Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-22
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GOVERNOR ON THREE COUNTS /
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GOVERNOR ON THREE COUNTS
6Y;voTE OF 80 ToE1s.
USED !: HIS IS CAMPAIGN AN Al 6 GIFTS
New York Executive Acquitted Of
Bribery Other, Charges viii q
Probably Be ouashed-Glynn 10
Now Chief OF State. !
Albany, N. Y, Oct. 1S.-G Governor
William Sulzer was found guilty on
Thursday by the high court Of impeach-
ment on three OF the articles preferred
against him. They were 1, 2sand 4. He
was declared innocent of the charges
contained in article 8.
On. Friday he was removed from Of
fee in this state In the future unless
there lis a substantial change in the
informal vote reported to have been
taken by. the court on these questions
in secret session.
For some reason it was expected he
will be found not guilty on the other
four articles still remaining to; be
voted upon when the court adjourned.
Lieut., Gov. Martin HI. Glynn, who
has been acting governor since the i'm
parchment OF sulzer, will become chief
executive of the state He is an AL
bany newspaper owner. Robert F..
Wagner, a New York attorney, will be-
come lieutenant governor. He is the
majority leader in the senate.
The vote on articles I and 2 was
50 to 1S. bare two.thirds majority.
The former article charges that the
governor falsifed his statement Of
campaign contributions; 81 the latter
that he committed perjury in SO doing.
The vote on article 3. which charges
the governor bribed witnesses to with
hold testimony from the Frawley in
vestigating committee, was unanimous
in favor Of the governor. 81
The vote on article was 43 to "A.
SIX, members changing their votes on
articles and 2 from mot 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 Duncan
w. Peck. state superintendent Of pub
= lie works, who testified at the trial
that the governor had asked him to
commit perjury. q;
The secret informal vote to remove
the governor was said to be 43 to IA,
the same as on article 4, and the vote
not to disqualify him was said to be
unanimous.
Article 6, which charges that the
governor committed larceny in, specu-
lating with his campaign contribu-
tions, was said not to have been sus-
tanned in the secret session by q vote
OF fifty declaring the governor not
guilty, to seven against him. !55
Article 6. which charges he prevent
ed particular witness, Frederick L..
Colwell, from attending the sessions Of
the Frawley committee; article z, that
he threatened to;lse his office and in
fluence to affect the vote or political
action Of certain assmblymen, and ar
ticle 8, that he corruptly used his In
huence to affect the prices Of securi-
ties on the stock exchange, were re-
ported also to have been decided In
favor Of the governor in the secret SEES
sion by practically unanimous vote.
81 Presiding Judge Edgar M. Cullen,
who will shortly retire from the bench.
voted mot guilty" on every article and
rendered q long opinion In explaining
his votes. The eight other judges jof
the court OF appeals were sdivideda On
articles 1 and 2 Judge Willard Bart
lett. Emory "a. Chase and William E.
Werner voted for the governor, and
against him voted Judges Frederick
Collin, William H. Cuddebach. John W..
Hogan, Frank H. Hiscock and Nathan
i. Miller, making 4 division among
them OF s. to against the governor.
On article 4 Judges Bartlett, Chase
and Werner changed their votes from
mot guilty" to guilty. and Judges
Hiscock and Miller changed from,
guilty to mot guilty." making against
him division OF to 3. .s2i45f3}a
According to the plan under consid-
Grafton, the other four counts will be
,quashed, although some Of the sena-;
torial judges. responding to the i'm
placable determination of Tammanyi
hall to mete out to Mr.. Sulzer the full
est punishment possible to impose.
may ask for vote on at least one of
the remaining articles when the court
convenes. 5sss.s
IS The plans for imposing the formal
sentence upon Mr.. Sulzer made 1t pos
.sible for his only appearance before
the high court, OF Impeachment when
the procedure has reached the stage Of
voting for his actual removal. Not
once since the proceedings were be-
gun against him month ago has Mr..
Sulzer even been in the capitol build;
ing He declined to take advantage Of
the opportunity to appear as a witness
in his own behalf. g.
Politicians Son Is Killed.
Springfield, Ill, Oct 1s.-Bruce
Mounts, son of former State Senator
w. L. Mounts, was killed and A. Craw-
ford, Jr., son of A. W. Crawford Of
the state board of equalization, was Sc
sriously injured by Mounts automobile.
Ralph Rose Dies Of Typhoid.
San Francisco, Oct. 18.-Ralph
Rose, Olympic and worlds champion
shot putter, died OF typhoid fever.
Rose was big, ford, full-blooded
man. From the first his battle against
the disease was not encouraging.
Fined Under Antiqossip Act.
Appleton, Wis, Oct. 18.-Mrs. Rosa