The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-10-17
OUSTED FROM HIGH
OFFICE SULzER
TALKS FIGHT
Verdict OF tide Court Not Com
pleted Until Today
FORMAL VOTE WAS 43 TO IL
Governor Found Guilty on Three
Counts and Is Acquitted on the
Eight others.

Albany, Oct. 17.-Just before noon
today William Sulzer was formerally
removed from the Office OF governor
by the high court of impeachment.
The final vote was AZ to II.
Judge Cullen delivered the judg.
ment Of the court declaring that Sui
ger had been found guilty under
three of the eight articles of i'm
parchment.
Gov. Sulzer, who was promptly
notified said that he should go to
the Adirondacks for rest and then
return TO continue his battle against
injustice.
Lieutenant Governor Martin H..
Glynn took the oath OF office as gov
ernor at one o'clock.
Albany, n. Y. Oct. l6.--Gov. VIII
liam Sulzer was today found guilty
by the High Court of Impeachment
on three of the articles preferred
against him. They we're /, 2, and 4.
He was declared innocent on the
charges contained in article 3.
Lieut.. Gov. Martin II. Glynn. who
has been acting governor since the
impeachment of Sulzer. will become
chief executive of the state. He Is
an Albany newspaper owner.
Robert f. Wagner a New York at
torney. will become lieutenant gov
ernor. He is the majority leader In
the Senate.
The vote on articles l and was
80 to is, a bare two-thirds majority.
The former article charges that the
governor falsified his statement of
campaign contributions; the latter,
that he committed perjury In so do
ing.
The vote on articles 3, which
charges the governor from the Fraw-
ley investigating committee. was I'M
animous in favor OF the governor.
The vote on article was 43 to IA,
six members changing their votes on
articles / and from mot guilty to
guilty" and two from guilty to
mot guilty" This article charges
that the governor suppressed evil
dence by means OF threats to keep
witnesses from testfying before the
Frawley committee. Among these
was Duncan w. Peck, state superin.
tendent of public works. VINO tesuli-
ed at the trial that the governor had
asked him to commit perjury.
The secret informal vote to re-
move the governor was said to be AZ
to IA, the same as on article 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-
items. was said not to have been sus'
tanned in the secret session by vote
of 80 declaring the governor not gull
~, to seven against him.
The eight articles of impeachment
were in substance as follows:
Article THAT Gov. Sulzer filed
with the secretary of state a false
statement of his receipts and other
monetary transactions involved in
his gubcrnatorial campaign.
Article 2-That he committed per
Jury in his statement to the secre-
tary OF state relative to receipts and
expenditures.
Article 2--That he bribed witness
es to withhold testimony from the
legislative committee which investi-
gated his campaign expenditures and
receipts.
Article THAT he suppressed evil
dence by means OF threat TO keep
witnesses from testifying before the
legislative investigating committee.
Article 5-That he prevented and
dissuaded a particular witness. Fred
erick L. Colwen. from attending un-
der subpoena the sessions OF the in
vestlgating committee.
Article G-That he committed lar
ceny in Specializing in stocks with
money and checks contributed for
his campaign.
Article THAT he threatened 10
use his Office and influence to affect
the vote or political action Of certain
public officers.
Article Shat while governor he
corrupily used his authority OF infu-
ence to affect the current prices Of