The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-13
Reports Now Give Gov.
prnOr Only Eight Votes
in Final Test.
MANY SPEECHES TO CONE
Verdict May Be Delayed Until
Tomorrow by Flood
Of Ora tory.

appear pei sonally before the high court
of impeachment tomorrow.
Unless M does the court will go into
executive session and deliberate upon the
question of admitting the evidence on the
Governors misuse of campaign funds
when 1t convenes at . 80 o'clock.
Gov. Sulxer's friends throughout the
State have left no stone unturned since
the court adjourned on Friday in an
against his conviction.
The best Information tonight is that
these efforts have been fruitless and that
the Governor will be lucky II he has eight
votes for acquittal. This would mean
forty nine votes for conviction.
suI.er May Appear To-day.
Gov. Sulzer will have reports from his
iieutenants by morning When he realizes
that the vote is against him no one would
be surprised at anything Gov. Sulzer
might do.
Whether or not he would try to avail
himself OF the English custom OF permit
ting the impeached official to address the
court. not under oath. as his friends have
been predicting for the past two weeks.
Is a problem which only the convening of
the court tomorrow afternoon will solve
Neither Gov. Sulzer nor D-Cady Her
rick. his chief counsel. would discuss the
matter tonight II Gov Sulzer and his
friends can be believed the Governor has
a statement ready for the public. Some
OF these friends have advised him since
the high court adjourned on Friday that
unless he makes this statement before the
court votes on his guilt or innocence he
might better go in silence to the little
farmhouse along the roadside to which
he said he would retire when his duties as
Governor ended.
About every man in public life here seems
to take it for granted that Gov. Sulzer .s
to be convicted. The only question which
appears to be OF interest now In connec-
tion with the trial In the length Of time
the court will take In voting upon the
questions involved. Many Senators desire
to get their names in the trial records az
a matter OF pride and there will BE- much
oratory.
Nearly all the members of the court
viii explain their vote. il is anticipated
This will take consderabl. time Much
more time will be consumed in the read
ing and discussion of the opinions which
it is expected several Judges of the Court
OF Appeals will write for the purpose OF
making a permanent record for the guild
ance or future courts of Impeachment
The expectation tonight was that the
courts decision might be available to the
public by late Tuesday afternoon
Roll CAN On Verdict.
The final vote ~ the court will b.
taken upon the Impeachment articles
separately, under the rules adopted nv
the court at the outset They were pre
pared by committee Of which Judge
Bartlett was chairman. Each member Of
the court questioned in alphabetical order
as to Gov Suffers guilt or innocence will
rise and answer Guilty" or Not guilty :"
" tWo-thirds vote guilty on one or more
or the eight articles the president Of the
court will put these questions:
shall William Sulzer he removed from
his office OF Governor Of this State for
the cause stated in the article cor arti-
clesl of the charges preferred a.ains,
: him upon which you have found him
guilty"
| ~ the second question is answered in
the affirmative then the following cues.
ton Is to he put To the court:
shall william Sulzer he disqualified Ia
hold any office of honor, trust or proh,
under this State?'
! 'ne Legislature, which has been mark
ing time since the articles of impeach
ment were adopted by the Assembly. vii,
convene at Il A. NJ. on Tuesday. when AN.
other recess will be taken until after tn.
decision or the court is made public
Appointments for GIy.n.
II 1t is the desire of the court of i'm.
ptachment that Gov. Sulzer must r.tir,
II Is probable that the new Governor
Martin III. Glynn. in assuming the ful
functions OF that office. which he has re
fused TO assume while hc was acting
Governor. Will then send TO the Senate tn.
names of new appontecs to head IN.
labor department. the health department,
the highway department and the prison
department. There has been "A sugges
tion that Superintendent OF Prisons Joh,
h. Riley might be permitted to renal,
in onice. although his successor can b,
named at any time. because his appoint
ment by Gov. Sulzer was not contirme,
by the Senate.
IL is also expected that the up-Stat
PubliS Service Commission will be rec
ognized at once by the designation Of ;
new chairman and the appointment o
two new commissioners to succeed Com
missioner Douglass, who is holding owe,
and Commissioner Stevens. who resigned
The term of office OF Public Servic
Commissioner John T., Eustace Of New
York city expires on February | next. "A
well as the term Of office of up State Pub
lie Service Commissioner James H. Sagus
When the Legislature cOnvenes mex
January the Governor will have the an
pointment OF State Superintendent o
Banks at salary Of $1,000, IA State TIA
Commissioner at \ salary OF $4,000, fou
$4,000 members of the State Prison Com
, mission. an Appraiser OF Canal Lands a
a salary Of $4,000 and State Architect a
q salary Of $1,000 In case State Architec
Pitcher determines that he cannot run IN
ONCE without the assistance Of the presen
deputy, Charles SussdOrf.
The Democratic State leaders have an
nounced that they want a State Architec
: who In capable OF running the Office him
self without depending upon his deputy.