New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-25
SUFFERS CHIEF DESIRE
WAS CASH, COURT TOLD
Richards Outlines What Assem-.
bly, Managers Expect to
Prove Against Governor.
ACTED AS HIS OWN BAGMAN
Attempt Indicated to Prove
Stock Transactions After Ex-
ecutive Had Been Induct-
ed Into His Office.

From a stan Correspondent OF The tribune
Albany. Sept 2i-In presenting the case
OF the Assembly Board Of Managers
against Governor Sulzer to-day. after
what he termed the technical objections
and so-called constitutional questions
had been disposed Of, Eugene Lamb Rich-
ards told the High Court OF Impeachment
that the managers were prepared 70 con-
tend that under the election law the Gov
ernor became a public, official practically
from the time Of his nomination.
THE election law has shown a wei DE.
fined policy whereby the law takes hoid
Of q candidate for Governor from the
moment OF his nomination and requires
compliance by him as Governor-elect' IL
he "a successful, before he can take the
oath OF office and act as Governor, ne
said. ,,.. ,..o =.
That Introduction led naturally into
review of the finances OF the Sulzer Gov
ernorship campaign. in which Richards
nainted the Governor as one who had
,fsed his campaign position chiefly for the
purpose OF getting money rather than Tor
the purpose OF advancing his polluca!
preferment.
Richards went over in detail the now
familiar story Of the Sulzer stock Market
operations. and followed with the story
Of the direct primary fight, I'm which 1t Is
alleged I'm the IMPEACHMENT articles sui
ger attempted 10 coerce two Assembly
men He spoke briefly Of the eighth ar
ticle In the impeachment resolution Whlch
has 10 do with Suffers activities IN al
Street. and the accusation that because
of them he was interested in stock mar
ket legislation. From his remarks on TINS
point il appeared that the prosecution
would make an attempt 10 present 10 the
court some evidence bearing directly on
Suffers actions in Office, as wei as MS
alleged pre-inauguration offences
Richards Says Money Was Sought
"Au the technicalities and bubbles
raised by the respondent have been swept
away by this court" began Mr. Rienaros'
"and ne must now meet this case on the
merits. so that now the question must
be answered: Is William Sulzer suiiIy
or not guilty Of the offences charged III
the articles OF impeachment? High crimes
and misdemeanors, High is the Office
high the position OF William Sulzer but
low and sordid the crimes and mlsde-
meanors which we are prepared TO prove
against him. The chief offences OF the
RESPONDENT are plain ones Of fraud
larceny and perjury
After outlining the provisions OF the
election law relating TO the reporting OF
campaign contributions. the attorney con-
tinued:
with these provisions in force. what
did william sulzer do? lie was nomi-
mated on october .. 1912, and we propose
to show that almost Immediately he began
10 solicit and obtain large sums OF money
for campaign purposes. We shall snow
that he was buster In getting money and
IN trying TO get money than he was IN
getting or trying 10 get votes. He went
al his campaign for money with system.
cool elaboration and cunning schemes To
conceal what he got.
Five days after he was nominated he
made a public announcement that he
would have no campaign collectors or
financial managers, and yet at that mo-
ment his private secretary was already
running "A secret campaign account, and
the respondent already had collectors
working for him, securing the city and
State OF New York for checks and cash.