Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-12
TO IMPEAcH GOV. SUlZER.
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the power of his Office as Governor
to suppress and withhold the truth t,
prevent the production of evidence il
relation to the investigation Of cam
paign contributions and VIOLATIONS o
law in respect thereto by ordering ant
directing witnesses, some of whom
were employees of the state to act il
contempt of the joint legislative COM
mittee and that further he used his
office as Governor in rewarding or at
tempting to reward such witness OF
witnesses by securing or influencing
their appointment or promotion in the
state government; that as Governor
the said William Sulzer has puni:he
legislators who disagreed or differed
with him in legislation enacted in the
public interest and pubic welfare and
he traded executive approval of bills
for support of his direct primary and
other measures in which he was per-
sonally interested; that as Governor he
wilfully and corruptly made false. pub
lie statements advising and directing
citizens to suppress evidence in refer
ence to his unlawful use of eontrihu-
tons made to him for campaign pur
poses and 4r
whereas, he has otherwise corrupt
Iy and unlawfully acted or omitted to
act,
Therefore be ii
Resolved, that William Sulzer, Cover
nor of the state of New York, be. and
hereby is impeached for wilful and cor
IN. fnp hi
crimes and misdemeanors."
BY vote of Ga to 80. the Assembly
PASSED, shortly before / o'clock, this
nloraing. the motion of Assemblyman
Levy to consider, today, the resolution
to impeaeh the Governor. The House
adjourned, at 12.55 \. M, until II
o'clock, Tuesday.
LEGISLATURE or by referring facts and
evidence to other duly constituted Of
fcers charged with duties in respec
thereof"
It is recommended that the Legisia-
ture take steps to punish for contempt
in refusing to testify. Louis A, Sarecky
who acted as Mr.. Suffers confidential
secretary, during the campaign, and
Frederick L. colwell, who is alleged to
have been the Governors representa-
tive in some of the stock transactions.
Mr.. Colwell is referred to as the
friend and dummy of William Snizef
in certain Wall Street dealings
During the time of these hearings
and Investigations" the report pro-
eeeds. civilian Sulzer. as Governor.
has done everything in his power TO
withhold the truth and obstruct the
production of evidence and the course
of Justice. At his instance and direc-
ton both Sarecky, his secretary, Col
well his dummy, and Harris and Ful-
Ter. his brokers, have refused to tes-
tify before the committee. His inttu-
ence in the promotion of Sarecky to an
important and lucrative position In
the state Hospital Commission as oe-
portation agent, substituted an en-
perienced young stenegrapher Tor an
experienced physician in that positoh
could only he a reward for Sarecky
silence In protecting the Governor from
damaging disclosures.
"Covernor SulZer made a false pup
lie statement when, on July 80 1915
he said that he was away campaign
Albany. Aug. 1.-THE conclusions oil
the Frawley committee, embodied IN
the report to the Legislature, are thas
Coy. Sulzer falsified under oath his
campaign contribution account, avert
ed some Of these contributions to the
purchase of stock, specialized In STOCK
at the time that, as Governor, he was
earnestly pressing Legislation against
the New York Stock Exchange; pun
ished legislators, who opposed him by
yetoing their bills; traded executive
approval of bills for support of his di-
rect primary measure and dld every
thing in his power to conceal PROOF
and obstruct the Frawley committee
efforts to bring it to light.
I'VE submit to the Senate and AS
sembly," the report recites, that TN
facts stated ere sufficiently serious II
character and are so violatiVe OF lh'
laws of the state and the rules OF Ut
ness fer and conduct in his office tina
the public interests demand some ac
tior in reference thereto, whether
through the exercise of powers of thu
ing and that he did not know of the
campaign contributions omitted from
his sworn statement. The Elkus check
was endorsed by Sulzer personally
and he acknowledged the letter OF
Elkus, transmitting it as campaign
contribution.
I'VE submit to the Legislature that
it was false when William Sulzer
swore that he had received only $546-
of campaign contributions. and thai
he did so with full knowledge that he
had received an amount many times
that sum and had converted the same
To his private uses; that he used con-
tributions given to aid in his election
for the purchase of stocks in Wal
Street which he or his agents still
hold; that he has been engaged III
stock market specula tons at the time
that he,s as governor, was earnestly
pressing legislation against the New
York Stock Exchange which would al.
feet the prices of the exchange; ano
that there was evidence before this
committee to sustain a finding that as
governor, he has punished legislators
who opposed him vetoing legislation
enacted for the public welfare and has
traded executive approval of bills FOL
support of his direct primary and 9TH