Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

torial functions proceeding as usual.
he drew q sigh OF content and reached
for the papers and correspondence be-
fore him.
All Governors Look Alike.
Up to this time the rival governor
had not arrived at the opposition head
to himself. The newspaper corre-
spondents play no favorites: any old
governor is a good enough governor
for them. and they render unto each
Caesar the tribute that is Caesars.
But loud and deep were the maledic-
tions cast upon the fate that kept
everybody In Albany today. With
alluring hands reaching out,
with country club golf links dimpling in
the sun and shady porches Offering sug-
gestions of long: thin glasses with ice
tinklinE, they felt 1t surely a hard
thing that they had to trail up the
alpine sleeps Of Albany after a couple
Of peslxy governors. Coises.
Gov. Glynn came up from his country
home shortly before noon and an
nounced himself ION the job too. He
at work and declared himself to be a
perfectly good governor and at the
work Of governing, although he gave
no outward or visible signs OF exer-
Gov. Glynn told the newspaper men
that he intended to ''knock off and call
IL half a day." and would spend the
rest of the day in attendance upon an
athletic meet He apparently did not
allow the duties Of office to bear upon
him.
The day wore peacefully along. no out
ward signs apparent Of the state OF civic
warfare existing in the capitol. The rival
governors sat and smoked in their re-
spective headquarters. receiving their
friends t. us,, a and I'd. giving living example Of
Looks to me as If one<\ i'd and the
other dassent," said poli,l - referring
to the disinclination Of the governors t
take the initiative.
Half Holiday Spirit Prevails.
The executive STATS took the cue from
their chiefs and went about their bust
ness as ordinarily. The Saturday half.
day spirit was in the air. Heads Of de.
partments closed their desks with a bans
at noon and beat it for home or country
club.
Governors may come and governors ma,
go, but the payroll goes on just the same
and the cares Of state and fortunes OF
great men were nothing to those LOOKING
forward to weekend joys.
The August sun beat down upon lawl
and street, the locusts shrilled their stri
dent protests, and the hum of industr!
in the great capitol building took thu
scale dimuendo. A score of weary, per
spring newspaper correspondents still
haunted the corridors. cognizant Of TIT
fact that expectant wires were waiting
and editors clamoring for copy.
And still the two governors sat ant
smoked. and everybody waited for one o
them to start something"
Shortly after noon the word was passet
around that Judge Herrick had changet
his mind and would issue q statement
The correspondents cheered up the de
parting officials set down their golf bag
to see what was coming off.
sulzer Regrets Glynn's Decision.
said the third-story governor to tn.
second-story governor: IT'S q long tim,
between letters"
man while the group was waiting IL
Gov. Sulser's anteroom for the expectet
reply to the Glynn letter.
Finally at 1:5O the letter came out a.
follows:
"Hon. Martin H. Glynn, lieutenant gov.
ernor, Albany, N. Y.
"Sir: Your communication Of Frida,
night, refusing my suggestions that coun.
sci agree upon a method Of submitting t.
the presentation of the charges against
me deprives me OF the right, and alb
solves me from the duty, OF continuing
to discharge the duties of the Office te
which the people have elected me, OF
whether it is your right and duty tt
act as governor pending the trial OF
such charges, received.
There is no suggestion that yol
should barter away any OF the function.
attached to the Office Of lieutenant gov
ernor, but simply that we seek a deter
mination Of what your and my right.
and duties are at the present juncture
"Your statement that the entire mat
ter is now in the highest court of thu
state-the court Of impeachment I sug
gest to you IL very inaccurate.
The court of impeachment will not
convene until the 18th of September
to discharge the duties of governor pend
ing the trial Of the charges presented
to it, and, Of course, could not. In an!
event, determine that question before
1t convenes.
Whatever the result of the charge
against me may be. 1t is certain tina
future trouble and litigation will aris
growing out Of your. acts and mine, ant
It was to prevent, as far as possible
such future trouble pie: ana TO c ayoae
ing to act as governor OF this
great state at the same time thai
1 made the suggestion that counsel 70
you and for myself endeavor to agree
question as to who should act as gov
ernor until the decision and determine
ton of the charges against me to the
courts at the earliest possible moment
and that we abide by the law as II
should be determined by the courts. mol
in that behalf are not to have your CO.
operatiOn.