New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
SULzER Defence WILL
CENTRE ABOUT MORGAN
Will Try to Shift Campaign
Fund Stigma Upon Frawley
Secretary.
EXPOSE TALE AUTHORIZED
Albany Paper Prints To-day
First of Series Giving Inside
of War with Murphy.

From a stan Correspondent Of The Tribune.l
Albany Aug. l6.-"The knickerpocher
Press" commonly accepted here as the
Sulzer organ. In long article to-nor-
row morning will say that the men VINO
surrounded william Sulzer when he was
a candidate for Governor were hired spies
installed by Charles +. Murphy.
The article which former Judge Lynn
J. Arnold. president and editor OF the
paper. saws is only the first OF a series
which will aim to make complete eN-
posture OF all Tammany Hall deaiihss
with Sulzer. repeats the charge mace
the other DAY that one OF the spies store
letters books and other documents from
the Sulzer household and brought about
the misuse Of campaign funds by Mrs.
Sulzer."
With that charge as the feature OF its
Introduction, the exposure by Inc
KnIckerbocker Press" goes back into SUI
GERS political history, with especial rel
erence 10 his desire OF many years stanu-
ing TO be nominated for Governor. rms
resume. leading gradually 10 the syracuse
convention that named SulZer' sets tor'"
that Murphy's choice at that time was
between Martin II. Glynn and Victor >.
Bowling and that SulZer was selected
only because the boss" felt he could not
avoid IL. and because he thought he couid
eventually handle" Sulzer.
The article repeats the history Of SUI
zer's appolntments. his trading with
Tammany appointments for legislation
and his final break with Murphy over the
"Gaffney or war" declaration Whlch SUI
ger has so many times stated was Muir
phys ultimatum. Reviewing the IN
| stances since that time or Sulzei
/ clashes with Murphy. the article charges
that the Impeachment OF the Governor IS
part Of great political conspiracy.
The exposure" is looked upon by the
auti-Sulzer people here as the beginning
/ of the Sulzer defence al his Impeachment
trial. In its attack upon Mathew T. Hor-
gan. who was secretary OF the Frawley
committee. which is merely a repetition
/ % the charge made Wednesday morning
/ I'm the same paper in the article which
was n,Ihlished as an authorized statement
from Mrs Sulzer. the anti-sulzer men
/ hero profess 10 see the cruX Of the de-
! fence.
/ will contend. as indicated by this author
/ led article. was responsible for inducing
/ Mrs Sulzer 90 use her husbands cam
palgn contributions for operations In wall
Street
"It is a positive fact" saws the article.
that Horgan to-day knows more about
campaign contributions than Governor
Sulzer himself knows" LAWYERS nave
advised that this part OF the tale be win
4 held until the proVr time arrives to tell
. IL all
/ This SPY system upon William Sulzer.
/ II IS asserted i'm the article will startle
1 the country and will give an insight 20
| the Murphy methods never dreamed OF.
/ The people OF the state do not yet appre-
/ cate the terrific power used by Charles
/ +. Murphy as the head OF Tsmmany. how
! I'm the slow evolution ~ politics he has
came TO consider himself bigger than the
/ government OF the state
Should Charles +. Murphy succeed in
his present attempt 10 remove Governor
Sulzer he will have proved that he has
more power than any emperor In history"
The article IS understood 20 have been
approved by Governor Sulzer this after
noon
Indications from the tone OF the article
are that the Sulzer defence will be almost
entirely an attack on Morgan Horgan.
the Sulzer people will try 20 show. was
hired by Murphy TO SPY on Sulzer. and
Horgan. they have already alleged. in
duccd Mrs Sulzer TO take her husbands
campaign contributions 10 Wall Street
II Horgsn can be blackened enough the
sulzer people believe. the Governor can es-
cape all responsibility for the misuse Of
campaign funds
one feature OF the article is 1t plainly
indicates Mrs Sulzer is To be called as a
witness in the Impeachment trial to testi-
~ that Horgan induced her to take the
campaign contributions to Wall Street
This. of course. IS In direct contradiction
of the Governors published statements
that he will not allow her TO be witness
I'm his defence