Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-24
MONEY ARTICLES" REMAIN
DEFENSE is UNABLE TO HAVE
THIS PHASE OF THE lMPEAcH-
MENT DROPPED
JUDGE MAKES The RULING
ADVISES IMPEACHMENT COURT
TO HANDLE THE TRIAL
WITH FAIRNESS

clSl0n on lne deIenSeS ODJeCClOnS 10
including the money articles" Of i'm
peachment in the consideration of the
Sulzer case, will not be given until
all testimony has been taken.
The court voted, 40 to Z, today to
follow this procedure. Those voting
no were all democrats.
Governor Suffers answer to the
eight articles of impeachment filed
with the court today entered a gen
eral denial to each and every one of
them.
The vote to reserve decision follow
ed an opinion delivered by Presiding
Judge Cullen, advising tnar the merits
of the objections of counsel for the
governor to the articles be decided at
this time.
Il do not think it is wise," he said,
ito decide this case piecemeas"
Immediately following the roll call
the governors counsel was called on
to enter answer to charges. These
were read rapidly by Clark McCabe.
In them the governor declared that he
had filed his campaign statement in
good faith"
Eugene Lamb Richards, of counsel
for the prosecution, then opened the
case against the impeached executive.
Governor sulzer was buster getting
money than getting votes during his
campaign for election, declared Eu-
gene Lamb Richards, Of counsel for
the prosecution, in his address open
ing the case against the impeached
executive.
After outlining the provisions of the
election laws relating to the report
ing Of contributions the attorney con
tinued:
With these provisions in force,
what did William Sulzer do? He was
nominated on october 2, 1912, and al
most Immediately he began to solicit
and obtain large sums of money for
campaign purposes He went at his
campaign for money with system, cool
deliberation and cunning schemes to
conceal what he got.
During the period from October to
November, 1912, into and out Of the
campaign bank account Of his secre-
tary Louis sarecky, went practically
1000, about $1,000 more than the
defendant reported in the post-elec-
tion statement. Into Sulzer's Farmers
Loan and Trust company account
went $4,000 more To Harris and
Fuller, stock brokers, there went $1O,-
600; to Boyer Griswold and Imp, $12,-
600 and to Fuller and Gray $4,000.
OF these amounts over $4,000 was in
currency"
After arguing that the case ought
not to be decided piecemeal' Judge
Cullen said;
In a court Of impeachment a vote
of two-thirds is necessary to convict.
A decision on this question would only
| require a 4hajority vote, while a min
ority, greater than one-third, might
decide the other way. How, then
will the case be disposed off, should
prefer to have ample time to reflect
on the arguments here presented by
counsel and to look up the authorities
cited. Therefore, / should desire thai
this question be left open until the
final vote on the guilt or innocence
Of the respondent.
TN support Of that desire, I, under
the power vested in me by the rules
Of this court. shall overrule the objec
tion in pro forma, without any express
sion Of opinion on the merits Of the
case"
In accordance with the Judges rul
ing, Majority Leader Wagner OF the
senate, moved that the final decision
be left open and that the request o.