The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13
Was Impeached on Thirteenth
Of August and Verdict May
Come on Same Unlucky
Date.
VOTE WILL TELL STORY
H,sther coures Is Legal Was to be
decided by the Ballots Of the
Court Of Impeaeh-
ment.
By John Edwin Nevis. stan CORES
pondent Of the United Press.

BY John Edwin Nevis. stan CORES
pondent of the United Press
ALBANY, n. Y. oct 1s.-The be-
ginning Of the end OF the political
tragedy came today. With the reas-
bembling of the high court OF impeach-
ment only legal questions and its YER
dict remained to be settled.
While Governor Sulzer win probably
not know his fate until tomorrow 1t
will be possible today to get a line
pn his supporters In the court
For decision today was the question
Il whether the impeachment articles
tharging high crimes and misdemean.
crs between his election and taking
oath Of Office were legal. There Is a
ttrious question in the minds OF many
tenators on this point, but as a ma
jcrity vote only is needed to decide
this question, the Sulzer leaders were
rene too confident OF having the art
icles thrown out They did hope that
they could muster more than one
third of the court on their side. This
they said. would be moral victory
and might aid them when the ballot
Ing for the verdict takes place. 1t
vas generally accepted that debate
on this one point would consume most
Of today's session.
Politicians who have closely follow
cd the trial give him not to exceed
Hirteen votes and he must have
twenty to prevent guilty verdict
The first vote will be cast by Sena-
tor Argettinger. republican, from Mon
roe county The second vote comes
from Judge Willard Bartlett, who is
the democratic candidate for chief
Judge of the court of appeals. Both
are expected TO render opinions with
their votes which will be very i'm
portant.
Chief Judge Cullen votes thirteenth
pnd the superstitious point to that
omen and the fact that Sulzer was
lmpeached at 5:13 on the morning Of
August 13, and now is facing the
fnal verdict On October 49,
The senator's each received copies
Of the reform bulletin of the New
York Reform Civic League.
The conviction of Governor Sui
ter on the evidence presented in this
case would be an outrageous miscar-
rage OF Justice said Rev. Miller,
the editor. sNo man who votes for
the conviction OF Governor Sulzer
can be elected to any state ONCE for
the next five years to come. or until
the people have somewhat forgotten
about this trial. The people are thor
oughly aroused and angry. All oveA
the state there is resentment at Tam.
many's unjust persecution OF Cover.
nor sulzer and what seems to them
Tammany's unconstitutional methods
OF procedure this case"
Senator G. H. Wend of Buffalo, lead.
ing the fight on behalf of the i'm
peaehed governor openly declared
when the court assembled that there
were now enough votes available to
prevent the court removing the gov
srnor He did not specify the mum
oer. He and the others of the COVER.
hors party are counting on votes OF
oil but one or two of the judges OF
he court of appeals. Strange as fl
may seem, the anti.Sulzer leaders
were making the same claim. 1t was
certain that II the court of appeals
lCnntinueh ON naea ol