Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-24
SULzER DENIES
ALL CHARGES
FILED
EACH and EVERY ONE or EIGHT
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT is
DENIED FIRST WITNESS IN The
TRIAL is PLACED ON STAND THIS
AFTERNOON.
ATTY. RICHARDS Tells
OF SUFFERS F|NANC|ERING

! Albany, N Y, Sept 24.-Final deci
sions Of the defense's objections to
| including the money articles of i'm
peachment in the consideration of the
! Sulzer case will not be given until all
Testimony has been taken. The court
voted ~ to today to follow this pro-
cedure. Those voting mo" were all
| Democrats.
| Governor Suffers answer to the
eight articles of impeachment filed
with the court today entered a gen
eral denial to each and every one OF
I them.
AT 2:1S O'Clock today, Secretary of
State Mitchell May was called to the
stand and sworn as the first witness
in the Impeachment trial of Governor
William Sulzer.
He was called to testify that Gov
ernor Suzer was nominated. elected
and sworn into office as governor.
I'VE will concede,' said Louis Mar
shall for the governor. that he was
duly nominated elected and mducted
into Office
do you admit that he has not re-
signed?" asked Isidor Kresel, for the
prosecution,
I'VE do" replied the governors
counsel, "and that he has no intention
or resigning.'
After testifying that he had admin
istered the oath of office to the gov
ernor, Mr. May was excused
George r. Van Nance, clerk of the
assembly was called. He produced the
report of the Frawley investigating
committee, presented to the assembly
on August 1 and testified that it had
been adopted. He produced also the
Impeachment resolution adopted by
the assembly the same day.
Three resolutions We're read into the
record by Mr. Breisel. During the
reading Jacob II Schiff entered the
court room prepared to take the wit
ness stand.
Van Nance was excused to obtain
certain documents he had neglected
to bring with him, and Secretary May
was recalled to produce the original
statement of Governor Suffers cam
paign contribution. He produced also
the statement of the VIM. Sulzer pro-
gressive league. 1t showed receipts of
$3.50 and expenditures Of S451.
On cross examination by Louis Mar
shall Mr.. May was asked if he had
produced all the papers filed in con
necton with last falls election. He
explained that he had not been asked
to furnish the reports of the Demo
cratic state and county committees.
'Is there any report on file of the
general committee of Tammany hall?'
81 don't know. ] have not looked.
That name has not come to my notice
elias it in any way?" asked Presid
ing Judge Cullen.
81 know of no such report replied
the witness.
Jacob II. Schiff testifying for the
in the Sulzer trial today,
said he had no objection to the gov
ernor appropriating his $1,000 contri- !
button to his personal use if the ex
ecutive so desired.
Albany. n. Y. Sept. 2f.-The vote .
10 reserve decision followed an opin-
on delivered by Presiding Judge Cul-
len, advising that the merits of the
objections of counsel for the govern
,r to the articles be not decided at
his time.
Il do not believe it is wise" he said,
to decide the case piecemeal.'
Immediately following the roll call,
he governors counsel was called on
we're read rapidly by Clerk McCabe.
n them the governor declared that he
lad filed his campaign statement in
good faith
Eugene Lamb Richards, of counsel
or the prosecution. then opened the
.ase against the impeached execu-
i've.
Governor Suzer was buster getting
money than getting votes during his
for election, according to
Eugene Lamb Richards, of counsel for
he prosecution, in his address open
ng the case against the impeached
Xecutive.
After outlining the provisions of
he election laws relating to the re-
orting of campaign contributions. the
ttorney continued;
with the provisions in force. what
id William SulZer do? He was nomi- .
ated on October 2, 1912, and almost .
he began to solicit and
btain large sums of money for cam ,
aign purposes He went at his cam
aign for money with system, cool
CELEBRATION and cunning schemes to
onceal what he got
During the period from October
o November, 1912, into and out of the
bank account of his secre-
ary, Louis Sarecky, went practically
1900, about $1,000 more than the /
efendant reported in the post-election
tatement. Into Suffers Farmers |
.oan and Trust company account
rent $4,000 more. To Harris and '