The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-07
Tammany Senate and Republican
Assembly in Which Impeachsd
Governor is Expected to
Play a Prominent Part
SULzER is A "MAN
WITHOUT A PARTY"
Progressives Refuse to Invite De-
posed Governor into Their Con-
ferences Stormy Session is
in Prospect
TeIegram By United Press.

Telegram by United Press
Albany, Jan with u well bossed
Tammany senate glaring across the
corridor at defiant Republican as
sembly. the New York legislature OF
1914 convened here today. II is the
first New York legislature that ever
had an impeached governor in its
membership. and the first that has
had free lance assembly, although
the Republicans elected a 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, di-
rect primaries and reform ballot A
Republican conference IN New York
pledged the assemblymen TO those
measures. but the Democrats forestall-
ed the gathering Of this political am
munition by passing these same pro-
gresslve bills during the final days o.
the special session Of the emocratic
legislature.
Former Gov Snlzer now an assem-
blyman. bears the unique distinction
Of being virtually "a man without a
party He cast or the Democrats
following his Impeachment and was
elected to the assembly on the Pro
gressiye ticket The Progressives.
however. have not included him in
their conferences and have not num-
bered him as among those to be relied
upon by their party
Just where and when the trouble
will begin is the problem. Former
GOV. Sulzer is apt to vie with Assem-
blypan Hinman in getting a stiff reso-
mtion to investigate everything Dem
ocratic and Hinman. wants especially
to dig into the expenditure of the mil
lions that have failed TO furnish the
barge canal. sulzer wants most Of all
general uncovering OF Tammany
Halls use OF money at election but is
not ayerse to any inquiry that would
show up graft
II is hinted that the Democratic
minority will join with the independ-
ents 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
staye off the immediate introduction
81 investigation resolutions. They pre-
fer to have but few and these deadly,
but admittedly it VIII be hard TO hold
back Sulzer and several more Of the
determined independents
The senate. although powerfully OF
the Tammany persuasion. is disposed
to be really good. With the governor
and with fear to do otherwise IL fairly
well squared accounts with the people
by the reform legislation put through
at the close of the extra session. Now
il sees no real reason for legislation
unless the governor has something
further in mind. or course 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 gov
ernor's bidding.
Since Gov. Glynn is out TO make
record and has declared that he will
advise the legislature by message from
time to time, rather than hand ou'
everything at once, Developments will
have to be awaited from this source
also.
The governor has to make severa
Of the most important appointments il
the gift of the executive and Tamman,
has long been axious to know hi
choice. Gov Glynn has declared for f;
short session and few appointments
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