The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
PROGRESSIVES NAME
SULZER CANDIDATE
FOR THE ASSEMBLY
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East Side meeting hall. Bands in the
street outside played national airs. The
nomination was made unanimous.
Albany. N. Y, October 20.-A few min
utes after the progressive convention that
nominated him for assemblyman met in
New York tonight, William Sulzer issued
a statement telling why he had consented
to come back to Albany" Throughout the
evening he was in communication by tele-
phone with progressive leaders in New
York.
There never was any doubt but that
he could have the nomination ii he wanted
it he declared. Nor does he doubt that
the first of January will see him back
where he began his political career 20
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 Suzer will go to
New York. He will begin campaign
for the assembly Immediately and speak
day and night up until election time. After
that he will accept some lecture engage
ment up to the first of January. If 1t
then is necessary for him to come to AL
bany he will arrive here on the opening
day of the legislature to start the fight
which he hopes will put him back in the
executive chair. His promise is to make
tut Luz lily IL ne IL llisiut dll dSStllDly
man.
Make Them Take Notice
And not only will | make 1t warm for
my enemies in the assembly, he declared,
I'm make them take notice in other
places, too
His statement follows in part:
I'm view of the urgent pleadings from
lifelong friends and the request in writ
ing from more than half of the registered
voters of the Sixth assembly district re-
gardless of party affiliations begging me
to accept the nomination for member of
the assembly to further the cause of hon
est government, T have consented t. come
back to Albany as a member of the as
sembly for the good that ! can do.
II shall be a non-partisan candidate,
having no AK to grind and no motive or
purpose other than to do what I can for
the cause of good government-the strug-
gle for which accomplishment brought
about my removal from the governorship
by sn arrogant boss whose dictates to do
wrong l defied."
Sulzer agreed to run after consulting
with a score of political advisers today.
The rabbis of every synagogue in the
Sixth district called at the executive man.
sion today to urge Suzer to make the
race. They brought petitions signed by
$500 voters in the district asking Sulzer
to run. There are said to be only 57oG
voters in the entire district. Mrs. Sulzer
urged him to accept the nomination.
Sulzer Well Pleased
Obviously Sulzer was we'll pleased with
his nomination. He walked up and down
his office in the mansion, smoking a cigar,
smiling and telling how he intended to
fight his enemies to the last ditch. He
waved his callers to a chair and began
to tell how he regarded his removal as a
IC ssible real blessing In disguise.
"The Indians declare" he said, that
everything is for the best. I'm pretty
much of an Indian myself. I've been out
west Ia times. Sometimes I think that $
where ! belong. People out there have
written me since I started this fight
against Tammany that IL | were among
them they would send me to the United
States Senate. Maybe they would. ]
reckon / belong out there. don't seem
to get on very well in this effete east.
But / started to say that 1 thought
maybe my removal was for the best
What could l do In the governors chair
now? Nothing. But 1 can do a lot in the
assembly and other places I can carry
out my reforms there. 1 tried to carry
them out In the governors chair"
He was silent for a moment, walking
the length of the room. Suddenly he
stopped, closed his eyes and said:
'Yes, sir; tried so hard that / lost my
job"
There were simultaneous rings at tho
eoor and telephone bells. People were be-
ginning to call and congratulate him. He
prepared to retreat.
'Ill see you here In January" he said,
and he disappeared into his study with
the Injunction that he not be disturbed.