El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-25
ASSUMES
EXECUTIVE POST.
Transfer of Executive
Office Is Made; Fergu-
son Trial Wednesday.

Austin Texas Aug. 1T=TEe formal
and official transfer Of the affairs of
the executive department by governor
James i. Ferguson TO W. T. Hobby,
Of Beaumont. acting governor Of Tex
as. took place this morning in the
governors private office at 1918
o'clock. The new acting governor, ac-
compauied by his brother, Edwin
Hobby. of Dallas. and his brotherin-
law. Bronson Cooper. Of Beaumont.
reached the executive department at
1870. Governor Ferguson shook
hands cordially with governor Hobby
and the two repaired TO the COVER
uor's rriyare office. where q confer
enCe Was held and the official trans
fer made.
While governor Ferguson was au-
tomaJcaliy suspended last night and
governor Hobby then became the act
INK chief executive, lt was only today
that the latter began the active dis
charge OF his duties
offers Ferguson office Room.
Governor Ferguson was invited by
acting governor Hobby TO make his
headquarters In the executive depart
meur- IL Is practically settled there
VII be mo- change made In the official
family Of the Ferguson administra-
Active preparations for the hearing
Of the Impeachment charges IN the
senate are already in progress. For
the purpose OF this iuvestigat the
senate viii resolve itself into court
of lnIr.ry and resolutions have been
adopted making all preliminary ar
rau-cmeuts for the trial Of governor
Ferguson
VIII Take Two Weeks.
There 81 every indication that the
HHH o. HsH
Neither rAC house nor the senate were
Iu session today. the house having
I'D. CUgEtd until next Monday morn
inE and the senate until Tuesday
morning.
Trial To Start Wednesday.
The senate has formally desi gnated
next "Wednesday as the time for be
ginning the trial
senate Committee Prepares Rules.
The committee Of senator's. COM
posed of senators baltimore. Bailey
and Dean, appointed 10 prepare the
rules OF procedure I'm the impeach-
meut trial Of Gov. Ferguson. held its
first meeting today Il was disclosed
at the start that there are practically
no prece1eu-s upon which 10 act and
rules viii have TO he adopted which
viii be fair and equitable 10 both the
governor and the prosecution.
I'm the house the Il articles con-
tanned in the bill Of impeachment
ere H'aNA upon ..aaA aAAEAg. an
passed by safe and some by a wide
margin. and Immediately were sent TO
the senate, where the date Of the be-
ginning of the trial was set
Articles OF Impeachment.
The Il articles of impeachment in
clude the following
That Mr.. Ferguson persistently re-
fused 20 reveal the source Of ~gUes-
tionlhla' loans. aEEra eating s15f.500.
thus placing himself in contempt OF
the house that be Uisarpro1riat
$4,000 of state money and converted 10
70 his own uses that be abused the
power NJ veto and Violated the con-
s-ir-IHH when he vetoed practically
the entire au-rur-l. for main
-.-alna ~ Texas university Tor the
rest two years
Other charges concerned alleged
placing Of large sums OF state money
without security and without inter
ST in a bank In which Ferguson is
7tockholde-. alleged violation Of the
state banking laws in that the cover
nor borrowed from his own bank
sum more than twice greater than
the law permits; alleged exercise OF
undue and improper influence over
-1e university regents. and that the
- vernon failed 10 return TO the state
-aasury several thousand dollars
illegally expended for maintenance OF
lie governors mansion and which
Die had previously promised to re-
core.