The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-17

this court or not, that he can stand
singly in this presence and after tax
ing solemn oath to do justice and
hearing the evidence, vote out of re-
venge or prejudice or hate?"
Senators Wende and Duhamel, staunch
supporters of the governor ever since
he was impeached, spoke briefly.
II recognize the fact that anything |
might say here would be of little or no
consequence at this time" said Senator
Wende. 81 am so far down the list
| that what is to be will be whatever hap
pens"
Senator Duhamel merely announced
that he might file statement OF his
/ position "at some future day"
| Senator Frawley, chairman of the leg
| islative investigating committee, which
| first brought the charges against the
governor, announced that he would at
tempt "to pass no opinion as to the
rights of the court to impeach or not
| 81 find that the high court of ap-
peals are divided upon the question of
impeachment themselves" he said.
Therefore, upon the facts, cast my
vote guilty"
DeHdLOT EHieIsOIl. WHu WAS Itpoiltu
at the secret session to have voted not
to remove the governor, who voted him
not guilty on articles and 2, and gull
ty on article 4, made no explanation
whatever of his position.
Senator Duhamel, in recording his
vote on article 2, declared that if the
governor had had friend in the sec
retary of states office to instruct him
'as | was instructed in regard to max
ing out my report of campaign receipts
and expenditures, he would not have
been impeached under this article"
On article 2 the vote was rapid, as
most of the members in recording their
verdict announced that they did so on
the same grounds that they had ex-
pressed on article one.
To Senator White fell the lot on ar
tieles ! and 2 of casting the decisive
vote he being 3Sth to hold the governor
guilty. There We're then left only two
members of the court to be called of
whom Senator Whitney voted for the
yor.
There was also comparatively little
expression of opinion on article 4. Judge
Cullen here, too, delivered lengthy |
opinion in support OF his vote of mot |
guilty" in which he declared that the
issue involved was whether the testi-
mony of Duncan w. Peck should be
considered in connection with the article
He asserted that the court had virtual
ly amended article and held that II
had no right to do so, He said that it
was equivalent to trying a man for
one offense and convicting him for an
ther.
"Such procedure" he declared EN-
phatically, "tends to make law degen
crate into oppression on the one hand
and into anarchy on the other"
Many of the senators called atten
ton to the fact that the Peck testi-
mony had been undisputed and held
that it was the strongest evidence
igainst the governor.
On article the decisive vote fell to
Senator Velte. Few of the members
,f the court took any record of the
vote, as each of them, as result of
,he deliberations in the secret sessions
md the informal votes already taken,
rad good idea of how every other |
member felt in regard to the governors 1
yuilt or innocence. In the spectators !
gallery, however. and among the news
,aper men printed roll calls were !
checked off and when the deciding vote i
anne there was a hustle in the court !
oom. A wild scurrying to telegraph |
wires to flash the news followed, while I
n the gallaries there was buzz of a
xcited comment. Representatives of S
he governor were among the spectators C
nd kept him informed of the result OF t
he voting over the telephone to the s
xecutive mansion.
The procedure was conducted with the t
1ost intense solemnity and formality. S
The Sulzer Charges.
The eight articles of impeachment !
gainst Gov. Sulzer charged:
Filling with the secretary of state :
false statement of campaign contri- j
utions. :
2-Periury, 2 in making affidavit that z
lis statement was true. g
3-Felony, in bribing witnesses to
ithhold testimony from the legislative :,
,mmittee. !,
4-Misdemeanor, in suppressing testi- =
ony by deceit, fraud, threats and :
enaces.
-Misdemeanor, in wilfully prevent = =
e witness (Colwell) from appearing =
efore the legislative committee. i
6-Larceny, in converting campaign u
to his own use.
Corrupt use of office in attempting
} influence the vote or action of pub ~ ~
, officers. VI
S-Using his authority or influence as = =
'vernor in affecting the price of seeu- >
ties on the stock exchange. a.
&C
FALL DOWN STAIRS FATAL.