Evening journal., 1913-08-16
CLYNN GAINS
In FIGHT FOR
GOVERNORSHIP
Ohio Recognizes His Authority
and Sulzer'S Intimate Friends
About Give Up Hope
IMPEACHED OFFICIAL
SAYS HE'LL HOLD ON
BY JOHN EDWIN NEvIN,

ALBANY. N. ", aug. le.-Martin
H. Glynn is the acting governor OF
New York Even the intimate friends
of William Sulzer. the impeached
chief executive privately admitted
this fact. Publicly they retained
their attitude OF opposition and Sui
zer held the executive chair.
But the action of Attorney General
Hogan, of Ohio, in notifying Buckeye
State officials that in any official
dealing they may have to have with
New York they shall treat with
Glynn and not with Sulzer deeply
depressed Sulzer adherents and cor
respondingly elated the followers OF
Glynn
By his positive stand in refusing to
agree to any court proceedings, Glynn
gained a material advantage in the
opinion of expert constitutional law
yers. He threw the burden of defend
ing his official position on Sulzer him
self. And despite the fact that the
legal battery of stars retained on be-
half of Sulzer have examined musty
court records and precedents almost
continually ever since $50 last night
they have been unable to discover any
method whereby they can get their
case into court.
Glynn is standing pat. He positive
ly refuses to countenance a raid with
force to eject Sulzer He does not
consider any such action necessary.
He has made it very plain that he will
discharge all of the duties of Governor
as they come to him, but that he will
seek no fight with Sulzer He holds
that there is no stain on his official
record and viii consent to nothing
that will indicate that he has the
slightest doubt of his legal status
he acting governor explained today
that the conference between his attor-
neys and Judge Henick. acting for Sui
zer, last night, was consented To because
he desired to show Herrick. with whom
he is friendly. every courtesy. Glynn
himself did not entirely favor the meet
ing, but inasmuch as it was requested
he thought it best to be nelG
Il would be willing e. listen to the
proposition Of the other side" he said
today. "hut as soon MS it was made we
saw that it could not be accepted"
Glynn spent only a short while at the
Capitol today conferrine with his attor
neys. Edwin Countryman and p. q.
Dugan. He had arranged some time ago
to attend an athletic meet at Nassau,
and went there this afternoon for that
purpose.
The acting governor having failed
to secure from the impeached execu-
tive the privy seal of the State which
is used on executive documents, TO-
day had a duplicate made. This he
will use on the papers coming before
him which require the stamp to make
them effective
Governor Sulzer was more cheer
ful today than at any time since the
present trouble engulfed him. Part
Of his cheerfulness was due TO a de
cided improvement in the condition of
Mrs. Sulzer. After having suffered
a serious relapse during the night,
she awoke from a sleep induced by
sedatives much improved and the i'm
provement continued throughout the
day Sulzer again Indignantly de-
MED the renewed rumor that he was
planning to resign.
The rumor which was persistent
was that he and his friends had de-
cided that he would not get fair
trial before the impeachment court
and that he would quit Office volun-
tarily and appeal to the people to
support him in another fight on
Tammany
But the report was officially char
acterized by Sulzer as a lie faJhered
by those who wanted to embarrass
him.
The Sulzer people were giving
wide circulation to todays issue Of
the Reform Bulletin. the mouthpiece
of Rev o. r. Miller, state superin-
rendent of the New York Civic Lea
que which defends Sulzer at length.
It characterized the Frawley's actions
in compiling the evidence against Sui
zer as disgrace to the Empire state
aand unworthy of presentation to the
legislature or ourq commonwealth" i
charaeterizes Suffers course "after
breaking away from TammanvN as
highly creditable The animus behind
the attack on Sulzer is said by this
document to be 'his refusal to appoint
criminals or eX-criminals to high Of
hces' 10 allow "Tammany to loot the
state and for his positive stand against
race track gambling. The Sulzer veto
OF the two liquor bills passed at the
executive session and his stand against
Sunday baseball also aided the cam
paign against him according to the
Miller document which is couched in the
most vitriolc language, finally declar-
liiE tNNt lnc men ttHHNnrlnlt iNi lNt
impeachment of Snlzer should them
selves be in Jail instead Of trying t.
disgrace an honest governor and loot the
state OF millions of dollars"
In conclusion. the Miller bulletin
says "Jesus was cruci1ed on a
charge that was technically true, thai
he had claimed to be the king of the
Jews and the son of God. His farce
of trial was hurried in the night
before his friends had time to rally
the people. He was formally convict
ed after sunrise. Just as Sulzer was
lmpeaohed in the early mornins
hours, after an all night session o
the assembly. But Jesus was no
really guilty"
Another pro-Sulzer document cir
culated was from the pen of c. l.
Boothby, executive superintendent OF
the New York State Civic League, in
which he made a bitter attack on the
seven Republican assemblymen who
voted with the Democrats to impeach
The statement assumed to tell o
pressure brought on these members
to vote with the majority.
Shortly after noon. Acting Governor
Glynn signed a bunch Of pay checks
and warrants for the adiutant
generals office. They went over 4
the comptroller's office for action by
that official II was expected thai