The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-26
Lieutenant Governor Saws
Sulzer Knew He Was
Not at Session.
WEDNESDAY BILLS O. KID
But Sulzcr Thinks They May
BE Fought Because of
No Quorum.

RibhNN, july So--iSieut -toN. hlNnH
came forward to-day and proclaimed Gov.
Su,zer an artistic talsiner, willing to do
anything 10 get his name in the first
page columns Of the newspapers
His remarks were caused by the Gov.
ernor's statement that the records Of, the
Senate and Assembly were falsifed as to
the number Of members present at Wednes-
day nights meeting OF the LEGISLATURE.
IF correctly reported in the press Of
this morning Gov. Sulzer has usurped
the thrones long occupied by Baron Mum
chausen. Benvenuto Cellini and Col. Sell
lers as the worlds most artistic liars"
said Mr.. Glynn. Unto himself alone the
Governor has appropriated the three
pedestals formerly occupied by this in
famous trinity Of truth distorters.
Gov. Sulzer is quoted as saying that
Lieut.. Gov. Glynn falsincd the records
OF Wednesday nights session Of the
Senate. This is a malicious falsehood.
Lieut. Gov. Glynn was not near .he
Capitol on Wednesday. did no, attend
Wednesday nights session OF the Senate
and did not sign the bills passed by the
Senate that night.
"Mania" for Publicity.
I'm his quenchless thirst for notorlety
little thing like the truth does not
prevent Gov sulzer from saying any
thing that will get him m the first pag.
Of the newspapers. He has mania for
seeing his name in print. He is suffering
from first pageitis.' His vanity is ex-
ceeded only by the peacock and he mis-
In kaa nf fn-,
thunders Of popular applause.
III the Governor has not lost his
senses he must know this statement about
Lieut.. Gov Glynn was false. His secre-
tary. Chester c. Piatt. was in and out
the Senate a number of times Wednesday
night and says he told Gov. Sulzer that
MIR Glynn was not there.
The Governor has not lost his sense
of hearing. hence he must he malicious.
Yesterday he called for the Journal of
the Senate and read II. The Journal
. hows Lieut.. .-Gov. Glynn did not preside,
The Governor Is not blind. and he
can read. Yesterday the Governor signed
some bills passed by the Senate Wednes-
day night. Now unless he signs bills
without reading them, or unless he thinks
with his feet. ne must have seen that
and yet the Governor says they were
The minutes OF his own stenogrnpher re-
port him as saying It.
what the Records show.
The Journal OF the Senate. the bills
passed by the Senate. the word Of Gov
Sulzcr's own secretary either show that
Gov. Sulxer has lost his senses or lost
his respect for the truth; maybe both.
Anyway, he IL guilty of the rankest
kind OF falsehood in this matter.
''Good-by. Col. sellers; good-by, Ren-
venuto Cellini; good-by Baron Mum
chausen; good-by. Ananias; you are
things Of the past You have lost your
glory and your fame. your peacock feath.
ers and your yellow jacket. You are
tyros in the game OF falsehood com
pared to william Sulzer. Like a Co
cussus Of the world he bestridcs the
three thrones OF mcndacity you formerly
occupied and Graves for more. and he is
equal to the job. Another feat like
this and Gov Sulzer will have Ananias
beaten to a frazzle.'
The Governor after approving nearly
all OF the measures passed by the Leg
islature Wednesday night expressed the
belief to-day that his action on them
could he upset easily in the courts by
any one who desired to bring an action
for this purpose The Governor said he
had been advised that in the Senate there
were present only seventeen Senators and
in the Assembly only thirty-seven mem
bers while il was certified on the bills
when they came to him that twenty
eight Senators and ninety eight Assembly
men had voted for them.
This rertifcation by the legislative off.
ciais. the Governor charged. constituted
a crime. because they knew they We're
certifying to a falsehood." The Gov
ernor declared he had the names of those
present In both houses,
The Constitution and the statutes are
very clear, in the opinion Of the Governor.
and show that the Legislature can 30
nothing without quorum: therefore
everything done on Wednesday night 10
null and void
Question of Adjournment
The Governor holds that the Leglsla-
ture In the event OF no quorum cannot
adjourn except sine die when il was
pointed out to him that the general un.
is that the power to adjourn
to later date In one of the functions
Of the Legislature even with quorum
lacking the Governor declared he was
willing to argue this point In the next
breath he said he had been advised by
eminent counsel that the Legislature hav-
Ing abdicated it's functions could not
meet again this year for any purpose
But, Governor. the Legislature Is either
in recass or stands adjourned" was sug.
Eestcd by one Of his hearers, The Gov
prnor held to the point that the I.egisla.
lure only could have adjourned sIns dia