The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-08-13
SULZER'S FATE NOW
IN UPPER HOUSE HANDS
ASSEMBLY AT AN EARLY HOUR TODAY VOTE
FOR IMPEACHMENT.
MRS. SULZER TO THE RESCUE
Takes all the Blame for Stock Manipulation But of
No Ayail-Senate Notified of House action
this afternoon

ALBANY, Aug. i5.-F0rmal motto
that the assembly had adopted resolu
tions for the impeachment Of Govern0
I william Sulzer Of New York was serv
ed upon the senate at $40 this after
noon.
The assembly at 5:16 this morning
adopted a resolution providing for tn
impeachment proceedings Of the gov
ernOr and a committee was appointed
to notify the senate. The vote was q
to As. The state will probably have
two governors.
If the resolution is adopted by the
senate, the constitution provides thai
the governor must relinqulsh MS
office until vindicated or ousted. Gov
ernor Sulzer is expected to resist sus-
pension.
The lieutenant governor who auto
matically becomes the governor is ex-
pected to call the militia If it seems
necessary to do so in order to assume
the office. The resolution was adopt
ed regardless of the fact that Minor
itv Leader Hinman, fighting for the
governor. announced that Mrs. Sulzer
stated that the governor knew noth-
ing of the stock transactions and that
she alone was responsible.
II was announced that neither the
I'll 3 o'clock this afternoon. The Doard
managers of the house have prepared
ma 5OOO-word statement Of the impeach-
ment charges. The charges ignore
Mrs. Sulzers confession that she ana
not the governor, was concerned IN
the stock operations,
Creates Sensation.
declaration attributed to Mrs. VIM.
sulzer. wife of the governor OF Ne"
York, that she had used some OF her
husbands campaign CONTRIBUTORS
without his knowledge to invest IN
stocks because she felt the household
needed money and that she alone was
wholly responsible for his proposed
imneachment, was made the subject
early this morning of motion IN the
lower house of the New York legls-
lature, debating resolution to I'M
peach Governor Sulzer.
1t was the first test of the strength
of the democratic organization Whlch
is urging the governors impeachment
and indicated that the organlzation
lacked three votes of the 76 required
to impeach.
Two of the men who voted against
the organization. however, were said
to be ready to vote for impeachment.
Motion Defeated.
The motion, made by RepuDllcan
Leader Hinman, recited that Mrs. Sui
zer's declaration should be properly
classed under the head Of newly DIS
covered evidence, and warranted post
nonement of further consideration OF
the impeachment resolution.
The motion was defeated by vote
of 73 to 49.
Wife Assumes Blame.
On the eve of the governors PROB
able Impeachment the story was
spread broadcast throughout the capl-
tai that Mrs. Sulzer had assumed all
blame for the revelations brought out
by the Frawley investigating commit
tee concerning the governors transac
tions in Wall street.
Mrs. Suffers statement was made,
according to this story, to Senator
Palmer. She is quoted as having told
him last night Il am wholly to
blame for this affair"
Although the story was the topic
Of the city last night, no one could be
found who would be quoted as con-
irming it. Governor Sulzer referred
III inquirers to Senator Palmer, who
declined either to confirm or deny It,
He is reported as having told 1t to
select coterie of the governors sup
,orters.