New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18

comic opera war between the Governor
and the leader of Tammany.
Sulzer vetoed a bill providing for spe-
cial election in June to decide whether
there should be constitutional cohVeh-
ton. The passage OF the bill was sought
by Murphy, and the veto was hard do"
to Tammany. Sulzer urged a direct pri-
mary law, and II was defeated chleny oy
Tammany influence. AS early as May no
had made a wide breach between himself
and the Legislature. and II was feared
that the business OF the state was likely
to suffer because Of many untitled vacan-
cies in office.
In June there was published correspond
cree showing that Sulzer had brought
suit against Mrs Mary Maud Watson, OF
Windsor, W.T. for $4,000 for services al
legged TO have been rendered In 1887 In a
will case. II was alleged that Sulzer had
rendered no real service in the case. and
Mrs. Watson's husband in a published
AFFIDAVIT declared that he believed the
suit was an attempt 10 blackmail his wife.
II was also declared that an effort had
been made to indict Sulzer tor perjury In
connection with this case. Sulzer charged
that the publication OF the correspond
ence was brought about by Murphy be-
cause the Governor had failed TO appoint
James e. Gaffney State Highway Com
missioner.
In less than a fortnight another sensa-
ton was sprung when Miss Mignon Hop
kins, formerly OF Brooklyn. brought suit
for $780, 900 against Sulzer In Philadelphia,
alleging breach OF promise Of marriage.
Sulzer was married at Atlantic City on
January s. 1908. to Miss Clara Rodelheim.
of Philadelphia. and Miss Hopkins al
legged that Sulzer had promised TO marry
her in 1903 Sulzer said that Miss Hop
kins's suit was the result Of the activities
OF his enemies. He said that he had
settled a suit brought by Miss Hopkins
some years before because OF the pre-
carious condition of Mrs. Sulzer at the
time. He said that had he been willing
to be "Murphy's kind Of Governor" nc
one would ever have heard of the matter
again.
II was not long before there was a con-
siderable breach between Sulzer and Lieu
tenant Governor Glynn, and In July Sui
ger made charges that the records of the
Legislature were falsifed as to the at
tendance at certain meeting. Glynn de-
nounced Sulzer as the prince Of falsfiers.
In the mean time legislative investiga-
ton Of Governor Suffers administration
was ordered. The committee appointed
for the investigation was headed by James
]. Frawley. State Senator, and was COM
posed Of Senator'S Felix J. Sanner OF
Kings Samuel ]. Transporter, Of Erie
E!on r. Brown. of jefferson. and Assem-
blymen Wilson r. Yard, of Westches
| ter; La Verne p. Butts. of Otsego. and
Myron Smith, of Duchess The mem
| bers Of the committee were all known as
good reorganization" men.
Charges were made that Sulzer had
| failed to give proper accounting OF the
amount of the contributions to his cam
paign and of his expenditures. II was al
legged that he had failed to account FOR
some $4,000 contributed and that his
statement as to what he had paid out
was false. The money not accounted for
| II was charged, had been spent In specu-
lating in Wall Street II was further
alleged that Sulzer had attempted to In
nuence the stock market by seeking to
have passed legislation affecting the Stock
Exchange and then Withdrawing this leg
sation.
Mrs. Sulzer attempted TO come to the
aid of her husband by saying that with
out his knowledge she had used some
Of the money that had been contributed