The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-22
CHARGES SULzER
WITH EFFORT TO
INFLUENCE VOTE
Managers Of Inquiry to Accuse Him
of Usurping Office Dur
ing Impeachment.
THREATS OF SING SING
FOR MURPHY AND GANG


FOR MURPHY AND GANG
Albany, N. Y Aug. Charges
that William sulzer has been guilty
of usurpation in every Official act
i since his impeachment, and that in
a secret visit to the capitol few
I hours before The vote was taken he
/ attempted unduly TO influence votes
in his favor win be added to the
already long list that has been pre-
pared by the Assembly board of
managers which will handle the
prosecution before the high court OF
Impeachment.
/ These charges were under discus
sion today at meeting of the inn
peachment managers presided over
by Aaron J Levy and attended by
Edgar Eraekett, the senior counsel
for the prosecution. The usurpation
I charge is ready 10 be added to the
articles Of Impeachment
The accusation OF undue inAu-
ence is supported by the testimony
Of three Assomblymn who refuse to
give out their names until they APP
pear as witnesses at the trial.
Glynn Tells Policy
While these additional troubles
fo- Mr. sulzor were being arranged
Acting Governor Martin II. Glynn
issued a statement Of the future
executive policy of the state govern
mcnt which calmly ignored Suffers
existence The statement was Is
sued from tho new executive cham-
Der in which Mr.. Glynn was in
stalled this afternoon by the board
Of public buildings, of which he is
the chairman.
1t follows
owing to the duties thrust upon
me by the constitution, l wish to
make clear the policy I propose to
pursue rs acting governor.
81 do not intend to employ a tenn
porary occupancy Of the governor
ship for the purpose Of partisan war
fare.
under me as acting governor
there will be no political earth
quaFes and no factional rcprisals.
II have no intention of remov-
ing departmental heads for mere
political reasons.
y promise to discharge my sworn
OBLIGATIONS for the best interests Of
the public
'"I ask the hearty co-6pnration
Of all state officers and all good
citizens 70 help bring order out Of
chaos in the state government .un-
til The court of impeachment shall
have rendered a verdict
''Tho duties deyo.ying upon mo /
did not seek. They are imposed
upon me temporarily by the consti-
tuition and am determined to live
MP to the constitution
81 believe in law and order and
tho affairs of state must proceed in
an orderly manner according to
constitutional provisions.
u promise to discharge the duties
Of acting governor without feae or.
favor, without ostcntation or adver-
tisomcnt without factional purpose
or personal motive.
mo act or will of mine will com
pound the present confusion. Off
cial chaos must end and the affairs
of the state proceed as If no inn
pcachment proceedings were pend
ing Until the court of impeach-
ment renders it's decision | intend
to do only such things as may be
necessary for the running of the
business of the state"
The committee took up the secret
visit Of sulzcr to the capitol few
hours before the assembly voted to
impeach him.
Mere Evidence Sought.
The managers have required the
Frawley committee to renew its in
vestigation in New York and to
amplify the testimony on some
points.
Handwriting experts will be
called to establish tho authenticity
if possible of the signature of VIII
liam Sulzcr on the 5000 cheek de-
posted in the now famous Boyer.
Griswold & Co., transaction It is
possible that the alleged contrihu-
tons of August Belmont, Henry T.
0Xnard and others interested in
horse racing to Suffers campaign
fund may be discussed. No plans
have as yet been made to take any
testimony from racing men.
Acting Governor GIynn's first act
was to call meeting of the public