New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18
GLYNN THE OPPOSITE
OF WILLIAM SULzER
Neither in Stature nor Temper
ament Does the Governor
Resemble Predecessor.
WENT TO CONGRESS AT 26
Early Active in Democratic
Politics, Law and Newspaper
Work-His Record as
State Controller.

Martin II. Glynn. who succeeds William
Sulzer as Governor of New York. is
forty-two years old. having been born on
September "a, 1911, on a farm near Kin
derhook, n. y. He was poor and was
compelled TO work his way through coll
lege. When ho left the public school
of Undertook he became a bookkeeper
and ID was several years before he had
saved money enough to permit him to
enter Fordham College, where he grad
uated in 1894 at the head OF large class.
Young Glynn had studied law in va
cations and a short time after he left
Fordham he was admitted to the bar.
He besan practice In Albany and not
long afterward obtained work on THE
Albany Times Union" Of which he soon
became managing editor and is now ed
itor and publisher
In the meantime Mr.. Glynn dabbled in
politics. He was born not far from the
birthplace OF Martin Van Buren, and of
Samuel J. Tilden, and he became a DEM
ocrat When he was twenty-six years
old ne was elected a Representative in
Congress from the Albany District, the
Twentieth He was returned to Con-
gress in 1900 While in the House he was
appointed President of the National
Commission of the Louisiana Exposition
| by President Mckinley.
Mr.. Gynn was elected State Con-
troller in 1906, and at the expiration OF
| his term in 1909 he was renomnated, but
was defeated.
As Controller Mr.. Glynn made charges
in 1901 that there had been irregularities
| in the stock transfer office. He also de-
clared that the New York City Cham
berlain was holding out funds that be-
longed TO the state, and fixed the amount
at $4,000. The moneys. he said, incluG-
ed unclaimed court and trust funds.
Before retiring from the office OF State
Controller Mr. Glynn fired parting shot
at William Barnes. jr., with whom ne
had long been at outs. He criticised the
system In operation and the manner In
which the affairs OF Albany County were
administered by the Republicans.
Opposes Office Holding Trusts.
At a dinner in Albany last March. at
which William Sulzer was present, Mr..
Glynn expressed his views on what he
called IAN office-holding trust" He said
that he did lot believe any one crowd
should get all the Offices 1t meant party
humiliation. He was opposed TO Sulzer
office holding trust and a Tammany Of
ace-holdinR trust, as he was 10 Glynn
office holding trust.
In parting slap at Sulzer Mr. Glynn
said "For three months the Democratic
party and the Democratic leaders have
been squabbling over pap. What have
they done 10 make good the promises
made at Syracuse? Let US forget the pap
and give a thought to principle"
Governor Glynn has been closely allied
with Patrick F. McCabe. leader OF the
Democratic party in Albany County and
one OF the stanchest OF Charles F. Muir
phys upstate lieutenants. He was opposed
TO Suffers direct primary measure. Glynn
and Sulzer did not get along well after
Suzer had vetoed the Murtaugh hydro
electric bill. In which Glynn was inter-
ested. Mr.. Gynn declared that the veto
was unexplainable and indefensiole.
When Tammany proposed that Stephen
]. Stilwell be made the chairman or the
Judiciary Committee Mr.. Glynn said no.
Instead, he made Senator Murtaugh the
chairman. Stllwell is now in Sing Sing,
having been convicted OF bribery.
Mr.. Glynn married Miss Mary c. f. Ma
Crane, daughter Of p. B. Magrane, OF
Lynn, Mass. in January. 1900.
SuIzer's Antithesis.
TIE Governor is not at all like william
sulzer either in stature or temperament.
He IL short and stocky and has sense or
humor, but he is nervous, and as presi-
dent OF the Senate has spent much OF his
time banging the desk with his gavel
Under him, however. the Senate has al
ways worked with more or less good feel
ing. In Suffers campaign Glynn made
several speeches for Sulzer. but the cor
respondents did not take the speeches
seriously.
On the impeachment OF Sulzer last
August Mr. Glynn became acting Gov
ernor Sulzer had been declared tenn
porarlly out OF Office only five days when
Harry X. Thaw escaped from Matteawan.
Mr. Gynn jumped into the situation and
demanded all the details. He started an
inquiry which at the time was said TO
have as It's object the ousting Of John b..
Riley, State Superintendent Of Prisons.
Mr. Glynn was formally recognized as
acting Governor by the Legislature early
on the morning OF August 2S. after long
and heated debate. The recognition was
opposed violently both In the Senate ana
the Assembly by Suffers friends but the
power OF the machine that brought about
the impeachment of Sulzer was ample 10
force the recognition of Glynn.
Sulzer did not recognize Glynn as acting
Governor until September 10. the day
after the impeachment trial began. Com
Ing at the moment when Louis Marshall
of counsel for Sulzer. was arguing before
the High Court OF Impeachment that
Sulzer was illegally and improperly I'M
peached, Suffers recognition of Glynn
caused great stir.
At the Syracuse convention last fall
Mr.. Glynn was seriously mentioned for
Governor. -
Governor Glynn is owner and editor OF
1.-THE Albany Times Union" After his
break with Sulzer last July Mr.. Glynn
signed an article that appeared on the
front page OF his paper and caused
smile In part. he said
I'm his quenchless thirst for notoriety
a little thing like the truth does not pre-
vent Governor Sulzer from saying any
thing that will get him on the front page
of the newspapers He has a mania for
seeing his name in print. He is suffer
ing from first pagetta. His vanity IS
exceeded only by the peacock and he mis-
lAT