The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-21


the Peoples House." as Governor Sui
zer asserted himself In an interview.
Sulzer may have told the truth when
he said his life was In danger. He
declared, after his break with Tam
many Hall, that he had employed
guards to protect him against possible
assassination. Attack after attack.
mostly traceable to political enemies.
was made on Sulzer: He was accused
of perjury, the alleged offense having
been committed, according to his ac-
cuser. in 1890. That accusation didn't
seem to have much effect in the way
of running Sulzer, 80 suit was filed in
Philadelphia by young woman
Of the name of Mignon (Polly)
Hopkins, charging Sulzer with
breach Of promise. This action,
Sulzer said also, was a move on the
part Of his political enemies. Miss
Hopkins asked $50, 1000 damages for her
wounded heart. Sulzer admitted hav-
ing known Miss Hopkins some years
ago, but denied that he had ever pro-
posed marriage to her.
Row over Direct Primaries.
When Sulzer promised real direct
primaries to the people of New York.
he evidently meant what he said.
When he went into office he made It
his business to start legislation for d.
rect primaries on its way. He dis
covered, however, that he and his po-
litical associates had very different
ideas Of the kind Of direct primaries
New York wanted. A bill was intro
duced at the instigation of Sulzer, but
before 1t was voted upon another d.
rect primary bill, which Sulzer char
acterized fraud upon the people,"
was introduced in both branches of the
legislature and passed. Governor Sui
ze' vetoed 1t, and then called upon
the legislators to pass his bill. The
assembly and then the senate killed
the Sulzer bill, amid scenes such as
the senate and assembly chambers had
never before seen. There were shouts
OF rage and shakings Of fists in the di.
rection Of the capitol. There were
cheers and shouts when 1t was an
nounced that the bills had been killed.
Sulzer then started a campaign to
obtain direct primaries. He enlisted
many we'll known men in his cause,
and called the legislature in extraor-
binary session. It had then become a
case Of open warfare.
His Campaign Fund Investlaat
The governor instigated investiga-
tions OF several state departments, and
then Tammany retaliated in kind with
an investigation of Sulzer's campaign
fund by legislative committee. Sen
ator Frawley, Tammany chieftain,
was the chairman of the committee
and 1t commenced its sittings in AL
bany. 1t was intimated that Suker
had received checks for his campaign
fund which he had not listed in his
sworn statement, misdemeanor un-
der the laws of New York state. Two
checks were introduced into the evil
dence. One was for $4,000 from Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., the bankers, and endorsed
Mr.. Schiffs contribution to the Sui
zer campaign" The other check was
for $500 and was signed by Abram l.
Elkus, a prominent New York city law
yer. 1t was alleged by the Frawley
committee that neither of these checks
appeared in Suffers campaign list.
At later session of the Frawley
committee, held in New York, it de-
veloped that Sulzer had owed the stock
brokerage firm of Harris & Fuller $4S,.
599.3S on January 1, 1912, when Sui
zer was in congress. According to
testimony and evidence offered, Sulzer
had been steady loser in the stock
market. The brokers to whom he owed
money dunned him for payment, &C
cording to the testimony, and Sulzer
was finally rescued by his business
partner, Ex-Governor A. E. Spriggs, oI
Montana, who paid $4,000, and Louis
M. Josephthal of New York, who, on
July 10 last, paid $26,749.21.
1t also developed before the com
mittee that Sulzer had traded with
Boyer, Griswold & Co. Charles H
Reynolds, formerly cashier for the
firm, testified that on October 16 last
Frederick L. Colwell, whom he under
stood to be an agent for Sulzer, had
bought 200 shares of Big Four for $12,
O25. The stock was paid for the same
day with eight checks and $7,125 IL
cash. One check given in payment fol
the stock was campaign contribution
The Frawley committee alleged thai
the seven other checks were also cam
paign contributions, and asserted thai
this would be proved.
Other Governors Impeached.
Seven other governors in the United
States have faced Impeachment pro
ceedings. These men and the results
that followed were:
Charles Robinson, Kansas, 1852, &C
quilted.
Harrison Reed, Florida. 1868
charges dropped.
William w. Holden, North Carolina
1870, removed.
Powell Clayton. Arkansas, 1871
charges dropped.
David Butler. Nebraska. 1871. re
moved.
Henry G. Warmoth, Louisiana, 1872
} term expired and proceedings dropped
, Adelbert Ames, Mississippi, 1876, re
signed.
Watch Well the Tongue.