Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-25
IS SEVERED
FROM GOVERNORS OFFICE
Beaumont Editor Succeeds as
Texas Executive With Tenure
Until January, 1919

AUSTIN. Tex. Sept 22.-James E.
Ferguson tonight was completely sew
cred from his Office as governor of Tex
as to'which position he was twice elect
ed by the people of the state, the senate
high court impeachment this afternoon
having sustained ten of the twenty-une
charges in the bill returned against him
by the house committee of the whole
Acting Governor William p. Hobby. an
editor OF Beaumont, assumes the full
power OF office, his tenure extending to
January, 1919.
Next Tuesday, at noon, the senate as
nigh. court, will formally pronounce its
judgment. Conviction carries disbar-
ment from future Office il is under
stood, but this condition NAV be anne
liorated
The vote this afternoon on the first
OF the twenty-one articles was sufficient
70 convict. A two-thirds vote was nee
esSary. The ballot was % to i'm favor
of sustaining the charge
The second charge, that the povernor
profited from the deposits from Canvon
City Normal funds, was sustained. 26
TO ;.
The thirds fourth and fifth articles
were not sustained
On the sixth charge, charging the gov
ernor derived a profit from state funds
deposited In the Temple State bank,
the senate voted to convict, "a to 4
Article seven, charging that the gov
ernor assisted in depositing S25OOOO
OF state funds in the Temple State bank,
profit. was sustained &c to g.
Article eight, that the governor sought
to have ;he state highway fund de-
posted in the Temple bank for profit
was not sustained, to %
The ninth article, that the governor
deposited funds in the Temple bank
that could have been placed in the
treasury was not sustained. Is to H.
four present and not voting
Article ten, that he was indebted to
the Temple bank above the legal lin
II at a time when he testified he was
not so indebted, was not sustained, IL
to 1s
Article eleven, that the refusal Of the
governor to tell who loaned him 1885,
500 currency Constituted official miscon-
duct. was sustained, 81 to 4.
Senator McNealus, who was out Of the
chamber during the vote on article 10,
voted aye. making the total 13 to Is.
Article twelve, that the governor in
1915 diverted the adjutant generals
fund to pay for the Canyon City Nor
NAL building, was sustained, % to T.
Article thirteen. that the governor
failed to refund to the state money mis-
applied for the purchase of groceries,
meats. vegetables. etc, was not sus-
tanned. 10 to 16.
Article fourteen, that the governor
induced the Temple State bank TO loan
him an overtime, although ne was sworn
TO enforce the law, was sustained %
to 3.
Article fifteen, that the governor by
vetoing the university appropriation, at
tempted IN effect. to set aside the con-
stitutiOn, was not sustained ayes
TO twenty-four noes. one present and
not voting.
Article 16, that the governor sought
to coerce the board of regents into fol-
lowing his autocratic will. was sus-
tanned. % to 9.
Article II, that the governor violated
the law by seeking TO remove regents
to s, one present and not voting.
Article IS, that the governor called
members of the faculty Of the Univer-
sity of Texas liars and grafters, but
did not prosecute them. was not sus-
tanned, 20 TO 2. two present and not
voting.
Article 10, that the governor remit
ted a $4,000 bail bond OF Wilbur p. Al
len, chairman of the University of
Texas, board Of regents, to influence his
action. was sustained, 81 to 10.
Article 20. that the governor sought
to influence the courts in matters in