New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
No War. Say legislators.

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! CLAY hohs and bristles.
No War. Say Legislators.
II you believe the legislative leaders.
! from Lieutenant Governor Glynn ara
Senator Wagner and Speaker Smith
down. there has been no war and no
/ intention Of war against the Govern"r
on the part Of the organization IN ~
! out of the Legislature; and so FAR ~
| they are concerned they declare tna'
they are going out ~ their way 10 De
nice 20 the Governor. so he can have
/ no excuse for imagining himself aG-
greved and stirring up trouble.
The stories Of trouble all come from
one man. the man who is member "f
the Sulzer cabinet He is responsible
/ for a statement that The Governor mad
dened Murphy 10y refusing 10 appoint
James f.. Gaffncy ~ Superintendent ~
( Highways. and by refusing 20 show h's
| hand on various other appointments
which the organlZa tion wanted To die
| tate. This Sulzer appointee declare !
| that the Legislature was engaged in re-
taliation in holding up the confirmation
/ Of Milton f.. Gibbs as state Hospital
! Commissioner and in blocking various
! Su,zer reform legislation"
! He said that threats Of this nature
/ had been made to the Governor bv
/ legislators. but that The Governor
would not Weld. II the Legislature
wanted TO adjourn ne said. without
adopting the SulZcr reforms the Gov
ornor would call them back IN extra
session and meantime campaign the
state with appeals TO the people.
Word Of this spread through the
Capitol like wildfre. and, 1t must be
recorded. when legislative leaders
heard Of It many OF thcm emulated
Colonel Scott's secretary, and called
the Governor and his friends liars.
suIzer Silent on Gafney.
| The Governor was asked tonight
what he had 10 say about Mr. Murphy's
statement that had not recommended
Mr. Gaffney.
! II have nothing To say" the Gov
ernor replied. He made the same an
swer when asked TO name one legia =
Iator who had threatened him I'm any
way.
/ 1T is reported that YOU have dcfed
the organization and are at war with
them" the Governor was told lie an
swered iocularly that it didn't t(pay 10
! believe all YOU heard.
"Rut these stories come from a man
sunnosed to be in your confidence. and
who IS ono OF your appointees.' the
4, Governor was told further. Are they
,o he accepted as authentic and ofii-
! ciaI9'
Il never ask anybody 10 believe any
thing but what say answered the
Governor. Let others speak for them
selves. am not saying anything now,
hut I'm doing a lot. Let the results
.,oot for themselves. The people
know what I am doing
short time thereafter Lieutenant
Governor Glynn was asked II ne mad
hoard the roar Of battle between the
I coyernor and the organization.
I'm going downstairs now he said
",o tell the Governor that If there's
anv war it's Of his own manufacture"
senator Wagner and Speaker Smith.
Leaders of the two houses Of the Lcgis-
Iature. expressed themselves forcibiy
along the same lines. Each declared
l., would like to know the name of one
LEGISLATOR who had ever gone to the
Governor 10 threaten him as 10 the
sulzer legislative programme or any
thing else.
II no war existed last night save in
tho minds Of the Governor and some OF
his friends, relations were distinctly
strained to-day because OF the utter
.rccs of the Governors appointee and
tho situation arising out OF the Gibbs
,asc and the attitude taken by the
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