The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-14
NEW BOARD IS NAMED
Governor Smith Appoints Another
Capitol Commission.
TWO REFUSE TO RESIGN
Judge Plckford and Or. Cole, Old
Members, Decline to Go Until
Their Side ls Heard Other
News From Helena.
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Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.
Helena. March l3.-Thc capitol build
ing scandal reached crisis to-day.
Governor smith late this afternoon
appointed "A new board as follows j.
NJ, Fox NJ Carbon county. % succeed
Gen. &, +. Lloyd OF silver Row county,
resigned II. 5. Ford of Cascade corn-
~. 20 succeed Senator W. X. Flower
rec. resigned: A. ]. Seligman of Lewis
and Clarke county To succeed DR.. G..
n. Cole OF Lewis and Clarke county. rc-
moved; A. D. Peck OF Deer Lodge
county. To succeed W. NJ. BickfOrd OF
Missoula county, removed.
Governor Smith asked the commits
sioncrs for their resignations a few
days ago senator Flowerree and Cen
eral Lloyd responded promptly with
theirs. which were accepted at once.
Judge HickfOrd and Dr. Cole, who had
been directly charged by Representa-
tive Whitcside In the late legislature
with malfeasance In office. declined tn
resign. They announced that they
would resign when they had either
been proved guilty of corruption or ex-
onerated and not until then. Governor
| Smith thought the delay would he
| longer than he could endure and so re-
/ moved them.
Judge Bickford and Dr. Cole tonight
said that they did not believe the gov
/ ernor had the authority tn remove
| them and that they would contest his
action In the courts. They said they
would be willing to resign after they
had been eNuncratcd. but that they
thought II was cowardly To draw out Of
the fight before they had been either
convicted or proved innocent. The
members of the new board are all
/ prominent citizens.
The grand jury now in session In this
1 city viii take up the capitol building
commission Investigation before long,
| II Is said Governor Smith also to-day
appointed r.. A. Winstanly AS member
] OF the state university building board
In place of J. II. T. Ryman, who de-
/ clned To serve. Both live In Missoula.
DIR. J. T.. Serres Of Anaconda to-day
petitioned the supreme court for writ
of mandate compelling Judge smith To
. hear hts appeal from the decision Of
the state board of medical examiners
denying him certificate to practice
medicine.
This morning a Kitchen range ex-
! ploded In the residence of ex-Boiler ln-
spector Blim on Broadway The cold
night had frozen the stove up and
when hot fire began to burn II ex-
ploded with terrific force. Fortunately
no one was In the room at the time. or
the accident might have resulted seri-
ously The fire department was 5000 o,
the scene but their services were not
required
The board Of pardons made two con-
victs happy to-day by diminishing
their sentences. BY the actions OF the
board these men get out ~ days earii-
er than they expected on account or
good behavior. The board also released
George Phillips from the reform school.
The convicts affected are: Joseph
Woods. sent up from Livingston on
June 20. 1895. to serve two years for
grand larceny. James Barker. sent up
from Great Falls. April IL, 1896. to serve
one year for assault In the second de-
gree, George B Phillips was released
from the reform school to-day. lie was
sent there on Aug. II. 1896