The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-13
IMPEACHED.
Gov. Sulzer Formally Accused
by New York Assembly
OF Having Made Under Oath
False Statements.
THE VOTE STANDS 79 TO 45
Action Was Taken After Ses-
sion Lasting All Night.
Adoption of Articles of I'm
parchment Follows.
HE CEASES TO Be GOVERNOR
Immediately Following Their
Presentation to Senate.
His Wife Makes Vain At
tempt to Save Him.
Action Was Taken After SeS-
sion Lasting All Night.
Adoption of Articles of I'm
parchment Follows.
CEASES TO Be GOVERNOR
Immediately Following Their
Presentation to Senate.
His Wife Makes a Vain At
tempt to Save Him.

Albany, Aug 13.-Articles of impeach-
ment against Governor Sulzer adopted
by the assembly early today were pre-
sented to the senate late this afternoon
and received.
Albany. n. Y, Aug. 13.-William
Sulzer. governor of New York, was
impeached by the lower house of the
legislature at 5:16 o'clock this morn
ing, after an all night session. by
vote of 70 to As, on charges of hav-
ing diverted campaign contributions
to his private use and having made
under oath false statements as to
his campaign receipts
At the final roll call the assembly
had been in session for seven hours
and many members had just awak-
ened from sIumber in their seats.
Lacking a sure majority, the Demo-
cratic leaders had practically marked
time all night till the arrival of alb
sentees summoned from New York
made it more certain that their pro-
gram could be carried out
Articles Adopted.
A committee of three was appoint
ed to acquaint the senate with the
fact that the assembly had voted TO
impeach Governor Sulzer and that ar
ticles of impeachment were being
prepared.
The committee appointed to for
mulate the impeachment articles was
headed by Assemblyman Levy of
New York, the Tammany leader.
After a short recess Chairman Levy
of the committee submitted to the as
sembly the articles of Impeachment
and moved their adoption.
The articles of impeachment were
adopted after a short recess by a vote
of 79 to 80 and will be presented to
the senate at it's meeting today.
Governor Sulzer will then cease to be
governor. The articles are approx
mately 1000 words long.
The assembly adjourned at 1880 a. 4
m. until II o'clock today. The roll |
call was one of the quickest accom- |
plished since the assembly began its
consideration of the impeachment
proceedings. Only one mem ber arose |
to explain his vote. An eleventh |
hour declaration on the part of the |
governors wife that she had diverted |
to the purchase of stock because she
felt the household needed money, !
failed to avert impeachment
Governor Sulzer did not wait for
but went to bed early this morning
while the assembly was still debat-
ing the Impeachment resolution.
He had a pretty good idea what
would happen, however" was the
word from the executive mansion
after the roll call.
After the adoption of the articles
of impeachment the assembly quickly
passed a resolution appointing nine
managers to conduct the impeach- ,
ment proceedings on behalf of the
lower house. The managers are un-
der the craftsmanship of Assent bly,
man Levy and include five other New
York Democrats. Thereafter under
the head of unfinished business the
assembly took up consideration of
several bills passed at the present
nv
With a roll call that moved swiftly
and without hitch the first of the
bills was repassed over the governors
veto.
Many members had been slumber-
ing in their seats during the tedious
hours of the prolonged debate. 9th
ers, buOyed no longer by the excite
ment of the impeachment proceed |
ingS, leaned back in their chairs and
closed their eyes. By the time the
first bill had been passed there were
audible sounds of deep and labored
breathing in some of the members
ward, swept with his eyes rows of
men with their heads on their bos-
oms and their eyes closed. "A num-
Der of the members, 1 take it, are
asleep in their chairs he thundered. |
bringing his gavel down with re-
sounding thump on his desk. Mem |
bers will please answer when their |
names are called"
speakers desk aroused the sIeepers
momentarily and the assembly took |
up another bill which Governor Sui |
ger had vetoed.
With this out of the way the as
sembly adjourned at 1880 o'clock to |
meet again at IL o'clock this morn |
Ing. Two hundred spectators. a !
remnant of a throng that surged in |
overwhelming numbers through the |
capitol last night, swalked out of the /
assembly chamber with the legisla- |
tors They had sat or stood up all |
night to see the governor impeached. |
The heaviest guard of uniformed po- /
lice ever sent into the capitol, each |
armed with night stick and revolver, |
walked out too. leaving the assembly |
chamber to solitude.
Mrs. suffers Confession.
In the executive mansion where |
Mrs Sulzer made last night what her
friends call her confession" to save |
her husband, Governor Sulzer sat till |
almost dawn waiting the verdict of
the brightly lighted chamber five min
Ites walk away. There was no sign of
life when the legislature adjourned.
Worn by weary waiting the governor
was sleeping. He went to bed before /
the roll call and was not awakened !