The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-13
Seventy-nine Tammany Men
Stand Pat and Get Political
Scalp" of the Machines
Enemy.
NIGHT OF DEBATE
PRECEDES BALLOT
Tears Streamed Down the
Governors Face When the
News of His Dishonor
Was Broken to Him.
tNational News Association,

(National News Associationl
ALBANY. y. Y, Aug. 13-Governor
William Sulzer was impeached by the
New York assembly today by a vote
of 70 10 40. The specific charge in
the indictment of high crimes and
misdemeanors" was that he used mon
ey contributed TO his campaign for
speculation in Wall street. The vote
was taken a Is O'Clock, after a night
of acrimonious debate.
Wall street has claimed many vic
times. both high and low. but few
cases have afforded a more pathetic
spectacle than that of Governor Sui
ger, standing alone after having fought
his way up the political ladder
after fifteen years or more of gruel-
ling battle.
To controvert evidence produced by
the Frawley legislative committee
/ which showed that Governor Sulzer'
| had used money contributed to his
campaign for stock speculation. Mrs
| Sulzer was prepared to go upon the
stand to testify that she indorsed her
husbands name to checks without his
knowledge, and used them for stock
purchases. Even this noble wifely
sacrifice. declared the governors op-
ponents, would not save him from po-
litical annihilation when the impeach-
ment proceedings are actually begun
by the managers appointed by the as
sembly.
i Governor Suffers friends, including
Republicans, Democrats and one lone
Progressive, made a spirited fight.
but the antagonists were strong in
numbers and logic and we're able TO
prevail.
SuIxer Shows Emotion.
While the allnight battle ragged Gov
iernor SulZer remained alone in the
executive mansion, or the peoples
house, as he called IL, refusing to see
any one or to be seen. Comforted
only by his wife. he remained in lone
. ly vigil until after dawn. when a mes
senger informed him that he had been
impeached. Tears streamed down the
governors face when he heard the
news.
Governor SulZer will be tried by the
senate and a majority of the judges
of the state court of appeals. the evil
dence being presented by the manag-
ers appointed by the assembly.
Directly after the vote had been
taken In the assembly, Speaker Smith
appointed Assemblymen Van Woert,
Cole and Bradley to inform the SEN
ate officially of the impeachment
Speaker Smith announced also that
no time would be lost in preparing the
= articles of impeachment for presenta-
ton to the court, but Sulzer has twen-
ty days in which TO prepare his de-
fense.
One is Republican.
The article of impeachment viii be
drawn up by Assemblymen Levy of
New York. Deitz of Brooklyn. Kelly
of Dutchess county Daley of Onondaga
county, and Bryant of Genesee coun-
ty. Mr.. Bryan is a Republican, and the
4 others are Democrats.
After this committee had been ap-
pointed, there was a conference In the
office of Senator Frawley. chairman
of the committee which investigated
- the governor. Efforts to get word
;, from Mr.. Sulzer, however. were una
, vailing In the darkened executive
a chambers Mr. Sulzer restIessly paced
: up and down One wild report vas
= circulated that he would 90 in person
= before the assembly and plead his
- own case before a vote was taken: an
20 other rumor had IL that he would make
- overtures to his political enemies. Al
20 were wrong. The governor waited
- developments anxiously and impa
n tiently. He made forIorn figure. JUS
A a short time ago his favor was courtec
% by all. but when the tide of politics
y began to go against him he was de
10 serted Only his wife gave him com
,s fort. Even friends of his own politi
70 cal party stunned him
An Unprecedented Event.
History of unprecedented natur'
was made, for never before has {
I governor of New York been I'm
peached-
The debate which led up TO the vot.
was marked by drastic features. bu
even fiery oratory could not keel
awake the spectators who filled tn.
galleries. The most interested ver.
the women. who remained awake unit
the final roll call A number Of tht
men slept in their chairs. and a buzz
of snores proclaimed the superiorft,
of slumber over forensics-
An Address by Levy.
III Majority Leader Levy made the fua