Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-15

liam Sulzer, Albany. N. "" signed
reads as follows:
',In the performance of the duty
which has devolved upon me by ar.
ticle 4. section of the constitution.
officially demand that you deliver and
surrender to me as acting governor
during the period of your constitu-
tional disability to act as governor
the use, possession and occupancy OF
the executive chamber and offices;
and that you likewise deliver and
surrender to me the executive privy
seal of the State of New York, and
also all books. papers, records and
documents in said chamber or offices
or elsewhere, in your charge. pos
session or custody. relating to or in
anywise connected with or pertain
ing to the executive department The
bearer hereof is authorized to receive
, your answer to this communication.
Respectfully. (Signedr
MARTIN II. GLYNN.
acting Governor"
Worried by wife's Condition.
1.-THE only thing that's worrying me
about this whole business is Mrs.
gulzer's condition" Governor Sulzer
/, aold Colonel T. w. Simons, of WASH
ington, as they entered the capitol
together today. She is very Ill, and
the q dlaWaSS nave D1OuBnl nSl
name into the affair.""
This was the first public reference
the governor has made to the state
ment that Mrs. SuIzer had used some
of his campaign contributions, with
out his knowledge, to invest in stocks.
He spoke in the presence of the news
papermen.
1T is too bad" agreed Colonel ST.
mons.
fanI
like punching the noses of the scala
wags who brought her into it,
To another friend the governor
said:
"I can fight my own battles for
myself 1t was wrong to bring a
woman into the case. l wish there
was some way we could keep her
name out from now on. She is very
Ill. and | was up with her nearly all
night
Gaunt and HoIlow-eyed.
Mr.. Sulzer looked gaunt and hol-
1owed-eyed when he walked into the
capitol grounds this forenoon. The
strain of a night of waiting upon
his wife seemed to have told heavily
upon him.
the capitol at 11:25 and Immediately
Office with his counsel.
Frank A Tierney, his secretary,
left the lieutenant-gover office
at 1920 p. m. for the executive cham
Der to serve Mr.. Sulzer with Mr..
Glynn's official demand that he va
! cate the Office of governor. At the
executive Offices Tierney was
promptly ushered through the panel
door into the presence of the i'm
peached governor
Governor Suffers reply was given
promptly to Mr.. Glynn's messenger
1t was addressed to Hon William
H. Glynn. Lieutenant Governor" and
said:
"Sir-Yours of August IS, demand
ing that / deliver and surrender to
you as Acting Governor. the use.
possession and occupancy of the ex-
ecutive chamber and offices; and that
l likewise deliver and surrender to
you the executive prvy seal of the
State of New York and also all
books papers. records and documents
in said chamber or offices, or else
where in nv charge. possession nr
custody relating to or in any way
connected with or pertaining to the
executive department, received.
"In response thereto. / decline to
recognize you as acting governor OF
the State. and decline to deliver to
YOU the use, possession and occupancy
of the executive chamber and offices.
.nr in any way comply with the de-
( Nands and requests in your letter.
Gives His Reasons.
"I shall continue to exercise and
discharge the constitutional duties of
the governor of the State of New
York: first. among other reasons. be-
cause | am advised that the Assem-
bly, at its present extraordinary ses-
sion possessed and possesses no
power or authority to confer articles
of impeachment; and secondly. be-
cause the lieutenant governor of the
State is not authorized to act as gov
!, ernor in case of impeachment of the
governor. unless such impeachment is
sustained
4 "For the purpose of preventing any
sSuneeemly struggle. l suggest that
teunsel for the Lieutenant-G Governor
Apd for myself. agree upon method
ii submitting the question to the
Y courts for decision. and for that pur-
pose. that extraordinary sessions of
fbe courts be forthwith called. in
order that a speedy determination
may be had.
fsigned) "WM. SULZER.
Governor"
Counsel for Lieutenant Governor
Clvnn later made an appointment to
confer this afternoon with D. Cady
Herrick. counsel for Governor Sulzer
In an effort to devise way in which
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