Putnam patriot., 1913-08-15
RESOLUTION ID IMPEACH SULzER
Republicans. ProgTessives and independents Attack Report
EVIDENCE OF lLlD0lNG CITED
Corrupt Conduct in Office and High Grimes chsrged-Resolution De elares Governor Made False State
 ments; Suppressed Evidence.


 Albany. N Y.-In a heated session the Assembly adopted the krawley committees report virtually demand tng the impeachment of Governor s-ui- ger. The vote was 65 to S5.
 Assemblyman Levy. majority lead CT immediately moved that the Gov ernor be impeached.
 There were protests from republi- cans, progressives and independent democrats that the Governor was be- ing railroaded and that there was grave doubt of the Legislatures right to impeach Governor at this resump- ton of the extraordinary session.
 Governor Sulzer's den.al of the charge that he speeulated in Wall Street was corroborated by the brokerage firm of Harris X Fuller and also the firm of Fuller X Gray The former firm issued a statement in which it says the Executives business with them was solely of an invest ment nature.
 The resolution demanding impeach- ment of the Governor reads: Whereas, the joint Legislative h.
 yestigating Committee has filed a report in the Assembly on the llth day of August, 1913, together with
 the testimony annexed thereto, all tending to show that William Sul-
 ger, Governor of the State of New York, made false and fraudulent report to the Secretary of State, un-
 der his oath. as required by law; That the total contributions in aid
 of his campaign as candidate for
 the office of Governor was s5,460 | ana hO more, and whereas in truth
 and in fact the amount was greatly | in excess of said sum to the person. | al knowledge of said Sulzer and such report further showing or tend i ing to show,
 That he converted to bis own pri-
 vate use contributions given in aid
 of his said election for the purchase
 of securities or other private uses;
 That he engaged in stock market speculations at time when he was Governor and 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 of
 flee as Governor to suppress and
 withhold the truth to prevent the
 production of evidence in relation
 to the investigation ef campaign ,.tl irla finn of To in respect thereto. by ordering and directing witnesses, some of whom were employees of the state, to act | in contempt of the joint Legislative | Investigating Committee, and That further he used his office as Governor in rewarding or attempt ing to reward such witnesses by se- curing or influencing their appoint lment or promotion in the State Government
 That as Governor the said Will jam Sulzer has punished legislators
 who disagreed or differed with him in legislation enacted in the public interest and public welfare and had traded executive approval of bills for support Of his direct primary and other measures in which he was
 personally interested.
 That as Governor he wilfully and
 corruptly made false public state
 ments advising and directing citi-
 zens to suppress evidence in refer
 ence to his unlawful use of eontribu- tions made to him for campaign purposes, and whereas he has other
 wise corruptly and unlawfully acted
 or omitted to act.
 Therefore be it resolved that Will
 liam Sulzer, Governor of the State
 of New York, be and hereby is im-
 peached for wiIful and corrupt con-
 duct in office and for high crimes
 and misdemeanors.
 The introduction of the Frawley re- port in the Senate precipitated live ly debate.