South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-13
SULZER MAY NOT
KNOW FATE BEFORE
NIGHT OR TUESDAY
Legal Question as to Acts Com
mitted Before He Was Gov
ernOr May Decide Court
Action.

ALBANY. y y. oct. 12.-Nine
judges of the court of appeals strug-
Cling over solitary question of law.
stood alone between Gov William Sui
zer and eviction from the executive
mansion OF the state Of New York
when the high court of impeachment
came together Monday.
1t was expected that the court
would follow the judges in their YER
dict
There came Monday the repeated
statement that Gov. Sulzer would
make last demand for a hearing Ir
was hung on the rumor that Sen. Pal
mer would ask that the case be re-
opened
Men went as far back as 1874 To
find the precedent where the house or
lords agreed TO let Marquis Cornwall
lis testify in the Hastings case. But
after all Of the speculation. Sen. Pal
mer spoiled the story by saving that
he had no intention of asking for a re-
opening.
Much stock was placed by the Sui
ger folk in what things the senators
might have heard at home during the
recess. Politicians. ministers and 9TH
ers knowing the courts warning. tried
to get the senators TO aid the govern
Or's cause.
The bes' posted men at the capital
did not think that the court OF i'm
parchment would reach a verdict
Monday They looked for the final
vote Tuesday. The chief factor I'm the
deliberations Of the court was the le-l
gal question:
Can the governor be impeached for
| acts committed prior to his term or
office?
81 Votes Necessary.
Thirty-four lay members OF the
! court can turn the tide either i'm favor
/ or against GOV. Sulzer. when the final
/ ballot is taken. Supporters Of GOV.
Sulzer are banking hopes upon the
business men legislators lining up
with the governor. but they have no
good argument on which 10 base their
hope.
Friends of Sulzer keep up their work
to the very last minute i'm behalf or
the accused executive. The paper ed
tied by Rev. r. -. Miller. who is "A
Sulzer aid, Monday published the fol-
lowing blast.
IF Gov. SuIzer should continue
i'm office. then in many counties
where the people have been
robbed of millions OF dollars in
the building Of state roads. GOV.
SulZer could and would continue
his Investigations and compel the
district attorneys To prosecute To
the bitter end such grafters. all
OF whom are Tammany men. and
undoubtedly are sharing i'm the
graft with the Tammany organi-
zatiOn i'm New York city. probably
giving Tammany the usual 80 per
cent on public contracts.
No man who votes for the con
elected 20 any state office for the
next five years CT until the people
have somewhat forgotten about
this trial. The people are thor
OuShlY aroused all over the state
at TammanY's cruel and unjust
persecution
Immured within the executive man
sion the governor silently awaits the
verdict II is impossible for any one
TO see him. All sunday he remained
within the house with Mrs SulZer and
'Patsey," his pet dog as his sole com
panions.
Opinions cf the governors friends
and hi seEemies regarding the proba-
bile result uf the vote are greatly a.
variance.
His friends say ne is sure Of at least
% vOtes-enough 10 prevent his re-
moval Some maintain he viii get -
But those opposed 90 him refuse %
concedC him more than eight