The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-14
WHO is THE
GOVERNOR /?
Sulzer and GIynn Both Have
Supporters Among State
Employees
STRANGE SITUATION
EXISTS AT ALBANY

Army of Employees Never So Demoral-
lzed-Great Seal of the State of New
York Was Still in Possession of Sui
zer This Forenoon.
ALBANY, \. Y, August 14.-With
toy. Sulzer impeached by the assembly
and the date of his trial before the
Senate and the judges Of the court OF
appeals fixed for Sept IS, the spec
faele was presented last night of two
men claiming to be governor of the
state of New York As soon as the
articles of impeachment adopted at an
early hour yesterday morning bv the
Democratic majority in the assembly
were presented to the Senate. soon af-
ter p. m, yesterday, Lieut. Gov. Mar
H. 6lynn announced his intention of
occupying the executive chamber.
Friends of Gov Sulzer declared that
the governor intended to continue in
office and to use every weapon in his
power to maintain his position on the
ground that the Assembly had no con
stItutIonal right to consider impeach-
ment at its extraordinary session.
Some asserted the governor would
20 so far as to summon military pro
lection if necessary to prevent the
lieutenant governor from occupying the
executive chamber. Judge d. Cady
HcrrIch, who will act as chief counsel
for the governor at his trial, said last
night that ''talk Of resort to force l.
the mercst rot. = Z. He will meet the
charges against him in an orderly and
dignified way" said Judge Herrick,
'and will do nothing unhecoming the
dignity of the state He will engage
~ no physical scramble to assert his
rights to discharge the functions of
the Office Of governor
The governor himself was silent
When at q O'Clock last night he left
his office in the capitol where he had
been closcted the entire day, he was
asked if he expected TO return today.
Yes, stree! he replied in angry
tones. SO far as could be learned
no attempt was made by Lieut. Gov
Glynn in any way to exercise the func-
ton of chief executive Yesterday, but
there was every indication that there
would he clash Of authority today,
when both men return from their
homes to the capitol The lieutenant
governor would not indicate last night
what action he proposed to take ex-
cept to say that there would be emo
circus or military maneuvers about oc.
eupying the executive chambers; the
law is supreme
The inaction of Lieut. Gov Glynn in
the matter was in the face of argu-
ments giving expression both in the
Senate and in the Assembly yesterday
that at -he mcnent the articles of i'm
peachment were presented to the Sen
ate Go Sulzcr automatically ceased to
be the chief executive This conten-
tlon was based on an article in the
constitution which says: In case Of
impeachment of tho governor
the powers and duties of the Office
shall devolve upon the lieutenant gov
ernor. f" 1t was held by the majority
leaders tAat the word impeachment
corresponded with the word "tindict-
ment in criminal trial, and that
therefore in the meaning of the con
stltution the governor already stood i'm
peached, even though not yet convict
ell. and was therefore not now eligible
to hold his office
These arguments were placed before
the lieutenant governor by the Demo
cratic leaders early in the afternoon
but nevertheless Gov. Sulzer was not
molested. y few minutes after the
governor left his office, Patrick f.
McCabe, clerk Of the Senate, appeared
at the executive chamber with a copy
of the articles of Impeachment, and
summons aad complaint which he in
tended to serve upon the governor
When Informed by the governors Sec
retary, Chester G. Platt, that he had
missed the governor by scarcely a min.
ute, McCabe asked for a, appointment
today. Platt replied that the governor
would be in the excative chamber at
would be in the executive chamber a
would be at the executive chamber ut
II O'Clock this morning and that he
would 'try and arrange matters for
that time.
1t seemed practically certain last
night that the governor and lieutenant
governor would both resort to legal
tests Of their respective claims in the
courts, which in the history of New
York state have never been called
upon to hand down an opinion which
would act as a precedent in the case.
Rumors of what form these tests would
take offered such a wide choice that for
lack of authoritative statement, no one
cared last night to venture more than a
guess.
AIRANN Auo,,s+ II Tho