Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-09-10


increase OF tssg6, ,Os95s Commissions
/ Gnkesou reports the associations gen
orally Ia sound financial condition
and well and economically conducted
4 II is stated that some radical iegisla-
tion win be attempted next winter bJ
those who are iJying to get footholt
! in Pennsylvania against the purely
/ local building and loan institutions
/ There is not much chance OF II succeed.
| Ing lnasmuch as Representative Clar-
/ ency. OF Philadelphia, president OF ths
/ state association. ana others are con
stautly on guard
/ The various departments Of the state
I government which come into contact
! with the business world directly have
ample evidence Of the Improvement in
/ all lines OF trade Owing to the rules
of these departments maintaining strict
secrecy regarding these reports, II Is
not possible to get at them before the
/ regular annual reports are issued.
Banking Commissioner Gilkeaon issues
his report in sections. which gives the
people of the state information that Is
valuable while il is stll fresh There is
much criticism Of the rule which pre-
veuts the public getting glimpse OF
the interesting figures, which are sub
mitted before the issuance OF the reg
ular annual publication.
The capitol building Commission.
Attorney General Mccormick havinH
given the capitol building commission
an opinion to the effect that there was
no abdlcation OF its powers lin the Sc
lection Of plan and design for the new
state house, In the employment of ex-
perts to assist IN making a choice OF
an architect. 1t remains to be seen
what the commission will do. The
board of experts, II win be remembered,
made a report recommending eight Of
the designs submitted in the order Of
merit, and some of the defeated archi-
tects, through their counsel, protested
against the award on the ground that
the commission had done an Illegal
thing Ia delegating to a board of three
experts its discretionary power in the
selection of a design. 1t was contend
ed that the commission was bound by
the report OF the experts under the
terms of the program which governed
the Competition of the architects But
Attorney General Mccormack upsets
this view In an interesting opinion, in
which he takes the position that the
submission of designs by the thirty OF
more architects was in the nature of a
competitive examination as to their
ability, and that the duty Of the COM
mission was not the selection of a de-
sign or plan, but the choice of an archi-
tect lie holds that the designs sub
mitted were the evidence of the ability
of the architects, and that the com
mission is not bound in any sense by
the report of the experts to accept
their recommendation as final He
thinks that one of the eight architects
must in good faith be selected, but there
is no binding obligation to take his de-
sign.
All sorts Of gossip is afioat about the
purpose of the commission to go out
side the report of the experts and to
disregard the opinion Of the attorney
general but the governor evidently
agrees with the experts and the law
officer of the commonwealth, and the
end may be interesting IT Is even re-
ported that the governor win resgn
from the commission If the majority
who are evidently averse to the action
Of the experts. turn down their finding
after the publicity that has been given
the matter Of the competition
AspIrnnts For the Governorshfp.
Republican leaders here are delighted
with the action of the Jeffersontans
They say that the failure to nominate
a ticket assures the election of Beacon
and McCauley by very substantial
vote There was some fear In the inner
circles of the Republican organization
that the nomination of second Demo-
cratic ticket might with the unrest OF
the Republican party and the candi-
dacy of DR.. Swallow on a Prohibition
reform platform, combine to defeat the
regular Republican ticket Now they
regard victory as certain. Even those
who are opposed to the Quay dynasty
admit that the Beacon McCauley ticket
Is sure Of winning
p. A. Il. Wldener's entry into the
gubernatorial field has caused much
speculation among the politicians. but
the more longheaded of the observers
Of the trend Of events express the opin-
lon that Philadelphia cannot reasonably
expect to capture two chief prizes so
close together and that geographical
considerations viii spoil the Widener
boom before II Is fairly launched. AS
II stands today everybody agrees that
Congressman Charles W. Stone. OF
Warren, stands the best show OF OBJ
tanning the Republican nomination.
Governor Hastings may be In the field
for the United States senate next time.
For the present, however he is saving
little privately, and refuses TO discuss
political matters publicly. The gov
ernor realizes fully how he was thrown
In the senatorial contest last winter.
Attorney General Mccormick has
nothing to say about the story that
ne VIII be candidate for governor on
the anti-Quay platform, but the con-
ditions are rapidly shaping themselves
Tor such candidacy, and Ii is expected
that the attorney general will be in the
Held.
AdJutant General Thomas ]. Stewart
has an eye on the gubernatorial chair.
but he is making very little fuss about
II. He thinks the best way 70 com
mend his candidacy to the people Of
the state Is 70 give them a first class
Of his present office.
Deputy Attorney General Elkin has
advised the governor that the appoint
ment Of a woman as a police officer I'm
Scranton Is a matter entirely within
his discretion and judgment. one was
appointed on petition Of St Joseph's
society OF that city The same Law Of
hcer has advised the Insurance com
missioner that mutual life Insurance
may issue policies recurring
the payment OF periodical premiums Of
q fixed and dennite sum In lieu of the
assessments made upon the death OF
.sTACKPoLE
Fled Through a window.