What happened last time the Alabama legislature sought impeachment

WRITTEN BY CLIFF SIMS ON APRIL 4, 2016 AT 2:26 AM CDT

... on 1915 .. the House sought to impeach then-Secretary of State Purifoy:

The main reason .. was that, during his campaign, he had paid $1,000 to J. H. Nunnelee, another candidate for secretary of state, to get him to exit the race .. and did not list it on his .. campaign finance form ...

A minority report opposing impeachment was also submitted by the Rules Committee on the grounds that Mr. Purifoy’s indiscretions had taken place before he had taken office ...

The minority report ultimately prevailed in the full House and Mr. Purifoy was not impeached. He went on to unsuccessfully run for governor in 1918 ...

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