Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-10-16

himself, by diyerting contributions
which he received for campaign pur-
poses. | find that the respondent
knowingly signed a false campaign
statement. And | find that he did
verify this statement under oath,
knowing it to be false.
! However, | must vote not guilty,
! Speaking of article four the larceny
charge, Judge Cullen said
''The use of this money for his own
purposes for political wards is not an
offense and | believe that he had the
purpose he saw fit, | don't think he
could be held guilty of larceny"
! Albany, n. Y. Oct. 16.-The high
court Of Impeachment which is trying
! William Suizer adjourned shortly aft
| er / O'Clock today to meet again at 3
O'Clock this afternoon, at which time,
! ii was announced, a start would be
made on the final vote to determine
the guilt or innocence of the govern
or. 1t was reported that the court
this morning to remove the governor
from office by ballot of 43 to IA.
A vote to disqualify him from ever
holding another office under the state
was lost, it was said.
When a verdict will be reached in
the impeachment trial of Governor
Sulzer. now depends entirely on the
length of the speeches of his judges
in explaining their votes.
This applies to the remarks in Sc
cret sessions, one Of which began with
the opening of court today and the
public sessions which follow.
Efforts to attach significance to
the informal votes were denounced by
many of theasenators as unjust, both
to the members of the court itself and
the governor. 1t was pointed out that
questions of fact were being discuss
ed and decided in the case OF each ar
ticle, and also the legal admissibility
of the article and that while mem
ber might vote to admit the article
from legal point of view, on his for
NAL vote, he might decide either for
or against it when it came TO his for
nal vote.
The eight articles will be voted on
in order. Not until after
the eight articles have been voted on |
will a vote be taken as to whether !
Governor Sulzer should be removed |
from office. He might be found guilty /
and still be permitted to retain his ,
office. The extreme penalty would be |
from Office and prohibition |
from ever again holding a position of /
honor or trust under the state. !
There was not a single vote favor
able to his disqualification it was re-
ported.
Every article of impeachment was
voted on separately, according to the
news that leaked from the court room
and not all of them We're sustained.
Those on which the governor was re-
ported to have been held guilty were
articles !, 2, 6 and 4 of the impeach
ment charges. The three first are /
The money articles, having to do with
he dll6Peu IilSlI1CdllOll Ol Tile SONtlH-
1r's campaign statement and the mis-
Use of campaign contributions. Arti-
,le four relates to the suppression Of
evidence by the governor before the )
Trawley committee, including the
testimony of Duncan w. Beck, super
ntendent of public works.
1t was reported that the following {
of the court voted in favor
II finding the governor not guilty and q
gainst removing him. q
Presiding Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen and |
senator's James F. Duhamel, 1nde |
league; James A. Egerson,
republican; Seth G. Heacock, Repub- :
lean: John w. Mcknight, Democrat:
hos. H. O'Keefe, Democrat; Abra
am J. Palmer, Republican and Pro.
ressive: W. r. Peckham, Democrat;
ohm Seeley, Democrat; John d. Stiv-
RS. Republican: Ralph W. Thomas, |
republican; Gottfried II. Wende,
Clayton l.. Wheeler, Demo i
rat; Geo. Fl. Whitney, Republican,