Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-13

; Indications are that he will contest
bitterly the theory of the opposition
that he becomes automatically
barred from exercising the functions
OF the office the moment the articles
of impeachment are formally pre-
sented to the Senate. and that he will
be disqualified from resuming the
duties of executive until the court of
impeachment fails to sustain these
charges.
This afternoon. eight hours after
the assembly adopted the articles or
impeachment. the governor was in
consultation with legal advisers IN
the executive chamber and had not
announced his intention.
The governor reached the capitol
shortly after II o'clock. He smiled
cheerilv to correspondents who
greeted him as he mounted the front
steps of the capitol and posed good
naturedly for a battery of camera
men. :.
IT'S a fine morning, gentlemen"
he said.
Lieutenant- Governor Martin II.
Glynn came into Albany from his
summer home at Cedar Hill during
the forenoon and went to his news
paper office as usual. He declined to
comment on the situation. If Cover
nor Sulzer is deposed Mr.. Glynn Will
automatically take his place.
state Departments Are Divided.
The fact that the various State de-
partments and bureaus are divided
in their allegiance to the executive
and the Democratic organization
which is seeking to depose him, slim
ulated interest in the complicated sit
uation. The possibility of the two
| -, IA tcal. ax-tyo
functions of the chief executive at the
same time suggests a chaotic condi-
tion that the courts alone would have
power to deal with.
Governor Sulzer. according to a
close friend. already has drafted,
with the advice of his counsel, let
ter embodying reasons for refusing
(, to turn over his office to Lieutenant
! Governor Glynn in anticipation OF
such a demand Immediately following
official reception of the articles OF
| Impeachment by the Senate.
Sulzer was impeached by the lower
| house of the Legislature at o:16
o'clock this morning, after an all
| night session, by vote of 70 to 40,
on charges of having diverted cam
paign contributions to his private
use and having made under oath
false statements as to his campaign
| receipts.
An eleventh-hour declaration on
! the part of the Governors wife that
| she had diverted some of his cam
paign contributions to the purchase
of stock because she felt the house,
hold needed money failed to avert
I impeachment.
The roll call was one of the
| quickest accomplished since the AS
sembly began the consideration OF
| impeachment proceedings. But one
member rose to explain his vote.
| In Session Seven Hours.
| At the final roll call the Assembly
! had been in continuous session for
seven hours, and many members had
| just awakened from slumher in their
seats.
Lacking a sure majority, the DEM
ocratic leaders had practically
marked time all night till the arrival
of absentees summoned from New
York made certain that their pro-
! gram could be carried out.
| Assembiyman r. *. Smith. of Syra-
cuse. Republican, the only member
to explain his vote, announced that
| he had requested delay Monday night
| to afford him an opportunity to study
| the Frawlev committee report and
the impeachment resolution. He had
/ studied them since then he added
and with reluctance voted in the af-
! firmative. The number of Democrats
| voting for the resolution was
seventy-eight, two more than a bare
majority.
Two Democrats Recorded in Negative.
Assemblymen Burden and Patris.
/ Democrats did not vote on the roll
! call, but asked at its conclusion to
| be recorded as voting in the mega
tive 1t had been the assumption
! that thev would vote for the resolu-
| ton
The rol-call proceeded with
smoothness and precision. There
! was no repettion of attempts made
on every previous roll-call during the
past two days to delay the result.
| This was unexpected, in View of the
fact that Republican and Progressive.
leaders championing the governors
cause had announced their intention
to fight the resolution to the last
| ditch.
! Assemblymen Van Woert. of Lewis:
Cole. of Orleans and Bradley, OF
Niagara. were appointed committees
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