Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-08-13
HARRISBURG LETTER
Many Candidates For the euber-
material Nomination.
HASTINGS AND THE SENATE.

The Governor VIII Not BE Candi-
date Against senator Quay. Though
the Beaver statesman viii Have OPP
position--The New capitol buildings.
Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg. Aug i0--There is consld-
erable gossip regarding the guberna-
torial nominations next year Nearly
every county has favorite son. and
some have three. Among those promi-
nently mentioned on the Republican
side are Attorney General Mccormick
Congressman w. A. Stone of Alleghe-
ny, c. w Stone of Warren william
Connell of I.ackawanna, Thad Mahon
Of Franklin Adjutant General Thomas
J. Stewart Auditor General Amos II
Mylin, Congressman Leisenring Of Luz
zerne. Congressman Josiah Hicks OF
Blair and others on the Democratic
side no names have yet been discussed.
but It is known that Ex-Governor Rob
ert e. Patuson has been considered as
an available candidate In the event of
a split in the Republican party. After
the Republican state convention Aug.
2G there will be a lining up of the
friends OF the several candidates and
something like reasonable calcula-
tion may be made as to the results of
the next Rubernatorial campaign Con
gressman w. A. Stone. of Allegheny,
IS looked upon in some quarters as the
selection of Senator Quay but lieu
tenants of the Beaver leader here say
that ne has not committed himself to
any candidate, and that, moreover. he
will wait until the situation develops
sufficiently to give him some light be-
fore making a decision Congressman
Connell Is, perhaps. the most aggres-
sive Of the candidates named. and he
is looked upon as having some sort of
a promise from the political powers in
the Republican party.
Hastings VIM Not Oppose Quay,
Governor Hastings has made an un-
equivocal declaration regarding his al
legged ambition to be United States
senator Having had his attention
called to a published statement to the
effect that he would enter the field
for Senator Quay's place next year he
said: Il have no notion of being a
candidate for United States senator.
l have no plan beyond my present
office" He is still at Belefonte and
viii remain there until Thursday. when
he will return to Harrisburg to meet
the capitol building commission. which
will determine this week the plans for
the new state house. II has been sus-
pected in political circles for some time
that the governor would be a candidate
for United States senator, but his broad
declaration on this subject practically
takes him out of the field unless sub
sequent events force him to reconsider.
1t is very well known that the COVER
nor was willing to retire from his pres
ent office last winter in order to sue
ceed Senator Cameron. but the eXlgen-
cies of politics made 1t necessary for
him to drop out of the contest He was
never a candidate in the sense of fight
ing for the place, but there were cir
cumstances which gave him reason to
believe that he would be the choice of
tho lagislat,ira. Tor time It was un-
derstood that Senator Penrose would
retire in favor of the governor but as
the campaign closed it became evident
that the plan was to make the Philadel-
phian Senator Cameron's successor.
Since the senatorial election in jan
uary there has been no change in the
governors mind respecting the United
States senate. lie has not entertained
any idea that he would succeed Senator
Quay. Some of his friends Nave urged
him to make the fight next year. but
he is not disposed to become involved
in any political contest during the re-
mainder of his term of office What he
may do after he has retired IS another
thing, but II is pretty definitely under
stood among those who are near the
governor that he will have no part in
any factional controversy. 1t is not
doubted here that Senator Quay will
have opposition, but the governor will
not be the leader against him.
The New Capitol Buildings.
The three expert architects selected
to make a recommendation regarding
the competitive plans and designs sub
mitted for the new capitol have finished
their work and filed with State
Treasurer Haywood. the secretary Of
the capitol building commission. the
report of their examination. They rec
ommend eight plans In the order of
merit, and one of these win be chosen
by the commission at a meeting to be
held the latter part of this week. 1t is
understood that no plan submitted In
the competition will be made public
without the consent Of the author No
persons except the three experts and
members OF the commission have been
permitted to look at the plans 1t win
probably be the first of September be-
fore a contract for the new capitol
building viii have been awarded The
plans invited contemplate a group OF
FIVE buildings. but the legislature has
provided for only one of these at this
time-the legislative or main building.
The old executive and internal affairs
buildings, fiankng the site Of the pro-
posed legislative cluster, will in turn
be replaced by new buildings, These
contain many valuable records, and
they are not In any sense secure from
destruction by fire.
are the legislative building, building
for the auditing. treasury and other de
partments and the supreme and su-
perior courts, building for the de-
partment of agriculture and other de-
partments and historical building for
the historical and scientific collections
OF the state. the adJutant generals and
other offices and public hall. The
proposed group must harmonize with
the present executive building and the
Hartranft equestrian monument. which
viii be erected in front of the main
building. The commissioners desire
that dome be employed in the design
OF the legislative building. AS TO this
building Il is provided that there shall