The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-04
SUllER WINS POINTS.
JUDGE CULLEN RULES OUT
EVIDENCE As TO POLITICAL
BARTERS AS INCOM.
PETENT.
Result is tn Throw Out Charges OF
Tranlcking In influence With Patric,
Sweet and Prime. Managers Case
Draws Near To It's Close.

Ter today won triple victory over
his accusers at the trial Of his i'm
peachment.
Presiding Judge Cullen of the high
court barred the introduction of evil
dence intended to prove that the gov
ernor had made q corrupt political
bargain with Assemblyman Patric
OF Green county and held that the
testimony brought forward to show
that he made similar bargains with
Assemblyman Sweet OF Oswego coun-
ty and Assemblyman Prime OF Essex
was incompetent.
The legislation had to do in each
case with highway and bridge i'm
provements provided for in bills pass
ed by the legislature to which the as
semblymen were desirious Of getting
the governors signature. In the
Patric case. however. no charges
were brought In the articles IT i'm
peachment and on this ground Judge
Cullen threw the charge out.
The Sweet and Prime cases were
specified In article Of the impeach-
ment charging that the governor hud
vetoed one and signed the other bill.
One assemblyman had failed to sup
port the governors direct primary
bill and the other did so after con-
sulting sulser. the managers charged.
Assemblyman Sweet today testified
that when he urged the governor to
approve his bill he was asked wheth-
or he had voted for the direct pri-
mary bill. which had been defeated in
the regular session Of the legislature.
II told him voted against it,"
said the witness.
The primary bill was to come up
again at the extraordinary session in
July and the governor wanted to
know how sweet proposed to vote at
that time. Sweet said ne replied:
According to the sentiment and in
the interest of my district"
To this. according to Sweet, the
governor replied with advice to see
his personal counsel. Valentine Tay-
lor. and smooth him the right way"
Did you smooth him?" asked At
torney Bracket of counsel for the
Impeachment managers.
Il did not have to-" replied the
witness. who explained that Taylor
had sent him to John H. Delaney,
chairman OF the department of effi-
cheney. who prepared q favorable re-
port on his bill.
What happened to your bill?"
asked Attorney Bracket.
1T was vetoed" replied the witness.
How did you vote on the primary
bill at the regular session."
To this question the defense OBJ
tected.
objection sustained" ruled Judge
Cullen He has already said he
voted against the bill and IL this wit
ness was already against the bill II
showed he did not receive the price
OF a corrupt bargain"
On practically the same ground
Judge Cullen held that the charges
In connection with the Prime case
were likewise invalid. The difference
was that at the regular session OF the
Legislature Prime did not vote at all.
With the introduction Of evidence
Of three more campaign contributions
not reported In the governors sworn
statement on campaign receipts. and
OF more evidence concerning the gov
ernor's alleged Wall street specula-
tions. the assembly managers drdw
was announced that with the calling
of possibly two more contributors and
one or two other witnesses tomorrow
the case against the governor prob
ably would be complete.
The long missing Frederick l.. Col
wen. the governors alleged dummy"
In Wall street transactions Is In a
sanitarium, according to counsel for
the governor. but will consent to tes-
Try as the governors witness under
stipulation that he be not placed un-
oer arrest for refusing to obey the
subpoena OF the Frawiey investigating
eommi'tee' Counsel for the managers
had not decided tonight whether to
agree to this stipulation.
liz n subpoena can be served upon
him. j. B. Gray OF the stock exchange
hrm OF Cutler & Gray. where the gov
ernor is alleged to have specuiated
with some of his campaign contribu-
tions. will be witness tomorrow.
Thus far counsel have been unable to
locate him. His partner. Arthur