Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-26
government was authorized to proper

to sell the bonds to a claim agent, but
1t seems that the signature Of one OF
the Kansas senators which was neces-
sary to complete the deal, could moi
be secured. The governors agent
1t Is claimed, paid $1,000 and Sc
cured the signature by fraud. I'm
peachment proceedings were insti-
tuted against the governor and 9TH
er state officials, but the governor was
acquitted. .....
The next governor to face pro-
ceedings Of this kind was Harrison
Reed, of Florida, in 1868. He was
accused of falsehod and lying In
official matters, incompetency, unlaw-
fully declaring legislative seats vacant
embezzlement from the state treas
ury and corruption and bribery in
appointments. So vacant had the
state legislature become that when
the charges of the house Of represen-
tatives were presented to the senate
only eight senators were on hand to
hear the impeachment proceedings
The impeachment automatically sus-
pended Reed from office and Lieu
tenant Governor Gleason was put In
his place. Following the disposition
Of the governor, the assembly ad-
journed for two months. The senate
refused to adjourn, and acting Gov
ernor Gleason adjourned 1t himself
Governor Reed, however, declined to
leave the Office and took the matter
to court. The court removed Gleason
as governor and reinstated Reed. The
supreme court Of the United States
reversed the lower court and Gleason
went back to governor protein. Two
months later the new legislature
filled, dropped the matter and Reed
resumed the office.
The next governor to face charges
was william w. Holden, of North
Carolina, in 1870, and he was remov-
ed from office. His case was par
ticularly interesting inasmuch as II
involved the doings Of the famous
Ku Klux Klan, which had been com
hitting numerous crimes in two coun'
ties Of the state. County author.
tiles seemed unable to cope with the
situation, or reluctant to try 1t and
the governor was appealed to. He
proclaimed martial law and sent the
militia into them. The colonel In
charge of the soldiers made many ar.
rests and disregarded writs Of habeas
corpus served upon him in which ne
was backed by the governor. The
fight which the governor made against
the khan led to his impeachment by
the legislature and his disqualified.
ton from holding Office again ir
North Carolina. "'
Powell Clayton, Of Arkansas, III
1871, was the next. He was impeach'
ed by the legislature, charged with
among other things, conspiring to de-
prive the lieutenant governor OF hi'
office, illegally removing judges from
office and illegally filling their places
taking part in election frauds and witt
|nnlawfully having issued state bonds
for the benefit Of certain railroads
In order that the governor might no
get away, he was locked in the ex'
ecutive chamber and the door nailed
He escaped, however, and campaignec
so effectively for himself that by th'
time the charges reached the senate
a committee Of that body recommend
ed their dismissal, which the assembly
finally consented to do.
The impeachment Of Governor
David Butler, of Nebraska, in th'
same year, was more serious. He wa
charged with having converted SIG,
600 of state funds to his own uses
with taking bribes, giving state land
to railroads and with selling stat
lands and retaining the proceeds
Butler was acquitted Of all the charg
es with the exception Of that of mis-
appropriating the $4,000. He we
removed from office.
Henry c.. Yarmouth, governor
Louisiana, was impeached In 1872
charged with having offered a $780,
600 bribe to Lieutenant Governor +
s. Pinchback, and with having forci
bly elected the secretary Of state IRON
office. Governor Warmouth's tern
of office came to an end, however, be
fore the trial was brought about ant
the matter dropped.
In 1876, Governor Albert Ames o
Mississippi, was tried by the senat
as the result of an assembly impeach
ment, charging him with having de
frauded the state Of s33.750, with hav
ing prison labor contracts to persona
frauds, conspiracy to slander a politi
cal opponent, melting race riots VIII
infiammatory speeches and grant
ing a pardon to a convict on the pay
ment of $4,000 to a third party. Gov
ernor Ames offered to resign. Hi
resignation was accepted and tn
charges dropped.
| Lieutenant Governor Alexander
Davis was impeached soon after GOV
ernor Ames, charged with having SOL
a pardon to a murderer while tn
governor was absent from the state
He tried to follow the example o
| Ames and resign, but the legislator
did not allow him to escape. He wa
tried, convicted and removed iron
office and disqualified from agai'
holding office in that state.-Green
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