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IMPEACH SULzER.
TAMMANY PLAN
Committees Report May Be
Ready Tonight
QUICK ACTION IS SOUGHT
Democratic Bosses Prefer Impeach-
ment to Court Action, Though That
May Follow Later.

New York, Aug. IL. - Tonight, If
possible, the Tammanyized Frawley
committee will lay before the legis-
Iature the conclusions it has drawn
from it's inquiry into Governor Sui
zer's stock speculations during the
course OF his campaign last fall. The
report will not, in any event, be de-
layed beyond Wednesday.
The report, it is said by Chairman
Frawley, will consist of the record OF
the evidence, a digest of what the
committee believes it has proved and
probably recommendations as to what
action should be taken thereon. 1t, is
possible, however, that the evidence
will go to the senate and house with
out any recommendation whatever.
1t was understood that the report
would lay stress on three things ad-
duced in the testimony:
First-That Governor SulZer Is
chargeable with perjury, iR"that he
swore that he had received directly
or indirectly not more than $524O for
campaign contributions.
oSCduu nat iC "ioIO q ASItSi ~
the Farmers Loan and Trust COM
pany stating that he had authorized
his secretary, Louis A. Sarecky, to &C
cept campaign contributions and that
Sarecky had deposited $4,000 in the
bank during the campaign.
Third-That number of unreported
campaign contributions were used by
To ctr lyC n
Wall street.
If ingenuity and determination can
achieve it, there can be but one con-
sequence of the conclusions in this re-
port-a demand by the assembly for
the Impeachment of the governor. Al
though provisions for the impeach-
ment of executive officers are contain
ed in the constitution of every state
in the Union, history does not record
the taking of such action against q
governor.
This is one of the reasons why Tam
many is set upon bringing Sulzer to
the bar of a court of impeachment.
Even to put him upon trial would be
a revenge without precedent; to con-
SlCI Hill WOUlu UC d ucdOly lCpIAooAg
as the leaders of Tammany regard it.
There is another reason why Inn
parchment will be attempted rather
than the course earlier taken under
consideration-that of bringing action
in a criminal court on charge Of per-
jury, alleging that the governor did
not truthfully declare his campaign
receipts and expenditures.
A trial in court would require
months, perhaps years. Even after q
verdict had been gained there would
come the all but interminable appeals,
which would probably not stop short
of the supreme court of the United
States.
Quick action is what TammHn5
wants. and there is, besides, the con-
stitutional provision that impeachment
shall not stand in the way of prosecu-
ton in the courts. If Tammany's de-
sire for vengeance should not be ap-
peased by the governors impeach-
ment, his conviction might easily be
sought in another court.
The friends, of Governor Sulzer be-
yond insisting that the law does not
forbid the omission of contributions
from accountings, hold that the legis-
lature is without authority to act at
this session They insist that impeach-
ment proceedings can only be begun
at a regular session or at session
called specifically for such a purpose.
1t is further contended that COM
plant cannot be made against gov
ernor for any act except one in the
course of his term of Office. These
campaign fund matters are. of course,
matters of period before Mr.. Sulzer
took Office.