Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-09-10
HARRISBURG LETTER.
The Relations Between the States
Executive Officers,
THERE IS NO SERIOUS BREAK.

Rouking Commis=ioner Gtlre-op,s - I'm
oournEina iteport on the Building
and Loan Associations serpeant-at-
Arms Eyre vlotimiaed.
speciui Corfesponaence)
Harrlsburg Sept There are vague
ruuors aioat about the capital re-
g9dlng a prospective break IN the here
t0iofe pleasant relations existing
among the wembers Of Governor Hast
lngs' official family. For several months
| this sort Of talk has been heard hut
nobody Is able to say Just how much
truth is Ia the stories that are PASSED
from lip 10 lip nmong the polificiaps
/ VINO MT into and out Of the city every
day. There is always some fellow who
1 knows more than anybody else about
/ these unpleasant things and he man
/ ages to scatter his gossip broadcast II
/ Is said that certain transactions have I'm -
! terfered with the close and friendly re-
/ lations between the governor and -,-,e
/ or two prominent members of his cab
! met. but this is not the first time that
these stories have been spread abroad
/ only to be denied by the gentlemen i'm
I medtately concerned One Of the stories
/ Is 10 the effect that Secretary Of the
/ commonwealth Reeder has offended
/ the governor by going upon the in
/ demnity bond which was given to state
/ treasurer Haywood by certain poU-
/ ucians to secure him against possible
! loss by advancing money to legislative
employees before the regular approprla-
tlon was passed and approved. These
Bossips say that the secretary OF the
! coiniuonW "alth Is placed In the delicate
position Of having become personally
Interested In the signing Of these bills
In order to be relieved with the others.
from responsibility under the bond
and that the improperly Of his posi-
tion Is In having been one Of the gov
ernor's advisers during the consider
| alton OF the appropriation bills. while
ut the same time personally interested
in the approval of several of them
There has been some talk of the aov-
ernor requesting the resignation Of
! General Reeder, but this is probably
idle gossip.
Rotations Extremely Cordinl.
There may be strained relations. but
there have been strained relations he
fore In official circles and anlcable ad-
iustments have followed. Some time
ago 1t was reported that the good feel
Ing between the governor and Bank
ing Commissioner qilkeson had been
broken, but 1 saw Colonel Gilkeson
emerge from the executive department
the other day in the most delightful
frame Of mind. He was one broad
smile. and IL was very evident that the
Interview with Governor Hastings had
been a pleasant one. So 1t has been
With other alleged ruptures of friend
ship between state officials. Stories of
this kind are easily manufactured. but
as rule they have M basis in truth.
II is but natural that. there should
be breaks occasionally and some ten
sion among those in official harness at
the capitol, but 1t is seldom that the
teelinR OF ooolness extends to an open
break During the administration of
Governor Hastings there have been
many things TO irrltate and annoy
those at the head of the state govern
ment, but upon the whole the rela-
uons have been exceedingly cordial.
No other governor has eyer entertained
80 lavishly as Governor Hastings He
has thrown open the executive mansion
ON many occasions. and on his various
trips he has invariably invited two or
more Of the leading state officials to
accompany him.
There Will be a grand gathering Of
grangers Of Pennsylvania and the
United states In this city during the
arst two weeks of November. The state
and national oranges VIII meet stimuli
taneously and at least $500 visitors
VIII be here to take part in the dis
cussions. Governor Hastings will de-
liver the welcome In behalf of the state
and Mayor Patterson for the city.
Many Of the leading farmers Of the
country will be in Harrisburg during
this dual meeting
A Viotimlzed sergeant-at-Arms.
I. Larry Eyre. the sergeant at arms
Of the senate. was in town the other
day. He is not a happy man and he
regrets that he ever consented to accept
the post of dignity In the senate. lie is
out of pocket several thousand dollars
as the direct result Of his position and
is short beyond reimbursement. He
says he doesn't expect the legislature
to make good his losses AS sergeant
alarms Eyre accompanied the va
rious investigating committees Of the
senate in their tours Of the state last
winter, and when the governor put the
veto AK down hard on several OF the
appropriation bills for the payment of
the expenses Of these committees there
was trouble in the camp of the ser
geaBt at-arms. who advanced money
out Of his own private resources for
witness fees and other expenses. For
tunaely Tor Eyre, he required at least
one committee TO give note endorsed
by the individual members Of the com
mittee 20 defray the expenses Of the
investigators.
Judge WIZARDS retirement from the
bench of the superior court one week
after the Republican state convention
would seem to Justify the suspicion
that an understanding was had with
Governor Hastings some time ago. It
was announced last spring that Judge
Wizards resignation would be In the I
governors hands before the Repubn-
can convention. so that the convention
could name his successor. but there
was a change Of plan. and as a result
the governor win have the honor OF
appointing another legal friend to a
high judicial post. II is stated that |
Senator Quay remarked a few months I
ago when he heard Of Wizards pros
peotive retirement that ne had y man
for the place Perhaps the conditions |
on Capitol HIN AZ this particular time /
caused the postponement Of the resig-
nation which Is now IN the hands Of the /
governor.
Giiksson's Encouraging Report.
Banking Commissioner Qllkeson has I
na ar fF,.