The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
SULzER lMPEAcHED
AND ALBANY SCENE0F
MUCH EXCITEMENT
NEW YORK GOVERNOR Will
RESIST EFFORTS TO DEPosE
HIM FROM OFFICE.
MAY CALL OUT STATE TROOPS
House Presents impeachment Artl-
cIes to the Senate and the trial ls
Set for Sept. 1S.-Lieutenant Gov.
Martin Glynn.

ALBANY, N. r., Aug. l4-WNn
low. Sulzer impeached by the assem-.
,ly and the date of his trial before
he senate and the and the judges
# the court of appeals fixed for Sept.
LS, the spectacle was presented OF
TWO men claiming to be governor OF
The state of New York.
Az soon as the articles of impeach-
ment, adopted at an early hour Wed
nesday morning by the democratic
majority in the assembly were pres
scented to the senate shortly AFTER /
o'clock, Lieut.. Gov. Martin Il. Gynn !
annornced his intention of occupying
the executive chamber !,
Friends of Gov. Sulzer declared
that he intended continuing In once
and would use every weapon In his
mower to maintain his position On the
ground that the assembly had no con-
stitutional right to consider impeacn-
ment at it's extraordinary session.
Some asserted that he would go so
far as to summon military protection
Il necessary to prevent the lienten-
ant governor occupying the executive
chamber.
So far as could be learned, no at
tempt was made by Lieut. Gov. Giynn
in any way to exercise the functions
Of chief executive today, but there
was every indication that there would
he a clash of authority when both men
appear at the capitol. The lieutenant
governor would not indicate what &C
ton he proposed to take except %
saw that there would be no circus
or military maneuvers about occupy
ing the executive chamber; the law
} is supreme"
The inaction of Lieut.. Gov. Glynr
in the matter was In the face Of argu
!. ments given expression both In tn
r senate and the ASSEMBLY, today that q
. the moment the articles Of impeacf
ment we're presented to the sei.at
g Gov. Sulzer automatically ceased I
Of be chief executive. This contentio
re was based on an article in the col
1t stitution which says that in case
% impeachment Of the governor IN
I'd mowers and duties of the office sha
m devolve upon the lieutenant COVER
or"
ad It was held by the majority lea
er ers that the word Impeachment
ed correspondent with the word "lndi'
3D. ment" in criminal trial and tn
nd therefore, in the meaning Of the CO
,se stitution the governor already sto
ev. impeached, even though not yet CO
he victed, and was therefore not M
es. eligible to hold his Office.
These arguments we're placed
his fore the lieutenant governor by
led democratic leaders early in the ait
an noon, but Gov. Sulzer was not 7
bis Tested. A few minutes after the 9
the -ernor left his Office Patrick =.
oss Cabe, clerk Of the senate appeared
and the executive chamber with q
the of the articles of impeachment
a summons and complaint which
intended to serve upon the govern
When informed by the govern
secretary that he had missed the
ernor by scarcely minute, NICE
&c asked for an appointment. Platt
~ piled that he would try to ARA
matters for that time.
It seemed practically certain
The the governor and the lieutenant
.ernor would both resort to legal t
of their respective claims in co,
which in the history of New J
state never have been called upon
,ou.. an opinion which would act .
precedent. Rumors of what
these tests would take offered SUI
u IN wide choice that 70 RACK OF aufl
scus- tative statement no one cared ton
lator to venture more than guess.
,sing Reports that Mrs. Sulzer
six give out statment setting forth
details of her alleged use Of Gov.
; de- zer's campaign checks for stock
tie, ualtion unknown to the governor
,ratic not materiailze today. Friends
Ieces- mated that in view of the fact
con- Mrs. Sulzer probably will be Gale
sible. a witness for the defense at the
5 has what she may havs to say WI
plans reserved until she takes the wi
dis stand.
made It was said her testimony wi
SO of far toward clearing the govern
after the charges of misuse Of cam
n the funds for stock speculation.
n the Sulzer is In the care of phys
as and was said to be in a con
to cut state of collapse from the stra
and which she has been subjected.
on at Silence also will be the poll