River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-10-23


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New York, Oct. 20.-In retiring
from the governorship of New York,
after he had been notified of his CON
viction by the impeachment court, 43
to II, the governor showed that he
was still fighting, whatever else had
happened. He declared that Murphy
controlled the court and really forced
him from office
In a lengthy statement the gov
ernor denounced the court of impeach-
ment and the bosses" declaring that
the trial was simply a farce from
beginning to end.
First Time in History.
Martin II. Glynn, lieutenant gov
ernor, was sworn in as his success
or, the first in the history of the
state to step into it's high Office in
this manner.
The verdict of the court was that
Sulzer was guilty of Justification, per-
jury and an attempt to suppress evil
dence against him OF all other
charges he was acquitted, the court
unanimously voting him not guilty of
the four remaining articles of i'm
parchment.
BY virtually unanimous vote also
the impeachment tribunal decided
that Sulzer should not be punished
by disqualification to hold office Of
honor and trust in this state in the
future. This would have been the
extreme penalty under the law.
Served With Verdict.
Probably the. most dramatic fea-
ture of the day was the serving of
the copy of the courts order of re-
moval on the ousted executive.
The whole transaction was over in
less than two minutes In the mean
time score of newspapermen who
had been summoned to the executive
mansion to meet the governor waited
on the Veranda outside. Nolan passed
out and the neWspapermen were ad.
mitted. In a hall outside Mrs. Sulzer
played with Patsy" an Irish terrier
The animal growled and barked and
snapped at shawl she held in her
hands, while she scolded him gently.
A moment later Plat appeared with
The copies of the governors state.
ment.
Sulzer Makes a Statement.
The Sulzer statement in part fol
lows:
In reponse to requests from
friends throughout the state for some
expression from me, can only say at
this time that | am glad that my trial
IS over.
'By virtue of a power beyond the
present control of our electorate | now
hand back to the people the commits
sion they gave me, and hand it back
10 them untarnished and unsullied.
My lips have been sealed for weeks
during which time l have patiently
submitted in silence to abuse and
Villification.
tPibutiOns for personal use.
II deny that l specialized in Wall
Street, or used money contributed for
sampaign purposes to buy stocks either
n my own name or otherwise.
Let me say here that l wanted to
sake the witness stand in my own be-
Especially to tell the story of
my troubles with the bosses and to
deny the Peck fabrication, the absurd
story of Allan Ryan and to explain
the Morganthau testimony. But l was
Hnally persuaded not to do so by those
who have in view the real welfare Of
the state, and because under the rCi-
ings of the court, refusing to accept
the testimony Of Mr. Hennessy and
other witnesses in my behalf, it was
apparent that my story of the rea-
sons Murphy ordered my impeach-
ment would also be ruled out as in
, competent and inadmissable."