Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-15
TRY TO IMPEACH
GOVERNOR SULzER
Resolution Presented in New
York Legislature.
REPORT By FRAWLEY BODY
Committee Demands Official Action
Because of Alleged Stock Deals
and False Reports on Cam
paign Funds.

Albany. N. Y, Aug. 13.-The report
of the Frawley committee detailing
the results OF it's Investigations into
the official career of Gov. William
Suizer was adopted by the assembly
late Monday night, and the resolution
calling for the impeachment of the
governor was Immediately introduced
by Representative Levy.
The conclusions of the Frawley
committee, embodied in its report
to the Legislature, are that Governor
Sulzer falsified under oath vs. cam
paign contribution account. erted
some of these contributions to the
purchase OF stock, speculated in stock
at the time that, as governor, he was
earnestly pressing legislation against
the New York stock exchange, pun
ished legislators who opposed him by
vetoing their bills, traded executive
approval OF bills for support OF his
direct primary measure and did every
thing In his power to conceal proof
and obstruct the Frawley committees
efforts to brings 1t to light.
sembly," the report recites, that the
facts stated are sufficiently serious in
character and are SO vfolative of the
laws OF the state that the public in
terests demand some action in ref
ercnce thereto, whether through the
exercise of powers OF the Legislature
or by referring facts and evidence to
v,th I,rlry q
with duties in respect thereof
During the time Of these hearings
and investigations" the report pro-
ceeds, William Sulzer, as governor.
has done everything in his power to
withhold the truth and obstruct the
production Of evidence and the course
OF justice. At his instance and direc-
ton Louis A. Sarecky. his secretary;
Frederick l.. CoIwell, his dummy. and
Harris and Fuller, his brokers, have
refused to testify before the commit
tee.
Governor SulZer made a false pub
Tic statement, when on July 30, 1913,
he said that he was away campaign
ing and that he did not know Of the
campaign contributions omitted from
his sworn statement. The ElkuS
check was Endorsed by Sulzer person
ally and he acknowledged the letter
OF Eikus transmitting it as a cam
paign contribution.
I'VE submit to the legislature that
it was false when William Sulzer
sworc that he had received only
$3.50 of campaign contributions, and
that he did so with full knowledge
that he had received en- amount many
times that sum and had converted
the same to his private uses.
This committee, therefore, has not
completed it's investigation. either on
this subject or others covered by the
resolutions under which 1t is acting,
but it has felt that the revelations
set forth in this report and the testi
mony accompanying it should be
brought to the attention of the legis-
lature at once, without awaiting a
final report either on this or other
subjects"
New York, Aug. 12.-Governor Sui
ger issued a statement denying abso-
iutely that he ever used campaign
funds for speculation purposes. He
gave out the statement following
conference with his political advisors.
The statement was given out by
Chester c. Plat, the governors Sec
rotary. Among those present at the
conference were Louis Marshall John
A Hcnnessy, Louis A. Sarreky, and
Mr. Plat,