Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-15
GLYNN PLANNING TO
CHECKMATE SULZER
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the courts could speedily settle tn
controversy.

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the courts could speedily settle the
controversy.
A Day of Confusion.
The second day of the dual ad-
ministration in New York state
dawned on a whirlpool of confusion in
the capitol A steel chain with a
heavy paddock decorated the great
seal; the privy seal lay under lock
and key; the way to the executive
chamber William Suffers citadel.
was bolted and barred, and from two
offices the rival claimants to the gov
ernor's chair continued to exercise
their functions.
Control of the National Guard, ac-
cess to the great seal, recognition by
New York's secretary of state was
prerogative stripped from Governor
Sulzer by Lieutenant-Gove Glynn,
who claims to be the acting cnlet
executive. Possession of the priVy
seal. whose imprink validates all doc
uments coming before the Governor
on affairs wholly within the State.
and occupancy OF the executive cham
bers. remained with Sulzer
6iynn's Move In Chess Game.
1t was Glynn's move on the politi,
cal chess-board today. He planned
a checkmate. Like a master of the
game he gave no. hint to his oppo-
nent of what this move would be.
Mrs. Sulzer still lay Ill today I'M
able to see friends and with special
lists in constant attendance at nea
bedside. She was improved When siie
a woke this morning from refresh
Inc sleep but was still gravely Ill.
Aaron J. Levy, majority leader OF
the Assembly, who led the fight on
the Assembly floor for Impeachment.
is also suffering from a nervous
breakdown. He Is at a local hotei
and was reported better this morning
Impeachment No Bar to Salary.
The impeachment of Governor sui
zer will not affect his salary check
nrelininary to or during the impeach-
,oent trial. He will continue to draw
ss33 a month from the office OF the
COMPTROLLER during the remainder Oh
his term, unless convicted on tne I'M
peachment charges. Then. OF uise'
his salary would stop.
Members of the Senate, whose regu.
lar salary is $500, will, for a snon na
time. receive pay at the rate OF Sl2,0oo
q wear each. This will be during the
time they are sitting with the judges
of the State Court. of Appeals as
court of impeachment. Under the law
their salaries are automatically IN
creased to $12,000-the same as that
of the Judges of the Court of Appeals
when they sit as members or the
court of impeachment.
Secretary of State Visits Giynn.
Secretary of State Mitchell May
returned from Saratoga this morn
ing and called at the office of Lieu
tenant Governor Glynn before the
latter's arrival at the capitol.
1T merely called to pay my re-
spects," said Secretary May, land to
assure Mr. Glynn personally that
have decided to recognize him as act
ing governor of the State. AS 1 read
the law I can find no other way to
act consistently. 1t is not with me
a case of taking sides. I can see no
other way to perform my duty under
the constitution.
ct have not yet asked the attorney
general for an opinion as to whom
/ should recognize. However, II l
am asked to certify any act OF Will
lam Sulzer as governor. l shall SUD
NIT the question to the attorney
general and await his formal opinion
before taking action"
A sensational report was current
this morning that Governor Sulzer
would. seek the indictment for trea-
son of Charles r. Murphy, leader of
Tammany Hall, and organization
leaders who commanded the anti-Sul-
ger forces in the battle for impeacn-
meflt.
There's nothing to It," asserted
D. Cady Herrick, chief of Sulzer's
staff of lawyers, when asked If the
report was true.