The Washington times., 1913-08-13

tirely different view. They asserted
that Sulzer would be governor until the
senate passed on the charges prefer
rel by the assembly.
They pointed out that the present con-
stitutiOn of the State of New York does
not cover the point. Its provisions re-
gardinE Impeachment. apply Only to the
removal of judicial officers" the old
constitution provided for the automatic
suspension OF the governor by the filing
of charges. Lieutenant Governor Glynn
declined 20 take any hand in the con-
troversv. He said 1t would have to be
settled by the senate.
That Governor Sulzer will decline 10
step cut is regarded as certain. and 1t
is equally certain that the Tammany
majority will declare Glynn acting gov
ernor Immediately.
Ii is believed that Suzer will decline
to surrender The executive office and
the seal, and some of the more radical
OF the Sulzer partisans declared the
governor would call out the militia 10
aiG him.
Is Calm.
Governor Sulzer took the news Of his
Impeachment with equanimlty and
calmness. and went to bed Immediately
after he heard that the Levy resolution
had passed.
His only statement was that he will
fight the Impeachment by applying to
the supreme court for an order re-
straining the further proceedings. He
said he would carry the case to the
United States Court of Appeals.
The governor and his wife remained
UP all night at the Peoples House."
receiving ncws of the progress of the
ight over the telephone.
The court OF impeachment, which will
try- Governor Sulzer. will consist of the
senate and The court OF appeals. 10
judges of the court of appeals are Chief
Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen, Associates John
Clinton Gray, William f. Werner, Will
lard Bartlett, Frank II. Hiscock, Emory
A Chase. Frederick Collin, William II.
Cuude eDaCk, John w. Hogan, and
Nathan J.. Miller
Committee at Capitol.
The committee appointed by the as
sembIv to prepare the articles of i'm
parchment against Governor Sulzer ap-
peared at the capitol shortly before
noon today bringing with them the
formal charges against the governor.
set forth in more than 5000 words.
which they were prepared to give 10
the senate as soon as possible after the
upper house convened.
As soon as the notification committee
of the assembly could formally inform
the senate that the governor had been
impeached. II was planned to file the
articles and simultaneously to provide
the governor with a copy of them.
The charges against Governor Sulzer
follow closely the report of the Fraw-
lev committee and wholly ignore the
governors wife. by accusing Sulzer of
the stock market transactions for which
Mrs. Sulzer said she was responsible
What Is Charged.
The articles contain nothing that was
not brought out in the Frawley COM
mittee's report and set forth first that
Governor Sulzer filed a false statement
of the contributions to his campaign
fund Ito the great scandal and reproach
of the State" They assert that Sulzer
did not enumerate all OF the COntribu-
tions he received and was guilty of a
misdemeanOr thereby.
They declare that Sulzer was guilty
of a felony in inducing Louis A. Sar-
eCky, Frederick L. Colwell. Melville B.
Fuller not to testify before the Frawley
committee.
The governor is further charged with
converting campaign funds to his own
with the specializing in the stock
market. Also he used threats and prom
ises to obtain votes. il IS charged.
Further. the governor is charged with
using his office to affect prices in the
stock market.