New Britain herald., 1914-04-23
STATE PAPERS CLAIM
 SULzER WAS MARTYR
"Court Of Iafamy' Convicted Him
 According to Albany Publication.

Albany, April 23.-The publication of Governor Sulzer's state papers, the first volumes of which are just off the press, caused excitement among legislators who are in Albany when 1t was learned that reference is made to the court of Impeachment, com posed of the senate and the judges Of the court of appeals as "a court of infamy"
 ' Steps will be taken at the extra, session of the legislature to have these references eNpunged and the volume generally revised. The scathing reference is contained in c, biography of the life of William Sui- Fer, which is highly commendatory
 The particular lines which caused the anger are: e,...
 The election of William Sulzer as q membe of, the assem- bly, last fall was regarded not only as vindica- ton of Governor Sulzer, but also as vote of approval of what the gov ernor did and tried to do in behalf of honest government and to promote the rule of the people,
 Incorporated in the volume is the letter by Colonel Roosevelt to Sul-
 
 the assembly and the reply of Sul- ger in which he made a bitter at tack on Charles F. Murphy. With reference to these the legislators con- tend that they are not state paperA since they were written after Sul- ger was impeached and was no longer governor.
 Want Biography Eliminated.
 An effort will be made to have the whole biography of Sulzer eliminated rom the volume in that it is not a state paper and because it's incor- porat1on in the volume establishes a precedent. No governor befor ever put his biography in the official vol tune containing his state papers.
 The biography of Sulzer, which is written along the same lines as his life history in the Red Book, sav6rs of the speeches Sulzer delivered dur Ing the campaign and in his direct primary fight. ..
 MT. Sulzer is without doubt the best vote getter today in the state of New York. He has always run thousands ahead of his ticket. He has never been defeated. He is a man of the people and for the peo- ple.
 governor Sulzer was removed from office on October IT, 1913. The yer dict or the court was no sooner pro- nounced than plans were under way TOT a public demonstration of affec- tlon and esteem of the deposed gov ernor from the citizens of Albany A meeting was held the same night at the Ten Eyck Hotel and arrange ments made for a presentation on the Following night of loving cup which was inscribed as follows:
 Fresented to Hon. William Sulzer by the citizens of Albany in loving re- mem orance of duties we'll performed. A martyr to the cause of honest gov ernment. October 18th, 1913.
 1t is estimated that the ceremonies at the executive mansion in connec- ton with the presentation of this cup were attended by between 5000 and 10000 persons. .'>
 Calls Campaign Remarkable
 Following closely on this is a. de- scription of Sulzers campaign for the assembly, which is said to have been the most remarkable in the history of the, state.'
 Sulzers state papers are contained
 
 i'll & volume of 1.5S1 pages. Governor Hughes papers filled only 321 pages. l The letters of Roosevelt and Sulzer were not included in the papers origin ally sent to the printer. They were later.
 Senator Thompson of Niagara was the first legislator to read the Sulzer state papers and he was vexed.
 "I will make a demand that these i papers be revised and reprinted said Senator Thompson. "I would like to know why the biography of Sulzer is contained in this volume That surely is not state paper. "I do not see how the legislature can such references to the | court which removed Sulzer, especially since it appropriated the money to pay for the publication of the Sulzer state papers,