The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-14

to venture more than n guess
Upon leaving the executive chamber
the Governor went for short auto
mobile ride. and then returned to the
consulta ton until late hour with his
advisers
Array of Counsel.
Besides ID. Cady Herrick. it was an
nounccd that his attorneys al the trial
would be Irving G.. Nann, OF Syracuse:
Louis Marshall and Austen G.. Fox, OF
New York; Harvey d. Hinman. of
Bnghamton; Vigil Kellogg, OF Water
town. and Judge James Gaygordon. OF
Philadelphia. All seven are expected to
confer here tomorrow regarding pre-
paration OF the Governors defense.
Judge Herrick and Mr.. Marshall were
among those NJ the home OF the Gov
ernor tonight. where the light was
kept burning late.
Reports that Mrs. Sul%er would give
out n Statement setting forth the de-
tails of her alleged use of Governor
Suffers campaign checks for stock
speculation, unknown to the Governor.
did not matcrialize to-day. Friends
int!matcd that, in view OF the fact that
Mrs. SulZcr probably will be called as
witness for the defense at the trial,
what she may have 10 say will be re-
served until she takes the witness
stand.
1t was said her testimony would go
far toward clearing the Governor of
the charges of misuse of campaign
funds for stock speculation. Mrs.
Sulzer was in the care Of physicians
to- night, and was said to be In com
plete state OF collapse from the strain
to which she has been subjected.
Silence also will be the policy OF
the Governor until ne appears at the
bar of the court OF impeachment.
Counsel for Governor Sulzer," said
Judge Herrick tonight, have no desire
TO be interviewed or try his case in the
newspapers, or TO make statements in
his behalf They have advised the Gov
ernor to refrain from making any state
ment at present, likewise his wife. We
have engaged in his defense not for
William Sulzcr. but as a professional
Ia preserve so far as ii can now be
preserved the good name and fame OF
the state
Not All Revealed.
after an examination of Mr.. Sulze;
In relation 10 the transactions disclosed
Gy the Frawlcy committee. we are sat :
isfied that there has been only n partial
revcla ton of the facts so far. and we
are satisfied that he has been guilty of
no wilful wrongdoing. We ask the
public in his behalf for n suspension OF
Judgment until all facts can he dis
closed before the proper tribunal and
in an orderly way"
The vote to impcach the Governor
was passed In the Assembly shortly
after o'clock this morning. after an
all night session, by n vote of 20 to 40.
y committee OF nine managers. headed
by Assemblyman Levy, majority leader.
then was appointed to present the arti
cies Of impeachment to the Senate. The
Senate met IT 3 o'colck, and fifteen min
- ha ~ 90 ttaa Of
ayers was solemnly ushered into the
senate chamber, where ASsemblymau
Levy read the eight long articles of i'm
pea chmcnt.
Senator Wagner, president pro tenn.
OF the Senate, then declared the arti-
cles OF impeachment hereby received, So
and announced that he would summon
the court OF Impeachment ito meet AZ
the Capitol on the 18th day OF Scptem
her. 1913. at the hour of noon
While the court was. thus summoned
TO meet on this date. it was said by a
member OF the Assembly committee OF
managers tonight that the actual trial
or the Governor would probably not be-
gin until few days later. as it would
be necessary to formulate rules of pro-
cedure and arrange other details.
Senator Elon Brown, Republican
leader. then raised the question that
the Governor Is no longer entitled to
remain in office.
For hundreds of years" he said.
the meaning OF impeachment has been
well settled and understood Impeach :
ment consists in the action taken by
the Assembly, together with n presen-
tation OF the charges or articles OF i'm
parchment to the Senate.
1T is now reported about the Capitol
that the Governor will refuse to recoc-
nize that the provisions OF the Constitu-