The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-16
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form. and shall perform. every function
of the office of Governor except in so
Tar as | am restrained by your illegal
action or by physical force.
The letter was delivered to Mr. Sulzer
III the executive mansion tonight Mr..
Tonight after n consultation with his
counsel.
Governor Sulxer left the executive
chamber early. and after short spin
in an automobile. returned to the man
sion The doors of the executive suite
at the Capitol were securely locked to-
night. while guards paced up and down
both within and out the corridors.
1t was said the guards would con
tinue their vigilance throughout the
night.
The serious condition of Mrs Sulzcr
Robert Abrahams from New York. No
official bulletin was forthcoming to-
night from the executive mansion con-
corning Mrs. Sulzer but an afternoon
bulletin. dictated by DR.. Abrahams af-
ter he had learned of the patients con-
dition over the telephone. stated that
she was still In a prccarous condi-
ton with temperature of lO2 and
pulse lis. She is delirious at times,
and an increasing temperature and
iiuctuating pulse tonight so alarmed
those at her bedside that Il local ply
stefan was called in and DR. Abrahams
hurriedly summoned from New York.
While the gubernatorial deadlock re-
manned unbroken tonight, charges of
bribery in connection with recent i'm =
parchment proceedings gave startling
rev twist to the situation.
James q. Garrison. a close friend OF
John y. Hennessy. who! Sulzer APP
pointed to probe nil the State depart
mcnts, issued this statement late in
the day;
IN, ha 4
Tammany paid cold cash for the four
votes they needed to pass this reso :
luton CHAT Of impeachmenD, and they
also spent money to keep wavering
votes in line. We Will be prepared 10
prove this before we are through.
There are gentlemen mixed up In this
who are headed straight TO Jail. That
is all | care to say at this time"
The resolution impeaching Sulzcr
was carried with only three votes 10
spare. Tammany mustered seventy
nine votes for the resolution. while
only scventy-six were needed If Sui
2er's friends can prove that four OF
the votes against the Governor were
purchased, they declare the impeach
ment will fall fiat.
Efforts are being made to get the
evidence TO prove this story.
II is declared that when the LcCis-
lature met on Monday night. the Muir
ply people had only sixty-cight votes
because men they had counted on were
inttmatinE that they would have tC
/ be taken care OF, as their political
careers would he ruined by voting to
iinpcach that all-night-long confer
cnces were held behind locked doors
( in the Speakers room 10 hold in line
wavering members. and TO win over
those who had not listened to reason
and that two members We're active in
the use OF persuasion on members who
We're doubtful
/ There was n story around Albany
on Monday night about the delay il
/ taking the vote being caused by wait.
! Ing for two members. who were cx.
! pcctcd on the train from New York
/ What the wait was really for, sale
/ the Governors friends. was n mcsscn
ger from New York with a handbag
Some ai'idavits are expected to sup
+ port the charge that intimidation Ger.
/ tainly was used. and that money passed
in the effort TO drag out the nccessar!
votes.