Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-21
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70 THE FINISH
BREAKS HIS LONG SILENCE WITn
EMPHATIC DENIALS OF
RIMOR.
OVERRULED HIS LAWYERS
Denies He VIII Resign and Says Rum
or Was Only Circulated for
Political Effect.

ALBANY, n. Y, Sept. 20.-Govern-
or Sulzer tonight broke his long sill
ence which he has maintained since
his impeachment trial began and de-
clared he had no intention of resign
ing, and would fight the battcf to tho
end.
Resign" he CALCULATED. II have
no more idea of doing that than ]
have of committing harikarL" and
then the governor thumped his inter
viewer on the chest and gave other
evidences of the fact that he is in a
fighting mood.
Also the governor Is not In such Ill
health as has been rumored. ThG
fact that he has not seen anyone with
in the last two days led to the report
that he was I'm weakened condition.
He is sleeping late mornings, but he
Is also working late ats.nls,hl,.
We'll" said the soyern6r. 'Yts,
Indeed, am"
The governors formal statement
that he would not resign was not is
sued until after he had argued az
great length with his counsel Through
out the case they have been opposed
to his saying anything for publication,
but he has oyerrulcd them "A few
times, though not since the trial be-
gan until tonight. His statement fol-
lows:
81 have been advised by my counsel
not to make any statement or do any
thing, but | have got to have my way
in one thing.
81 am not going to resign and I
have never thought of doing so.
THE stories that | am, are circulat-
ed for political effect and no one bet
ter thans their authors know their
utter falsity."
Counsel for Governor Sulzer tonight
refused to discuss whether he would
take the witness stand, but il is said
by close friends that he has no other
thought. He feels, they say that he
has "a story to tell that the people
should hear. and he is going to tell II.
But he will not say that such is his
plan.
The statements were inspired by the
general Interpretation placed on the
letter which Mr. Sulzer sent yester-
day TO Lieutenant Governor Glynn,
turning over to him for signature,
requistion papers for the extraditiop
Of "A prisoner. The letter was taken
to mean that the impeachcd executive
thereby recognized the right of Mr..
irlNnn 10 act as EtNfinbI pfnhluE llt
outcome Of the trial.
This. his counsel. Valentine Taylor
and d. Cady Herrlck, as well as the
governors secretary. Chester q. Plat,
all emphatieally denied. They appar-
entity were eager TO correct the i'm
preston that in the midst of the fight
the governor had surrendered the po-
sition of which he has stood since his
impeachment: That he was impoachcd
unconstitutionally and. therefore. IL
still governor. They made IL plain
that hc did not recognize as final the
recent decision of supreme Court
Justice Hasbrouck that Mr. Sulzer as
governor had no right tp exercise the
pardoning power
Neither Governor Sulzcr nor his
counsel said Judge Hcrrick tonight
"have conceded for one moment the
right Of Lieutenant Governor Glynn 10
act as governor nor that the assem-
bly, had jurisdiction 10 impeuch him
AT the extraordinary session. The de-
cision Of the court ~ impeachment on
the question will probably come Mon
day"
Attorney Marshall is expected 10
finish his argument Monday morning
and Judgc Parker. chief counsel for
the impeachment managers viii an
swcr 10. The vote will follow.
Should the governor lose. he must
come 10 trial as this viii spike what
his friends consider the strongest gun
in the battery of legal objections.
while there will Doe LEFT the question
OF the .mpeachability of the offonses
charged his counsel propose to at
tack only three of the eight articles
OF Impeachment having to Do
with the filing of false campaign
statement and with his Wall Stree,
speculations II these charges should
be thrown out, five other counts would
remain.