New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
Will Appeal to People, Asserting
ImpeaChment Was Ordered
Only When He Couldn't
Be Called Off.
ALLEGES HOURLY VISITS
Declares He Was Told Just Be
fore Vote Was Taken He
Could Remain in Office
if He Dropped
Graft Inquiry.

rr@,r7 a stan Correspondent of The Tribune ]
Albany. Aug. 1S-Dis-egarding an
oninion handed down to the Secretary
of state by Attorney General Carmody
even as he has disputed the lay opin-
ions Of other state oficials-accepting
Martin II. lynn as the acting Gov
ernor. Governor Sulzer let II be known
to-day that he would go before The
people with the story Of his impeacn-
ment.
Chiefly the Governor means TO ell
from his point Of view exactly what
happened on the night of his impeach-
ment by the Assembly. because he be-
neves in that story lies his best de-
fence-that Of impugning the motives
behind the Impeachment.
Just What method will he ultimately
selected by Sulzer as the most advan-
tageous means Of putting his story
forward IS not known, but il was
learned that the Governor had under
consideration a speaking tour Of the
state some time before September Is.
when he would go before the court of
impeachment.
This programme has received partic-
ularly serious consideration since the
receipt Of scores Of kilograms and let
ters from supporters throughout the
state.
The Governor will tell the people
that representatives Of Tammany Hall
called upon him and pleaded with him
in an almost steady procession up 70
/ o'clock on Wednesday morning.
which was within a little more than
one hour before the impeachment vote
was taken.
Approached Hourly, He Says.
He told a friend to-day that he be-
Heved it as for that reason-because
Tammany kept up the hope that they
might stop his investigations-that the
final vote was held of until o'clock
on wednesday morning. He said that
different representatives Of Tammany
called on him on Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning up TO i o'clock
at the rate Of about one each hour.
Governor Sulzer believes il was fear of
exposure that caused Tammany 10
bring about his impeachment He told
a man to-day that Hennessy's invesu-
cations into highway matters, as dis
closed TO the Rockland County Grand
Jury. as well as other Investigations
Of Tammany contractors and legisla-
tive leaders which were being carried
forward under executive orders, had
Tammany begging for mercy"
The Governor processes TO be certain
that If he had agreed to call ofs all lis
Investigations he would never have
been impeacHed. He says he will tell
the peopA< the state that Tammany
men called upon him at the Peoples
House" daily for weeks before his i'm
peachment. and while the Assembly
was in session hourly through the
night and UP TO 4 o'clock in the morn
ing.
Sulzer will further assert that even
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go far as the impeachment was con-
cerned, declared TO him with full con-
fdence that if he would give his word
10 stop his Investigations the Assembly
would adjourn without taking vote
and would then dodge the question and
let him remain.
The Governor did not tell his friends
to-day what Tammany men had called,
except 10 say that Senator James j.
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