The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-13
AT Early Hour This Morning After
All Night FiIibuster, ResOlu-
lion Is Carried with Three
More Than Majority
WIFE OF GOVERNOR
SHOULDERS BLAME
Declares She is Responsible for Sui
zer's Market Deals Committee
is Appointed to Draft
Formal Articles

Telegram Dy United presA
Albany, N ~, Aug. lS.-With three
votes more than required Gov sulzer
was impeached BY the assembly at
5I6 this morning for alleged high
crimes and misdemeanors III connec-
tion with his campaign fund
The vote was n to 45 The major,
is passed the night fllibustering and
waiting for the arrival Of the Tam.
many absentees
The speaker appointed a commit
tee to notify the senate Of the inn
peachment and a board OF lni9each.
ment to draft the formal articles
The assembly adjourned at 7:45 this
morning until n this morning. when
the senate viii be notified.
The impeachment OF Sulzer follow
ed a sensational announcement that
Mrs. sulzer had told certain senators
that she was responsible for Suffers
stock market deala she said the gov
ernor knew nothing about them and
sought to shoulder the blame
The formal charges WIN follow the
report oi the Frawley committee and
will ignore the reported confession oi
Mrs, sulzcr by accusing sulzer Of
stock market transactions.
The articles assert that sulzer fail
ed to enumerate all of his campaign
contributions. making him guilty Of a
misdemeanor and thereby declare Sui
ger guilty Of felony by inducing
three witnesses not to testify before
the Frawley committee
sulzer is charged with converting
campaign funds to his private use
speculaung with them in the stocl
market. using threats and promises
to obtain votes. and using his office
to affect prices in the stock market.
Mrs. sulzer was the most dramati,
figure in the situation today. It is ex
pected that she will issue forma
statement in elaboration Of her econ
fession' and she may request th'
privilege Of. telling her story to th'
assembly Undoubtedly she win be
witness for the defense
Tammany assemblymen declare
that they did not credit her story. at
tributing it to the hasty act Of 10y
ing wife, willing to make any sacr
flee for her husband.
Mrs. Suffers statement was made
according to this story 10 Senate
Palmer She is quoted as having tol
him, q am wholly 70 blame for thI
whole affair."
Although the story was the pro-
erty Of the city, apparently no on
could be found who would be quote
as confirming IT, Gov. Sulzer referre
an inquiries 10 Senator Palmer. VII
declined either to confirm or deny
lie is reported as having told it to
select coterie OF the governors su
porters
Senator Palmer, a Grand Army yt
eran, called at the executive mansi'
Tuesday afternoon 70 consult GO
sulzer concerning the dedication Of
monument at Andersonville. Ga. Nh
sulzer is said to have confide6 h
story to the senator during his call
According to other friends in who
Mrs. Sulzer has confided, she has {
clared she used some of the govel
or's campaign contributions becau
she felt that the household was
need Of money"
The governor, It is said, knew no
ing Of his wife's dealings on the ste
exchange until shortly before
Frawley committee began its invei
cations When he first neard the r
elations his friends say, he refused
believe them, ridiculed them as
hoax and branded them as an after
to secure his resignation.
Later, when It was seen that
Frawey committee was in earnest
its investigation, Mrs, sulzer. it is
clared, told the governor Of her
tions, volunteered to make pn
statement, detailing them This,