Mrs Sulzer Dominates Albany as Governor's Wife and Host
Mrs William Sulzer, prominent as a homemaker and hostess, stands as a central figure in Albany politics and social life. Her early life as Clara Roedelheimn, nurse to administrator, frames a loyal spouse who backs Governor Sulzer through attacks and triumphs. She remains a key host at the people’s house in Washington and Albany.
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New York
William Sulzer
Albany
Sulzer
Washington
People’s House
East Capitol Street
Sulzers
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Clara Roedelher
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
Graduate Nurses’ College
Columbia
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York Hospital
Toedelheim
Atlantic City
Governors Accused by Lawmakers in Impeachment History
The piece notes that only a handful of U S governors faced impeachment, including Governor Sulzer, with potential financial and social ruin. It recalls a prior pre revolutionary case and states eight governors in about 250 years reached similar infamy.
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United States
Sulzer
America
Early Governors Impeached in Reconstruction Era
A survey of impeachments from 1860s to 1876 highlights governors facing charges across several states. Notable cases include North Carolina’s Holden and Florida’s Reed, with others like Arkansas Powell Clayton and Nebraska David Butler involving embezzlement, bond issues, and abuse of power.
Boston's Interest in Gov Glynn and Wife
Boston figures prominently in the life of Martin H Glynn then lieutenant governor of New York. Mayor John F Fitzgerald introduced Glynn to Mary Magrane whom he later married in Lynn on January 2 1901. Glynn's sister in law Ellen Glynn married Boston ad department head Bernard J Shaughness. The Glynn family ties span Lynn and Boston.
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Martin Glynn
Glynn
New York
Lynn
P. B. Magrane
Lynn Merchant
Underwood & Underwood
N. Y
Miss Magrane
Fitzgerald
Boston
Martin H. Glynn
Boston College
John F. Fitzgerald
Mary Magrane
Patrick B. Magrane
Magrane
Ellen T. Glynn
Bernard J. Shaughness
Mattapan
Impeachment Charges Filed Against Governor-elect Sulzer
Articles of impeachment allege William Sulzer filed a false campaign contribution statement with the Secretary of State. The document states the filing caused great scandal and reproach, claims the statement omitted contributions, and accuses Sulzer of wilful and corrupt perjury.
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Albany
Frawley Legislative Committee
William Sulzer
State of
New York
Governors Impeached Across States and Eras
A compiled list shows diverse outcomes for governors facing impeachment or removal. Entries include Charles Robinson of Kansas in 1862 acquitted, Harrison Reed of Florida in 1868 with charges dropped, William W. Holden of North Carolina 1870 removed, Powell Clayton of Arkansas 1871 and David Butler of Nebraska 1871 removed, Henry C. Warmoth of Louisiana 1872 term expired and proceedings dropped, Adelbert Ames of Mississippi 1876 resigned, and Seth Sethwell of North Carolina 1689 removed before state formation.
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Seth Sothwell
North Carolina
Albemarle County
Charles Robinson
Kansas
Ku Klux Klan
William W. Holden
Alamance
Caswell
George W. Kirk
Senate
Louisiana
Henry C. Warmoth
P. B. S. Pinchback
Adelbert Ames
Harrison Reed
Florida
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
David Butler
Nebraska
Mississippi
Fox Prosecuted Police After Lexow Report
Austen G. Fox of the Sulzer attorneys is a Harvard man class of 69. He is a prominent New York City lawyer with offices on Wall Street and earned a reputation as special counsel to prosecute police officials after the Lexow investigation.
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Austen G. Fox
Sulzer Attornies
Harvard
New York City
Wall Street
Lexow
Cambridge-born Counsel Taylor A New York Deputy Attorney General
Valentine Taylor born in Cambridge in 1874 is a Harvard graduate and has served two years as Deputy Attorney General of New York. He is one of Governor Sulzer’s junior counsels and remains unmarried.
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Valentine Taylor
Sulzer
Cambridge
Harvard
New York
Albany Times Union Editor Became New York Comptroller
Born in Kinderhook New York in 1871 the former Albany Times Union editor and proprietor rose from law and journalism to Congress in 1898 as the youngest National Assembly member. He later won the New York comptroller race in 1906 and exposed financial mismanagement across towns and counties.
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Kinderhook
N. Y
Albany Times-Union
Albany
Congress
National Assembly
Democratic and Independence League
New York
Treasury
New York State
Impeachment Proceedings in New York Governor Sulzer Case
The article explains impeachment as a charge against a public officer for maladministration. Governor Sulzer faces trial after impeachment by the New York House. The Senate and Court of Appeals act as judges. a guilty verdict leads to removal from office or disqualification, with potential indictment and punishment under law.
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State of
New York
Sulzer
House
New York Senate
Court of Appeals
Senate
Taking the Enemy's Part in Our Coasts Series
A note announces the third installment of the Our Coasts and an Enemy series. The upcoming Post Magazine promises a thrilling, timely feature about oceanfront defense and national interests.
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Post
Governor Sulzer Faces Multi-Count Impeachment Allegations
The article accuses Governor Sulzer of fraud to induce witnesses, deceit and threats to block the Frawley committee, and misdemeanor for blocking Colwell from hearings. It cites section violations, stock speculation using campaign funds, and attempts to sway public officers and securities prices. The Assembly seeks court order to require answers and trials.
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Sulzer
Lewis H. Sarecky
Frederick L. Colwell
Melville B. Fuller
Frawley
Frawley Committee
New York Stock Exchange
Judge Creed rules end to drug sales in Boston case
Boston police and the Watch and Ward Society hail a ruling sustaining Judge Creed in John Dey’s drug sale case. Dey, a West End clerk, was fined $100 after Sloan testified the heroin came from Dey via a duplicated prescription.
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Judge Creed
Boston
Watch and Ward Society
John Dey
West End
Dey
Louis Sloan
Sloan
Thomas J. O'Donnell
John F. McDonald
John F. Dey
Charles H. Dexter
Bowdoin Square
Dolan
Creed
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Henry Morgenthau
John Lynn
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Lyman A. Spaulding
Howard P. O’dwyer
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John T. Dooling
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