Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-09
SULZER IS SILENT
AS PROBERS PLAN
HIS MPEACHMENT.
Governor Likely TO Be Tried for
Specializing With Cam
paign Funds.
FRAWLEY SAYS THERE'S
ENOUGH PROOF TO ACT
Senate Would Sit With Court
of Appeals to Try N. Y.
Executive.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.--While Gov
ernor Sulzer remains silent, members
of the joint legislative committee,
which concluded its hearings here
yesterday, began today drafting
report which it will submit to the
Legislature on Monday with refer
ance to testimony adduced showing
that the Governor had speculated in
the New York stock market, using
therefor campaign contributions
which he failed to include in his
sworn statement as required by law
In the opinion of Chairman Fraw-
ley, of the committee, and of Eugene
Lamb Richards, counsel, no other
course than to recommend impeach-
/. ment proceedings is open to the in
vestigators
Whether the committee will sub.
sequently return to New York to in
ouire further into the Governors
Wall Street deals will be discussed
by the committee at meeting to be
held in Albany on Monday prior 70
the convening of the Legislature
Monday night.
Chairman Frawley said yesterday;
We've got enough already"
Never in the history of this State
has a Governor been impeached.
Charges that just fell short of
proof in earlier sessions-that the
governor used part of his campaign
contributions in stock market specu-
lations-were driven home by testi-
mony deemed by the committee
direct enough to justify action.
This committee was named by
Leader Charles F. Murphy to gather
evidence sufficient to oust Sulzer.
The governor had dared fight Muir
ply in an attempt to force the
Democratic legislature to keep its
campaign pledge and pass a direct
primary law.
VIII Submit Report Monday.
On Monday night, when the extra
session of the legislature is resumed,
rerort prepared by Eugene Lamb
Richards. ir., the Tammany COM
mittee's counsel, and COVERING all
that tae Investigation has t'ar 'ut
to TINS time, will be susffAi.,vu to
both houses.
There iss good reason to believe that
the report liSttI VII
demand for impeachment, and that
after receiving it there will be moth
ing for the lower house to do but
order that Governor SulZer be put on
trial before the court of impeach-
ment. which consists of the Senate
and the Court of Appeals, sitting to-
gether. The Court of Appeals, now
in recess, will not reconvene until
next month. The governors trial.
ooiYa oft
Used Campaign Funds.
Governor Sulzer was nearly s50,00O
in debt as the result of stock market
speculations at the time OF his nomi-
nation. and used contributions TO MS
campaign fund to make additional
purchases of stock while this debt
was hanging over him, according to
testimony adduced at the hearings.
The evidence brought to light is
sufficient. according to Senator
FraWley. chairman of the committee,
to warrant proceedings to impeach
the governor for violation of the cor
rupt practises act.
The governor, according to the evil
dence, had dealings with three diff
ferent stock exchange firms, and was
saved from being sold out by one
firm by L. NJ Josephthal, Wall
Street banker and member of the
governors staff as naval reserve
aide. Josephthal, it was brought
5out. paid debit balance of S26, ,739
still standing against the account on
July Is, 1913. This was after the
governor had received repeated calls
for more margin
The governors transactions with
the other firms were for cash, and 1t
was in connection with one of these
that his campaign contributions were
used.