New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-03
.SULzER LONG IN HOUSE
Democratic Nominee a ForCefuI
Figure in CONGRESS.

William Sulzer says his father was a
German, his mother an Irish woman and
he himself an intense American.
The father Of the Democratic candidate
was a Heidelberg student who Joined the
patriots of the Revolution Of lSiS, was
imprisoned and fed to Switzerland and
then emigrated landing In New York in
1851. He settled in Elizabeth, n. j., and
became contractor and farmer. The son
was born in Elizabeth. March Is, 1853 His
father removed to New York and William
Sulzer was educated in the public schools
He was graduated from Columbia Law
School and was admitted to the bar in
1884.
Spon afterward he became active in
politics, affiliating with Tammany Hail.
| In 1889 he was elected as a Democrat to
the Assembly and was returned each
| year until 1894 In the fall of which he was
elected to Congress from the 18th Dis
trict Of this city. He has since been sue
cessively reelected. He was leader of the
| Democratic majority In the Assembly In
| 1892 Speaker in 1893 and leader of the
Democratic minority in 1884, Among the
bills of which he was the author and
| which became laws were those for per-
sonal registration. blanket ballot with
pastors shelter for lost and strayed ami
mails. womans reformatory, eight hours
for labor. abolition of the sweating and
padrone systems, increase Of pay of street
sweepers. the abolition Of prison contract
labor and of imprisonment for debt.
SulZer championed the cause of the
Cubans before Congress and introduced
resolutions granting to them belligerent
| rights, faYoring their independence and
| declaring war against Spain. He also
defended the Beers in the South African
war and introduced resolutions sym
| pathizing with them. Other resolutions
which he introduced favored direct cleo
| ton of United States Senators. an eight
| hour law and an anti-injunction bill. In
Congress he has always been an ardent
pleader for the cause of labor. He Is
chairman OF the House Committee on
| Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Suzer has been an enthusiastic and
consistent supporter of William J. Bryan.
He was a delegate to the Democratic
| National Conventions of 1896. 1900. 1904,
1908 and the one held in Baltimore last
spring He has stood by the Peerless
| Leader since the days of free silver. for
which he made many speeches. He has
been a candidate for the nomination for
Governor at several previous conventions.
Foreign affairs have always received
close attention from the Democratic can
didate. Following his Championship Of
| the Cubans and his SUBSEQUENT ardent
/ a - h. Nt-tfh "a l.
ways remembered the Maine" and In
| troduced the resolution providing that
1 the history-making wreck be raised from
| the bottom Of Havana harbor. he also
| fought for the abrogation Of the Russian
| treaty Of 1882, and for his attitude on
! this question he was warmly commended:
| Mr. Sulzer advocated the expenditure OF
! $500 600 for the purchase OF embassy ana
legation buildings in Mexico City; TOXIC,
| Berne ard Hankow. This resolution was
| introduced at the request of the Depart,
ment of State. In April he took stand
against the proposed Democratic no pat
tleship appropriation policy and advo-
Gated the building Of two ships a year.
| In May he introduced bill providing
that the Panama Canal equipment be
used in building railroads to open up the
Alaska coal lands.
! Lately Mr. Sulzer has been energetic In
| the advocacy of the development OF the
| merchant marine. and OF the establish
ment OF better relations with the Latin
| American republics, partly through an
Improvement in the consular and diplo-
matte service
! Representative Sulzer is intensely inter-
| ested in American success In the Panama
1 Canal. Not long ago he gave out an In
terview saying that individual-not gov
| ernmental-German interests were prob
ably financing some OF the revolutionary
activities in Nicaragua. and that this in
dictated desire 10 enter that country and
dig a Nicaragua canal as rival to the
big ditch at Panama.
The Democratic nominee is over six feet
in height and is noted for a hanging
forelock OF hair which some OF his
friends say gives him a Napoleonic as
pect. Other friends call him Henry
| Clay"
In January, 1905 MIR. sulzer and Miss
| Clara Rodelheim were married In Atlantic
City. Her family said she had been a
| trained nurse in the New York Hospital
| and the Representative met her one day
! while inspecting the institution.
( Representative Sulzer is a thirty-sec-
| ond degree Mason, and holds member
! ship in the Manhattan. Masonic and
| other clubs. His church Affiliations have
| always been with the Presbyterian de-
! nomination He resides at No l75 Sec
! ond ayenue in the 10th Congress Dis