Identifier: tammanystreasoni00forre (find matches)
Title: Tammany's treason, impeachment of Governor William Sulzer; the complete story written from behind the scenes, showing how Tammany plays the game, how men are bought, sold and delivered
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Forrest, Jay W Malcolm, James, of Albany, N. Y., joint author
Subjects: Sulzer, William, 1863-1941 Tammany Hall
Publisher: Albany, N.Y. (The Fort Orange Press)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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forming part of the tenth congressional districtwhich he represented for many years at the national capital.He was elected by a majority of almost two to one over hisnearest competitor, in a campaign unparalleled in the historyof New York city. At every meeting at which he spoke hewas given a great ovation. No halls in the district could holdone tenth of the people who turned out to do him honor.The streets were choked with people for blocks in the neigh-borhood of the meeting places. Before and after each meeting,Mr. Sulzer from his automobile addressed thousands ofcheering men and women. The campaign was a striking demonstration of the factthat his old friends and supporters on the East side consideredhis impeachment a badge of honor. His election was a vindi-cation. The verdict of the people reversed the verdict ofMurphys court, and William Sulzer will take a place inhistory as one of the most faithful, fearless and courageous ofAmericas public servants. THE CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNOR
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From the Albany Knickerbocker Press. Impeachment of Governor Sulzer 19 CHAPTER I William Sulzers Entrance Into Public Life John Riley was the Democratic boss in the old Tenth Con-gressional District of New York State in the early nineties.He was a political lord of the manor, so to speak. The popu-lation which occupied the territory along a portion of thelower East Side of Manhattan Borough was almost entirelyforeign and the people looked to Riley as their public protec-tor and guide. During the late summer of 1889 Riley was on the lookoutfor a candidate for the Assembly and sent for John Leary,who had just been admitted to the bar, and offered him thenomination. Mr, Leary declined the offer, saying that hehad laid all his plans to devote ten years more to study andtravel. But, said he to Riley, there is my young friend, Sulzer,who has just been admitted to the bar and has a taste forpublic life. He would be a good man for you to nominate forthe Assembly, Riley sent for Sulzer and the

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