The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-25

| this case piecemeal, half today and
half next week. OF course, what de-
cision was made today or what was
the vote of any member of this court
| today would not be binding when you
come to the final determination, but is
it not wiser for US not to commit our
selves even to any extent?
TT would be very inconvenient to
adjourn now to look up the authori-
ties to carefully consider the points
raised. Therefore, for the purpose of
disposing of this case, 7 shall overrule
these objections pro forma, simply
without meaning to express any opin-
ion whatever on the merits"
The presiding judges opinion hav-
ing been sustained and the governors
denial of the impea chnent charges
filed and read the actual trial Of the
ready to commence.
Mr.. Richards began his opening
address shortly after IL o'clock.
BUSY GETTING MONEY.
Governor Sulzer was buster getting
money than getting votes during his
campaign for election" declared Eu-
gene Lamb Richards, of counsel for
the prosecution. in his address open
executive.
"AIl the technicalities and bubbles
raised by the resp ondent have been
swept away by this court" began Mr..
Richards, land he must now meet this
case on it's merits. High crimes and
misdemeanorsi' High is the Office
and position of William Sulzer but
low and sordid the crimes and misde-
meanors which we shall prove against
him. His chief offenses are plain
fraud, larceny and perjury"
After outlining the provisions of the
election law relating to the reporting
of campaign contributions, the attor-
ney continued:
with these provisions in force
what did William Sulzer? He was
nominated on October 2, 1912, and al
most Immediately began to solicit and
obtain large sums of money for cam
paign purposes. He went at his cam
paign for money with system, cool de-
liberation and cunning schemes to
conceal what he got.
Five days after he was nominated
he made public announcement that
he would have no campaign collectors
or financial managers, and yet. at that
moment his private secretary was al
ready running secret campaign ac-
count, and he himself had collectors
working for him, securing the city and
state for checks and cash.
He preferred first currency which
has no earmarks, next, checks to
bearer or cash, next, checks to order
Of some one other than himself. and
If this We're impossible he was willing
to take checks to his own order. He
had more than one 'ba gman' which I
F.oif ic Of hi
He had bag himself which was as
open to $4,000 contribution as to
50 one.
we shall show this court Instances
of his requests that checks should be
made to the order Of some one other
than himself; that he preferred cash
to checks. and that when some of his
collectors came in with checks he
asked them in future TO cash the
checks and bring the cash.
He did more than collect and hold
these checks He intended to keep
them. He had no thought of return
ing the surplus to the contributors, for
it will clearly appear that he used
and intended to use their contribu-
tons to buy stocks and supply margin
Tor stock speculation.
He had many ways Of getting
money ana ne ma "a many ways OF us
posing Of it.
During the period from October to
November, 1912, into and out OF the
campaign bank account of his secre-
tary. Louis Sarecky, went practically
$4,000, about $1,000 more than the
defendant reported in the post-electiou
statement. Into Suffers Farmers |
Loan and Trust Company account
went $4,000 more. To Harris and
Fuller. stock brewers, there went s10,-
900. to Boyer, GriswoId & Co, $4,000,
and to Fuller and Gray $4,000. OF
these amounts. over $4,000 was in
currency
The prosecuting attorney then took
up the governors statement Of cam
paign expenses. which recorded the
receipt of but $3.50.
HE reports sixty eight contribu-
tors Mr. Richards continued, land
while they are undoubtedly estimable /
men, there is not TO be found among
them any man Of prominence in the
financial world, not a single contribu-
tor whose name could carry meaning |
to such electors as might examine the |
s5a cement
There is no report of any contri- !