The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-16
DECLINES TO SUBMIT
tcon.inusd from rirs, psge)

OF governor. At the end OF your letter
thus refusing. you suggest that steps
be taken 20 secure a decision b. some
court as TO which one OF US il entitled
to exercise the duties Of Office.
Il know OF no way by which | could
make. and no condition that would jus
tify me In making. any such stipulation.
The constitution was designed 10. and
| am advised and believe does, specii-
ically and completely cover the juno
ture now existing. and IS supplement
ed by statutes passed by the leSisla-
ture. and now in forces
at Is beyond my power to barter
away any OF the functions attaching
TO the office i'm which | am placed by
your Impeachment Any attempt on
my part TO do so. or TO supulate a
method by which II might be done.
would properly place me in the posi-
ton you now occupy-that of being
impeached for malfeasance in Office.
cannot and will not attempt 10 do IL.
In Highest Court
The entire matter is now in the
highest court of the Sta;e-the court
OF impeachment. No order that any
that Il could render would have the
slightest binding force upon this high
court. No member OF the Court az
Appeals: certainly no member OF the
lower body. the Supreme Court. can
in any degree nor under any circum-
stances interfere with the jurisdiction.
or the decision OF such court or i'm
parchment. save. and save only. as
the members OF the Court Of Appeals
shall cast their individual votes as
such members OF the court.
The decision OF the court OF i'm
parchment. one made. is binding on
every court and every person in the
state and must be so respected and
treated. Any attempt 10 interfere with
the jurisdiction Of the proceedings
Of such court Of impeachment. by anv
member az any lower court would b.
as futile as would any attempt % 4
Justice 81 the peace To cnjoin tina
chief judge OF the court OF appeals
from exercising his functions as SUCH
chief Judge.
The constitution has fived this IS
the only way for the settlement ~
tho matters now pending. ! know 90
TO other and must. therefore. declin"
10 enter into any stipulation whatev r
with YOU on the subject
II hold my self I'm readiness 20 pc-.
form and shall perform. every fun
ton OF the Office OF governor eNcep;
Insofar a. | am restrained by your 81.
legal action. or 10y physical force
The letter was delivered 10 Nj sui
yer at the executive mansion to-nicht
Mr.. Glynn motorod 10 his country
residence tonight after a consultation
with his counsel
Mrs Suffers Condition Grave.
Governor Sulzer lcft the eXccutivo
chambers early and after a short spin
IN an automobile returned 10 the mia.
sion. Tho doors ~ Tho executive
suite Al the capitol wero securely
locked tonight. while guards paced
mp and down both within and ont IN
the corridors II was said that tho
guards would continue their vigilance
throughout the night
The serious condition q! Mrs Sn'.
yer tonight uecessifated tho recall OF
Hr. Robert AbrahamS from New York.
No official bulletin was fOrthcomiuc
tonight from the executive mansion
concerning Mrs. Sulzer. hut an after
noon Bulletin. dictated Toy Dr. Abra-
hams after he had learned % the pa
TENTS condition over the telephone.
stated that sh" still in precarious
condition. with n temperature OF t02
and pulse rs She Is delirious ~
times and an increasing temperature
and fluctuatinG pulse tonight 50
alarmed those a. her bedside that a
local physician was called in. 4nd Or
Abraham, hu-riedly summoned from
\ru York