Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-10-17
SULzER OUSTED
ASGOVERNOR
TODAY
BY VOTE OF 43 TO u, THE COURT
OF IMPEACHMENT REMOVES HIM,
BUT REFUSES TO BAR HIM FROM!
HOLDING OFFICE IN the
FUTURE.
FOUR IMPEACHMENT
ARTICLES ARE VOTED OUT

Albany, n. Y, Oct. 17.-William
Sulzer no longer is governor of the
state of New York. A few minutes
before twelve today the high court Of
Impeachment, by vote of 45 to II,
removed him from Office,
Senator Wende and Judge Cullen
excused themselves from voting.
The proposition of disqualfying
Sulzer from ever again holding a
place of honor or trust in the state
was voted down unanimously with
the exception that Judge Cullen again
excused himself from recording his
vote
The governor received the news OF
his removal in silence at the eXecu-
tive mansion, where he had waited
all morning to hear the result. lie
said he might make statement later
Prior to the vote on his disqualltlca
tion and removal. the last four arti'
cles of the impeachment charges, five,
six, seven and eight, were unanimous
ly voted out
Court was in session little more
than an hour. 1t was officially adj
iourned a minute after II o'clock
Martin Fl. Glynn Of Albany, the act
ing governor, became governor. ROD
ert r. Wagner Of New York, major
ity leader of the senate, became lieu
tenant governor.
oQGo al ~ nF
given SulZer. A record or the de-
-cisiou of the court was filed with the
secretary of state, thus complying
with all the legal requirements to re-
move the governor.
The opening of the morning session
was delayed while the members of
the senate and assembly were gath
ering to adopt concurrent resolu-
ton to recess until october 22. 1t
was planned to reconvene, then adopt
any additional supplemental financial
measures deemed necessary and take
another recess until after election.
This plan was adopted so that il
the Democrats lose their majority IN
the assembly this fall, some OF the
Democratic policies planned for neX'
year may be carried out before the
present legislative year ends.
The high court of impeachment was
called to order at 1925 o'clock The
call showed all of the 81 members
present.
Clerk Patrick L. McCabe, at the di-
rection of Presiding Judge Cullen,
then read the fifth article of impeach-
ment and the vote was taken.
There were no long explanations by
the members of the court Instead
there was a rapid fire of replies OF
mot guilty" and the respondent was
found not guilty by a unanimous
court.
Judge Cullen then announced: THE
respondent under the vote as an
nounced by the clerk is acquitted of
the charge in this, the fifth article
1T had taken the court less than ten
minutes to dispose of the article. The
roll was then called on article six.
On the statement of Senator Wag
ner "that there is practically unani
nifty among the members of the court
on the three articles on which we
are now to vote,' and his suggestion
that it would spare your honor ia
tigue," Judge Cullen, on this vote
merely called the names of the mem
bers of the court and omitted the re-
peating of the formal questions which
had featured the votes already taken.
Senator Argetsinger, the first to
vote said that although he was con-
vinced the respondent had been guilty
of moral offense, he could not find
him guilty under the article.
Senator Bussey said that he voted
not guilty because he did not believe
that larceny had been committed.
'In the common parlance Of the
street, it is called panhandling," he
said.
Presiding Judge Cullen held that the
offenses charged were dishonorable
in the highest degree; criminal, no.
The respondent used his Office to en-
rich himself vote not guilty
Senator McClelland said he had
searched the English language for
proper cnaTdCtoTlLdtlOl VI tHo ohoi 5S'
contained in the article.
"As a result of my search" he said,
~ am now convinced that the words
'candidatial mendicancy,' properly de-
scribe them"
Senator Simpson held that the acts
charged "did not rise to the dignity
of an impeachable offense."
The vote to acquit the governor on
article six was unanimous. Court
had been in session but half an hour.
The roll was then called on arti-
Gle seven.
Glynn's Statement.
Martin H. Glynn, who today be-
came governor of New York as the
result of the removal of Governor
iSulzer, issued statement this after
noon saying that he would insist on
Economical, clean, orderly and eff
cient transaction of the states bust
ness"
He declared: Il will not devote the