The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-07
Gave Ten Thousand Dollars
to Personal Campaign Of
Governor He Tells the I'm.
parchment Court
LARGE CROWD HEARS
VIRCINIAN TELL STORY
Brigadier-General Meany Also
Contributed but Was Per-
sonal Loan, as Others Made
Several Times Before---F irst
SuIzer Witness

ALBANY. N. Y, Oct. e.-~Most
startling of all the testimony heard by
the Impeachment court was set forth
this afternoon in an extra inning al
lowed the prosecution just before
Harvey d. Human opened for the
defense. 1t was that Alan A. Ryan.
son OF Thomas Fortune Ryan. not
only gave William Snlzer $4,000 In
cash, towards the candidates per
sonal campaign" but that Mr.. Suizer
asked him to bring political pressure
to bear on the court itself to save
him.
Mr. Ryan's exact words on the stand
+ were. The asked me to go to Wash
ington see Senator Root and request
him 10 see Mr. William Barnes and
get him To endeayor 10 have the Re-
publican members of his body to vote
that this court had no right TO try
and impeach him.
Mr.. Ryan did not say SO on the
Al stand, but he did not convey Cover
lnor Suffers request to Senator Elihu
Root.
Testimony Ruled Out.
Then Judge Herrtek protested
that this testimony had no bearing
on the case as set down In the i'm
parchment articles Presiding Judge
Cullen sustained him, hut Senator
Brown. Republican leader Of the
senate demanded roll call. The vote
-tA!s trial
but the fudge was sustained.
Rriaadier~ General Edward y
Meamy, Of the New Jersey National
Guard testified that he lent William
Suiger $4,000 In cash soon after his
nomination He had lent money 10
Euizer before. he said.
TIE very first move. after court was
convened was surprising. This was
the action of the prosecution In asking
permission to introduce newly dis
covered and important evidence. Mr..
Stanchfseld made the request He said
the testimony was of the great mo-
mens otherwise the request would not
have been made.
MAY we ask the names Of the wit
L resses7'' interrupted ex-Iudge Her
rick.
Stanehaeid.
..arA ir. Meany9" persisted Judge
aar I V. McGlone." said Mfr.
Ssa~chaeid.
Yes" said Mr. Stanchfteid' ana
Mr.. Jassfes.
He~rick Objects,
Judge Htrrfck objected to these
witnesses saving that Mr. Meany had
beer under subpoena for soiae time
and tnat Mr.. Ryan had been IN town
and further that both men had been
Interviewed by tho prosecution az 70
their testimony. but Judge Cullen said
he would allow the evidence 20 be
heard and Alan A. Ryan took the
stand.
In answer TO Mr. Stanchieid's uues-
tor he said he was the SON of Thomas
r. Ryan, and was thirty~three years
old.
William A. Suizer slightly before he
became a candidate for governor. He
said that he talked with sulzer over
the telephone about the middle of Oc-
tnher. 1912.
what was said7'' ne was asked,
Mr.. Herrick objected but Judge
Cullen, after some remarks by Mr.,
Herrick in support Of his objection
ruled that the evidence was compe-
tent, but when Mr.. Ryan started 70
tell his story he was forced TO admit
that he was not sure 1t was Sulzer
that called him up on the telephone,
that he did not know Mr. Suffers
voice. and finally. there was SO much
affections from counsel for the de-
Tense that Mr.. Stanchheld took an
other tack. He took the witness to
December 18th. when he had per-
sonni interview with Sulzer Nothing
was brought out about anything con-
nected with these proceedings. Mr.
Ryan met Sulzer again the week be-
/ fore the court OF impeachment opened
ut 1l5 Broadway Suizer requested
witness TO 20 with him to the office
pf an attorney named Frankenstein.
ii one time Suffers law partner.
s.Mr. Suzer.. said Mr.. Ryan. in
troduce me to Governor Spriggs, who
was there. After that Governor
i EpriRgs went out"
AIR. Stanchfeld here went back to
i the voice that had called RYAN on
the telephone In October. Mr.. Ryan
said that the voice was the same
voice that he heard on the telephone
at the later date. Thus Mr.. Stanch-
ficld had established the voice over the
telephon and Mr.. Ryan was allowed
10 tell al the October conversation.
.sThere IA only one sentence In the
conversation that I recall exactly
Y raid MIR. Ryan. "Hc said to me: Tell
your father am the same old Billy
HE then said that he wanted TO see
me. said he would have TO see MIR
MCGlOne, my fatner's secretary.
Mr.. Ryan was allowed to step from
the stand for awhile. and l. Y. Nc
Clone. his fathers secretary. was
called Mr. McGione had known Sui
lxer for ten years. He said that he saw
tuixAr In October, after his nominal
Eion. Sulzer had telephoned for him.
what was the conversations" Mr..
tanchf1eld asked.
~ saw Mr.. Sulzer at his Office" said
I'M witness. .'He spoke Of the cam
pAien. and said he wanted TO make A
peEsonal campaign. ! said ! couldn't
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