The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-22
Sulzer's Attorneys Resume
Claim That 1t Is Ille-
gally Brought
TRIAL RESUMED
THIS AFTERNOON
1t Is Said That Both Sulzer
and His Wife Will
Testify

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 22.-No morning
session of the Sulzer impeachment trial
was held to-day, in accordance with the
rules OF the supreme court, which are be-
ing followed. At 2 this afternoon, Louis
Marshall, for the defense, continued his
argument on the points touching on the
constitutionality of the adjournment Of
the Assembly in July, the failure of
the assemblymen to receive notification
that on the reconvening Of the Assembly
it would consider impeachment charges,
and the constitutionality of the impeach-
ment itself on the ground that il was
brought while the Assembly was in ex-
ira, session.
Speculation as to whether Governor
Sulzer or his wife would testify at the
trial was set at rest last night by a
statement from an absolutely unques-
tionable source that nothing short of
death can prevent either one from tes-
tifying if the constitutional objections
OF Suffers attorneys are overruled.
Friends OF the governor in scores have
advised him on this point. Many have
insisted that he ignore the proceedings
entirely in so far as being present him
self was concerned. Others have insist
ed that even ii the governor himself de-
cided to testify, he should not permit
Mrs. Sulzer TO tell her story.
But the governor has maintained from
the start that he will tell the story OF
the alleged conspiracy whichy he insists,
brought about his impeachment. Mrs.
Suffers testimony has been considered
too vital to the case of the defense 10
t.arn1if bar IN, rap,o ia sfiant
The governor has made the most ex-
tensive preparations for the presentation
OF his testimony. 1t will take the form
of a narrative from the time, soon after
his election, when, he AYERS, Tammany
hall and others began to bring pressure
upon him TO do their bidding.
He hopes to show, it is understood,
that gradually he incurred the enmity
of many of the men back of the pres
ent proceedings and the final break came
only when he proved a hopeless tool.
From that point he will narrate inci4
dents that he believes will show the
gradual capitalization Of the impeach-
ment proceedings, it is said.
Bound to Testify.
Amazing revelations, which will in
volve score or more of widely known
Democratic politicians of the city Of New
York an upstate. are predicted.
Henry l.. Stoddard, editor of a New
York evening newspaper, who spent the
day with the governor, gave out the fol-
lowing statement upoL leaving the ex
ecutive mansions:
''The stories that arc being circulat-
ed. and the distorted, and in many in
stances, false accounts of the testimony
being taken in behalf of the board OF
managers, either in secret or public ses
sion, is for the purpose OF backening
Governor Suffers reputation and check
ing the wave of public sentiment that is
spreading all over the state in his favor
and which is evident to all of those who
travel on the surface cars of New York |
City and in all public places where men
gather together, as it is up the state, |
where | see by the papers that indig |
nation meetings are being held.
''The attempt to procure additional ar
ticles of impeachment by the board OF
managers from the Assembly is an ad- |
mission that they consider the present |
articles insufficient and that they can
not establish the truth of the charges
made.
''The truth is that they knew when
they prepared the articles of impeach
ment they were false and that they |
could not sustain them. They knew,
too, that when they charged him with |
witnesses from giving testi-
mony before the Frawley committee that |
it was false, and they had the evidence
before them that it was false; that
some of the witnesses that he was
charged with preventing from testifying
swore that the governor had told them
to go before the committee; but it is
useless to go on.
"The fact is, they thought they were
going to scare the governor either into
with their demands or resign
ing his office for fear of being disquali-
fed from holding office in the future and
all of his political ambitions and hopes
ruined. He has not resigned, and now
they are in mortal fear of the outcome,
and dread possible disclosures on the
oart of Sulzer and his friends"