Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-20
SUL.zER OUT
WITH STORY
OF TROUBLE
Declares He Was Ousted Be-
cause He Insisted on Pun
ishing Thieves.
MURPHY'S EFFORTS
TO CONTROL HIM
Tammany Leader Declared
War When SuIzer Refused
to Heed Wishes.
MURPHY'S EFFORTS
TO CONTROL HIM
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRn.l

UNITED PRESS LNABED WIRE
New York, Oct. 20.--Declaring that
he had been deposed because he insist.
ed on furnishing Tammany thieves, and
refused to obey the commands of Boss
Charles j. Murphy, William Sulzer to.
day issued statement in regard to
his troubles, which lead to his impeach-
ment. He said in part:
Murphy's Demands.
81 talked over the telephone from
Albany with Judge Edward Mccall
about the public service commissioner.
ship. Mccall met me with an auto.
mobile at the 175 street station when
| got to New York afterward. He
said Murphy was at his house waiting
for us.
81 met Murphy in the front room.
He urged me to appoint John Calvin
public service commissioner in place
Of Mr.. Wilcox. | urged the appoint
ment of Henry Morgenthau, George
A. Peabody or John Temple Graves.
Murphy wouldn't hear of them. He
talked long and earnestly on behalf of
Calvin. Finally suggested that we com
promise on Mr.. Mccall.
"At this meeting and subsequently
Murphy demanded pledges regarding
legislation and especially concerning
appointments,
Gaffney or War.
Murphy finally said; Il am for
Gaffny for highway commissioner. The
organization demands his appointment.
/ want you to appoint him
81 replied; / will make no prom
ises.'
" 1T will be Gaffny or war, he
said.
"I had several talks with Murphy,
and at some Of them told him was
governor, and intended to be governor
lie laughed and said ] might be gov
ernor, but that he controlled the leg.
islaturc, and unless did what he
wanted regarding legislation and APP
pointments | could not get my nomi
nations confirmed-he would block
everything"
Demands and Threats,
"When Murphy found he could not
use or control me he sent his omissar.
les to demand that | do certain things,
and to threaten me II ! refused
"My efforts for progressive gov.
ernment were blocked by the refusal Of
the Legislature to let mo install men
capable of and willing to do the work,
A final interview | had with Nor.
ply on the night Of April 10, Is marked
in my memory, for his nsolence aud
the sordid brutality Of his demands.
Before we parted that night / warned
Murphy that he would wreck the party
and accomplish his own destruction, II
he persisted in shielding gpfters and
in violating platform pledges.
Oils augry retort was that was an
migrate, and that he would disgraie and
destroy me,
Says Ho Knew Odds
"G know the tcrrible odds there were
against me in the fight courted
when ! declined to submit to Muir.
ply y dictationi declined to turn my
office into an instrument for the cor
ruption Of the government aud for de-.
bauching the state.
''f was reluctant to break with Muir
ply did it only because It had be-
come impossible TO do otherwise with.
out betraying my oath Of office, aud
forfcitiug my sclf.respcct, 49,.
"When ! returned to Albany care.
fully considered my plight, aud The
whole state situation, II was only thea,
and not since, that any thought Of ro'
signing entered my mipd.
Three Paths opeii TO Him,
"There were three paths to travel
to surrender to Murphy and to he
mindful Of everything except his or.