Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-17
bnlv Seven Have Faced Of-
 |ficia Charges Since States Became United
.LAYTON ONE OF THEM
Irkansas Executive Escaped Waged Campaign and Charges Against Him Were Dismissed.

Of the seven Governors who have
 been impeached since the thirteen
 btates became the United States of
 America, two were convicted, one re-
 igned in consideration of which act
 he impeachment was withdrawn; the
 erm of office of one expire and the
 roceedings were dropped. one was Icquitted and the charges against the Ieventh dropped.
 In 1862 Charles Robinson was Gov krnor of Kansas. The State needed honey for current expenses and con- pequently a bond issue of $150,000 Kas made. Money was scarce at that
 lime, the Civil War having just start I'd, and the only purchaser that could De found was the United States Gov ernment The Governor, the Secre- ,ary and the State Auditor had been Authorized by the legislature to nego- tiate the sale of the bonds, which they proceeded to do. The United States had money in trust for several In- 6ian tribes which the Federal Govern |ment was authorized to properly in- Best.
 Robert Stevens, politician, was ealled in by the three state officials (nd he agreed to put the deal Across." Stevens was friendly with CaleR B. Smith, the Secretary of the Interior Somehow, Stevens failed to Induce Smith to purchase the bonds, hnd he then went to R. G. Corwin, a claim agent, who was connected by marriage to Caleb Smith. Corwin ar ranged the purchase of the bonds with the Indian funds. All of the Kansas representatives in Congress approved the deal in writing, with the excep- tion of Senator Lane, who objected on the ground that he feared Stevens would use his commission to buy votes to elect himself to Lanes job. AS the result of Lanes refusal to give his approval, $1 ,O0O was paid his sec retary who procured the Senator's signature by fraud. The Legislature of Kansas impeached the Secretary of State, the State Auditor and Gover- nor Robinson. The two former were convicted but Robinson was acquitted.
 A formidable list of charges was presented against Governor Harrison Reed, of Florida, in 1868. He was accused of falsehood and lying in official matters, incompetency, unlaw- fully declaring legislative seats va cant, embezzlement from the state treasury and corruption and bribery in appointments. So vacant had the state legislature become, that when the charges of the House of Represen- tatives were presented to the Senate only eight senators were on hand to hear the impeachment proceedings. The impeachment automatically sus- pended Reed from office and Lieuten- ant Governor Gleason was put in his place. Following the deposition of the Governor the Assembly adjourned for two months. The Senate refused to adjourn, and Acting Governor Gleason adjourned it himself. Governor Reed, however, declined to leave his office, and took the matter to court. The court removed Gleason as Governor and reinstated Reed. The Supreme Court of the United States reversed the lower court and Gleason went back as Governor pro tenn. Two months later the new legislature, With all seats filled, dropped the mat ter, and Reed resumed his office.
 The impeachment of Governor Will liam H. Holden, of North Carolina, in December, 1870, was particularly in teresting, inasmuch as it involved the doings of the famous Ku klux Man, which had been committing murders and whippings in Alamanee anu Caswell Counties. The county au- 'horlties seemed unable to cope with tue situation, or reluctant to try to oope With it, and the Governor was ap- pealed to. Governor Holden immed- 'ateiy proclaimed the two counties in . state of insurrection and sent troops
 m'o the district Col. George Kirk
 U charge of the soldiers made many
 'ests. Writs of habeas corpus were