Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-15
WHO IS GOVERNOR?
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| to present them to Acting Pole'
Commissioner Mckay. They called Tor
the extradition of James NJ. Motley
of Martinsburg, w. Va, now held ir
New, York for larceny.
The West Virginia officers, who
We're unacquainted with the gubelna-
torial complications. were advised af.
ter having had their papers slg@ea
by Mr.. Sulzer that Mr.. Glynn, as act
ing governor, was the proper ofilciai
to sign them. They then attempted
to get his signature also, but were re-
fused by Mr.. Glynn on the ground
that the papers as presented were not
in proper form as they already had
been signed by one not in authority
The prospects, tonight were that
the contest between the rival claim
ants to the Governors chair might be
decided in the courts by the presenta-
ton there of an agreed statement of
facts arrived at after consultation
between their respective counsel Such
a consultation has not yet taken place,
but, d. Cady Herriek. chief counsel
for the Governor, indicated that such
procedure was likely to be followed
Judge Herrick denied a report that
he or anybody else representing Gov.
Sulzer had written, suggesting the
proposition to Charles F. Murphy,
leader of Tammany Hall.
When Mr.. Glynn left for his coun-
try home at Cedar Hill. late this al
ternoon, he told a friend he was Go :,
ing home to sit on the lawn and finish
a book"
With the situation thus complicated
various departments of the state goF-
eminent marked time, today, ana
with one exception made no open an
nouncement of their attitude toward
either claimant.
Lieut.. Col. Edward 3. Howard #
the staff of Adjutant General Hanii-
ton called upon the Lieutenant Gov
ernor, today. and formally recognized
the authority of Mr.. Glynn by ASK
ing il there were any orders he wish
ed to transmit to the adjutant gen
eral who was about to leave town.
Mr. Glynn had none 1T is perfectly
clear to both Gen. Hamilton and my
SELF said Lieut.. Col. Howard, later,
that Martin Fl. Glynn is the acting
Governor of this state. The National
Guard as an organized body cannot
take orders from Gov. Sulzer until
he clears himself"
Secretary of state Mitchell May was
plso reported by one of MIR. Glynn's
| friends to have recognized the claims
| Of the lieutenant governor and it was
| said that he would refuse Gov. Sulzel
access to the great seal of the state o.
| New York, which is kept in the secre-
| tary's Office. Before the office was clos
ed. tonight a heavy chain and pad
| lcck was placed on the seal to preven
| its unauthorized use.
| In anticipation of any attempt OF
the part of the Glynn contingent t
| Gust him from the executive chamber
! Gov. Sulzer. today, had new locks
| placed on the two doors leading to hi
| private office.
Governor Sulzer made no effort, 70
day, to resist service upon him o
| the AsSembly's articles of impeach
! ment and the summons of the Scnat
calling upon him to appear before tn
court of impeachment, on Sept. is. H
L
| clerk of the Senate, when the latte
called upon him in the executive cham
Der, to serve the summons, shortly aft
or IL O'clock. He then returned to hi
private office, where he RENAME
closeted until O'Clock. tonight
The Governor went from the Capito
tonight, direct to the bedside Of hi
sick wife. At his request his friend
and attorneys refrained from calm
at the executive mansion, tonight, an
the Governor devoted himself solel
to the care of Mrs. Sulzer. He wa
much relieved when the attending ply
stefan Informed him that her conditio
was improved
Mr.. Glynn in the capacity of actin
Governor; Senator Wagner as actin
Lieutenant Governor and Speakt
Smith, sitting as the board of trus
tees of public buildings, OF Monda
next, will open bids and award cor
tracts for work in the Capitol involvin
about 100000. The exclusion of Nj
Sulzer from participation in this nee
ing is expected to result in an nttae
by his supporters on the legality ,
these awards.
Governor Sulzer, it is said, will II
fuse to relinquish possession of II
chamber and in anticipation of such
demand is understood to have alre2d
: prepared a letter fatty declining
accede to it.
GOV. FIELD RECOGNIZES GLYNt