Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-15

Albany, N Y, Aug 14.-Lieutenant | Governor Glynn will make a formal de- mand upon Governor Sulzer tomorrow 1 for possession of the executive cham | Der at the capitol and thus bring to an l issue the question as to who is gov
 ernor of the state of New York. This | was announced tonight by friends Of the lieutenant governor.
 Sulzer Has Letter Ready, Probably. l
 Governor Sulzer. it is said. will re- fuse to relinquish possession of the l chamber, and in anticipation of such a demand is understood to have all 1 ready prepared letter f1atly declining l to accede to it. What further action will then be taken by MT. Glynn was not indicated tonight, sbut the general claimants to the governors chair would resort to the courts for a test case un- der an agreed statement of facts.
 Recognizing MT. Glynn.
 Word came from Saratoga tonight that Secretary of State May would re- fuse to recognize MT. Sulzer as gov- ernorN unless Attorney General Car mody should render an opinion to the contrary. Adjutant General Hamilton formally recognized MT. Glynn as gov- ernor this afternoon.
 Who is Governor?
 The question of who is chief execu- tive of the state of New Yorl<-Wil- liam Sulzer or Martin H. Glynn-was still unsettled when the lights went out in the capitol tonight Both the impeached governor and the lieutenant governor still claimed to be directing the machinery of government and both spent a busy day in their respective offices with counsel and friends fornu- lating plans to maintain their author ity. Mrs. suIzer in Serious Condition.
 Meanwhile the governors wife, who Is nd tn 1o4 f1ao cfnV x1rifv of his trial, lay in a critical condition in the executive mansion. Her nervous collapse of yesterday, which was ac- companied by hysteria, grew so serious this morning that the governor sent to New York for two more specialists. Mrs. Sulzer had a high temperature and a rapid pulse during most of the day, but her condition was reported as somewhat improved tonight. State Government Denoralized. The whole machinery of state gov- ernment was demoralized today as the result of the unique contest between the rival claimants for the executive office and already the double exercise of authority has precipitated complica- tions with two other states-New Jer- sey and West Virginia. suIzer Signed Acquisitions. The impeached governor signed requisition papers today from the gov- ernors of each of these states for the extradition of prisoners in the cus- tody of the state of New fork. ] Whether the authorities in charge of 1 the prisoners-the police commissioner of New York city in the West Vir- gfnia case-would recognize the requi- whether the governors of the two states would also recognize them; whether in the event of such recogni- tion, counsel for the prisoners con- cerned would resort to the courts with 8 plea that the. extradition of their clients was illegal-these were unprecedented questions which the sit uation presented tonight.
 The requisition papers in the West Virginia case were obtained by two deputy sheriffs from Berkeley county in that state, who left tonight on an early train for New York preparing to present them to Acting Police Com missioner Mckay. They called for the l extradition of James MolIoy of Mar tinsburg, W. Va. now held in New York for larceny.
 Glynn Declined to Sign. The West Virginia officers, who were unacquainted with the gubernatorial complications, were advised after hay ing had their papers signed by Mir. Sulzer that MT. Glynn, as acting gov ernor, was the proper official to sign them They then attempted to get his
 
 MT. Glynn on the ground that the pa4Sl pers as presented were not in proper form. as they already had been signed by one not in authority.
 National Guard Recognizes GTynn.
 With the situation thus complicated, Various departments of the state gov ernment marked time today and, with l one exception, made no open an- nouncement of their attitude toward either claimant. Lieutenant Colonel 1 Edward B. Howard of the staff of Ad- i Jutant General Hamilton called upon nally recognized the authority of Mr. 1 Glynn by asking if there were any orders he cared to transmit to the ] adjutant general who was about to ] leave town. Mr. Glynn had done.
 "tt is perfectly clear to both Gen. 1 eral Hamilton and myself" said Lieu- ! tenant Colonel Howard later, that 1 Martin H. Glynn is the acting gover- | nor of this state. The national guard | as an organized body cannot take or 1 ders from Governor sulzer until he ! clears himself"
 State Seal Locked Up.
 Secretary of State Mitchell Ma was also reported by one of MT. GIynnss friends to have recognized the claims | of the lieutenant governor and 1t was said that he would refuse Governor Sulzer access to the great seal of the | state of New York, which is kept in 1 the secretary of states office Before 1 the ofhce4was closed tonight heavy | chai hand paddock were placed on the l seal to prevent its unauthorized usa |
 The great seal is used on all cer- | tiffcates. signatures all papers to | county clerks and Judges and other | official communications. It Is placed | also on pardons prociamations issued | by the governor and similar documents ! with the exception however, of re- l quisitions. For the latter, tho gov | ernor uses the privy or executive seal, which is kept in his private office
 John H. Delaney, commissioners of 1 the department of efficiency and eeon- omy. was another of Lieutenant Gov | ernor Glpnn's callers.
 sulxer Puts New Lock on Private o. |
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 ln anticipation of any attempt en | tAs part of the Glynn contingent to