The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Impeached Governor of
New York Will Accept
Nomination.
SOONTO'
RETURN TO ALBANY
He and His Friends Convinced
He Will Gain Speakership of
Assembly and Thence Go
Back to Chief Executive.
Chair-Will Be Non
partisan Candidate.

New York. October 2o-william Sui
zer, impeached as Governor OF the
State. was nominated for the Assem-
bly, tonight by the Progressivcs or
tho sixth Assembly District. sir. Sui
ger In 1889 began his public career as
member of this branch of the State
Legislature
Mr.. Sulzer has agreed TO accept the
nomination. 1t was announced AT the
meeting where Ire was chosen as the
candidate. Max Stcindler. Progressive
leader in tho Sixth Assembly District,
who placed the former Governors name
in nomination, said MIR. Sulzer reached
him by telephone from Albany. in
quiring II he had been designated. Mr.
Steindler replied in the Affirmative.
He said he asked Mr. sulzer if he
would accept, and Nr. Sulzcr replied
he would gladly do so.
Tho nomination of tho impea chcd
Governor was brought about against
the desires OF the state and county
leaders Of the Progressive party. The
sentiment among the Progressives
throughout the state and in other
states was generally against the move,
according to State Chairman Theodore
Douglas Robinson and County Chair
man Francis w. Bird
MIR. Bird. in q letter to Mr. Steindler
before the meeting began, cautioned
him regarding the .'unwisdors, OF nom
mating Mr. Sulzcr.'
"Of course, IL - Fundamental pro-
gressive principal that the settled will
OF the people in any district should
govern In the making of nominations"
Mr- Bird wrote. Prog grcssives every
where Will recognize that the commit
tee must perforce act In accordance
with the settled Will OF the people of
that district"
After Mr. Suizer had been nominated
Tonight. there was demonstration in
the East Side Meeting Hall Bands In
the street outside pla yine national airs
The nomination was made unanimous
suizer Issues Statement.
Albany, y. y. October oo.-A few
minutes after the Progressive conven-
ton that nominated him for Assem-
blyman met In New York tonight.
William Sulzer issued a statement,
telling why he had CONSENTED to come
evening he was in communication by
telephone with Progressive leaders in
New York
There never was any doubt but that
he could get the nomination if he want
cd IL, he declared. nor does he doubt
back where he began his political ca
rter, twenty years ago He and his
friends also are convinced that he will
go from there 10 the Speakership and
thence back TO the Governors chair.
Some time tomorrow Sulzer will go
to New York. He will begin a cam
paign for the Assembly Immediately.
and speak day and night up TO election
time. After that he will accept some
lecture engagements up to the first
or January. III it then is necessary for
him to come to Albany, he will arrive
here on the opening day of the Legis-
lature to start the fight which he hopes
chair. His promise is to mako the
fur fly" il he is made an Assembly
man.
And not only will 1 make It warm
for my enemies In the Assembly" he
declared. iii make them take notice
in other places. too"
Consents to Nomination.
His statement follows in art:
"ln view OF the urgent pleadinSs
from lifelong friends and the request
in writing from more than half of the
registered voters of the Sixth Assem-
bly, District, regardless of party af-
hliations. begging me to accept the
for member OF the Assem-
bly,. to further the cause OF honest
government, J. have consented to come
back to Albany as a member Of the
Assembly for the good that l can do.
Il shall be non-Dartisan candidate.
having no AK to grind and no motive
or purpose other than TO do what I can
for tie cause of good government
the struggle for which accomplishment
brought about my removal from the
governorship by an arrogant boss at
whose distates to do wrong I dcned."
SulZer agreed to run after consulting
i. ne al lat,
day. The rabbi Of every synagogue in
the Sixth District called at the exc
cutive mansion to-day to urged Sulzer
to make the race They brought petit
tions signed by $500 voters in the dis
trict asking Sulzcr to run. There are
said to be only 500 voters in the en-
tire district. Mrs. SulZer urged him
to accept the nomination.
He IN Well Pleased.
Obviously SulZcr was we'll pleased
with his nomination. He walked up
and down his Office I'm the mansion,
smoking a cigar, smiling and telling
how he intended to fight his enemies
to chair and began to tell how he
regarded his removal as possible
real blessing In disguise.
THE Indians declare" he said. that
everything is for the best. I'm pretty
much OF an Indian myself. I've been
out West fourteen times. Some times
think that's where belong. Peo-
pie out there have writtcn me since 1
started this 6ght against Tammany
that If 7 were among them, they would
send me to the United States Senate
Maybe they would. reckon I be-
long out there. don't seem to got
on very well in this orfeto East
But started TO say that thought
maybe my removal was for the best.
What could / do in the Governors
chair now? Nothing. But can do
a lot in the Assembly and other places.
can carry out my reform there.
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