Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
Saws His Refusal to Refer Con-
troversy to Court May
Lead to Trouble.
BOTH SIDES ENCOURAGED
BY MESSAGES RECEIVED
Contestants for the New York Gov
ernorship Are Observing Over
Sunday Truce.

ALBANY. August 16.-An armed truce
over Sunday is the present situation
in the fight for the governorship of
New York state. Both Gov. Sulzer and
Lieut.. Gov. Glynn. as acting governor
signed official papers during the day.
Apart from this the only skirmish was
the issuing by Gov. Sulzer of a reply
TO Mr.. Glynn's declination of the sug-
gestion that their differences be taken
at once TO court. Gov. Sulzer deplores
this declination, pointing out that it
probably will lead to trouble and liti-
CATION
The purpose of the suggestion, he
stated. was Ito avoid the spectacle of
two persons claiming to act as gov
ernor of this great state at the same
time
Mr.. GIynn left his official fort on the
third floor of the capitol early in the
afternoon, but Gov. Sulzer stood by his
suns on the floor below throughout the
day.
Gov. Suffers letter, which arrived after
Mr. Glynn had left, emphatically denied
that his communication suggesting that
the controversy be taken into court con-
tanned any suggestion that you should
barter away any functions attaching to
the office of lieutenant governor, but SIM
ply that we seek determination of what
your and my rights and duties are at
the present juncture."
Says Statement is Inaccurate.
The letter continued:
Your statement that the matter is
now in the highest court Of the state
the court Of impeachment 1 suggest
to you is very Inaccurate The court of
impeachment will not convene until
the 18th of September. The court is not
to determine who is to discharge the
duties OF governor pending the trial of
the charges presented to 1t, and. Of
course. could not. In any event. deter
mine that question before it cOnvenes
Whatever the result Of the charges
against me may be it is certain that
future trouble and litigation will arise.
growing out OF your acts and mine, and
II was to prevent, as far as possible
such future trouble and to avoid the
spectacle of two persons claiming to
act as governor of this great state at
the same time. that i made the sugges-
ton that counsel for you and for myself
endeayor to agree upon some method of
presenting the question as eto who should
act as governor until the decision and
determination of the charges against
ine, to the courts at the earliest possible
moment and that we abide by the law
as IL should be determined by the courts
not by counsel. and / regret that my
efforts in that behalf are not to have
your cooperation.
Mrs. Sulzer More Comfortable.
Mrs Sulzer, who is suffering from a
nervous breakdown, spent quiet afternoon
and Is reported as resting more COM
fortably tonight Her temperature was
given at 1021s and her pulse at 12O.
Lynn J. Arnold, publisher of the Albany
Knickerbocker Press and one of Gov. Sui
zerS oclseSt counSelors, announced to-
night that he will undertake to form a
national law and order committee to de-
fend Gov. Sulzer. drive graft out of our
public life and to punish the political
bosses to the fullest possible extent under
the law
Mr.. Arnold's announcement embodies a
telegram received by him from Thomas
W. Lawson, now at Prineyille Greg,
volunteering to be lone of the few men
to supply the necessary starting fund
and II must be a big one-to make the
fight winning one.
Glynn Declines Physical Contest.
Mr. Glynn still adheres to his ex-
pressed determination not to engage in
physical contest either over posses
sion Of the executive suite or its docu-
ments and appurtenances. He insists
that it. is a matter OF no Importance
what room he occupies in the capitol
and that the possession of the privy
seal. now in the hands of Gov. Sulzer
is OF no particular consequence. By
advice of the attorney general he is
having made special privy seal 10
use on official documents
Mr.. GlSnn learned with interest to-
day that Attorney General Hogan OF
Ohio has advised the officials OF that
state TO recognize him as the acting
governor of New York There was con.
siderable speculation as TO what bear.
ing this might have on the case OF
Lewis Luchts. papers for whose ex-
tradition TO cleveland were signed yes
terday by Gov. Sulzer
Gov. Sulzer made public today numer
GUS messages, fndorsing his stand from
citizens of New York and other states
Gov. George HI. Hunt of Arizona wiret
his belief that the American people viii
customary discernment will recognize RI.
forces with which you are contepdin,
and will respect you for your courageou:
stand"
Washington Mans Message.
J. W Frost of Washington, u. G. .d
jares the governor to be courageous an,
above all Ito keep your strangle hol,
ON the Tiger"
The secretary of a commercial club i,
:: Texas town in long telegram point
out that unlimited natural gas ha
been developed there. which will Great
lucrative opening for you"
Ion l.. Farrfs. speaker OF the Florid
house of representatives. advises Nj
Sulzer to demand from the legislator
submission of a constitutional amend
ment providing for the recall of of
ficials by popular vote. and to "protes
against trial by partisan trbuna
carrying out the dictates of corrup
political machine"
Among others from whom telegram
were received were Rev. c. n. Park
hurst of New York. Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean of New York and United State
Senator James Hamilton Lewis of ii
linois.
ADVISES AGAINST SULZER.