New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
TO |MPEACH OR |ND|C1?
SUFFERS FOES At ODDS
FrawIey Committeeman Says
There Is Much Disagreement
as to What to Do.
DECIDE AT ALBANY TO-DAY
Fear Is Expressed Impeach-
ment Proceedings Would Be
Illegal-Legislature May
Take Action To might.

While the present plans OF the Tam
many controllers Of the Legislature are
to bring about the Impeachment OF Gov
ernor Sulzer without loss Of time, MI
nority OF the Frawley committee Is OPP
posed TO the present Impeachment pro-
ceedlngs. believing them illegal, and
standing out for the prosecution OF Grim
inal charges.
The Tribune's informant, a member OF
the Frawley committee. who requested
that his name be not used. declared that
this dIssension had existed in the COM
mittee almost from its inception, but
to date all suggestion Of anything but
unanimity was successfully kept from
the public.
"Of course you understand" said this
Frawley committeeman. that all OF us
are OF one mind when ii comes TO ques-
ton OF Suffers guilt or innocence. our
only dissension lies in just how to pro-
coed"
The speaker said that the whole mat
ter would be thrashed out in Albany this
afternoon. when the Frawley committee
would meet. and the question Of whether
it would be better TO present the evil
dence I'm the possession OF the Frawley
committee for action by grand jury, or
10 go ahead with the impeachment pians'
would be definitely decided.
1.-THE majority of the Flawley commit
tee" declared The Tribune's informant,
lis for mpeaching the Governor. beleV-
ing this would he the speediest method Of
getting rid OF him The supporters OF this
proposition feel confident that within
short time Martin H. Glynn viii be Gov
ernor OF the State Of New York. on the
other hand. the minority members feel
that the Governor is right in his conten-
ton that the special session OF the Legs
lature which created the Frawley COM
mittee exceeded It's authoritv in 80 doing.
and that as a natural consequence the
Impeachment proceedings would be in
valid These minority members feel GER
tain that these Impeachment proceedings
would result in nothing more than tenn
porary embarrassment 10 the Governor
and would be finally upset by the Su-
preme Court"
The committeeman went on to say that
the minority members OF the committee
defend their stand by saying that crimi-
nal proceedings would better serve the
purpose and that these could Ice brought
In either Albany County or In New York
County. either under the perjury act or
under the corrupt practices act. which
Governor Suzer says he himself fostered
The majority members are firmly op-
posed TO criminal proceedings. primarily
because they would take time. and might
not bc ended until the expiration OF the
Governors tenure OF Office
From another source IL was learned
that there was likelihood Of Governor
Sulzcr being iWpeached al to-nIght's ses-
sion of the Legislature and that the I'm
parchment resolution was already pre-
pared and In the possession Of Assembly
man Aaron J. Levy. the majority leader
OF the lower house.
Should Assemolyman Levy offer the i'm
parchment resolution tonight. and should
Il be passed. Sulzer would automatically
cease 20 be- Governor. provided the pro-
ceedings are upheld.
II was rumor"d that Senator Frawley.
before going 10 Albany. held a final con-
ference with Charles F. Murphy. leader
OF Tammany Hall. at Long Beach yes
terday afternoon.
Herbert H. Limburg denied last night
tina: he had been retained 10 advise
Governor SulZer I'm the present Difficult
ties.