The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-11
MURPHY CAN SAY
Il TOLD YOU So
Some of His Advisers Urge
a Let Up in Prosecution
and Allowing Cover
nor to Resign
SULZER ISSUES
GENERAL DENIAL

| ALBANY, N. ", Aug. To-
! Governor Sulxer, after maintain
ing silence for three days regard
Ing the disclosure made by the
Frawley committee concerning
! his campaign contributions, and
| his stock market speculations, is
| sued statement at midnight to-
night making general denial OF
all the charges upon which the
| legislature. which convenes to-
/ morrow night, expects to institute
! proceedings looking TO his i'm
| parchment and removal from
| Office. The statement issued
| from the executive mansion was
distributed by the governors Sec
| rotary.
! NEW YORK, Aug. i0--Leaders in
! the fusion movement In the city
campaign found today in the disclo-
sures regarding Governor SuIzer and
his probable Impeachment the ele-
ments Of potential factor that will
work to the discredit of Tammany
Hall in the fall election.
Especially would this be true, they
argued, IN the event OF the legislature
going ahead with the trial of an Inn
parchment, since the testimony which
must OF necessity be introduced would
lay bare enough OF the inner methods
of Tammany Hall to make the sacri-
flee of the governor u Toorback on
the Fourteenth Street organization.
Has Helped Tammany.
AS matters stand today, Tammany
men are just as ardent In their claim
that the work Of the Frawley COM
mittee has helped Tammany In the
| local situation as the friends Of fusion
are emphatic in maintaining the re-
verse. The Tammany men say that
Charles F, Murphy may now twiddle
his thumbs In his armpits and take
an "I-told you-so" attitude; that he
never stood" for Sulzer at any stage
of the latter's career: that he opposed
the selection of Sulzer for governor
until matters reached a point in the
Democratic convention where he. the
boss. simply threw up his hands and
said in substance. Very well. gentle
men; IL you insist. take him: but
don't blame me for whatever hap
pens ! refuse to take any RESPONSE
| bfify. and / want it understood that
am not to be blamed for whatever
may happen"
So that the realization by the Demo
cratic leaders who forced the nomina-
ton OF Sulzer. that Murphy was right
| is said now to work to the personal
advantage of the boss. and II is furth-
| err argued that the work Of the Fraw-
Hey committee. directed by Murphy,
will develop as a popular move on
the part of Tammany Hall as demon
strating the disapproval OF the or
sanitation of such political tactics and
methods as the evidence brought out
by the committee shows the governor
to have been guilty OF.
Fusionists Hopeful.
Friends of fusion are hopeful thai
the Tammany controlled Legislature
will go through with the impeach.
ment proceedings. and they would
welcome subsequent action against
the governor, which, II would appear
might follow a vote in favor of i'm
parchment. because. they say. in spite
OF all the excitement and oratory and
| fustian OF the fight between Murphy
and Sullivan in the past months, Sui
ger bears the stamp OF TAmmany'f
man and in convicting him Tammany
convicts itself.
The fusionists hope that Murphy
and his advisers will not realise thai
they have gone far enough for theiI
own good in the fight on the governor
and that they will risk disclosures thai
the governor may bring out IN his
| defense that will work to their injury
On the other hand. certain Of Muir.
phys advisers are counseiing q let-ur
| In the warfare. They ray that Tam.
many is in the position OF man who
has struck his enemy = hard. quick
blow, and that the proper tactical
move should now be to assume ar
attitude of waiting to SEQ what Sui.
xer's next move may be. And. they
l - he tyv1rH - NJ A..
ings are pushed, the governor will BE-
lin the position OF one beaten into q
corner. who has nothing to do but
lstrike hack. even though he knows
| that his enemy WIN commune 70 nan'
mer him.
! Therefore. they advise. the gov.
lernor should be allowed to resign
without further prosecution. and tc
this end they would unotacially de-
clare an armistice Of, ray, ten days
with the understanding that II he hAl
not resigned within that period the
| Impeachment will be pushed. And In
| the meantime the f0rmalities con
nected with the preparation for ar
Impeachment trial VIII b set In mo
ton, to let the governor realize shil
/ enemy's power, and TO bring him Il
1 the realisation that his resignation Il
| his only course to ESCAPE the mos
Imomentous disgrace that her ever be.
! fallen an executive In this or an,
other State.
4 Murphy's fight on thu governor, Il
n said, has strengthened his position
a. Democratic leader vety. much up
state, ara the boz and his friendl
are determined TO make no mistAkkt
] that viii cheat theu AZ WhAt they
i conceive 10 be thu eaoEr " hAvtns
shhnMn up SulseFss xI n w nro eepe,
Io1allx anxious tos II III ~ III