The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-22
GOVERNOR SutZER
FOUND GUILTY

Against Him. Innocent Of Three
Charges.
Albany, N. Y. Oct. 16.--Governor
William Sulzer was today found gull
ty by the high court OF Impeachment
on three OF the articles preferred
against him. They were articles num-
bers 1, and 4. He was declared in
nocent Of the charges contained in
article three.
Tomorrow he Will be removed from
office, but not disqualified from hold
Ing office In this state in the future
unless there is substantial change
In the informal vote reported to have
been taken by the court on these
questions In secret session today.
For the same reason it was expect
ed that he Will be found not guilty on
the other four articles still remaining
to be voted on when the court adjourn
cd tonight.
Gly,n Chief Executive.
Lieut.. Gov. Martin II. Glynn, who
has been acting governor since the i'm
Deachment OF Sulzer, will become
chief executive of the state. He Is an
Albany newspaper owner. Robert f.
Wagner, a New York attorney, will
become lieutenant governor. He is
the majority leader in the senate.
The vote on articles one and two
was 80 to Is, Il bare two thirds ma
jority. The former article charges
that the governor falsined his state
inent OF campaign contributions; the
latter charges that he committed per-
jury in so doing
The vote on article 3, which charges
the governor bribed witnesses to with
mold testimony from the Frawley
committee, was unanimously in favor
OF the governor.
The vote on article four was 43 to
Ia, six members changing their votes
on articles one and two from not
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
I'D. w. Peck, state superintendent of
public works, who testified tha. the
governor had asked him to commit
perjury.
The secret informal vote to remove
the governor was said to be 43 to IA
the same as on article four and the
vote not to disQuality him was said To
be unanimous.
Changes I'm Other Articles.
Article six, which charges that the
governor committed larceny i'm specu
lating, was said not to have been sus-
tanned in the secret session by vote
OF 80 declaring the governor mot
guilty to seven against him.
Article five, which charges that he
prevented a particular witness, Fred
erlck IL. Colwell from attending the
sessions of the Frawlcy committee:
article seven, that he threatened to
use his office and influence to affect
the vote or political action of certain
assemblymen, and article s, that he
corruptly used his influence to affect
the prices Of stocks on the stock ex
change, were reported also to have
been decided in favor of the governor
IN the secret session.
Presiding Judge Edgar NJ Cullen
voted mot guilty" on every article and
redered a long opinion in explaining
MS votes. The other eight Judges of
the court appeals were divided. On
articles | and Judges Willard Bart
lett, Emory a. Chase, and VIM. E.
Werner voted for the governor, and
against him voted Judges Collin. Cud
deback, Hogan, Hiscock and Miller.
making division of five TO four
against the governor.
On article four, Judges bartlett.
Chase and Werner changed their votes
from mot guilty" to guilty" and
Judges iliscock and Miller changed
from guilty to mot guilty" making
against him division of six % three