The day book. [volume], September 26, 1913, Image 31

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MRS. SULZER'S NAME DRAGGED
INTO IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
Albany, N.Y., Sept. 26. For the
next few days the impeachment trial
of Gov. William Sulzer will be given
over to the examination of witnesses
who contributed to the campaign
fund and no excitement is expected
until Louis A. Sarecky, Sulzer's form
er secretary, is pjaced on the stand.
It is very likely that Sulzer will
take the position in defense that he
realized he was going to have a con
tinuous fight throughout his term of
office, and that he used some of the
gifts sent him to create a fund that
would make him independent of party
organization so that he' would, not
be hampered in his fight for reform.
Former State Senator Stadler,
president American Matting Co.,
swore that the brewing interests of
the state raised funds to aid Sulzer
in his fight for election and that no
account has ever been made of this
money. Stadler swore that he raised
the money and that Sulzer preferred
cash to checks.
The name of Mrs. Sulzer was
brought into the trial for the first
time when Charles Doersch, employe
of the American Matting Co., said
that he had turned over to Mrs. Sul
zer $800 or $900, the proceeds of
campaign checks collected fpr the
governor. This statement was in di
rect contradiction of an affidavit he
signed for the Frawley committee, in
which he declared the cash had been
given to Sulzer. N
A sensation was sprung on Gov.
Sulzer's attorneys when Henry W.
Morgenthau was returned to the
stand. Morgenthau xgave $1,000 to
Sulzer for his campaigh fund, he said,
. "through an impulse" of unusual gen
erosity." '
Morgenthau. was asked point-blank
whether he "had discussed this matter
with Sulzer since he became gover
nor. He replied he had.
"Almost immediately after I had
returned from Europe a few weeks
ago," he said, "I was called up by
Gov. Sulzer. He asked me whether
I was goiiig to testify at his impeach
ment trial and when I told him I had
been subpoenaed he said I hope you
will be easy with me, and then asked
whether I could not treat the affair
between us as personal, but I replied
that I could not."
The revelation that Sulzer had
been in personal communication with
witnesses since the trial was decided
on seemed to stun the Sulzer attor
neys. Complete recognition of Acting
Gov. Glynn has now been made and
every head of the state department
notified him that his wishes will here
after guide them in their official ac
tions. The last department to succumb
was that of Gov, Sulzer himself, but
a bundle of letters that had been left
in the big downstairs executive of
fices were turned over to Frank A.
Tierney, secretary to Acting-Gov.
Glynn by Chester C. Piatt, secretary
to Gov. Sulzer, and Piatt explained
that if there was anything he could
do to aid the de facto administration
he would gladly do it.
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PARROT GRIEVES TO DEATH
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Decatur, III., Sept. 26. A parrot
which had been kept in the family of
Dr. W. P. McMillen for .many years
was found dead in its cage. It Is
believed the'bird died of grief. It had
been gloomy and had refused to talk
since the death of McMillen.
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