The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Lieutenant Governor Glynn Sends Let
ter Stating That He Should be
Given Immediate
Possession.
TAMMANY'S FEROCITY
Thomas w. Lawson Wires That He Is
Ready to Contribute Heavily
to sulzer Defense
Fund.

rBy John Edwin Nevin, staff cores
pondent OF the United Press.l
ALBANY. N. Y. Aug. 15.-Formal
demand was made today by ieuten-
ant Governor Glynn on Governor VIII
liam Sulzer for possession OF the
executive offices. In a letter setting
forth that because OF the impeach-
ment proceedings instituted by the
assembly he and not Sulzer is now de-
facto head of the stats government,
Glynn asked for possession OF the big
Offices on the east side OF the capitol.
The letter was framed by Edwin
Countryman and Patrick G.. Dugan.
attorneys for Glynn, ana under an ar
rangement was delivered to Governor
Sulzer at eleven O'Clock. Sulzer re-
his action was to be. He stated that
the demand would be passed upon
by his own lawyers and the answer
made in due and proper time"
Indications today were that the
question Of whether Sulzer automatic
ally lost the privileges conferred on
him by the electorate of the state with
the adoption OF the impeachment reso-
luton would be expedited in the courts.
| Both sides want quick answer to
this because neither Sulzer nor Gynn
4 desires to have his actions declared
4 Illegal. But UP to the present Time
n their attorneys have been unable to
hagree on plan whereby q test case
i could be made That was what they
4 were devoting their energies on today.
\ Unless they can agree 1t is likely that
4 the state will continue to present the
4 spectacle of two men discharging the
duties OF governor with cloud over
the actions of each.
Governor Sulzer today professed to
be more confident than ever that he
would not have to answer the i'm
parchment proceedings. He reiterat-
ed his declaration that5they were H.
legal. But he declined to explain how
, he hoped to enioin the senate from
trying him. He declared that his law
] yers were handling that phase OF the
: to show their hand in advance. The
4 governor and his big battery of law
, yers were In conference in the "Peo-
= ple's house" until after three o'clock
] this morning. Not one word could be
obtained from any OF the lawyers re-
garding what was done but 1t is un-
t derstood that the question of peace
t ably surrendering the reius of govern
: ment to Glynn was debated at length
: and no final decision reached.
Z Mrs. Sulzer was reported as some
Q what improved today. SO far 1t has
been impossible to get any positive
, statement regarding her actual con-
!. dition AS a result many wild rum
ors have been in circulation. It was
: learned, however, that she passed a
fairly comfortable night and that she
:, was able to sit up this morning.
q Announcement from Saratoga that
v former State Senator Edgar Truman
Bracket has been retained as chief
|. attorney for the assembly impeacll-
S ment made 1T certain that the states
s. case would get strong presentation
s. Bracket has specialized most of his
/ life in constitutional law.
e Bracket was scheduled to confer
n with Senator Wagner, leader of the
1t majority in the upper house today
n Wagner will remain In Saratoga unit
le the legislature convenes next Tues
r day He now has complete charge o.
'e the impeachment proceedings al
5t Aaron ]. Levy, the chairman of thu
ST assembly board of managers, hal
broken down and IS under the care o
ID a physician at his hotel at th,
81 springs. It was stated by Levy'
! friends that his condition was no
- : serious bat that he would require alb
:. solute rest
:, - The report that Governor sulze
- was planning to cause the indietmen
- - of Tammany leaders responsible TO
- his impeachment on charges of higl
treason was not confirmed In the o.
Ia. fees of District Attorney Senford tc
%. day. It was stated there that no al
d TEMPT had been made to call the al
Nv tention of the prosecutor to any viz
al. lation OF law. Attorneys familia
to with the situation said there did nc
i'd seem to be any statute which woul
make the officials liable if even it b
shown that they coerced any OF III