New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18

| 10 invest in stocks because she felt that
the household needed money
on the first vote in the Assembly. or
August IL. the rammrny forces failed &c
get together sufficient votes 10 impeach
the Governor. Many OF the members OF
, the Assembly failed 10 arrive at Albany
| I'm time 10 vote and the body marked
time until s o'clock the following morn
ing. when the final vote was taken and
| Tammany won. II required vote OF ~
10 impeach. and on the final vote 10 voted
| for impeachment There were IS voting
against impeachment. The 70 votes were
lined up by the Murphy organization only
after the most prolonged struggle Tam
many had faced in a long time.
! Suffers defiance OF Charles f. Murphy
/ and Tammany Hall was the cause OF the
| investigation that led 10 his impeach-
ment From the outset 1t was apparent
| that Murphy intended to punish the re-
] calcitrant Governor though at one time
! IL was believed that Murphys hand would
! not fall so heavily II Sulzer would be
| good"
! The greatest bitterness was engendered
.
| had determined to force Murphy 10 ac-
| cept his ideas OF direct primary legisla-
| ton The history OF the Democratic
party In the State Of New York contains
+ no record OF more complete break
| Murphy controlled the Legislature and he
did not favor direct primaries, and II
would be hard 10 attribute the defeat oil
! Suffers direct primary bill TO any other
| cause than Murphy.
! And then Suzer cut down the Tammany
! payroll. He cut nearly 10000 out OF the
appropriations asked for by the DIX CON
! servatlon Commission. including pro-
| visions for several fat salaries and com
pensation for numerous minor employees
! He did not forget to pay his respects 70
( Patrick f. McCabe, Democratic boss oil
Albany County and faithful Lieutenant
| OF Murphy's. McCabe. who was Senate
clerk. was interested in the state print
! ing, and Sulzer eliminated an Item OF
/ $4,000 to be used for this purpose.
Dozens OF petty politicians who held
Jobs as committee clerks and the like IN
the Legislature suffered from the blue
pencilling OF the appropriation and supply
I bills.
! Sulzer declared publicly in speeches thai
he was "Murphy's mistake" and said that
| Tammany's biggest error was In assuming
| that the Governor would be a plable tool
! About the middle OF July II was said that
Charles +. Murphy and his followers In
tended TO impeach Sulzer II he did not
come 10 terms with the Tammany leader
nv August 1. When Sulzer heard the
rumors he smiled and said;
"It Is all imagery.
Attorney General Carmody had given ar
opinion TO the legislative leaders tina,
there was no bar to impeachment proceed
ings, brought up in the extra session. ou'
the Governor said that there was nothing
/ 10 II and treated the matter for time
with the utmost dIsdain. There was moi
the slightest doubt In the minds OF tht
knowing ones from the beginning that the
FrawIey committee was aiming at Inn
parchment, and II was pretty generally
understood that Murphy was at the Dot
! tom OF II all.
When Impeachment proceedings finally
were brought 1t was Murphy who tooH
the greatest interest In seeing that enough
members of the Legislature got TO Albany
in time TO vote for impeachment. Murphy
had a close call, and 1t Is said that while
his followers were beating the bushes fol-
more men he was In constant telephone
communication with Albany He sat uI
all night until the final vote against Sui
ger was cast