The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23
SULzER CHARGES
TAMMANY CHIEF
ousTEp NEW YORK GOVERNOR
DENIES ALL CHARGES.
SAYS MURPHY WROTE VERDICT
High Court Of impeachment by Vote
Of 43 to II Removes suIzer From
office-Tribunai Refuses To
Bar Future Positions.

moved from the ONCE OF governor of
New York. Twenty minutes after he
had been served with notice of his re.
moval, he gave to the public state
inefit In which he denounced his trial
as lynching and declared that
Charles F. Murphy was Judge, jury
and bailiff, and had written the YER
dict of the court.
Had ] but served the boss with
the zeal did the state, William Sui.
yer would never have been i'm.
peaehed," was the keynote of the
abatement ga IT,
Sulzer asserts:
That Murphy began war on him
when he refused to call OF the inves-
tigation Of graft by which the state
had lost millions of dollars.
That he did not appropriate cam
paign contributions to his own use.
, That he paid to campaign commit
tees all Of the money he collected.
That he 10 poorer today than he
ever was in his life.
That he was in debt $4,000 when
he became a candidate for governor.
That Duncan w. Peck and Allen A.
Ryan falsely testified against him,
That the proceedings of the court
we're held In secret. 'r@a >-...
That he was lynched by an assem-
bly, and a senate controlled by Charles
r. Murphy, whom he charged with
writing the ultimate verdict.
The former governor also declares
his purpose to go on the lecture plat.
form.
At the time OF the actual judgment
Martin n. Glynn became governor by
virtue OF succession from the ONCE
of lieutenant-governor and Robert G.
Wagner, president Of the senate, be-
came acknowledgement.
Speculation as to what revelations.
II any, William Sulzer will make when
out OF ONCE took the place Of the i'm
parchment in the minds of the politi
cal workers.
Purely collateral was other specula-
ton as to whether or not an attempt
would be made to bring criminal
prosecution againts Suiser.
The indication was that no further
action would be taken against the for.
mer governor unless he made such
charges against Tammany workers
as demanded war of determination.
The conviction ON the charge OF per.
Jury left an indictable otfense fully
sustained by the court Of last resort
A. ho FOR ut
ment IL on were to be pressed.
The court voted unanimously not to
disqual,fy the governor from future
ofices of trust
The respondent having been con,
yieted." said Chief Judge Cullen, of
the FIRST. second and fourth articles Of
the impeachment. it now becomes nee
essary that the court should deter
mine what the Judgment that should
be passed upon such conviction. I'm
der the rules the first question is:
Shall the respondent be removed
from once?
III there is no objection made the
vote on that proposition will be taken
10 the same manner as the preceding
votes, but, gentlemen, instead Of say
ing yes or no. you will please say
whether you vote for removal from
once or not. q"
The court OF impeachment adjourn
ed sine die at 1904 p. M The certi-
dcation Of the clerk aud the presiding
Judge as 80 the courts record were
the only remaining details OF the con
viction and custer OF william Sulzer
Not Guilty on Article s.
The court voted Governor Sulzer
unanimously not guilty on article 5.
The article charged him with having
prevented Frederick L. Colwell from
testifying.
Then article s was read and Not
guilty voted in short order. The
larceny charge had received its FIRST
blow, at the very beginning of the
courts work when Chief Judge Gull
len stopped evidence bearing upon the
question or larceny long enough 10
point out the legal shortcomings Of
the. article, o.. ..
Articles Z and s, charging that the
governor used the authority and In
auence of his once to effect legisla-
ton on his direct primary bill and
other bills and with attempting to in
Auence the prices Of stocks on the
New York stock exchange, were put
through the same rapid-fire system of
dismissal.
The senator's voted mot guilty"
Just as fast as they could be called.
q THE respondent under the vote as
announced by the clerk is acquitted
as charged in the article" was the
formal announcement of Chief Judge
Cullen. after the 81 votes were at
each roll call reported by Clerk Pat.
rick e. McCabe as Not guilty"
This, is not an occasion for exulta-
tation; / have no such feeling. To me
Il is an occasion of solemnity mixed
with sadness. l am charged with the
duties OF governor. not through any
act nor desire Of mine, but because
the law which / am sworn TO uphold
imposes the obligation upon me under
the distressing circumstances OF the
situation that has arisen"