The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15
GOV. VIM. SULzER IMPEACHED
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY VOTES
TO GUST THE EXECUTIVE.
Mrs. Sulzer Rallies to Husbands Call
and Declares 1t Was She Who
Spent Campaign Funds.

this morning by the democratic ma
jority in the assembly of the New
York legislature. The vote, 10 to
As, came after an all night session
and after the governors wife had
made an eleventh hour effort to save
him at the risk of sacrificing her
own reputation.
Organization leaders, who had
spared for time all night in fear
that their program of impeachment
would be wrecked by lack of votes,
welcomed new corners to the assem-
bly, chamber, summoned from New
York during the early hours, and,
assured of victory by their presence,
started a rapid fire of legislation
with the adoption of the impeach-
ment resolution.
Long articles of Impeachment,
embracing the findings of the Fraw-
lev investigating committee in sub
stance, lay ready for presentation in
the desk of democratic leader Levy
hours before the organization trust
ed its impeachment resolution to
roll call. With the adoption of this
resolution, and the creation of COM
mittee headed by Mr.. Levy to pre-
pare the articles, a recess was taken.
Mr.. Levy and his associates went
through the Formally of retiring to
reappear within an hour and sent
the articles to the speakers desk
with a resolution that they asked be
adopted.
Vote 20 to As.
A roll call showed the adoption of
the articles by vote of 10 to As. A
committee was appointed to acquaint
the senate with the assembly's find
ing at the meeting of the senate.
1t was explained to the assembly
by the majority leaders that with
the presentation to the senate of the
articles of impeachment VIM. Sulzer
would automatically cease to be gov
ernor and Maftin H. Glynn, lieuten-
ant governor, would assume his Of
fee. Mr.. Suffers lawyers, however,
entertain a different view.
After the adoption of the articles
of impeachment the assembly quick
I ly passed a resolution appointing nine
managers to conduct the impeach-
ment proceedings on behalf of the
lower house. The managers are I'M
der the Craftsmanship of Assembly
man Levy and include five other New
York city democrats.
Articles of impeachment.
The articles Of impeachment
against Governor Sulzer make doc
ument of over four thousand words
They charge a violation of the penal
laws of the state, not only in con-
nection with filing an improper and
incorrect account of his campaign
expenses and diverting his campaign
contributions to the purchase OF
stocks, but in connection with his al
legged efforts to prevent witnesses
from testifying before the Frawley
committee.
Governor Sulzer is also charged
with attempting to manipulate the
stock market by his attack on the
stock exchange.
Mrs. Suffers Confession.
Late yesterday the news was
spread broadcast throughout the cap
itaI that Mrs. Sulzer had assumed all
blame for the revelations brought
out by the Frawley committee con-
corning the governors transactions
in Wall street.
Mrs. Suffer- statement was made,
according to this story, to Senator
Palmer. She is quoted as having told
him: II am wholly to blame for this
whole affair."
Governor Sulzer referred all in
quirers to Senator Palmer, who de-
clined either to confirm or deny. He
is reported to have told it to a Sc
lect coterie of the governors sup
porters.
According to ether friends, in
whom Mrs. Sulzer has confided, she
has declared she used some of the
governors campaign contributions
because she felt the household was in
need of money. 1t is reported that
Mrs. Sulzer is preparing a detailed
statement for publication. She is
said to have itemized all her trans
actions in Wall street in which any
of the governors campaign funds
were invested. The governor is said
to have known nothing of his wife's
dealings on the stock exchange until
shortly before the Frawley commit
tee began its Investigations. When
he first heard the revelations, his
friends said, he refused to believe,
but ridiculed them as a hoax and
branded them as an attempt to Sc
cure his resignation.
Later. when it was seen that the
committee was in earnest in it's in
vestigation, Mrs. Sulzer told the gov
ernor of her actions and volunteered
to make a public statement detailing
them. This the governor refused to
permit
Wife Breaks Down.
| When Senator Palmer an old time