Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-08-13
GOVERNOR william SULzER IS
INPEACHED BY ASSEMBLY OF
STATE EARLY THIS MORNING

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The articles of Impeachment max
document of more than 1000 words
They are introduced by the formidabl
heading: Articles exhibited by tn
assembly Of the State of New Yor
IN the Name Of Themselves and Of al
the People of the State of New Yorl
against William Sulzer, Governor o
said state. in maintenance Of the i'm
peachment against him for wilful ant
corrupt misconduct in his said office
and for high crimes and misdemean
ors.9
I. The eight articles in substance SCI
forth;
1 That Governor Sulzer, in filing his
statement Of campaign expenses, sci
forth his entire receipts at So, 400 and
expenditures at $7,724.
/ That this statement was false and
intended by him to be false and All
evasion Of the statutes Of the state. "
That the affidavit of Sulzer as to
the correctness of the campaign state.
ment was false and corruptly made
by him.
/ That Sulzer was guilty of mal-and
corrupt conduct in office" and guilty
Of bribing witnesses. The specific
charge is that while the Frawley com
mittee was investigating the COVER
nors campaign accounts, he fraud
ulently induced three witnesses to
withhold their testimony
That the governor was guilty OF
Tsuppressing evidence.
That the governor was guilty of
preventing and dissauding a witness
Frederick L. Colwell) from attending
under a subpoena"
That prior to election the governor
used campaign funds lin specializing
in stocks and thereby stole such
checks and was guilty of larceny
That sulzer threatened to use the
authority and influence in his office to
affect the vote or political action of
certain public OFFICERS, including two
assemblymen.
That he corruptly used his authority
as governor to affect the prices Of Sc
curities on the New York stock ex-
change in some of which he was spec
'ulating, on margins or otherwise, rec
ommending and pressing for passage
legislation affecting business of the
exchange and "by withdrawing
or attempting to withdraw from CON
sideration such legislation"
Articles of impeachment against
Governor Sulzer adopted by the assem-
bly, early today, were presented to the
senate late this afternoon and receiv-
ed.
The governors plan Of resistance
to the effort to oust him embraces an
appeal to the courts, when such may
become necessary. probably through
mandamus proceedings. He intends
to attempt to exercise all the functions
Of the governor, including the pardon
right, If desirable, so long as he re-
mains within the state during the re.
mainder of his term or until stopped
by the courts. In short Governor Sui
zer will refuse to recognize the i'm
parchment proceedings and may re-
fuse to appear before the court of i'm
peachment for trial. He bases his pro
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assembly had no constitutional right
to consider impeachment at its extra
ordinary session.
AS part of his program Governor
Sulzer will continue to issue instruc-
tions to state troops and the naval
militia as commander-in-chief, to the
heads Of the various state departments
under his direction 'bld will attempt
to occupy the executive chamber daily
Senator Wagner, president pro tenn
of the senate, called meeting Of the
court of impeachment for Wednesday
September Is, at noon. He also an
nounced that the senate would appoint
day for the trial Of Governor Suizer
'in due time" Both legislative
houses adjourned this afternoon until
noon Tuesday.