Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-17
Latter is Removed From
Office by High Court
of Impeachment.
8 CHARGES SUSTAINED
Found Guilty of Falsifying, Per-
jury and DeCeit-Bribery
Accusation Fails.

Albany, n. Y. oc' 17.-William
Sulzer is no longer governor OF New
York. A few minutes before noon to
Day the high court of Impeachment by
a vote OF 43 10 u, removed him from
Office.
Senator Wende and Judge Cullen
excused themselves from voting. me
proposition OF disGualifying Sulzer
frem ever again holding a place Of
honor or rust in the state was voted
down unanimously wi h the exception
of Cullen, who again excused himself
from voting. The governor received
Ine news Of removal in silence at the
executive mansion. where he waited
all morning the result He said he
might make a statement la.e-
Prior 20 the vote on his disqualifi-
cation and removal. the four last ar
ticles OF Impeachment charges. five.
six. seven and eight. were unanimous
ly voted out The court was in session
little more than an hour. The court
oiiicially adjourned a minute after l2
Acting Governor Martin Glynn be-
came governor and Robert Wagner
majority leader OF the senate. became
lieutenant governor No official nOtice.
was given Sulzor. The record of the
decision OF the court was filed with
The secretary OF s'ate. thus complying
with all legal requirements to remove
the governor. Suiker was found not
guilty on articles five. six and seven.
The vote was unanimous Article five
charged he dissuaded Frederick Col
well from tesiifying against him be-
fore the Frawley committee.
Article six charged Sulzer commit.
ted larceny in specializing with funds
contributed for his campaign. Ar
ticle seven charged he betrayed po-
litical influence.
lie was found not guilty on the
charge of using his official position TO
influence the price of stocks in which
he was interested, as charged in ar
ucle eight.
Both galleries OF the senate cham
Der were filled with spectators.
SulTer was found guilty by the high
court of impeachment on three of the
articles preferred against him. They
were 1. ., and 4. He was declared in.
nocent OF the charges contained N
article 3.
GET BARE TwO-THIRDs.
The vote on articles l and . was SO
10 Is. a bare two-thirds majority. The
former article charges that the COVER
nor falsified his statement of campaign
contributions; the latter that he com
mitted perjury in so doing.
The vote on article 3. which charges
the governor bribed witnesses 20 with
hold testimony from the FI.wley in
vestigaung committee was unanimous
in favor OF the governor.
On article the vote vas 43 TO Il
six members changing their votes OF
articles and from mot guilty" tC
guilty and two from guilty 10 mo-
guilty This article charges that the
governor suppressed by means o.
threats to keep witnesses from testi
flying before the FraWley committee
Among these was Duncan w. Peck
state superintendent OF public works
who testified az the trial that the gov
70 ernor had asked him to commit per
jury.
Lieutenant Governor Martin II
Glynn who has been acting governor
since the Impeachment of Sulzer. vii
become chief executive OF the state
lie is an Albany newspaper owner
Robert F. Wagner, a New York al
torney, viii become lieutenant COVER
no. ne is the majority leader Of th'
senate.
SULZElR TO DROP FIGHT.
Mr.. and Mrs Sulzer will leave A
bany Sunday. not TO return. Their Il
ture home will probably be in the v
cinity OF New York City. Sulzer is O
the opinion that an attempt to TAX
the case 10 the federal supreme cour
would be OF little use.
Presiding Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen
who soon viii retire from the bench
voted not guilty" on every articl
and rendered long opinion in explain
ing his votes. The eight other judge
OF the court OF appeals we're divided
On articles / and Judges Willarl
Bartlett. Emory A. Chase and william
r. Werner voted for the governor
and against him voted Judges Fred
er'ck Collin. William H. Cuddebaes
John W. Hogan. Frank II. HisoocI
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