The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-12

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! his brokers: have refused TO testify
I before the committee. His Influence
+ III the promotion of Sarccky TO an inn
: pcrtant and lucrative position IN the
! State Hospital Commission as deporta-
! ton Notwithstanding an incXperi-
! cnced yonng stcno3raphcr for an cx-
/ pericnccd physician in that position
! could only be reward for Sareckys
| silence in protecting the Governor
| from damaging disclosures
| Governor Sulzer made a false pub
| lie statement when on July 30 1913 he
! said that ne was away campaigning
and that he did not know OF the cam
/ paign contributions omitted from his
! sworn statement. The Elkus check
was Endorsed by Sulzer personally. and
/ ne acknowledged the letter of Elkus
transmitting IT as a campaign contri-
| button.
| We submit to the Leg slature that
/ 1t was false when William Sulzer
| swore that ne had received only So
! 400 OF campaign contributions and
/ that he did so with full knowledge that
! he had received an amount many times
that sum- and had converted the same
( to his private uses that he used con
/ tribuions given to aid in his sclccton
/ for the purchase or stocks in Wall
| Street. which he or his agents still
/ hold that he has been engaged in stock
/ market speculation at the time that
/ he. as Governor was earnestly press-
/ ing Legislation against the New York
| Stock Exchange. which would affect
the business and prices of the cx-
| change; and that there was evidence
before this committee to sustain a find
Ing that as Governor ne has punished
| Legislators who opposed him by veto
| ing Legislation enacted for the public
! welfare and has traded executive APP
prevail of bills for support Of his d.
rect primary and other measures.
Hns Other Evidence.
| There is in the possession OF this
committee further authentic informa-
tion OF other similar evidence in re-
spcct 10 the subject Of this report. rs
strong in quality and in the large
| amounts involved as that on which
sworn testimony has already been
given
This committee. therefore has not
completed It's Investigation either on
this subject or others covered by tho
resolutions under which IL is acting
but IL has felt that the revelations set
forth in this report and the testimony
accompanying II should be brought TO
the attention OF the Legislature at
once without awaiting 4 final report
either on This or other subjects
The questions here involved are VI
tai TO clean government. They are
above party or partisanship They are
vital 10 the citizens OF the state and
call for prompt and we'll considered
action. They cali for an answer from
/ Governor Sulzer, because both hie OBJ
structive tactics and his silence war
rant the conclusion that the charges
can neither be answered nor eX
planned"
vt-t--
Frawley, chairman: Eugene Lamb
Richards, counsel. and Matthew T.
Horgan. secretary of the investigating
committee An epitome OF the main
evidence brought out before the COM
rnittee prcfaces its conclusions The
affidavit Of Governor Sulzcr accompa-
nying his declaration that he received
ana spent only $3.50 directly or in
directly. as candidate for Governor. is
followed by the statement that the
testimony shows a much larger sum
to have been paid to him for this pur-
pose. This unaccounted for surplus
included checks for s2.50o. from Jacob
II. Schift and $500 from .Ahram !. Eliius.
! in addition 10 various amounts, in
GLIDING $500 from William F. Nc
Combs. chairman. and $1,000 from
Henry Morganthau. chairman of the
finance committee Of the Democratic
National Committee. and II is asserted,
that mo one can doubt" they were
contributed specifically Tor campaign
purposes
At Instance OF Governor.
With reference to Sareckys refusal
TO testify concerning the account he
opened as Suffers agent with the Mu-
tual Alliance Trust Company the re-
2ort says: That il was and is the
representation OF your committee, from
the answer OF said witness and his
demeanor on the stand. that his refusal
to testify was at the instance and the
direction of Governor SulZcr."
This account alone. the report says.
contained s12,4O5 contributed for cam
paign expenses or nearly $1,000 more
than Governor Suffers sworn total
Details are given of Mr. Suffers al
legged account with the stock broker
age firm of Boyer, Griswold & Co. en-
Gineered by Frederick L. Colwell
showing one transaction of S12.O25 OF
this. $500 is said to have been in the
form OF check from Mr. Sulzer on
his campaign account with the Farm
ers Loan and Trust Company: 500 is
the check which Lyman a. SpauldinG
testified he had contributed for cam
paign purposes. and the committee
hnds that the other items were orig
inally sent to Mr.. Sulzer for the same
purpose. 1t is estimated that the total
currency deposited and paid out by Mr.
Suizer in various stock transactions
between thc dates of his nomination
and inauguration amounted to $3.50
Your committee" says the report.
leaves to the Legislature the infer
ence to be drawn from the disposition
and use of this currency"
VIII Seek Court Authority.