The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24
|uestion Of Whether Impeach-
ed Governor Should An
swer for Offenses Before
His Election.
o VOTE OF THE COURT
loal Trial VIII Open With Testimony
Of officials, TO be Followed by
Contributors to Cam
paisn Fund.
By John Edwin Nevin, staff CORES

|By John Edwin Nevin, staff CORES
pondent of the United Press.l
i ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 24.-The act
al trial of VIM. Sulzer, impeached
oyernor of New York, whose remov-
because of high crimes and misde-
heanors is demanded by the assembly
i the state is at last in progress. The
tempt OF his attorneys to halt the
ction without the taking Of testimony
billed. Shortly before noon today on
hotion of Presiding Judge Cullen. the
Ugh court of impeachment decided to
reserve decision until the entire evil
ence is before 1t on the motion on
Suffers behalf to dismiss the three
ections OF impeachment which charge
(rimes committed prior to Sulzer's
aking the oath of office. In this con-
lection however the Sulzer attorneys
ecured a partial victory as they had
feared their motion would be dismiss
ID by a majority vote CT the court.
The feeling in the ornate senate
hamber was intense when Attorney
FOX who had been fighting TO the very
asst ditch in support OF his contention
That impeachment In so far as it
harged perjury and the improper use
bf campaign funds was Illegal, at last
lat down. Then in a cold clear voice
Judge Cullen claimed the attention Of
he judges. He referred to the import
lnce of questions raised and said that
be personally believed they were of
such nature that they could not be
&decided off hand. He said that in his
#opinion the way to solve the problem
was to reserve decision until the en-
fire case was in.
Senator Wagner, the. majority lead
Ter, moved that this action be taken.
There was scattering of noes when
the vote was called for and then Judge
tCullen ordered record call. The mo
tion prevailed by a vote Of 4 to Z. AS
Boon as the vote was announced Judge
Herrick formally filed with the court
<the answer on behalf OF Governor
bulzer. 1t was complete denial of
|hll of the allegations except that Gov.
&ernor Sulzer admitted receiving the
campaign contributions which he said
were accepted by him in good faith
with the Sulzer plea OF not guilty al
iast before 1t the court called for the
opening Of the assemblys case, as
Eugene Lamb Richards took the floor
with recital OF all of the alleged Of
fenses committed by the elected gov
2ernor
Richards bitterly denounced the i'm
peached governor for using funds de
Ispite declarations that he would have
no campaign collectors and various
private brg men who were securing
Inc city and state OF New York fol
Echecks and cash. Richards intimated
mat sulzer worked the game for al
&there was in 1t. He said. "He had &
Dag himself, which was as open tt
ten thousand dollar contribution al
10 two dollar one. He did more thar
coiiect and hold these funds. He in
tended to keep them to buy stocks
tnd to supply margins for stock specu
laaons.' Richards went at length in
70 all the charges against Sulzer. his
affaignment being not only recapi
.aiation OF charges but including {
pNter personal attack in which hi
said' High is the office, high the posi-
,on OF VIM. Sulzer, but low and sor
uia the crimes and misdemeanori
winch we are prepared to prove
against him. The chief offense Of re
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