The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
CLAIM SULZER WAS
NEARLY $4,000 IN
DEBT AT TIME OF
HIS NOMINATION
CONTINUED from Rage One)


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| by Melville b. Fuller, member of the
1 firm who on Wednesday had refused to
| answer the questions of the commit
tee. Before testifying today his coun-
sci announced that the governor had
agreed that "Mr. Fuller's lips should
be unsealed"
There were no other purchases of
stock recorded on this account, ac-
cording to the witness, until Decem-
Der 5, 1912, when the governor bought
100 shares of Big Four" making 600
in all On December IL the firm, ac.
cording to letter produced by the
witness, made it's first call upon the
governor for more margin. The books
showed that on November Is previous
the governor had paid in $4,000 against
the account and that on December Is,
apparently in response to the call for
margin, he paid in $4,000 more.
At Height of Campaign
In October of the same year the evil
dence indicated that Frederick ColwelI,
the governors alleged dummy" pur-
chased from Boyer, Griswold & Co.,
200 shares of big Four" railroad stock
outright at So for s12,025, the $25
representing commission. This was at
the height of Mr. Sulzer's campaign
for the governorship and transcripts
from the firms books showed the stock
bought on October 16 was paid for
partly in checks, at least two of which
We're identified in the testimony as Sui
zer campaign contributions. There were
seven checks in all and the others are
charged by Eugene l.. Richards, coun-
sci for the committee, as having been
also campaign checks. A transcript of
the account in the firms books show
ing how the payments for the stock
were made read:
William Sulzer (personal checl1), 5000.
Theodore w. Myers, $1,000.
John Lynn, $500.
Lyman A. Spaulding, $i00.
Edward f. O'Dwyer, 800.
John w. Cox, $500.
Frank w. Strauss Co., $1,000.
John Doeling, $1,000.
Total $4,000.
Currency. $7125
Total, s12,02
Campaign Contributions
The John Lynn check was identified
as a campaign contribution in testimony
on Wednesday and Lyman A. Spaulding.
lawyer, testified today that his check
likewise was a campaign contribution.
During the same month 200 more shares
of big Four were delivered to Colwell
by Fuller and Gray, another stock ex-
change firm. THIS is the firm which had
on its books account No. 500,'' the iden-
clerk. Effingham e. Sutton. testified that
Mr.. Gray had told him the account was
Governor Suffers.
The governors next transaction in
Wall street as developed by the evidence
was on January 16 1913. when he depos-
tied a $1,000 check of A. F.. Spriggs against
his Indebtedness TO Harris and Fuller. On
July 8. 1913. he further reduced this in
debtedness by selling his 100 shares of
Southern Pacific for s92S4 The governor S
account with Harris G. Fuller. according
to Mr.. Fuller. was known as No 6S.
The governor. according to Mr.. Fuller.
ignored the firms calls for more margin.
One letter sent him June 8. 1918. read:
I'VE sent you telegram last week
stating that we would like to have an
interview with you, but as yet have not
received any reply 1t is very important
we shall get into. communication with
YOU Immediately
A second letter. dated June H. read:
I'VE have endeavored for a number of
days to get in touch with YOU in refer
ence to the condition of your account,
1t being very bad and weak. We must
insist on immediate attention to this very
important matter, therefore we request a
deposit of $1,000 at once to bring your
account up TO the required margin.
THE result of this communication was
that finally something over $4,000 was
paid by Josephtha and the account taken
up. is that riglito" Mr. Fuller was asked.
That was some time after. We got
the Spriggs check before the account was
finally taken up"
A. E. Spriggs is said to have been in
terested with Governor Sulzer some 20
years ago in %he exploitation of the Alas
ka Industrial company, mining corpora
ton.