New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18
'GLYNN FIRST GOVERNOR
/. SWORN BY CHIEF JUDGE.
First Also to Reach That Plaza
Through Impeachment of
His Predecessor.
APPOINTMENTS ALL READY
Names for Upstate Public Ser.
vice Commissioners Likely
To Be Sent to Senate
on Wednesday.

Albany, Oct. 1.-Two features, new IN
the history of New York State. marked
Lieutenant Governor Martin H GIynn's
assumption of the office of Governor 10.
day. He Is the first occupant Of .hs Ay.
ecutive chair to reach that position bv
rea son Of the impeachment Of a preds.
cessor, and he was sworn into Office nv /
the Chief Judge of the Court OF Appeals
The constitutional oaths Of Office here.
tofore have been administered, alrnos,
without exception. by the Secretary OF
State or by come attache of his Office.
When William Sulzer was inauguratedl
Governor in January he expressed the de-.
sire to have Chief Judge Cullen Of the
Court Of Appeals administer the oath
However, the law was looked Nd and IA
was found that no provision specifcaIvt
gave such power to the head OF the high
est court in the state. Subsequently. all
the suggestion of Governor sulzer. thsi
Legislature passed a law comforting uponj
the Chief Judge Of the Court Of Appeals!
power and authority 10 administer oathsi
to public officials.
Sulzer's Law invoked.
That law was invoked for the frst ,Im.t
to-day. when Judge Cullen, who had voted
against the conviction OF Governor Sulzerj
on every one OF the articles OF impeach-i
ment and who but a few hours before.
had excused himself from voting on tina
question OF his removal from office. adj
ministered the constitutional Governors,
oath to the new chief executive.
Governor Glynn's formal Induction ,n,oI
once was simple. He was sworn in judge
Cullen's private Office in the Court oil
Appeals chambers. Besides the Presid-i
Ing Judge and the new Governor. there
were present only Attorney General Car
mody. James T, Glynn. a brother OF tho
new Executive; Deputy Attorney General,
John T. Norton. Deputy Secretary od
State Jose F. Pigeon and Frank A.
Tierney. Mr.. Glynn's private secretary.
Newspaper men ard photographers were
not admitted.
Don't offer me corgratula TONS" Gov.
ernor Glynn admonished the throng.
This is not a time for them. do. how
ever. accept your good wishes and thank
you heartily for their sincerity and cor.
diality."
According TO the ruling OF Judge Cullen,
Mr.. Glynn became Governor the instant
the High Court OF Impeachment had
voted TO remove William Sulzer. This
was minute or two before noon. Gov
ernor Glynn. however, did not exercise
any Of the prerogatives Of the Office until
after he had been sworn in and the oath
filed with the Secretary OF State Then
he attended to routine matters. as he had
been In the habit of doing since the As.
sembly adopted the articles Of impeach-
ment.
Appointments Ready.
Governor Glynn announced that he
would make no appointments tonight and
probably not until Wednesday. The Legis-
lature to-day recessed until Wednesday
night, and, although the new Executive
made no definite announc sment Of his
plans, it is generally believed he will send
10 the Senate for confirmation appoint
ments OF two upstate Public Service Com
missoners. a State Commissioner Of
Labor and a State Health Commissioner.
There is also a possibility that he may
appoint a successor to John B. Riley. ST.
perintendent OF the State Prison Depart
ment.
Governor Suffers nominations for the
Public Service commissionerships 10 sue
coed Curtis n. Douglas, Of Albany. ana
Frank W. Stevens. OF jamestown, and
for a head OF the labor Department 70
succeed John Williams, of Utica, resigned.
were not confirmed by the Senate. Eu'
gene II. Porter. State Commissioner OF
Health, is a Republican hod-over, whom
Governor Sulzer announced he would re-
tain In Office until the end Of the Guoer-
term. Superintendent Riley ba
recess appointee who has been holding
office since the resignation OF Herman
Ridder. shortly after the close OF Inc
regular session of the Legislature
Probably Name Tierney.
Governor Glynn also will appoint pr'
vate secretary. probably Tierney, a MILL
tary secretary and a legal adviser Inc
name OF Deputy Attorney General Jonh
+. Norton OF Troy. has been mentioned
AS the appointee for legal adviser. Ches-
Ter c. Plat, OF Batavia; Major gilbert T.
OF New York, and 'aieh'
line Taylor. OF Albany, private secreta'S'
secretary and legal ADVISER re-
spectlvely to Governor Sulzer, were au'o-
natically retired from office with the re-
noval OF the Executive.
When Governor Glynn assumed MS ne"
,ffics the duties. honors and emoiufnen's
If the Lieutenant Goyernorship zen
Robert F. Wagner. of New York, presi'
lent pro tempore OF the Senate. HIS sS''
Try will be 5000 a year. AS Senator ne
.eived $500. Although the Lieutenant
Governor presided over the upper house
lnder ordinary conditions. he has no VOC
IN the deliberations OF that body Lieu
tenant Governor Wagner, however, WI"
.etan his vote. II was explained
otherwise his district would be depr''e'
If a representation in the Senate