New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-14
SUlZER TRIES To
D|SCRED|T COURT
Sends Military Secretary to In
veStigate Statements OF
BROOKLYN Senators.

From a stan Correspondent Of The Irlbuhe.I
Albany. Aug Ex-Governor Sulzer
spent the first day of his impeachment
ir a continuous series Of conferences
on defence He had numerous state
papers to sign as Governor during the
course OF the day. and in this and other
ways he emphasized his intention TO
hang on to his job as long rs possible.
While the Governor declined 10
make any statements himself o-day.
his general plan of action. as related
BY his intimates. is understood to be
based on the idea that he is in and his
enemies will have TO put him out-in
other words. he will not vacate volun-
tarily.
HIS retaliatory plans include a def
mite attack on as many as possible OF
the Senators who viii be called upon
10 sit In Judgment on him. and he began
this line Of action to-day when he sent
military secretary TO the ONCE Of the
Secretary Of State 10 go over the cam
paign fund statements OF four Brook
Ign Senators. Velte. Carswell Herfer-
ran and Carroll.
The Governors supporters say that
he has some notion OF 80 besmirching
the members ~ the Senate who will
try him that their verdict. II against
him. will not be accepted by the pub
lie. His defence plans include also
scheme 10 test the legality ~ his pres
ent occupation Of the ONCE OF Cover
nor by court procedure.
This is To be accomplished by grant
ing pardon TO some convict, which
pardon one Of Suffers own prison APP
polntees would refuse 10 honor. The
next move In this friendly action would
be for the Governors counsel TO Sc
cure a writ OF habeas corpus for the
prisoner named In the pardon. on the
ground that the Governor had par
doned him.
The Governor 10 said TO be counting
upon the fact that no court would want
TO evade consideration of a habeas
corpus suit and also upon the fact
that such an action takes precedence
over everything elsa
II the writ were granted on the
ground advanced by the Governors
counsel he would have a court ruling
which would be I'm effect that he was
Lea liz In. toi,
tons OF the Governorship even after
the Impeachment resolution had passed.
The legislative leaders declare that
no such proceedings could affect the
operation OF the statute which provides
that no state officer shall exercise his
Office after articles OF Impeachment are
delivered TO the Senate until he Is ac-
quilted. In spite of this. IL is believed
that Sulzer will avail himself OF every
possible technicality under the law.
The Governor arrived at the Capitol
at II O'Clock this morning. He had
been up until the impeachment vote
was taken. but appeared TO he SUI
ficiently refreshed by his short sleep.
He declined to comment upon his i'm
parchment other than TO say that his
counsel would speak for him.
Sharp at q o'clock the panelled door
leading from the Governors office
opened and the Governors lanky form
appeared. He paused for a moment;
then. with head erect stalked through
the Executive Chamber. thence into
the anteroom. pushed through the walt
ing crowd with rapid strides and de-
scended TO the street. where his auto
mobile was in waiting. He was accom-
panied by George w. Blake, the Gov.
ernor's special commissioner for the in
vestigation OF prisons.
At the Peoples House tonight the
Governor conferred with ID. Cady Her
rick and others Of his personal retinue.