The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22


of the articles preferred against him.
They were articles 1, 2 and A. He
was declared innocent of charges in
article 3. Tomorrow he will be remov-
cd from Office, but not disqualified
from holding office in this State in
the future, unless there is q substan-
tial change in the informal vote
ported to have been taken toda-~ 4
the court on these questions in : ct
session.
For the same reason it "a. xpect-
ed that he would be -four 8 1T guilty
on the other four articI 6 III remain
ing to be voted on WI @ ne court ad-
journed tonight.
Lieut.. Gov. Ma H. Glynn, who
has been acting governor since the i'm
peachment of Sulzer. will become
chief executive of the State. He is an
Albany newspaper owner. Robert +.
Wagner a New York attorney, will
become lieutenant governor. He is
the majority leadel' in the senate.
The vote on articles 1 and was SO
to 19, bare two-thirds majority. The
former article charges that the gov
ernor falsified his statement Of cam
paign contributions; the latter charges
that he committed perjury in so do
ing.
The vote on article 3, which charges
that the governor bribed witnesses to
withhold testimony from the Frawley
investigating committee, was unani-
mously in favor of the governor.
The vote on article was 43 to IA,
six members changing their votes OH
| articles 1 and from mot guilty"
to guilty" and two from guilty" to
{ mot guilty" This article charges That
the governor suppressed evidence. by
means Of threats to keep witnesses
from testifying before the Frawley
committee. Among these was Dun
can w. Peck, State superintendent
Of public works, who testified at the
trial that the governor had asked him
to commit perjury.
The secret vote to remove the gov
ernOr was said to be 43 to IA, the
same as on article 4, and the vote not
to disqualify him was said to be
unanimous.
Article 6, which charges that the
governor committed larceny in spec
ulating with his campaign contribu-
tions, was said not to have been sus-
tanned in the secret session by vote
Of so declaring the governor mot
guilty" to seven against him.
Article 5, which charges that he
prevented a particular witness, Fred
erick l.. COlwell, from attending the
sessions Of the Frawley committee;
article Z, that he threatened to use
his office and influence to affect the
vote or political action Of certain as
semblymen, and article 8. that he
corruptly used his influence to affect
the prices of securities on the stock
exchange, were reported also to have
been decided in favor of the governor
in the secret session by a practically
unanimous vote.
Presiding Judge Edgar M. Cullen,
who will shortly retire from the
bench, voted mot guilty on every
article and rendered a long opinion in
explaining his votes. The other
eight judges of the court Of appeals
were divided. On article l and 2
Judges Willard, Bartlett, Emory A.
Chase and William f. Werner voted
for the governor, and against him
voted Judges Collin, William Cud-
deback, John w Hogan. Frank H.
Hiscock and Nathan l.. Miller, making
II division among them OF to 4
against the governor.
On article 4 Judges Bartlett, Chase
and Werner changed their votes from
guilty" To mot guilty" making
against him a division of 6 to ,.
Presiding Judge Cullen held that
the offenses charged in articles and '
were not impeachable and that the
governor neither falsfied his state
ment under the provisions of the cleo Z
ton law nor committed legal per-
jury"
Practically every member OF the :
court explained his vote on article l, /
although those who voted in favor OF
the governor did not enter at length
into discussion of the merits of the /
case or of the matters OF law and /
precedent involved, as did the others. 7
including all the Judges. The latter
filed with the court lengthy opinions /
in support of their votes. One of the
judges, Nathan l.. Miller. who was