The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-19
House Holds Session Lasting Till
3 O'clock This Morning in e.
fort to Add to the List
Of Charges
DEFENSE ATTACKS
LEGALITY OF COURT
Real Fight for SuIzer Opens Today
House AdjOurns Till Noon
Hoping to Round Up the
Absentees
Telegram by United Press

Telegram by United Press
New York, Sept. i9.-The real fight
to prevent Gov Suffers removal from
office began today when the defense
attacked the organization Of the inn
peachment court, the legality Of tho
impeachment and the right % remove
an officeholder fox acts committed
Prior to his taking the oath Of office.
The court proceedings were today
overshadowed by a sensational at-
tempt at an all night session Of the
house to amend the impeachment artt
cles, making them include specific
usurpation Of power. the pardoning Of
Banker Robin, signing extradition pa.
Ders and making @inflammatory and
untrue" attacks on legislators during
the direct primary campaign.
Unable to secure the necessary
votes, the house recessed at 8 O'Clock
this morning until noon, hoping to To-
cate enough absentees to amend the
articles.
II Is understood that an attempt
viii be made today to secure habeas
corpus writ for the release Of James
Garrison, Suffers friend who was ar
rested last night, charged with coh-
tempt of the house for refusing to
prove his charges that four members
We're bribed to vote for the original
Impeachment. There is considerable
doubt as to whether the court could
act
The rules Of procedure as presented
contained joker available to stop
debate by providing executive ses-
sions.
Members Of the Frawley committee
were challenged as unfit to serve be-
cause they had expressed opinions.
President pro TEN Wagner was chai
lenged because he would profit BY sui
zer's removal, by becoming lieutenant
governor Judge Cullen ruled that the
challenges could not be entertained
because there was no law whereby
! the challenges could be upheld, saying
that members could not even be ex-
cused legally The ruling disappoint.
ed sulzer
/ Issue was taken with the conten-
ton Of the prosecution that the consti
tuition recognizes the principle that
personal crime may create personal
disqualification, although the partieu-
lar offense may be totally diseonnect
ed from the office. The court recess
ed at noon until o'clock.
1t is evident that the general de-
fense will be based mainly on techni-
calities 1t is believed that Suffers
attorneys will also be overrnled this
afternoon in the contention that the
assembly had no right to impeach,
making the first day blow to the
defense.
Cullens refusal to hear challenges
prevented the defense from getting a
test vote sulzer remained at the ex.
ecutive mansion today and received re-
ports by phone It was again rumored
, and denied that sulzer would resign
!, before the taking OF testimony begins.
e The impeachment court as constitute.
: ed yesterday numbered fiftyseven, Of
a whom forty-eight are senators and nine
e judges Of the court Of appeals. A two
o thirds majority Of the court is requir.
: ed by the constitution to convict
Scores Of witnesses are under sub
posqa to testify AT least fifty viii
be called to establish the case Of the
}. prosecution, the managers assert. and
4, II is believed that as many Will be
r called by the defense. Whether Gov.
y sulzer would be put on the stand in
Ie his own defense and whether his wife,
ly who is reported to be able 10 explain
Il many Of tie governors questioned
10 stock transactions in Wall street. viii
at be called as a witness. were secrega
n which the governors counsel refused
&c to aivulge.
&c Louis al sarecky. secretary to Mr.
eli sulzer during the gubernatoFial cam
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