The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-23

| tWenty-One charges in the bill returned
against him by the house committee
Of the whole
| The vote on the first article-that
he used $1,000 Of state funds to settle
a personal obligation-was sufficient to
convict. a two-thirds vote was neces-
sary. The ballot was ayes p. noes 4.
Next Tuesday at noon the senate
~ a high court win formally pro-
nounce its Judgment Conviction car.
ries with IL, it is understood, disbar.
mont from future office. but this con
dition may possibly be ameliorated.
Tonight the governor is completely
severed from the position to which he
was twice elected by the people Lieut..
Governor William r. HOBBY. am editor
Of Beaumont assumes the fun power
Of office. IFS tenure will extend 20
january, 1919.
Mr.. Ferguson said he did not know
what his future plans viii be. II is
probable he viii go to his BelI.Bosque
ranch for "a rest. After that he will
decide if he viii return TO his Old home
/ I'm Temple. where he founded the TEN.
pie state bank and formerly conducted
! his various ranch properties.
Statement by DepOsed Official.
The former governor tonight isued
/ the following statement regarding the
proceedings in tho senate high court OF
| impeachment today.
The loyalty Of my friends more than
overbalanccs any regret that / might
! have at the action Of the senate
No man ever had better friends and
] am proud 10 give this expression of my
appreciation Of their unequalled loval.
| ~"
The governor said he could make no
statement as 10 his future intentions
The ex-governor received his defeat
| cheerfully After the first ballot.
which decided his fate. he lett the
chamber for moment lie returned
in time. however. fo hear boil, old friend
and supporter, Senator J. u. Clark.
stubbornly announce on the third bal
Tot his intention to vote NO" ON each
Of the twentyonc charges lie Joined
in the laugh that followed. and i'm
each ripple N merriment that greeted
/ tho succeeding ballots OF Senator Clark.
To friends who surrounded him when
the last article had been DISPOSED Of.
! Ferguson said.
Everything VIII Dee al right" More
J than that boz would not s1y
Senators Clark. Han. Parr. and
Woodward stuck with the governor
from start to finish but ODD the votes
! chat counted those uu tho most seri
ous charges AGAINST him. they alone
We're with him The rest of the court
voted solidly 90 uphold the charge,
preferred by the house.
Voting ou the Charges.
! the charge. which were sustained
and tho vote, We're as follows.
So. J. That he used $500 of Can.
yon city Normal school insurance
money in the Temple State bank tn
8 nay 20 personal note TUeutys,yen
ayes, four noes
So. 3. Tina, 100000 of Canyon cit,
Normal insurance money remained i'm
Tine Temple State bank more than a
year w,thout drawing interest. but ;u
| the profit of the governor Twenty
! s'N ayes five noes.
No. g.. That hc deposited $50 o0n NJ,
state money u the Tomp.e Stat,
bank and proltcj thecfrnm Twenty
four ayes seven noes
No e. That he assisted No on. g,posi,
loi Se5oooo OF the state funds 20 th,
credit Of the Temple bank and uro0tcJ
theretrom. rwcntysiN ayes. five noes
No. ~. That his refusal iu ten VIII,
loaned him Sl56.5oo in currency con
siItutei official misconduct. Twenty
seven ayes, four noes.
Va. ~, That he diverted from tb,
adiutant generals fund money paid
ON the Canyon City Normal buulinr
u 1915 Twenty.seven ayes. four noes
No. ~, That he induced the officer,
Of the Temple bank to lend him mono,
in excess of the legal limit. although
hc was sworn as governor to cnforc,
the law Twnty.siN ayes. five noes
No. Is. That he sought to coerce am,
Influence the board Of regents OF m,
, | University of Texas to du his auto
cratic will twenty-five ayes. min,
noes
No. ~. That hc sought to violate
the law 10y removing regents withou
cdcQuate cause Twenty-Five aves
eight noes tone present and not yo,
, mg
, No ~, That he sought TO influence
Wilbur 7. Allen chairman OF IN
board OF regents. by remitting To hin
a $4,000 bond. Twentyonc ayes. ter
, noes.
Those Charges Not Sustained.
The charges which We're not su,
tained and the votes were.
No. 3. That two notes of sg7 40
each were transferred from the Templ
bank To the Houston National y,
ehange bank 10 cover up the govern
ors obligations To the Temple banl
Eighteen ayes. thirteen noes.
No. 4, That the governor attempte
10 deceive by stating at the March IN
Nosiigation that he had paid 1927 so
. In cash on his debts In the remnl
bank. whereas two notes. to,allln
$4,000. were merely transferred Ia m
Houston National Exchange banl
4 Eighteen ayes, thirteen noes.
No. 3, That he testified before th