The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17

AIDany,- Oct. 17.-W iIl1am SulZer Is no longer governor of the state of New York. A few minutes before noon to- day the high court of impeachment, |, by vote of 42 to 12, removed him from office. Senator Wende and Judge Gull len excused themselves from voting.
 When the first news of the ballot was conveyed to the executive man eiOn by The Associated Press, the gov ernor refused to make any statement He said he might talk this afternoon.
 The vote on the question of diequal- flying the governor was unanimously negative except in the case of Judge Cullen. who was excused from voting.
 A few minutes before 12 o'clock, Judge Cullen announced formally that the governor is hereby removed.''
 he vote on the proposition of dis qualifying SuIzer, from ever again holding a place of honor or trqat~ in the state, was voted down unanimous- 1y with the excep tion that Judge Gull len excused himself from recording his yotess
 The governor received. the news Of where he had waited all morning to hear the result. He said he might make a statement later.
 Prior to the vote on his disqualify- ing and removal, the four last articles of athe mpeachment-fve, six, seven
 
 out.
 Court was in session little more than an hour It was officially adjourned a. minute after 12 o'clock.
 Prior to adjournment, Judge Cullen announced that the ban of secrecy on all that had transpired in secret ses- Sions was removed.
 Martin H. Glynn, of Albany, the act ing governor, became governor; Rob ert F. Wagner, of New York, and ma jority leader of the Senate, became lieutenant governor.
 No official notice of removal was given Sulzer A record of the decision tary Of state, thus complying with all the legal requireme to remove the governor.
 Both galleries of the Senate cham Der were filled with spectators when the Senators and judges filed solemn Iy in at 10:30 o'clock to sit for the last lime as members of the high court of Impeachment.
 Judge D-Cady Herrick, chief ceun- sel for the governor, was an early ar rival. He said that he had arranged everything so that his connection with the final vote was taken. He also said he had returned to the governor a statement he prepared several weeks ago but which Herriek suppressed.
 Chester c. Platt. the governors secretary, met the newspap ermen in the lobby of the Senate chamber and assured them that a statement would be ready probably for use in news papers of tomorrow morning.
 The governor has prepared it in part" he said, but he will not put the finishing touches on it until after the verdict is in. It will not be the statement which Judge Herrick has had.''
 The opening of the session was de- Iayed until the members of the Sen ate and Assembly were gathering to adopt a concurrent resolution to re- cess until Oct. 22. It was the plan of the leaders to reconvene then, adopt any supplemental financial measures deemed necessary and take another recess until after election. This plan, 1t was said, was adopted so that if the Democrats lose their majority in the Assem- bly, this fall, some, of the Democratic policies planned for next year may be carried out before the present legislative year ends.
 The concurrent resolution calling for the reconvening of the legislature, next Wednesday night, adopted. the high court of impeachment was called to order at 10:55 o'clock. The roll call showed 57 members present.
 Clerk .McCabe, at the direction of Presiding Judge Cullen, then read the l fifth article of impeachment and the vote was taken
 There were no long exp|anations by members of the court such as marked I Ihe vote on articles one and four, yes -erday. Instead there was a rapid fire of replies of Mot guilty as Judge Cullen put the question:
 Senator Cor judge) how shall you Judge the respondent, guilty or not guilty as charged in this article?''
 Not once was the series of negative votes broken and at the conclusion Clerk McCabe announced that the re- spondent had been found not guilty 1y a unanimous vote.
 ssTi1e respondent, under the vote Is announced by the clerk Presiding fudge Cullen declared ttis acquitted n this, the fifth article
 It had taken the court less than 10 ]