White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-17
GOVERNOR SUFFERS DOWNFALL

York, was ~impeached by The lower
house of the legislature at 5.1G We'd.
nesday morning, after an all-nighi
session of the assembly. by 4 vote of
% to f5, on charges OF having di-
yerted campaign contributions TO his
own private use and having made.
under oath, false statements as 10
his campaign receipts.
At the final roll call the assembly
had been in continuous session for
several hours. Many members had
Just awakened from slumber In their
seats. Lacking n sure majority. the
Democratic leaders had practically
marked time all night until the ar
rival of absentees summoned from
New York City, made certain that
their program could be carried out.
Sulzer is the eighth governor Of
New York to face impeachment
charges,
The Democratic organization
claimed more than enough votes 10
adopt the resolution. Governor
Suffers friends made no claims.
The first roll cali indicated the cor
reetness of the organizations nredie.
tfen. E~ighty-five Oemoerats-nine
more than the necessary majority
answered TO their names. Another
Democrat reached the chamber after
roll call. Less than half a dozen of
these we're expected to vote against
the measure.
Republican and Progressive lead
lers. the governors e%rstwhile political
foes and now his sole champions.
save for a corporal's guard and indie
pendent Democrats. planned a savage
fight on the resolution.
On the eve of the governors
probable Impeachment the story was
spread broadcast throughout the
capital that Mrs. Sulzer had assumed
all blame for the revelations brought
out by the Frawley investigating
committee concerning the governors
transactions in Wall street.
Mrs. Suffers statement was made.
according to this story. to Senator
Palmer. She is quoted as having
told him that afternoon: I am
wholly to blame for this affair."
Although the story was the proper
" of the city. apparently no one
could be found who would be quoted
as confirming IL. Governor Sulzer re-
ferred all induirers to Senator Pal
mel. who declined either to confirm
or deny IL. He is reported as having
told it Il a select coterie of the gov
%ernor's supporters.
Senator Palmer. a Grand Army
veteran, called at the executive man
sion to consult Governor Sulzer con-
corning the dedication of a monn-
ment at A~ndersonville. Ga. Mrs
Sulzer is said to have eonfided her
story to the enator during his call.
According to other friends in
whom Mrs Sulzer has oonhded. she
has declared she used some of the
governors contributions because she
felt that the household was in need
of money
II IS reported that Mrs. Sulaer is
preparing a detailed statement for
publication tomorrow. In this state
ment she is said TO have itemiz-
ed all her transactions in Wall street
in which m of the governors cam
paign funds were involved.
The governor. IL is said. knew
nothing of his wife's dealings on the
sioek exchange antl shortly before
thte Frawley committee began invest
igation. When he first heard the rev
elatioLs, his friends say, he refused
10 believe them. ridiculed them as a
hoax and branded them as an AT.
tempt to secure his resignation.
Later when it was seen that the
Frawley committee was in earnest IN
its Investigation. Mrs. Sulzer. II is de-
elared. told the governor Of her ae.
tions and volunteered TO make q pub
lie statement detailing them. This
Gov. sulzer emrhatically refused 10
permit. When the testimony con-
oerring the Wall tire transactions
was brought out Mrs. Sul1er again
insisted according TO the story. that
she tell all and save her husband.
On the advice of Judge James Gay
Gordon Of Philadelphia. whe Nas
Governor Suffers attorney in the
Mignon Hopkins breach of promise
case and Atty Louis Marshall. Mrs
Sulzer. il is said. was persuaded 10