Evening journal., 1913-08-13
By The United Press.

three more votes than the required
majority. Governor William Sulzer
early today was impeached by the as
lsembly for alleged high crimes and
misdemeanors" in connection with his
campaign fund.
After an all night session, spent
by the majority hlibustering until
Tammany absentees could arrive. the
vote was taken at SIC a. m, resulting
20 for impeachment 10 as against il.
The first impeachment of a COVER
nor of New York state came close on
the heels of the most sensational fea-
ture in the Sulzer-Murphy war when
Mrs. Sulzer told certain Senators that
she was responsible for The Sulzer
stock market deals and that the gov
ernor knew nothing about II. She
sought to shoulder all blame
Throughout the long night, while
tired assemhlymen nodded In their
seats. the Tammany leaders, know
ing that they still lacked a few votes
Of the 76 necessary TO put through
the Levy impeachment resolution,
kept up a constant fire Of speechmak-
ing aud debate in order to prevent a
recess.
IT was 230 a. m. after Aaron J.
Levy and other Tammany men had
talked for hours. ostensibly defending
the resolution. but In reality iilibus-
tering to await the arrival Of abb
sentees that Minority Leader Harold
lJ. Hnman sprung the real sensation
of Governor Suffers defense. He
told the assembly that Mrs. Sulzer
had assumed the responsibility OF the
q. al 90 an
market speculation charged against
Sulzer in the Frawley committee s
report and was at that moment pre-
pairing a formal statement for sub
mission to the legislature.
Hinman said he was not certain Wst
what Mrs. suffers statement would be.
explaining that he had the facts second
hand from senator Abraham j. Palmer
OF Kingston to whom the governors
lady made her alleged confession.
Humans announcement threw the as
sembly into an uproar. Instantly a
dozen men were on their fect. The sleepy
ones walked up. and those who had gone
to corridors aud committee rooms, hur-
ried in thinking that the crucial vote
had been precipitated prcmatWely
} Meantime senator Palmer corrohorated
Humans story and several other Scna-
tor- admitted they had heard such a re-
port.
Refuse to Hear Mrs. Sulzer.
In the midst ut the excitement. Hin
b man moved that the assembly adjourn
until il could hear and consider the
statement OF Mrs. Sulzcr. The motion
was voted down 80 90 49, but the vot,
was u close call tor rammany. showing
that the organization still lacked tire,
votes OF the number necessary TO inn
Z peach.
Mrs. Sulzer had made no formal
; statement early today. and all that
I was known of her alleged connee-
b tion with the stock dealing charged
b against Sulzer came from Palmer and
the others. who said they had heard
lit. II was said that Mrs Sulzer. IN
tears. made her confession to Palmer
but the Ulster Senator refused to ad-
INIT this.
The governors wife. so goes tho
story which has been neither confirm
cd nor denied from the people e
house" said that she handled much
of Suffers accounts during his cam
paien and did the Wall street dealing
She declared that she deposited many
of the checks that reached Sulzer dur.
ing The campaign and that she appro-
, lpriated some OF the funds because tho
household needed money"
, She said also that she was responsi.
/ bic for the market dealing with the
. brokerage firms named in the Fraw
! ley committee evidence.
She is said TO have explained thu
deals that Sulzer. in his one brie
answer to the Frawley charges, saiC
he never heard Of, and Mrs. Sulzel
r. is reported to have admitted he knew
nothing about them until she toll,
him.
Friends of the governor frankly ad
mItted they did not know what tC
! make of this eleventh-hour attompt e
save him. The Tammany assembly
men declared that they put no cred
7 ence i'm the story. attributing il solell
to the hasty act of loving wife, viii
Z, ing TO make any sort of sacrifice fo
her husbands sake.
After Humans motion for an ad
ournment was voted down, Levy thei
p spoke for three solid hours. killing
= time until an absentee could arriv
from Brooklyn When finally tn
man appeared. there was hast,
arousing of sleepers and counting o
noses. and when the Tammany lead
q ers we're satisfied that they had tn
D required majority on hand, there wa
a rush to take the vote.
- over the feeble protests OF tho
- minority. the roll-call began at 5.0I
L IA. m. At sic IL was completed an'
- William Sulzer stood impeached. III
lis not yet removed from Office, how
\ ever. The appointment Of Lieutenant
If Governor Martin n. Glynn. as actinl
% governor. will not come until the i'm
a ,peachment committee of the assembl,
r formally reports the charges agains
m the governor TO the Senate, which vii
d sit with the court Of appeals as a cour
le Ito try Sulzer.
Foiiouine the adoption Of the Lev