Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-15 | Page 2 | More Arguments in Sulzer Case

I SIZES CI H i c ' h ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 14. The ;!- r possibility of an indefinitely long lc- 'i .'. J lay in reaching ti verdict as to the 'i K j guilt or innocence of Governor Wil- ?; i c liam Sulzcr loomed up at his trial 5 t today. This was suggested when conn- sel for the impeachment managors L- 5 asked that the court recommend to ' tn tho assembly tho bringing of a new v, v ' article of impeachment in tho event : ; that the testimony of Duncan W. Peck, ' superintendent of public works, aud j; K ' Henry L. Morgcnthau, embassador to' Turkey, should be found not to be rele- ' vant to any charge contained in thc'jj present articles. (' ?. Whether this testimony was rele- !; j vaut to article -1, which charges the v governor with suppressing evidence .Jr beforo the Prawley investigating coin-i inittoe, was the subject of debate to- v! day in executive scssiou. No decision, hail been reached when adjournment was talccu until tomorrow morning. The executive ses-sion will be coutis-ued coutis-ued tomorrow aud on the result of He ' court's deliberations will deiiend tio ' j-question j-question as to whether it will proceed ( to vote now or await the action t , f the assembly in the question of brinj- .' ing the suggested new article of in- ' peachment. i Should the latter course bo adopt i, the question would arise whether tie -necessary majority of the assembly o ' vote the now article could be oi- ' J. tained. f ' Even should it be possible to niuslir r enough votes in the assembly to adoot , 1 the new article at an early date, tlo i p constitution requires that the govertir J t be given twenty days' notico befote i I being called upon to answer. j J"