New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-10-18
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK
REMOVED.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. lb.-Wi IL
liam Sulzer was found guilty
late Thursday afternoon on count
No. / of the articles of impeach-
ment. by the vote of 80 to IL.
This count charges Justification
in the accounts of campaign eX,
nonses ~
A vote to disqualify him from
ever holding another office under
the state was lost, it was SAID.
There was not a single vote fav-
orable to his disqualification, 1t
was reported.
The Judges and senators filed
into the senate chamber at 3:Ob.
The galleries were crowded and
corridors thrOnged All the 81
members of the court were pres
ent. Governor Sulzer was rep
resented BY his attorneys.
It was $40 o'clock when Pre-
siding Judge Cullen directed the
crier to open court. Then Judge
Cullen said:
Gentlemen. the next proceed,
ing is the final decision of this
court on the articles presented by
the assembly against the re
spondent "
Clerk Patrick +. McCabe read
article l.
SENATOR Argetsinger, called
first. voted guilty.
81 find the acts of the respon-
dent before January l so mex
tricably combined with his acts
after January l that ! am unable
to divorce them,' he said.
Judge Bartlett, next asked per-
mission to file a written eXplana-
ton, but in a brief verbal eX-
PLANTATION said he could see no
connection between the COVER
nor's election campaign funds
and his acts while a governor.
81 do not find that he is guilty
of nal and corrupt misconduct III
office and vote no. he said.
"I believe traditions should be
rushed aside when great ques-
ton of the public good confronts
u.s." he said, 81 find the respon-
dent morally unfit to occupy the
office Of governor and guilty OF
all the acts charged in article
l."
Senator Elon R. Brown, re-
publican leader Of the senate,
voted guilty. He read a long
opinion referring to differences
he had with the governor, but
declared no motives of revenge
could be attributed either to him.
self or any other member of the
court in the face of their oaths.
Senator Brown asserted that ION
account of the weakness OF his
case, the respondent did not dare
to take the witness stand. y The
testimony of Peck, Ryan and
Morgenthau was unchallenged
and overwhelming, he asserted.
Judge Chase voted not guilty,
reading an opinion in which he
held that the acts charged in
article l, were committed before
the governor took office. He said
he had no doubt of the COVER
nor's moral guilt, but thought it
unv ise to establish a precedent
contrary to law.
Judge Collins voted guilty and
he would file an Opin-
ion.
judy, Cuddeback declared a
viol. tier by a candidate of the
corrupt practices act reached
into the office itself" He voted
guilty" and fled an opinion.
Presto .ng Judge Cullen voted
not guilty. He had prepared a
long opinion which treated artI-
cles l, 2 and 6 together.
81 am constrained to find" he
said "that the respondent did
take advantage of his nomina
ton and candidacy for Office to
seek to personally enrich himself
by diverting contributions which
he received for campaign pur-
poses. I find that the respondent )
knowingly signed a false cam
paign statement. And I find that
he did verify this statement un.
der oath, knowing it to be false.
However, I must vote not
guilty"
Speaking of article four, the
larceny charge, Judge Cullen
said:
"The use Of this money for his
own purposes for political wards
is aot an offense and l believe
thaa he had the legal right to use
the money for any purpose he saw
fit. I do not think he could be
held guilty Of larceny"
Every article of impeachment
was voted upon separately, ac-
:ording to the news from the
court room and not all of them
were sustained. Those on which
the governor was reported to
have been held guilty were arti-
cles !, 2, 6 and 4 of the impeach-