Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-12
New York Governors En-.
emles Beating Bushes
to Get Votes.
SEEKING IMPEACHMENT
Frawley Committee Report
Charging False Election
Cash Report Adopted.

Albany, y. Y, Aug. 12.-Tne ap-
pointed hour for considering the reso-
luton Of impeachment of Governor
Sulzer found his friends and foes in
the lower house jockeying Tor time to
recruit their numbers and gather in
two score and more absentees from
last nights session. Encounters pre-
liminary TO the real fight on the floor
Of the assembly indicated the inability
OF the governors opponents to muster
votes sufficient 10 carry through the
program Of impeachment.
Wires throughout the state were
kept alive this morning with appeals
TO absent members to hurry to Al
bany and align themselves on the
question. The entire program of i'm
peachment today was imperilled by
the absence of IL men relied upon by
the majority leaders TO gather to their
standard. The governors secretary
announced there would be no word
from the executive until the assembly
voted on the impeachment resolution.
GOVERNOR Is SILENT.
"If the vote IS TO impeach," said the
secretary, "Sulzer will reserve an an.
swer for the impeachment proceed
ings before the senate. Should the
resolution 70 impeach be defeated. the
governor will give a statement setting
forth his side of the controversy in its
entirety"
Two hours after the time set foi
meeting the assembly chamber was
practically unchanged, although a
throng that RI -rlyaQsd liz Que af iast-
night was standing in patient te&pecta-
tion. Half Of the crowd here are
women.
The resolution under consideration
today is based upon the report of the
Frawley legislative investigation COM
mittee. The senate will mark time
until the assembly has an opportun-
ity to formulate its program.
CHARGES FALsIFICATIONs.
The report Of the Frawley legislative
committee charging Governor Sulzer
with having diverted campaign con
tributions to his own private use was
adopted by the legislature late yes.
terday. and a resolution to impeach
him for corrupt conduct in Office and
for high crimes and misdemeanors"
was offered in the assembly by Major
ity Leader Levy.
The Frawley committee report and
the Levy resolution charge the COVER
nor with having falsihed under oath
his campaign contribution account, di-
Verted some of the funds TO his own
use for the purchase of stock. traded
executive approval of bills for support
OF his direct primary measure, and
having done everything in his power
20 obstruct the committees bringing
his alleged misconduct to light.
The report carried with II a recon-.
mendation that Frank l.. Colwell and
Louis Sarecky, who refused TO answer
certain questions propounded by the
committees counsel be held In con-
tempt OF the legislature and punished
Ssrecky and Colwell are chara cterized
in the report as Governor Suffers
dummies"
Is WEAKLY CONTESTED.
Never in the history Of the state has
its chief executive been impeached
After introducing his resolution 10
impeaCh, Assemblyman Levy asked
that its consideration be postponed q
few hours This molten was opposed
by Minority Leader Hinman, who has
championed the governors cause, anc
by Assemblyman SchaP leader of the
rrCgressives.
Both Hlnman and Schap had led a
tvohour fight for postponement Of &C
ton On the resolution to adopt th'
Frawley committee report.
The fight in the senate over thu
adoption Of the report was brief, tn,
session lasting only IS minutes. TIL,
upper house was dark long before tht
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