The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-14
|SU[ zER'S Wife
NAY save HIN
|
81 Taking All Of the Blame and Being
chIsf Witness for Him When
impeachment Trial
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| SYMPATHY FOR HEg
Lieutenant governor Refuaes to Fore.
an Issue q Make Any De-
mand for the Executive
Office.
SYMPATHY FOR HEG

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 14--New
Yorks two governors were 'on the
lob today William Sulzer, choice
of the people at the last election. and
now under impeachment by the lower
hous, Of the state legislature, held
undisputed possession OF the executive
mansion and chamber In the capitol
lieutenant Governor Glynn recognized
bv the followers OF Tammany as act
! Ing governor held forth in his little
room off the senate chamber. There
! was no conflict SO far as physical
| clash was concerned. Sulzer and his
lawyers do not recognize the validity
,f the assembly's action. They have
Manned their various moves but will
wait until they see what Glynn in
tends to do. The latter, by advice of
| his counsel will hardly make any open
move until the legislature reconvenes
next Tuesday. Then he will probably
send the name Of Abram I. Elkus, re-
former and lawyer, to the senate for
appointment as state commissioner
Of labor. Elkus will Immediately be
confirmed and thus the way will be
paved for court proceedings. But be-
fore that, Sulzer, through his lawyers
plans to get action. He will pardon a
convict IA Sing Sing prison where
there Is a friendly warden. The war
dsn will II the plans now laid are
carried out, recognize the right Of
auizer to act and a writ of habeas
corpus will be sued out Immediately.
No matter how the lower courts shall
! decide on the case 1t will be headed
direct to the supreme court OF the
United States.
But oyershadowing the cold legal
proceedings today was the pitiable
plight OF Mrs. Sulzer, wife OF the gov
ernor She has tried to take all OF
the blame to save her husband. And
she is the one great pathetic figure in
the tragedy that has scandalized the
empire state. No matter what the
outcome, she has earned the admira
ton of friends and foes of her hus
band She was today reported to be
a nervous wreck. So serious in fac
was her condition that the governor
hurriedly summoned from New York
a specialist and he insisted that the
stricken woman be kept quiet. Sht
has been forbidden to talk of her hus
bands case and members of the fam
ily hope that with rest she soon vii
be all right again. The fact that sh'
plans to be the chief witness In behal
of her husband should the impeach
ment proceedings go to trial makes
her position even harder.
Even until Mrs Sulzer RECEIVERS he
spirits 1t was stated no announcement
would be made of what her stor.
would be. The governors friend
quietly intimate that after she ha
taken the stand and told her complet
story there will be nothing left f
the impeachment proceedings"
There was an increasing feeling @
doubt today that the impeachmen
Proceedings would get under way b
September IS. the date set for tn
first meeting Of the senate and cou'
OF appeals sitting together as h,g
court OF impeachment Suffers Law
yers quietly state that long befor
that date comes around the Judge
viii have been enjoined from actio
by writ from the federal court. The
will not say how they will get thi
action. Instead they are GOVERN
their various moves as carefully o
possible, realizing that publicity s
this time might destroy their case.
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