Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-17


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the Governor had asked him to commit
perjury. The secret informal vote to
remove the Governor was said to be 43
10 II, the same as on Article and the
vote rot to disqualffy him was said to
be Unanimous.
Article c, which charges that the
Governor committed larceny in spec
ulatine with his campaign eantribu-
tions was said not to have been sus-
tanned in the secret session by vote
Of 20 declaring the Governor not guilty
to against him.
Article Z. which charges that he pre-
vented a particular witness, Frederick
l.. SoweIl from attending the sessions
of the Frawley committee; Article I.
that he threatened to use his Office and
influence to affect the vote or political
action of certain Assemblymen, ana
Article s. that he eorruptly used ms
influence to affect the prices of secafl-
ties ON the Stock Exchange were re-
ported to have been also decided IN
favor of the Governor in the secret
session by practically unanimous
vote.
Presiding Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen,
who will shortly retire from the benen
voted Not guilty" on every article
and rendered a long opinion in eX-
planning his votes. The other eight
Judges of the court of appeals were
divided On Articles l and :, Judges
Willard Bartlett, Emory A. Chase and
William T. Werner voted for the Gov
ernor and against him voted Judges
Frederick Collins, William Cuddeback.
John W. Hogan. Frank II. Hiscock
and Nathan L. Miller making a divi-
sion among them of to against
The Governor On Article 4, Judges
Bartlett, Chase and Werner changed
their votes from not guilty" to
4 guilty and Judge Hiseeck and Mill
, er changed from Guilty" to Not
| guilty" making against him division
of 6 to 3.
! Presiding Judge Cullen held that the
offences charged in Articles l and 2
We're not impeachable and that the
Governor neither falsfied his state
ment under the provisions of the cleo
tien law nor committed Legal per-
jury"
\
| said, amounts in reality to an ex-
| pest facto disqualification from office
for an offence which had no such
/ penalty when committed. without af-
fording an opportunity to show either
! repentance or atonement. Men have
! committed serious crimes, even felo-
nies and subsequently attained high
! public Positions
Practically every member of the eour
explained his vote when the roll wa
, called on article l, although those wh'
| voted in favor of the Governor did no
| enter at length into a discussion of tn
merits of the case or of the matters o
law and precedent involved as did tn
others, including all the judges. The lat
ter filed with the court lengthy opinion
in support of their votes
| one of the judges, Nathan l.. Miller
| who was designated to the court of ap
peals bench by Sulzer. denounced hin
as totally unfit for office" Several o
the senators also expressed their opin
ions of the Governor in harsh terms
Senator Thompson, Republican declare
. that the Governor had traded on tn
, value of William Sulzer, nominee, whe
= and that those who gave him money ha
= done so "to purchase him."
Senator Wagner, Democratic leader {
the Senate rendered long legal opinio
in which he sought to refute the COZ
tention that the offences charged in a
ticles l and were not impeaehable, b,
cause they are acts committed befol
the Governor took office.
t Senator Eton r. Brown, Republica
e leader, read a similar opinion in whic
= he defended his vote in connectio
d with the fact that he had been politi
e eally opposed to the Governor.
y 1T has been my duty during tn
b present administration" he said, Il
lead the opposition in the Senate an
r at times there have been sharp con
: iiicts On more than one occasion
Q was indignant at the Governors Ian
8 suage and acts, but the constitutio
:. imposes the duty upon the member
t of this court without regard to pre-
g vious bias. What man is SO petty, b
e he a member of this court or not, tha
& he can stand singly in this presenc
e and after taking solemn oath to d