The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-22
Statement Comes From Alb
solutely Unquestionable
Source
THINK MURPHY WILL
BE FORCED ON STAND
Said That Amazing Revelations In
vcIving Prominent Democrats in
New York City and State
Will Be Made

Albany, ~ Y. September 21.--Noth-
ing short Of death can prevent Gov
ernor Sulzer and his wife from testify
ing in his impeachment trial if the
constitutional objections of his attor-
This statement came tonight from al,
absolutely unquestionable source. 1t
followed weeks of speculating as to
whether either of them would testify.
Friends of the governor have advised
him ON this point Many have insisted
that he ignore the proceedings entirely
in so far as being present himself was
concerned. Others have insisted that
even il the governor decided to testify
he should not permit Mrs. Sulzer to
tell her story.
Will Tell His Story
But the governor has maintained
from the start that he will tell the story
Of the alleged conspiracy witch he in
sists brought about his impea achment.
Mrs. Suffers testimony has been con-
sidered too vital to the case OF the de-
Tense to permit her to remain silent.
The governor has made the most ex-
tensive preparations for the presenta
ton of his testimony. 1t will take the
form of a narrative from the time, soon
after his election when. he AYERS, Tam
many -hall and others began to bring
pressure upon him to do their bidding.
He hopes to show. 1t is understood,
that gradually he incurred the enmity
of many of the men back of the pres
ent proceedings and the final break
came only when he proved hopeless as
tool From that pgint he will mar
rate incidents that he believes will
show the gradual crystalization of the
impeachment proceedings, it is said
Amazing. revelations which will in
volve score or more of widely known
democratic politicians Of the city Of
New York and upstate are predicted.
Murphy May Testify
Charles f. Murphy, leader Of Tammany
Hall, whom Governor Sulzer accuses Of
having instgated his Impeachment, will be
forced to take the witness stand practi-
cally in his own defense before the i'm
peachment trial is over, In the opinion
tonight of the governors s close friends.
They say that his story will compel the
attorneys for the impeachment managers
to call the Tammany leader.
make is unknown. All attempts to in
terview him on his expected testimony
have been futile. But his friends pro-
fess to know that no influence can pre-
vent him from testifyfng In event the
constitutional objections raised by his at
torneys to prevent the case, from coming
to trial are overruled.
The governors counsel tonight would
not discuss the possibility of Mr.. Murphy
or anyone else being. called as witness
while argument OH these objections to
be resumed tomorrow before the high
court of Impeachment is pending 1t was,
however, recalled tonight that after the
governors so-called break with Murphy
last June, the governor publicly charged
that the Tammany leader was behind
a conspiracy to blacken my character
because refused to do his bidding"
Sulzer Adherents Confident
A growing spirit Of confidence is mani
fest among the Sulxer adherents. The
fact that the board of managers Is at
tempting to pass additional articles OF
impeachment Is asserted by the govern
or's followers to be an admission that
they fear they have not established a
case. The board of managers laugh at
this assertion, SAYING tthey fee. fts is
Gcontlnued ON Rage EAght)