The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-08-13
GOVERNOR SULZER
TO BE lMPEACHED
Resolution Introduced In New York
Legislature, Charging Him with
Specializing with Campaign Funds
on Own Account,

of the Frawley legislative committee
charging Governor Sulzer with hav-
Ing diverted campaign contributions
to his own private use was adopted by
the legislature early today and a rea-
olutlon to impeach him for "willful
and corrupt conduct in office and for
high crimes and misdemeanors, was
offered in the assembly by Majority
Leader Levy.
BY vote of Ga to 30 the assembly
passed shortly before 1 O'Clock this
morning the motion of Assemblyman
Levy to consider today the resolution
to impeach the governor. The house
adjourned at 1855 a. m, until IL
o'clock Tuesday.
The Impeachment resolution intro
duced in the assembly tonight by Ma
jority Leader Levy follows:
Whereas, the joint legislative in
vestigating committee has filed re-
port in the assembly on the eleventh
day Of August 1913, together with
testimony annexed thereto showing or
tending to show that Governor VIM.
Sulzer, of the state of New York,
made false and fraudulent report
to the secretary of state under his
oath as required by law that the to-
tai contributions in aid of his cam
paign as candidate for the office of
governor were $5,64O and no more
n nd p-hn ;,,
the amount was greatly in excess Of
said sum to the personal knowledge
Of said Sulzer; and such report for
tf"r showing Or tending to show. that
contributions given in aid Of his said
election for the purchase of securi-
ties or other private uses; that he
engaged in stock market speculations
at time when he was governor and
was vigorously pressing legislation
against the New York stock exchange
which would affect the business of
and prices on the exchange; that he
used the power of his office as gov
ernor to suppress and withhold the
truth to prevent the production of
evidence in relation to the investiga
ton of campaign contributions and
violations of law in respect thereto by
ordering and directing witnesses,
some of whom were employees of the
state to act in contempt OF the Joint
legislative committee and that fur
ther he used his office as governor
in rcwarding or attempting to reward
such witness or witnesses by securing
or influencing their appointment or
promotion in the state government:
that as governor, the said VIM. Sulzer
has punished legislators who dis
islation enacted in the public interests
and public welfare and has traded
executive approval II bills for sup
port Of his direct primary and other
measures in which he was personally
interested; that as governor he will
fully and corruptly made false, public
statements Advising and directing cit
izens to suppress evidence in refer
ence to his unlawful use of contri-
buttons made to him for campaign
purposes and whereas he has other
wise corruptly and umlawfully acted
or ommitted to act.
Wherefore, be it resolved that
William Sulzer, governor of the state
of New York be and hereby is i'm
peached for wilful and corrupt con-
duct in office and for high crimes and
misdemeanors."
The adoption Of the report carried
with it a recommendation that Louis
A. Saracky and Frederick l.. Colwell,
who refused to answer certain ques-
tions propounded by the committees
counsel, be held in contempt of the
legislature and punished. Sarecky and
Colwell are characterized in the re-
port as Governor Suffers dummies.
Never before in the history Of the
state has her chief executive been
impeached.
Brief Fight I'm Senate.
The fight In the senate over the
adoption of the report was brief, the
session lasting but As minutes. The
upper house was dark long before
the question came to a vote in the
crowded assembly chamber. For two
hours there was a throng that crowd
ed every niche AMI Granny OF the big
chamber stood patiently and silently