The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-04
MOVE
IN SUFFERS CASE
Federal Court Called On to
Intervene.
ALLEGES GROUP RULES.
Petition Against GIynn and Others
Charges That Few Men Have
Gained Control.

New York, Oct. 31.-The convIc-
ton of William Sulzer by the high
court OF Impeachment and his re-
noVal from office as governor of New
Iork was thrown into the federal
courts Tor review yesterday by Will
nam II. Moore, printer of this CITY.
In remarkable petition Moore al
leges that the control OF the govern
ment OF the state of New York has
passed from the people to a small
group of citizens and that conse-
quently New York is no longer eniov-
ing republican form Of government
as guaranteed by the federal consti-
tuition.
Moore seeks to have the court en-
Join Martin III. Glynn from having
any OF the functions of governor,
prayS Tor the restoration Of the office
10 SuIZer, attacks the assembly for
arrogating to itself the power to con-
vene in extra session and pass articles
OF impeachment and concludes his
petition with prayer for an exami-
nation of the states books.
Members of the court of impeach-
ment. Governor Glynn, Attorney Gem
eral Carmody, Secretary MAY of the
state department and SulZer himself
are named as defendants. Why Sui
Zer was made defendant is not
clear.
Shorn of its verbage. the petition
charges certain group of men, con-
slsting partly of the defendants and
partly of men unnamed, with having
obtained control of the state. its MANY
offices and vast funds, for their sole
use and benefit
SULZER'S POINT.
1t will be recalled that Sulzer him
self raised the contention that since
ne mad convened the legislature in
extraordinary session it had no right
to take up the question of impeach-
ment under the circumstances.
The suit came as a surprise to Su1-
Zer who is now in this city campaign
ing for the assembly from the sixth
district. He had no statement to
make. Moore is a printer. He said
that in his suit he was acting as an
individual and not for any cause or
political faction.
1t is charged that the defendants
claiming to be a court of impeach-
ment' voted that William Sulzer was
guilty as charged in several of the
articles in which the impeachment
proceedings were based. and that the
defendant, Martin II. Glynn. acting
in sympathy with the other defen-
dants, took the oath of office of gov
ernor of the state of New York and
wrongfully assumed and is still as
suming to exercise all the powers,
duties and functions of that office.
USING OFFICIAL POWER.
The other defendants, the petition
adds, are using the power of their
several Offices to maintain Glynn as
governor to the exclusion of Sulzer
and to induce other officials and citi-
Zens of the state to recognize, accent
and obey Glynn as though he was in
truth and fact, governor of the
state" to the usurpation of the office
against the plaintiff and his fellow
citizens of the state and the establish
mept of a government of a personal
selection of the defendants in the
place instead of the republican gov
ernment established by Moore and
his fellow citizens.
The legality of the impeachment
charges also is attacked. On this
point Moore contends that in meeting
on July 12 (probably intended for
August 10, the date upon which the
Impeachment charges were taken up)
the legislature illegally assumed and
abrogated to itself the right to recon
vene and illegally event through the
form Of recOnvening and passing ar
ticles of impeachment" These
pretend" articles, Moore continues,
were attested by the clerk of the as
sembly as valid.