New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-01
SULZER DENIES
ELKUS LETTER


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statement of election expenses 10 the
Secretary OF State he could not be
charged with violating the law, saying
that the law does not require the Civ
ing of the names Of contributors. lie
said that he had carefully read over
both the corrupt practices law ana
Section 7I6 of the Penal Code relative
TO the filing Of election expenses. The
latter provides. among other things
that Every candidate who is voted Tor
at any public election held within the
state shall within ten days after such
election file, as hereinafter provided
an itemlzed statement showing in de-
tail all the moneys contributed or eX-
pended by him, directly or indirectly.
by himself or through any other per
son. in aid OF his election. Such state
ment shall give the names Of the vari-
Gus persons who received such money,
the specific nature Of each item and the
purpose for which it was expended or
contributed"
At the conclusion OF the hearing Of
the Frawley committee to-day. which
was devoted TO highway contracts
Chairman F'rawley announced that the
next meeting of the committee will be
held on Wednesday morning at 1870
o'clock in New York City Eugene
Lamb Richards. counsel for the COM
mittee. said that the investigation into
the Governors campaign expenses Will
he continued at that time, and that The
selection OF New York as the place -
the meeting was for the convenience of
a large number OF "financiers and
financial institutions whom we shall
want 10 call as witnesses. Some or
these distinguished gentlemen have
been in Europe" he said, but they are
expected back. and I think that next
week we shall he able 10 get some OF
them before the committee"
Although there is no fund available
for paying the committees expenses at
the present time, because Governor
Sulzer vetoed an item OF SlloHo in
the annual supply bill. an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 can be drawn upon af-
ter October /, an item for that amount
having been provided for in the annual
appropriation bill
To Wait in Sarecky Case.
Mr.. Richards said that in regard to
Sarecky, who refused to testify yester-
day. and against whom proceedings TO
have him arrested for contempt are 10
be brought. he thought the committee
should wait until Attorney General
Carmody had rendered his opinion as
To the powers Of the committee. re-
quested by the Governor.
II have no question, however he
said. about the powers Of this COM
mittee TO investigate this matter or any
other matter that is connected with
these questions which are submitted by
the Governor himself 10 the eXtraor-
binary session of the Legislature and
which are germane TO the very ques-
lions which he called the Legislature
together TO consider"
Mr. Richards expressed the opinion
that after getting the opinion OF the
Attorney General the Governor might
think Il not only wise but possibly the
proper thing ito permit the opening OF
the door to see what is behind it,
I'm preparing the papers in taking
steps against Sarecky,' he said, Il had
occasion To look at the record in the
case of investigation committees and
the application made to punish for con-
tempt Mr.. Barnes, Of Albany. whom
the Governor, through his counsel, Mr..
Taylor, sets up as the standard in his
statement with regard to the refusal Of
OF making sure Of the procedure which
was taken in that case. | visited the
Office Of the clerk OF the Court OF APP
peals Yesterday 10 look at the original
record in the Court of Appeals. and l
found rather to my astonishment that
the whole OF the Barnes record was
and had been since July in possession
Of Mr. Taylor, counsel To the Governor.
and had been sent down there on July
3, the very day of the beginning OF
this committee, at the request OF Mr..
Taylor, from the Governors Office. I
think in the case OF subp9nas issued
for books. papers and documents. five
days notice being required, as Wednes-
day Of next week is exactly five days.
that that would be proper"
The committee intends To subpoena
the Rev. o. r. Miller, who charged that
three Tammany Senators in 1910. one
OF whom is now a member of the Fraw-
ley committee, demanded a bride Of