Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-10-16
CULLEN SAYS mot GUILTY
PRESIDING JUDGE DECLARES Ex.
EcUTlvE is NOT DESERVING
OF REMOVAL
INFORMAL BALLOT is HELD
ACCUSED MAN is SAID TO HAVE
BEEN FOUND GUILTY AT A
SECRET SESSION

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 16. Voting on
Article / of the Impeachment charges
against Governor sulzer of the state
of New York was begun at o'clock
this afternoon, and it was impossible
to forecast the result, so wide a diff
ference in opinion being expressed
by the members of the court as their
names were called. The result will
be reached some time in the early
evening.
The judges and senators filed into
the senate chamber at 1906 o'c,ock.
At that time the galleries were crowd
ed with spectators and many thronged
the corridors who were unable to
gain admittance.
The roll call showed that all the
81 members of the court we're present
Governor Sulzer was not present, but
was represented by his attorneys. It
was $40 O'Clock when Presiding
Judge Cullen directed the crier to
open court. After Judge Cp-'en had
pronounced court duly opened he
said:
Gentlemen, the next proceeding is
the final decision Of this court on the
articles presented by the assembly
against the respondent.
The presiding Judge then directed
Clerk Patrick E. McCabe to read Ar
ticle /.
Senator Argetsinger, the first mem
Der Of the court, voted guilty.
Il find the acts Of the respondent
before January l so inextricably COM
bined with his acts after January /
that | am unable to divorce them.
Therefore 1 vote guilty"
Judge Bartlett, next on the list,
asked permission to file a written ex-
planation Of his negative vote. In
brief verbal explanation, however, he
said he could see no connection be-
tween the governors election cam
paign statement and his acts while
governor.
a don't find that he 9 guilty of
malconduct and corrupt misconduct in
office, and vote no." he said
Senator Blauvelt voted guilty
4 have no hesitance, he said, "in
reversing the conclusion OF the Judge
who has just preceded me. l believe
traditions should be brushed aside
when a great question of the public
good confronts us. find the respond
ent morally unfit to occupy the office
Of governor and guilty Of all the acts
charged in Article l."
Republican Leader Votes Guilty
Senator Elon R. Brown, republican
leader Of the senate, voted guilty. He
read a long opinion in which he re-
ferred to differences ne had had with /
the governor, but declared that no
motive Of revenge could be attributed
either to himself or any other mem /
bers of the court in the face Of the
oath taken to administer justice. SEN
ator Brown asserted that ION account
Of the weakness Of his case, the re-
spondent did not dare to take the wit
ness stand" The testimony Of Peck,
Ryan and Morgenthau stood unchal-
lenged and was overwhelming, he as
serted
Judge Chase voted not guilty Hel
read an opinion holding that the acts
charged in Article were committed
before the governor took office. He
said he had no doubt that the gov
ernor was morally guilty, but thought
it unwise to establish precedent
contrary to law
Judge Collins voted guilty, and an
nomced that he would file an opin-
ion
Judge cuddebach declared that a
violation BY candidate Of the corrupt
practices act reaches into the office
itself.