The Washington herald., 1913-10-13

two witnesses. They did not take the
stand. so II now stands before the court
unchallenged that Sulzer attempted to
suborn perjury. When Peck came to
him and told him he had received a
Frawley committee to tell OF 500, cam
palgn contribution to Sulzer, the Cover
nor said:
do as shall; deny IT,"
Decision on Tuesday.
But Peck suggested that he would be
under oath TO which Sulzer replied:
''That's nothing; forget It,"
Schifr said that when the FrawIey
committee first began the inquiry
Frankenstein came to him and said that
Sulser was willing to return his $500
contribution if there was any misunder-
standing about Il. ...
1t is improbable that the impeachment
verdict will be known before Tuesday
afternoon. The judges of the Court OF
Appeals and many of the lawyers in the
Senate have prepared opinions OIL the
various points at issue.
At the Monday session the question of
articles l. 2. and 6. the campaign-fund
articles. will be decided. Next the ques-
ton of the guilt or innocence OF the ac-'
cused, and bearing directly upon this
question is the most important to be de-
cided. Should the articles be retained,
there can be but one result Should
the court deem that impeachable acIs are
not charged, the three-word phrase of
article will then become the big issue.
On Tuesday the court will take up one
by one the articles OF impeachment as
they stand. after taking the vote on
Monday. Each article will be debated
and voted upon separately. f'a
UnIuct<y Number Prominent.
After all the articles have been dis
posed OF. if the respondent has Been
adjudged guilty of any one, the ques-
ton which will next come before the
court will be whether he shall be re-
moved from office and forever disqualified
from holding any position Of trust or
honor in the State.
1t is a singular coincidence that Judge
Cullen, whom SulZer hopes will be with
him and upon whose influence he bases
his hopes. is No. 10 on the roIl-can
Thirteen" has played a prominent part
throughout this proceeding. Sulzers csm-
paign statement was filed November Is:
he was impeached at 13 minutes after
5 o'clock on the morning of August IL:
the vote on the impeachability Of three
articles of chief importance will be taken
on October Is, and the, man who wields
the greatest power in the court Is the
thirteenth on the roll-call.
suIrer Will Not Testify.
Senator Abraham ]. Palmer, who has
been counted among the list of Sulzer
men, denied a report that when he comes |
10 Albany tomorrow he will go to Sulzer |
and urge him TO ask that the case be |
SO that he can take the stand. !
Senator Palmer said over the long dis |
lance telephone from his home at Milton: !
I shall make no such request of Gov. |
Sulzer. So far as 1 am concerned the |
Ease is closed. I-haye not seen or talked |
With the Governor since the day before !
nc was impeached.''
Senator Palmer is greatly disappointed |
hat both Sulzer and his wife did not |
AXE the stand. He has said that they |
ire the only persons who know the whole |
ruth and they should tell il to the court. !
Members Of the court declared that even /
Il this late date they would be willing |
% amend the rules and reopen the case
'hould Sulzer decide to take the stand,
'ut there is no possibility Of his doing SO.
Advisers of the impeached Governor
ire beginning to doubt whether he will /
.ver issue the promised TRADE against |
rammany Hall. II is known that he has 1
'een threatened with criminal prosecu-
ion II he does.
Sulzer saw no callers today. Late i'm
he afternoon ne, went for a short auto
Mobile ride with Mrs. SulZer and her
lister.