The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-24
SUtzER IS NAMED
AS A CANDIDATE
FOR ASS[ MBl man
DEPOSED GOVERNOR is NOM.
MATED BY PRoGRESSlvES
IN NEW YORK CITY.
HIS Wife IS MUCH PLEASED
viii Begin His Fight Over to Reach
= the Governors Chair Again, Where
He Began His Political Career Just
Just Twenty Years Ago.

Just Twenty Years Ago.
ALBANY, N. ", Oct. 21-A few
minutes after the progressive conven.s
ton that nominated him for assem-
blyman met in New York last night,
VIM. Sulzer issued a statement tell
ing why he had consented to come
back to Albany" Throughout the
evening he was in communication by
telephone with progressive leaders in
4 New York.
There never was any doubt that he
could have the nomination if he want
ed it, he declared. Nor does he doubt
that the first of January will see him
back where he began his political Ca
reer twenty years ago. He and his
friends also are convinced that he
will go from there to the speakership
and thence back to the governors
chair.
Some time tomorrow Sulzer will 60
to New York. He will begin cam
paign for the assembly Immediately
and speak day and night up to cleo
ton time. After that he will accept
some lecture engagements up to jan
uary /. If it then is necessary for
him to come to Albany, he will arrive
here on the opening day of the legis-
lature to start the fight which he
hopes will put him back in the execu-
tive chair. His promise to make the
fur fly" if he is made an assembly
man.
And not only will | make it warm
for my enemies in the assembly" he
declared. I'll make them take no
tice in other palces too"
His statement follows in part:
In view of the urgent pleadings
from lifelong friends and the request
! in writing from more than half the
registered voters begging me to &C.
cept the nomination for member OF
the assembly to further the cause Of
, honest government, have consented
, to come back to Albany as member
. of the assembly for the good that
can do.
II shall be a non-partisan candi-
, date, having no axe to grind, and no
motive or purpose other than to do
: what | can do for the cause of my re-
/. moval from the governorship by an
| arrogant boss whose dictates to do
, wrong | defied."
Sulzer agreed to run after consult
: ing score of political advisers today
: The rabbis of every synagog of the
: Sixth district called at the executive
t mansion today to urge Sulzer to make
the race. They brought petitions
signed by $500 voters in the district
asking Sulzer to run. There are said
to be only 500 voters in the entire
district. Mrs. Sulzer urged him to &C.
cept the nomination.
Obviously, Sulzer was we'll pleased
with his nomination. He walked up
and down his Office in the mansion,
smoking cigar, smiling and telling
how he intended to fight his enemies
to the last ditch. He waved his call
ers to chair and began to tell how
he regarded his removal as possible
real blessing in disguise.
.'The Indians declare" he said,
. that everything is for the best. l
am pretty much of an Indian myself.
> I've been out west fourteen times.
: Sometimes think that's where be-
:. long. People out there have written
: me since | started this fight against
Tammany that II were among them
they would send me to the United
States senate. Maybe they would.
reckon belong out there. | don't
seem, to got ON very well in this effete
;. east.
= But started to say that l thought
my removal was for the best. What
could l do in the governors chair?
Nothing. But can do lot in the as
sembly, and other places. can carry
out my reforms there. tried to car.
nv them out in the governors chair"