The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

members of the lower house to vote
for the impeachment resolution.
| Governor Sulzer has received .
| telegram from Thomas w. Lawson
| announcing that the author OF "fren-
zied finance" will be one OF twenty
FIVE men to contribute to fund of
| 100000 to be used by Sulzer to fight
impeachment. Sulzer wired In reply
| that the offer was appreciated but
neither he nor his attorneys would
say today whether the offer had been
accepted.
anytime announcing that the Frawley
investigation committee had been re-
convened. 1t was planned by oppo-
nents of the governor to have the COM
mittee investigate a report that Gov
ernor Sulzer raised and expended a
fund of $4,000 in his campaign for
direct primaries.
Both Governor Sulzer and Lieuten-
ant Governor Glynn are surrounded
by former detectives who have been
hired to act as guards. The necessity
of their presence is not made plain.
1t is certain there have been no
threats of violence against either But
because OF the publicity given to the
entire matter 1t has been thought
best by their advisors that they be
furnished with body guards.
Every one who enters the executive
chamber is looked over by two guards
who have taken up positions In the
ante-chamber. In addition the COVER
nor has had all of the locks of his
private Office changed and he retains
all OF the keys. Inquiries at the var
ious state departments today showed
the following line up:
For Sulzer: Executive staff: prison
superintendent: commissioner OF
highways; hospital commissioner;
civil service commission: superinten-
dent Of banks: public service commits
sion of second district and the labor
and health departments
For Glynn: The legislature; attor-
ney general: comptroller; trustees Of
public buildings: tar commissioner;
excise department; state engineer and
surveyor; majority of the conser-
vation commission; the canal board
and the board Of efficiency and econ
omy.
Lieutenant Governor Giynn's letter
demanding possession OF the execu-
tive chamber was formally served on
Governor Sulzer at 1890.
Gynn's letter was as follows:
To Hon. VIM Suizer:
In the performance Of duty Which
has devolved upon me BY article vi
section 8 OF the constitution, | Of
fcially demand that you deliver and
surrender TO me as acting governor
during the period Of your constitution
al disability to act as governor the
Use. possession and occupancy of the
executive chamber and Offices: and
ska1 yea likewise deliver and sur
render 10 me ths executive priyy seal
S4s<1sG W NEW 10E GzA1 a1SU
al books, PAPERS. records and docH-
men-s II aatf chamber or ofices or
elsewhere IN your charge. possession
81 czsrody relating 10 or in any wise
connected With or pertaining to the
e1sI1cre department. The bearer
hereof Is authorized to receive your
answer to this communication.
Respectfully,
MARTIN n. GLYNN.
Acting Governor"
The SuIzer reply ia as follows:
Hon. Martin r. Glynn:
@Lieutenant Governor:
Yours OF August Is, demanding
that deliver and surrender to you as
acting governor the use, possession
and occupation Of the executive cham
Der and Offices and that likewise de.
liver and surrender to you the exc
outive privy seal of the state of New
York and also all books, papers, rec
ords and documents in said chamber
or Offices elsewhere in my charge or
custody relating to or in any way
connected with or pertaining to the
department, received.
In response thereto decline to
recognize you az acting governor of
the state and decline to deliver to
your use the possession and occu-
pancy Of the executive Office and
chamber or in any way comply with
the demands or requests in your let
ter.
Il shall continue to legislate and
discharge the constitutional duties az
governor of New York, first among
other reasons because am advised
that the assembly at its present ex-
traordinary session Possesses no
power to prefer articles OF impeach-
iment; and secondly because the lieu.
tenant governor of the state is not
authorized to act as governor In case
lof the impeachment of the governor
unless such impeachment Is sustained.
For the purpose of preventing any