New-York tribune., 1913-08-01
Says 1t Doesn't Bear His Sig
nature-WiII Not Comment
on Schiff Check
Story.
TO SWITCH PROBE HERE
Frawley Committee to Summon
Financiers - Governor As
serts He Didn't Vio-
late Election Ex-
pense Law.
fBy telegraph 30 The Tribune.l J

Albany. July Ex-Governor Sulzer
this afternoon denied that he signed
the letter to Abram I. Elkus acknowl-
edging the receipt Of the check of 5000
for his campaign expenses last ial
which was produced yesterday at the
hearing before the Frawley nvesu-
eating committee.
The letter was signed William Sui
ger" but the Governor contends that
his signature was put on the letter by
one Of the men connected with his cam
paign. 1t was probably Louis y. Sar-
eoky. the recalcitrant witness of yes
terday, who handled the Governors
campaign funds. and who admitted
that he had signed the Governors s
name at various times.
The members of the Frawley COM
mittee place a great deal of significance
on the production of the letter to Mr..
Elkus, holding that the Governor in
spite of his plea of ignorance concern
ing his campaign contributions. must
have known Of the Elkus check, al
though he did not include it in his
sworn statement of election contribu-
tions and expenses to the Secretary of
State.
The purpose Of the Governors denial
to-day was TO thwart the contention
that he letter of Elkus gave grounds
for a charge of violation of the cor
rupt practices act and the law in ref
erence TO election expenses. which is a
misdemeanor
The Governor made no comment con-
cerning the signature William Sulzcr"
indorsing the Eikus check. which mem
bers of the committee also consider i'm
portant. He, however. declared that
he was not in New York at the time of
the receipt Of either the Elkus check
or the check Of $500 from Jacob H.
Schiff.
Schiff Personally Solicited
Governor Sulzer tonight refused to
discuss report that he had personally
solicited the s2.5OO check given By Jacob
r. Schiff for the Sulzer campaign fund
last fall. lie said he would not dignity
the story with an answer.
The story which was circulated re-
garding the check vas a very detailed
affair It was as follows:
Mr.. Sulzer called upon Mr.. Schin at
his office in New York Citr last fall
the day after Mr. Schiff wrote to the
Congressman cOngratulating him upon
his nomination for Governor. The can
didate personally thanked the fnancier
Mr. Schif asked Mr.. Sulzer IL there
was anything he could do for him, and
Mir Sulzer said that he could help along
the campaign fund. Mr.. Schiff replied
that he would be glad TO do so How
much do you want to give?' inquired
MIR. Sulzer. and Mr.. Schif said that he
would contribute S2.500.
Is that all you will give? Well, all
right concluded Mr.. Sulzer. and he left
THE next day the Congressman and
his confidential secretary Louis a. Sa -
recky, called on Mr. Schf. and the
Kuhn. Loeb & Co. check for ss,500 was
given TO Mr.. Sarecky. Across the face
OF the check in Mr.. Schif's own hand
writing these words were written:
Mr.. Schif's contribution toward
William Suffers campaign expenses ,"
Difference in Signatures.
At the hearing yesterday it was
brought out that the signatures, sup
posedly Of the Governor, on the Elkus
check and on the letter TO Mr.. Elkus
were in different handwriting.
Governor Sulzer further holds that
even though he did not include the
names Of certain contributors in the
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