Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-17
Supporter of Governor
Wins Control of County
Committee.
OLD PARTY MAN LOSES
PerSonneIof Impeachment Court
to be Attacked at Open
ing of Hearing.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE impeach-
ment of Governor Sulzer and his fight
for direct primary reforms played an
important part IN yesterdays demo-
cratic primaries in New York state
The governors friends maintained
these issues are responsible for the
defeats Of the regular democratic or
ganization suffered in several locali-
ties.
Buffalo and Rochester, the largest
cities outside New York, with regular
democratic organizations which lined
up with Tammany hall in the Sulzer
impeachment fight, were badly beaten.
In Albany it may require the official
count to decide whether Committee
man McCabe has lost the party leader
ship. In New York City the Sulzer is
sue was not apparent. Only one of
the democratic district leaders was
unhorsed and this contest was purely
local.
New York, Sept. 17.-Unofficial fig.
ures from scattered precincts in New
York left no doubt today that the or
ganization candidates of the six po-
litical parties in yesterdays primaries
were nominated practically without
contest. The vote was extremely light.
Albany, N. Y, Sept. 17.-Incomplete
returns of yesterdays primaries indi-
Gated today that Daniel Dugan, a Sui
ger adherent, gained control of the
county committee by a small major
ity over .SeBates6lerisyFa1sEf TcCabe,
democratic organization leader many
years.
Rochester, n. Y, Sept. 17.-Yes-
terday's primary election here result
ed in clean sweep for the axemen or
anti-Tammany faction in the demo
cratic organization. In all. five as
sembly districts democrats showed dis
pleasure over the impeachment of Gov
ernor Sulzer by defeating the organiza-
tion by large majorities.
Albany, y. Y. Sept. 1.-THE right
of certain senators who as members
of the Frawley investigating commit
tee uncovered evidence upon which
the impeachment charges against Gov
ernor Sulzer We're based, TO si. as
members of the court of impeachment
will be one Of the first questions rails
cd by counsel for Sulzer when the trial
begins tomorrow. They will question
the propriety of any member of the
senate sitting as a member of the
high court who may be called upon TO
testify before It. These questions aud
others, including an expected attack
by Sulzer's counsel upon the validity
of the impeachment proceedings. will
be determined by the court of i'm
peachment itself. Until these prelim-
inaries are decided no evidence will be
taken. Scores Of witnesses will be
called by both sides and estimates as
20 the length of the hearing vary from
one TO two months. Mrs. Sulzer will
be one OF the most important witness
as for the defense.
OWES CONTRACTOR S26-5OO.
New York. Sept. 17.-Hugh ]. Reilly,
q contractor and railroad builder for
the Cuban government, one OF yester-
days witnesses before the Sulzer
board OF Impeachment managers. said
cash shortly after his nomination.
Governor Sulzer, he said. still owed
him this money in addition to other
loans. a total of s26.50O
Mr. Reilly was examined in private
before the impeachment managers at
torney and this is what he told the
newspaper men he had testified while
Gr1yer noe ,hafrr,or ~ the housa rom.
mittee on foreign relations at Wash
ing'on. Reilly had claims pending
against the Cuban government.
'Sulzer asked me for $4,000 loan
just after he was nominated said
Reilly. He came to my house and
paid him the money in cash in the
presence OF my wife. | did not take
any notes for it. had had previous
experience with Sulzers notes. l had
lent him money before. He would pay
me back in driblets, but when | gave
him that $4,000 It brought his total
debt TO me up TO S26,5OO. dating back
over a long period. did not want to
lend him the $4,000 and told him not
20 get a swelled head just because he'd
been nominated, but he promised tc
pay me back the next February, and
so gave IL to him. He never paid 1t
and he still owes me $26.500."
MANAGERS WANT CoLwELL.
lsidor J. Kresel Of counsel for the
managers issued a statement in reply
10 d. Cady Herrick OF counsel for Sui
ger in reference to the disappearance
Of Frederick L. Colwell. He said man
ayers want TO serve Colwen with &
subpoena a. one of their witnesses