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convention hall, and stood alone in his
1 support of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Sulzer pre-
vented the New York delegation from
boiling, and kept the Democrats from
New York regular. He explained to
me at the time that he liked Bryan,
and that there were so many good
things in the platform that he decided
to keep the Party regular. This was
an act of great courage for the New
Workers were then bitterly hostile to
Bryan.
Some people have asserted, and many
have assumed, that Mr.. Sulzer has
been a Tammany man. This is not
true. He never was a Tammany man;
but, on the contrary, from his first
entrance into politics, he has always
fought Tammany-and all Tammany
stands for-the Spells system and the
Graft system. Tammany always was
hostile to Mr.. Suffers political am
billions, but Mr.. Sulzer always won, as
an Independent Democrat, because the
people, regardless of politics, were
loyal to him, and he was loyal to the
people.
Mr.. Sulzer served on several i'm
portant committees in the House of
Representatives. Just as soon as his
party gained control there, his col
| leagues made him chairman of the i'm
portant and responsible Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and he at once made
good as a diplomat by keeping the
Country out of war with Mexico; by
recognizing the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Service, placing the latter on the
merit-system; and aiding the establish
ment of the Republic of China. He is
widely read; is considered fine in
ternational lawyer; and has demon
strated great ability along legislative,
executive, and diplomatic lines.
Mr.. Sulzer was the choice of the
upstate Democrats, for Governor, in
1912, and was elected by over 100000
notes.-the largest plurality ever given
candidate for that Office in the his
tory of. New York, running far ahead
of the Presidential ticket, and thou
sands and thousands of votes ahead
of the State ticket.
Immediately on taking the oath of
Office he began to do things for the
people; for reform; for civic righteous
ness; and for honest government. He
made a great record for honesty, for
efficiency, and for practical economy.
He saved more money for the taxpay-
ers in less time than any other Execu.
tive in the annals of the State. He
wrote more good laws on the statute
books for the plain people, during his
brief term, than any other Governor in
the history of the State. He was, be-
yond successful contradiction, the
greatest reform Governor in the pages
of the commonwealth. He fought the
corrupt bosses; Wall Street; the con-
federated railroads; the looting plumber
bund; the bipartisan " fifty-ffty'
grafters; the enemies Of the public
schools; and every agency of "invisi-
BILE government" and all these enc
mics of the State finally combined to
GUST him, and conspired successfully to
steal his office. After months Of q
farcical, illegal, and unconstitutional
trial, in a packed political court, this
corrupt force succeeded-by threats,
perjury, bribery, and intimidation-in
removing the Governor by just one
vote. The Chief Judge of the Court of
Appeals, who presided over tho
travesty, called the "Murphy Court of
Infamy," declared the contamination
Of the conspiracy was anarchy and n
disgrace to the State.
The bosses, and the enemies Of the
people, trumped up all sorts Of alb
surd charges against the Governor, but
every one Of them was quickly dis