New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
.SULzER SAYS HE WON'T
/. BLOCK FRAWLEY INQUIRY
Declares Himself Ready to Give
Up Any Documents That May
Be Asked of Him.
QUESTIONS RICHARDS'S PAY
Asserts Committee Might Ask
It's Counsel for Account for
$1,000 He Drew as Trav-
cling Expenses.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. !

by Telegraph 10 Inc Tribune.
Albany. July 5.-While Governor sulzs,
was out of the state on his trip "a
Gettysburg he left no opportunity for
his political enemies to secure even tenn
porary possession of the executive
chamber. Lieutenant Governor Glynn.
who has been at swords points with the
| Governor for several weeks. was not
even notified that Mr.. Sulzer was out OF
the state Ii is customary whenever
the Chief Executive goes out Of the state
for the Lieutenant Governor to act In
his place during his absence.
The Governor, who returned unexpect.
eddy to Albany from Gettysburg yester-
day, said to-day that he would without
hesitation give the Frawley legislative
committee any public documents on file
in his office If desired including the
original reports and testimony taken by
| George w. Blake, who he appointed to
investigate the prisons of the state The
committee, which held its first hearing
| on Thursday, sought these reports and
/ also the original letter sent by the Gov
| ernor to the State Controller relating TO
payments to Mr.. Blake for his work.
Having gone to Gettysburg on Tues.
day, the Governor was not in the exeu-
tive chamber when the commuters proc
ess server reached there, and Chester c.
Platt the Governors private secretary,
refused to give up the papers. Steps
were taken to punish him for contempt
and the question of the committees
power 10 subpoena the Governor TO pro-
duce the papers was raised. but Mr.. Sui
zcr's intention 20 place before the COM
mittee the papers desired removes the
necessity for legal answer.
Blake Case Explained.
Governor Sulzer had on April IA sent
to the Controller a letter notifying him
of Blake's appointment and requesting
an allowance of $25 a day for expenses.
Six weeks later, when Mr.. Blake sought
TO get these expenses, he was Informed
, that he would have to submit an Item
lied bill He said he could not itemize
his expenses and that he could not work
without compensation. The original let
ter was withdrawn, and, although
was six weeks later. another letter dated
April IA was substituted, in which IL was
stated that Mr. Blake was TO be paid f25
a day in lieu Of expenses and eompensa-
ton. His certificate Of appointment
however. stated that he was TO serve
without compensation.
The original letter Of the Governor
which the committee seeks is missing
from the files of the Controller.
Governor SulZer said to-day that the
letters were changed at the suggestion
of the Controller after his counsel and
Mr. Blake had conferred with him, and
that both letters are available II the
committee desires them. Governor Sur
ger expressed a desire TO correct an i'm
preston that his Office was putting OBJ
stacles in the way of the Frawley inves-
| tigating committee He declared that
he will do everything in his power to
aid the committee. His friends contend
| that the Governor takes this attitude IN
! spite Of the fact that the committees
purpose is to discredit the work OF the
| Chief Executive in stamping out cor
ruption in the state departments
1
Richards's Pay in Question.
In connection with the questions OF the
committee as TO Mr.. Blake's accounts
the Governor said that Mr.. Blake might
have asked Eugene Lamb Richards. the
Frawley committees counsel, 10 account
for the money he withdrew for travel
ling expenses while counsel TO the state
Conservation Commission This recalls
the fact that Governor SulZer vetoed an
item I'm the annual appropriation Dill
which provided 81 800, payable in month
" instruments, for expenses OF the
counsel TO the Conservation Commission
THE actual and necessary travelling
expenses Of the counsel" the GoveroF
said in connection with this Veto are
provided in the general item entiueu
travelling expenses. The item flsap'
proved simply increases the salary OF the
counsel by subterfuge in directing pay
ments to him Of $500 additional
Mr.. Richards is member OF the Deh'V.
cratic State Committee, and resigned as
counsel TO the Conservation Commiss'0"
10 assist the Frawley committee