Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
SUI. FER NAMED
FOR LEGISLATURE
inpeached Governor Nominated
by Progressives.
EXPOSES TAMMANY METHODS
Asserts Trial Resulted From His Re-
fusal to Accept Money to Pay
Debts and Failure to Appoint
Murphy's Men.

New York, Oct 22.-William Sulzer,
fmpeached as governor of the state,
was nominated for the assembly Mon
day night by the Progressives of the
Sixth assembly district. Mr.. Suizer
I'm 1889 began his public career as a
member of this branch of the state
legislature.
Mr. Sulzer had agreed to accept the
nomination, it was announced at the
meeting where he was chosen as the
candidate. Max Slender, Progressive
leader in the district, who placed the
former governors name in nomina-
tiou, said Mr.. Sulzer reached him by
telephone from Albany. inquiring II
he had been designated. Mr. Slender
replied in the affirmative. He said
he asked Mr.. Sulzer if he would &C
cept, and Mr.. Sulzer replied he would
gladly do So
That Charles F. Murphy, leader Of
Tammany Hall, offered money to Will
liam Sulzer and that the impeachment
of Sulzer resulted from his refusal to
take orders from the chief of the Tam
many clan was the charge made here
by the ousted governor y an interview
printed in p newspaper here.
Sulzer said he experienced surprise
when Murphy approached him and Of
fered him money with which to pay
his debts. In his indictment the i'm
peached governor boldly charges that
the Tammany chieftain subsequently
cent agents to him. The offer OF
money, he adds, was subsequently
made in a more alluring form, but
SuIzer declared that he had taken Of
flee determined to shake off the
shackles of Tammany and spurned eV-
cry overture from that source
The disclosure was the long-prcm
Used statement which Mr.. Sulzer want
ed to make during his trial in Albany,
but was withheld by his lawyers. In
addition to exposing a conspiracy he
said he wanted to show the public
how the Tammany organization does
its work
Murphy is alleged to have demanded
appointments with the governor and
their second meeting took place at the
home of Judge Mccall, the Tammany
candidate for mayor, Mr.. Sulzer went
on to say. At that time, Sulzer as
serts, Murphy gave him list Of names
OF Tammany men he wanted appointed
to Office
Murphy wanted James Gaffney. q
dyed-in-the-wool Tammany man, for
c4ofo h;,buou commissioned Mr. CuI-
ger, asserted. this being a rich office
tor contract work. Sulzer declares
Murphy grew threatening and practi-
cally demanded that Gaffney be given
the place IN penalty Of having Tam
many hurl it's ponderous strength
against the governor.
William Sulzer has ceased to be
governor of the state of New York.
He was removed from office by the
high court of impeachment by vote
of IS TO IL, two members not voting,
Friday
Martin Fl. Glynn, lieutenant COVER
nor, was sworn in as his successor
the first in the history of the state to
step into it's high office in this man.
ner. Robert f. Wagner. Democratic
leader of the senate, became lieuten-
ant governor. The verdict of the
court was. that Sulzor was guilty of
Justification perjury and an attempt
10 suppress evidence against him. OF
all other charges he was acquitted.
;he court unanimously voting him not
guilty OF the four remaining articles
OF impeachment