New-York tribune., 1913-07-26
Governor Suffering from "First
PAGE" Notoriety Mania,
Says His Associate.
RESENTS BEING ACCUSED
Not Even Present Wednesday
Night - Executive Insists
Legislature Has Finally
Adjourned.
[By Telegraph 70 The Tribune.l J

Albany. July 25-Lieutenant Governor
Glynn, in a. statement on the first page
of his newspaper The Tlmes-Uhion."
asserted this afternoon that Baron Mum
chausen. Benvenuto Celini and Colonel
Sellers, the worlds most artistic liars"
had nothing on Governor Sulzer
Unto himself alone" said Mr.. Glynn,
"the Governor has appropriated the three
pedestas formerly occupied by this In
famous trinity of truth distorters."
Mr.. Glynn resented the statement at
tributed TO the Governor that he had
falsitied the records OF the Senate so that
they showed there was quorum present
at the session Wednesday night, when
according 10 the Governor, there were
only seventeen present II Is on this con- ,
tention that the Governor declared that
session illegal
The Lieutenant Governor said in the
printed statement that he not only did
not certify the record but was not pres
ent at the session Wednesday night. he
asserted the Governor knew that, having
been so informed by his secretary, Chest
nut C. Platt.
In his quenchless thirst for notoriety,'
truth does not prevent Governor Sulzer
from saying anything that will get him
on the first page OF the newspapers. lie
has a mania for seeing his name in print.
| He IS suffering from first pagetta" His
vanity Is exceeded only b. the peacock,
and he mistakes the sound Of his own
name for thunders of popular applause.
Thrones of Mendacity."
"Goodby, Colonel Sellers Goodby.
Benvenuto Celin!! Goodby, Baron Mum
/ chausenl Goodby, Ananias. You are
! things Of the past You have lost your
/ glory and your fame. your peacock
feathers and your yellow jacket. You
are tyros in the game Of falsehood COM
pared to william Sulzer. Like a colossus
Of the world. no bestrides the three
thrones OF mendacity you formerly occu-
/ pied and Graves for more. and he is equal
TO the job. Another feat like this and
! Governor Sulzer will have Ananias beat
/ on to frazzle."
The Governor emphatically asserted TO-
day he considered that the Legislature
had finally adjourned. He said he had
been advised on the subject By eminent
lawyers. and 1t is expected that he VII.
soon get out a statement giving the lega
points bearing ont his contention. lie
declared that the session OF Wednesday
night was illegal because Of the absence
of n quorum. that the Legislature had
no right to take recess until August
and had abdicated It's powers.
The Governor was reminded that there
were many instances in the course OF a
legislative session in which work was
| actually performed without a quorum.
This is done by unanimous consent and
without any question Of a quorum being
raised. as was the case in each House
| Wednesday night. The executive, how
ever. declared that the certihcations made
By legislative officers were untrue ana
OF no effect. He maintained that the work
OF the Legislature was unconstitutional
that I'm abandoning its work II was prac-
tically dead, and that any one who de-
sired 20 test the legality OF the laws
signed Yesterday and to-day could sho"
in the courts a lack OF a quorum
The Governor said there were only
thirty-seven present in the Assembly
| Wednesday night and seventeen in the
Senate, and he has denounced as fraud
and a crime the certiications of the rec
ords OF the Senate and Assembly showing
that auorums were present. He said ne
had the names OF all who were present
! and that there could be no question as to
the facts He took the position that the
present recess was a subterfuge and felt
confident that the Court OF Appeals would
so rule.
II the Governors contention be upheld
the Frawley investigating committee VIII
be unable to report TO the present Legs
lature In such case its plans for I'M
peachment proceedings. which are said
to be annoying the Governor In spite OF
his declarations OF indifference. will be
endangered II they do not fail altogether.