The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-16
SULzER MAY KNOW
HIS FATE TONIGHT
Final Vote on Impeachment
Probably Will Be Taken
This Afternoon.
DELIBERATIONS IN SECRET
Informal Vote on Guilt or limo
ycucc Reported to Have
Been Taken.

\far- s s.. october i5--It is likely thar
+ls fttU ~ Governor William SulZer VIII be
luuWn nv Tomorrow night
TNe hish court II impeachment sdjourned
-4.nisht when Il; said the final vote
,rebeuIv would bc taker at an open session
,.-,,,,,rrevt afternoon. No official confirma-
;isn ID tbls report could be obtained how
eyer lS an me deliberations OF tho court
tn-dHy woro in secret There was an In
sls..ut virtor that the case had progressed
Il far IS IL have reached an informal vote
,h .4itt or Innocence of the Governor
AZ ina FIRST article Of Impeachment. This
a,tfgis charges the Governor with falsify-
inr his campaign statement. The names OF
,riv tEirty-tw0 of the Afty-seven members
n The court had boon called when II was
decided 70 adjourn. II was announced. Each
member II was said, was given an opporn-
ujty ~ express his opinion on the merits
~ the article ana the same procedure Will
re followed II the open session tomorrow
Es,h ,,.nber Il was understood. will be
s!v.u the privilege 81 changing his informal
,ate az The public session tomorrow after
uAer. Tn, question as TO whether Article
~ tho i-fpeachineni charges should be
amen4.S TO include testimony of Duncan
~. pack ard Henry Morgentheu or whether
So. assembly should be asked to bring an
additional article covering tho ofenses al
legged IN this testimony was decided to-day
when th- court voted 10 admit the Peck tes-
ir1ouy under the article as IL now stands.
Tho decision was announced TT brief pub
lie session this afternoon. II was runored
that -. decision was reached by vote OF
10 iisa, eas thrown BY, the official an
rpunCcmeut on Why the MoreeIitnau lesti-
,,ony was nor included under the article.
Procedure OF Voting.
In. procedure OF taking the final vote "a
required by the rules OF tho court is az
follows.
Member, will DC called upon alphabet
,aliy 10 answer 20 each of the eight ari-
Uics m their order the following question
senator cor judee), how say. is the re-
spondsnt guilty or not guilty as charged
I'M the article Of impeachment
Each member viii then rise in his place
and answer: Guilty" or Not Guilty" The
result viii be announced ny tho clerk OF the
court II two-thirds OF the members present
concur IN the finding guilty. then In similar
manner the members Will be called upon 10
answer separately the following further
question:
Shalt william, sul1er be removed from his
.rlce rs Governor OF this State for tbs
,ause stated n thc article Cor nrticles) Of
me charges preferred sEains; him upon
which you Mayc found him guilty."
hold any office Of honor, trust or profit under
~ ii, tho hfy-seven members OF tho
court arc present il will require thirty-eight
SO convict.
only newspaper men were admitted 10 the
brief public session.
Tho Halt outside tho courtroom was
,nroused throughout the day with men and
women.
when tho session was prolonged beyond
O'clock ,hc usual hour for adjournment,
TuU.cr spread that an attempt was TO be
made 20 obtain d final vote before adjourn
lncnt. IL consequence when the doors
adm;tt4ucc 70 tho senate chamber. The
guards held back the crowds until the
Judges ana Senators had alcd ouI OF tho
chamber.