Las Vegas optic., 1913-08-15
URGES AGREEMENT OF FACT
WANTS TO GO INTO COURT UPON
STIPULATION OF MATTERS
BEARING ON CASE; CONTINUES
TO EXERCISE OFFICE
GOVERNMENTMAY Be BEPUZZLED
CONFUSION AMONG STATE oFFIc-
iALs is STILL THE RULE, EACH
CLAIMANT TO THE EXECUTIVE
CHAIR HAVING SOME FRIENDS

Albany, N ", Aug. 15.-Formal de-
mand for the surrender of the exeeu-
tive chamber and offices, the privy
seal and all books. papers. records
an documents relating to the exeeu-
tive department was made on Govern
or William sulzer this afternoon BY
Lieutenant Governor Glynn. Governor
sulzer refused to compl with the de-
mand.
Included in Governor Suffers re-
fusal, according to D. Cady HerrIek,
chief Of his counsel, is a proposal that
Glynn and sulzer prepare an agreed
statement of the facts in the contro-
versy and submit them TO the courts
to determine whom is governor Of
New York.
Mr.. Glynn's letter is addressed ID
Mr.. sulzer simply as Hon. William
sulzer, Albany, N. T." and is signed
by Mr.. Glynn as acting governor and
reads as follows:
In the performance Of duty which
has devolved on me by article 4, sec
tion 6, of the constitution, Officially
demand that you deliver and surren-
der to me as acting governor, during
the period of your constitutional dis
ability to act as governor. the use,
possession and occupany Of the execu-
tive 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 pa
pers, books, records and documents in
said chamber or offices or elsewhere.
in your charge, possession or custody.
relating to or in any wise connected
with or pertaining to the executive
department. The bearer hereof is an
thorized to receive your answer to
this communication.
Respectfully,
MARTIN H. GLYNN,
Acting Governor.
Governor Suffers reply was given
to Mr.. Glynn's messenger
II was addressed to tHon. Martin Fl.
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 exc
cutive offices; and that ] likewise de-
liver to you the executive privy seal
Of the state Of New York and also al
books, papers. records and documents
in said chamber OF offices, or else
where, in by charge, possession Or
custody relating to or IN any way
connected to or pertaining to the exc
cutive department, received.
''In response thereto decline to re-
cognize you as acting governor Of the
state; and decline to deliver to yon
the use. possession and occupance of
OAO OACSubAhC CAuAuBSi dltu gkHItNa 0t.
in any way comply with the demands
and requests in your letter.
II shall continue TO exercise and
discharge the constitutional duties AZ
the governor Of the state OF New York;
first, among other reasons, because 4
am advised that the assembly at its
present extraordinary session posses
sed and possesses now power orautbof-
ity to prefer articles Of Impeachment.
and second, because the lieutenant
governor Of the state is not authorized
70 act as governor in case Of the ~
peachment of the goveror unless such
impeachment Is sustained.
For the purpose Of preventing any
unseemly struggle. suggest that conf
sci for the lieutenant governor anli
for myself agree On a method ST sn6