on marEsn in Wall $ rect
nf IT. hefnr~ cd mn in, 40
name OF Frederic,- l.. Colwel,. . per
sonal friend. as a dummy for Sulzer.
Pays Big Debt.
That on January LIST, when he was
a member OF the house OF representa-
tives. Mr.. Sulzer owed Fuller &
Harris s4s.5993s. a debt toward
which he paid $4,000 by cash and
checks soon after his election. and
the final payment of which was made
by Lieutenant Commander Louis NJ.
Josephthal, of the governors staff.
That undoubtedly all of the checks
with which Frederick L. Colweu
bought 200 shares of Big Four stock
from Boyer Griswold and Company.
on October 16, 1919, were campaign
contributions
That Mr.. Sulzer between the day OF
his nomination and the day he be-
came governor used in the purchase
NJ A1sSN eAVAai VI NV hS, $T9s spVs Al
currency
Leaves Inference to be Drawn.
Your committee. the report said.
leaves to the legislature the infer
ence to be drawn from the possession
and use of this currency. that the
governor has done everything In his
power to withhold the truth and OBJ
struct the production of evidence and
the course of Justice
That he falsely said in public that
he did not know of campaign gifts
omitted from his public statement.
That he speculated on the stock
market and that at the same time
pressed legislation to affect the bust
ness of the exchange. That he has
punished legislators wf1u opposed him
by vetoing good bills and traded his
approval of bills for support of direct
primary and other matters. This Is
the only count in the report not di-
rectly based on the inquiry into the
governors financial operations before
he took office.
I'VE submit to the senate and as
facts above stated are sufficiently
serious in character and are so viola
tive Of the laws OF this State and
the rules Of fitness for and conduct in
high office that the public interest
demands some actien in reference
thereto, whether through the exercise
OF powers OF the legislature or by re-
ferring the facts and evidence to- other
duly constituted officers charged with
duties In respect thareof.n