Evening journal., 1913-09-26
HOPE WITNESS
WILL EXPLAIN
SULzER MUSS
Defense Depends on SareCky
to Make Clear Entire Charge
Against Governor
FOES DENY THEY
WILL CALL MURPHY
BY JOHN EDWIN NEyIN.

staff Correspondent of the United
Press.
ALBANY. N. Y, Sept. 26.-whne
the impeachment trial of William
Sulzer, elected governor of New York,
is being rushed in the senate cham
Der, the states business affairs are
being rapidly Strengthened out Fol-
lowing the public recognition by d..
Hady Herrick, of the validity Of the
suspension of Sulzers function, every
head of state department who is
here, has notified Acting Governor
Martin H. Glynn that his wishes will
hereafter guide them in their official
actions The last department to sue
cumb was that of Governor Sulzer
himself His secreatry, Chester c.
Platt, today brought to Glynns tenn
porary offices in the northeast wing
of the Capitol building, a bundle of
mail that had been left in the execu-
tive offices. He turned it over to
Frank A. Tierney, secretary to Acting
Governor Glynn and explained that If
there was anything that he could do
TO aid the defacto administration, he
would gladly do SO.
So far as the actual trial of Sulzer
himself is concerned, for the next few
days at least, the case will drag while
the attorneys complete the list Of cam
paign contributions he is alleged to have
diverted to his own use. 1t is the plan
of the lawyers to call each of the CON
tributors who can be reached and have
them identify their givings.
The first real excitement Is looked for
when Louis A. Saresky is placed on the
stand. What attitude he will assume
is problematic. If he is a frank and
free witness he can clear up all of the
mystery surrounding the entire charge
against the governor.
Suffers defense position, certain Of his
friends say, is very likely to be that he
realized that he was going to have con-
tinuous fight throughout his entire term
of office and that he used some of the
gifts sent him to create a fund that
would make him Independent Of the party
organization so that he could not be
hampered in his hght for reform. II is
certain that some of the contributions in
dispute were turned over 10 Mrs. Clara
Sulzer, wife of the governor. There Is
little reason to doubt that she viii b
a chief figure in the defense.
Just what either she or the cover.
nor, If she is finally called, will testify
70, is a closely guarded secret. Her.
rick positively refuses to indicate
what his plans are.
When the trial was resumed today
former Judge L. ]. Conlon, of the
Municipal Court of New York, was OF
the stand, Identifying checks collect
ed by him at the Manhattan Club fol
Sulzer's benefit.
When Judge Herrick. as chief coun-
selfor Governor Sulzer, was asked re
garding a report that he had sub
poenaed Charles f. Murphy, boss o
Tammany Hall, he laughed heartily
and replied;
What an absurdity. II is on 2
par with other wild stories set OF
foot from heaven knows where. O
course we have not subpoenaed Mr.
Murphy"
II is learned that the question o
calling Murphy will be deferred unit
the prosecutions entire case is in
Then with other important questions
t will be finally disposed of at
general conference of the governori
counsel in which the governor vii
participate.