The Penn's Grove record., 1913-10-24

that the SulZer-Murphy war would con
unue until either Gov, ,Sulzer or his
arch enemy, Murphy, bites political
dust The Governor said he had heard
OF q plot to murder him.
July 2?-Gov: Sulzer warned the Frawley
1nquirers that they could not begin a
partisan inquiry into his campaign fund
without legislative action. The Cover
nor planned to block every move of the
committee.
July 30-The Frawley Committee IN
earthed the fact that two checks ag-
gregating SO, 500 had been contributed
70 the Sulzer campaign for which the
Governor had made no return in his
sworn statement filed with the Secre-
tary of State under the provisions of
the Corrupt PRACTICES act. 1t was ru-
mored for the first time that an at
tempt was to be made to have the Gov
ernor impeached. The Governor re-
piled that it was a Tamrnany plot n
that campaign contributions Through
the bagman" had been made direct to
Murphy.
Aug. 6+The Frawley Committee met in
New York and continued to trace cam
evidence showed that the Governor
bought Wall street stocks shortly after
his nomination. New checks were pro-
duced, showing hat additional contri-
buttons of $4,000 had been made to his
campaign fund which had not been ac-
counted for.
Aug. Tt was announced that definite
steps looking to the removal OF Gov.
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the Legislature r~econvened. More I'M
accounted for checks We're produced be-
fore the Fra wiley. Committee.
Aug. S-EYidence that Gov. SulZeE used
campaign cash to buy stocks was pro-
duced before the Frawley Committee.
Assemblyman Aaron j. Levy prepared
of the Governor by the Legislature.
Gov. Sulzer refused to explain.
To Fight on Technicallties.
Aug. 9-Gov. Sulzer planned to fight i'm
peachment on technicalities. He held
that ne would not be impeached by
the existing special session of the Leg
isiature or for acts committed before
taking office.
Aug. 10-After an all-night conference
with his lawyers Gov. Sulzer issued
against him, He denied that he used
any campaign contributions for his
personal use. that he s%peculated in
Wall Street, or that he used money
contributed for campaign purposes to
otherwise.
Aug. 1.-THE Legislature adopted a
mltee and a resolution calling for the
impeachment of the Governor for will
ful and corrupt conduct in office and for
hlgh crimes and misdemeanors' was in
PRODUCED in the Assembly by Majority
Leader Levy.
Aug. 12-While the Assembly was still
debating the Levy resolution calling
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a story was circulated that Mrs. Sulzer,
wife of the Governor. had used her
husbands campaign contributions with
out his knowledge to invest in stocks.
Minority Leader Human pleaded in the
Assembly for delay on the impeach-
ment resolution. At a session extend
the Assembly voted. 10 to As, to i'm
peach the Governor. many members
having to be awakened to vote.
Aug. 18th Assembly Board of Man
nnr- nraran%aI 70 HhN C@-@E@ ~ A.
ticles of Impeachment, and Mr.. Suffers
trial was set for Sept. IS. Lieut.-Gov.
Martin H. Glynn automatically became
acting Governor, but Mr. sulzer re.
vote and remained in charge Of the
Capitol.
Aug. 14-Mr. sulzer refused to give up
possession of the executive suit in the
Capitol building or the Governors privy
seal. 1t was reported that he intended
to prosecute Murphy for coercing the
Assembly to impeach him.
Aug. 18-Attorney General Carmody
handed down a decision that, legally
Lieut.. Gov. Glynn was acting Gov
Aug. 22-It was shown that William Sui
ger, when a Congressman. was the con-
fidential friend and associate of mem
bers of a Cuban contracting firm
which profited from government in
Legislature Recognizes eIynn.
Aug. 27-The Legislature recognized Mr.
Glynn as Governor and received his
Sept. 2SMr. SuIzer issued a pardon tc
Joseph G. Robin.
Sept. 11-Supreme Court Justice Has
ground that Mr.. sulzer had not the
power to pardon him, as SulZer was
regularly impeached and vas not ex-
ercising the functions Of Governor a
the time he issued the pardon.
Sept. I7-severaI ~Assemblymen who
voted for the im~peachment were de.
feated at the upstate primaries. Mr.
Sulzer predicted that the Court Of I'm
would be acquitted.
Sept. 1S-The Sulzer Court of Impeach,
ment met and his counsel challenged
Assembly sent Suffers press agent
James c. Garrison, to the Albany
County Penitentiary for contempt. Gar
rison having refused TO retract ,th'
voted for the impeachment had beer
bought.
Sept. 1s-The Court of Impeachment
challenged because they were mem
bers of the Frawley Committee. Sui
ger recognized Glynn as Governor:
Sept. 22-The Court Of Impeachment
ment ruled, 81 to l, that Suffers i'm
peachment at the extra session of thu
Legislative was legal.
Sept. 24-The Court of Impeachment be
gan to take testimony. Jacob H. Schif
and Henry Morgenthau testified thu.
they contributed. the one $4,000. thu
other $1,000. to sulzer, but not neces'
sarilv for campaign PURPOSES.
Sent. 25-Mr. Schiff testified that Sulzer
through the ~latter's law partner. trie(
to return his gift after the Frawley in
ouirv had been begun, but that he re
fused to take it back.
Peck's Charge Against SuIzer.
Sept. 26-Duncan w. Peck, Superintend
ent of Public Works, testified tina
Sulzer urged hin to commit perjury
More evidence REGARDING stock buy
Oct. 1.-The prosecutions case was re,
opened and Allan A. Ryan testified
that sulzer asked him to app1Sa,ii cd t.
State Chairman Barnes to have tn.
Impeachment proceedings called off
Ryan and Edward P. Meany testified
each that he had loaned Sulzer $1,000
Oct. ALLAN A. Ryan testified that Sui
ger also asked him to appeal to Charlie:
F. Murphy to have the proceeding:
dropped and that Sulzer had said, "
will do what's right"
Oct. S-Sulzer's defense rested without
the Governor having taken the stand
to reopen argument on Suffers acts
being in doubt as to whether the testl'
mony OF M~orgenthau, Ryan and Peel
was covered by the articles areao'
Oct. 15-The conviction of Sulzer wa:
Indicated by a vote of Al to 16 on tn
first Impeachment article. Tne Vott
upheld the charge that Sulzer sup
pressed knowledge of contributions t.
his campaign fund. and the testimon,
of Peck was admitted. The court De
cided not to send the disputed article
back to the Assembly for amendment
Oct. 16-The court by formal vote de
cided Sulzer guilty on Articles L., II
and w, but acquitted him on Article
III.
| oct 17-By a vote of as to ~ the Courf
of impeachment voted to remove VIII.
lam Sulzer from the office of Governor
he having been found guilty on three O
the eight articles of Impeachment. Th'
court unanimously decided against his
decentralization from holding further OF
fce in the State. Martin II. Glynn
Lieut.. Gov. was sworn in as Governor