The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-24
Impeachment Court Votes to POST
pOne Passing on Legality Of Re-
mOvaI for 0fEenses Charged
Before Taking Office
ATTORNEY BITTERLY
DENOUNCES SULzER
Declares Governor Used bag Men"
to ScOur State for Contributions
Intended to Use Money
for Speculation
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press
Albany Sept 24.-Decision on the
question Of the legality Of removing
Gov. sulzer from office for offenses
committed prior to his assuming offica
was today deferred until the entire
evidence Is presented, by vote of 40
to z, Judge collens, presiding, rug
gested the delay.
This action means that the attempt
Of the defense attorneys to prevent
the taking Of testimony has failed.
The actual trial is at last in progress
The postponement Of the decision Of
the question, however. is a partial vic
tory for sulzer. His attorney appeal
ed that the motion be dismissed BY
majority vote brt Cullen declared he
believed the question raised too i'm
portant to decide off-hand and suggest
ed that the court reserve decision I'M
til the entire case is in.
Following the. vote Judge Herrick
formally iiled a dental By sulzer of
all the allegations except chat bs al
mitted receiving campaign ecntribu.
tons which he said he accepted ia
good faith. Attorney Richards then
outlined the alleged offanses Of Sui
zer.
Attorney Richards bitterly denounc.
ed Sulzer for using various private
bag men to scour the state for con-
tributions after declaring he would
have no collectors.
The lawyer said sulzer had BAG
himself as open to ten thousand do.
lars as two and he alleged chat Sui
zer intended to keep tie contributions
to speculate on tho market
Richard closed with bitter per
sonal attack on suizer declaring hc
was charged with fraud, larceny ana
perjury
Jacob H. Schiff, counsel announced,
would be the first witness for the pros
ecution on the contested facts. His
s25oO contribution was not mentioned
in the sworn statement of election ex
penditures filed by the governor
Gov sulzer yesterday submitted to
the ruling of the high court that the
assembly had the constitutional right
to impeach him This announcement
was made at the opening Of court BY
Judge D, Cady Herrick, chief counsel
for the impeached executive, who de-.
clared that "the governor viii bow to
the will Of the court, and will exercise
none Of the prerogatives Of his office
pending the determination Of the inn
parchment charges
Counsel for the assembly managers
were busy last night preparing to place
, their early witnesses on the stand,
! They plan to erect foundation Of
presumably non-disputed facts before
the really vital testimony is introduc-
ed Formal proof Of the nomination
and election Of the governor first VIII
be adduced.
Later the governors statement Of
campaign expenses and disburse
! ments, sworn to and filed with the
/ secretary Of state. will be made a part
J Of the record It is on this statement
that the prosecution bases its mos
serious charges. The document showI
that Sulzer received $500 ii further
z ance Of his election and that he ex
e pended $7724. The articles Of lmpeach
G. ment charge him with having receives
e. at least $500 Of which no mention 4
d made in the sworn statement.
n, The preliminaries disposed OF th
s managers are planning to center thsi
fight upon the three articles -firsI
second and sixth having to do wit
the governors campaign contribution
and his alleged use of the funds /
Wall street II the court rules The
IN may be considered These charg
& perjury, fraud and larceny.
sh The managers exnect to prove a
he three BY the testimony Of the san
ed Witnesses Fach af thHu .as US nan.
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