Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-15
OF
HIS OFFICE IS
ASKED
LIEUTENANT. governor GLYNN, AS
ACTING GOVERNOR OF new
YORK, CALLS UPON SULzER TO
TURN OVER EXECUTIVE OFFICES
AND SEAL. DEMAND REFUSED.
DUAL ADMINISTRATION
BRINGS MUCH CONFUSION

Albany, N. Y, Aug. ia formal de
mand for the surrender of the eXecu
tive chamber and Offices, the privy
seal and all books, papers, records,
and documents relating to the exec
utive department was made on Gov
| VIM. Sulzer this afternoon by Lieuten-
ant Governor Glynn.
Governor Sulzer refused to comply
with the demand.
Included in Governor Suffers refu-
sal. according to d. Cady Herrick,
chief of his counsel, is proposal that
statement of the facts in the contro-
yersy and submit them to the courts
to determine who is governor of New
York.
Mr.. Glynns letter is addressed to
Mr. Sulzer simply as Hon, William
Sulzer, Albany, N, Y and is signed
by Mr. Glynn as acting governor and
reads as follows;
''ln the performance of the duty
which has devolved on me by article
four, section 6, of the constitution. |
officially demand that you deliver and
surrender to me as acting governor,
during the period of your constitutions
al disability to act as governor, the
use. possession and occupancy of the
executive chamber and Offices; and
that you likewise deliver and surren-
der 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 else
where in your charge, possession or
custody, relating to or in any wise
connected with or pertaining to the
executive department The bearer
hereof is authorized to receive your
answer to this communication.
Respectfully,
(Signed MARTIN II. GLYNN,
Acting Governor
Governor Sulzer's reply was given
promptly to Mr.. Glynns messenger 1t
was addressed to Hon. Martin r.
Glynn, lieutenant governor, and said:
Sir: Yours of August 18th de-
manding that | deliver and surrender
to you as acting governor the use,
possession and occupancy of the eX-
ecutive chamber and offices; and that
| likewise deliver and surrender to
you 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 my charge, possession or custody
to or in any way connected
or pertaining to the executive de-
partment, received.
tIn 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, or
in any way comply with the demands
and requests in your letter.
81 shall continue to exercise and
discharge the constitutional duties OF /
the government of the state of New
York
First among other reasons, be- |
cause am advised that the assembly .
1T it's present extraordinary session /
possessed and possess no power or !
to prefer articles of i'm /
oeachment of the governor, unless
such Impeachment is sustained.
For the purpose of preventing any 4
struggle, suggest that
for the lieutenant governor
md for myself, agree on method of
or decision; and for that purpose that
sessions of the courts
,e forthwith called, in order that
peedy determination may be had.
Respectfully
"WILLIAM SULZER, I
Governor
Counsel for Lieutenant Governor
flynn later made an appointment to
onfer this afternoon with ID, Cady
1errick, counsel for Governor Sulzer.
he courts could speedily settle the
Ontroversy.
All is Confusion.
The second day of the dual admins
ration in New York state dawned on
onfusion in the capitol. steel chain
nth a heavy paddock decorated the -,
reat seal; the privy seal lay under
ock and key; the way to the execu- :
i've chamber, William Sulzers citadel !
7as bolted and barricaded from two !,
ffices the rival claimants to the gov !,
rnor's chair continued to exercise i
heir functions.
Control OF the national guard and =
ccess to the great seal were preroga Y
ives stripped from Governor Sulzer :
Y Lieut.. Governor Glynn, who claims +
} be the acting chief executive Pos +
ession of the privy seal whose i'm
rint validates all documents coming y
efore the governor on affairs wholly
'ithin the state and occupancy of the t
xecutive chambers. remained with t
ulzer. il
May Involve U. S.
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