The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-07
GATHER AT ALBANY
FOR BRIEF TERM
NEW YORK LEGISLATIVE ASSEM-
BLY, BEGAN IT'S REGULAR
SESSION TODAY. :.
Glynn Wants Short Term = Sulze
Stands Alone and Is Practically
Without a Party.

ALBANY, JAN. with a we'll boss
ed Tammany senate glazing across the
corridor at defiant republican assem-
bly,, the New York legislature OF 1914
convened here today. 1t is the first
New York legislature that ever had an
impeached governor in it's membership,
and the first that has had free lance
assembly, although the republicans
elected majority of the members.
The republicans had looked forward
to this session as an opportunity for
them to enact such progressive mea-
sures as workmen's compensation, d.
rect primaries and reform ballot A
republican conference in New YORK
pledged the assemblymen to these
measures, but the democrats forestall-
ed the gathering of this political am
munition by passing these same pro-
gressive bills during final days OF the
special session of the democratic legis-
lature.
Sulzer Stands Alone.
Former Governor Sulzer, now an as
semblyman, bears the unique distlnc-
ton of being virtually "a man without
a party" He cast off the democrats
following his impeachment and was
elected to the assembly on the progress
sive ticket. The progressives, how
ever, have not included him in their
conferences and have not numbered
him as among those to be relied upon
by their party
Just where and when the trouble
will begin is the problem. Former
Governor Sulzer is apt to vie with AS |,
semblyman Human in getting in a I
stiff resolution to investigate every
thing democratic and Hinman wants
especially to dig into the expenditure |
of the millions that have failed to nm
ish the barge canal. Sulzer wants
most of all a general uncovering OF
Tammany Halls use of money at cleo
lions but is not averse to any inquiry
that would show up graft.
May be Fusion.
1t is limited that the democratic min
GRITTY will join with the Independents
to do anything that will make real
republican trouble, but this feature OF
the session will develop as opportunity
offers.
At the outset the leaders will try to
stave off the immediate introduction
of investigation resolutions. They pre-
fer to have but few and these deadly,
but admittedly it will be hard to hold
back Sulzer and several more of the
Independents.
The senate although powerfully OF
the Tammany persuasion is disposed
to be really good. With the governors
insistance and with fear to do other
wise it fairly well squared accounts
with the people by the reform legisla-
ton put through at the close of the
extra session. Now it sees no real rea-
son for legislation unless the COVER
nor has something further in mind. or
coure the usual regular bills" will
be introduced and very likely these
will come in early. Otherwise the
senate expects simply to keep an eye
on the assembly and be prepared at
all times to do the governors bidding.
Glynn Will Make Record.
Since Governor Glynn is out to make
1 record and has declared that he will
advise the legislature by message from
line to time, rather than hand out
at once, developments will
lave to be awaited from this source
llsO.
The governor has to make several of
he most important appointments in I
he gift of the executive and Tammany
las long been anxious to know his
hoice. Governor Glynn has declared
or short session and few appoint