The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-01-20

b willin6 10 risk his reputation on Il.
"Psnnayivania 10 going to have the
haAdsomeat state building In the coun.
Try" he declared to The Inquirer cor.
respondent today. The design 10 my
masterpiece. and lam proud Of II. Ny
plans win cost the state 50 per cent less
In running expenses and Is per cent less
In cost Of construction than those Of
any Of the other architects who origi-
nally competed with me. The building
will have plenty OF light. and feel GER
tain that the people of Pennsylvania
will be delighted with 1t when 1t is nm
ished.''
Some radical departures have been
made In the plans from the stereotyped
ideas concerning state capitols. but Mr..
Cobb declares that they are all In the
nature Of improvements. At the last
moment Q change in the arrangements
Of the rooms was made. and the In
coming legislature will see the senate
chamber and the house of representa-
tives in the same relative positions they
have occupied for nearly q century. The
commission agreed to this remodeling
Of the original plans because It was
any change Of position Of the two
chambers.
The capitol will face the west. The
senate chamber will be located on the
north side Of the rotunda. and the house
Of representatives on the south side.
Adjoining the senate and house wings
will be two large buildings devoted to
department work. The entrance to the
capitol will be through the center build
ing. The west front will be five stories
high. with the senate and house each
two stories high. Back of the rotunda
will be situated the committee rooms.
arranged in a building seven stories
in height. The wings on the extreme
north and south. in which the depart
ment work will be done. will each be
five stories high.
The main floor OF the central portion
OF the building will be the second. Wis.,
itors will enter from the basement floor,
and public elevators will convey them
to any Of the floors on the west front.
In the rear of the rotunda. on this floor,
private elevators will be built for the
exclusive use Of members and employees
Of the legislature. Exits to these ele-
vators are to be constructed DO that
q member can 60 from either chamber
to his committee room without being
seen by any visitor II ne 80 desires.
In the center OF the building will be
| Q large rotunda. On the second floor
from the rotunda one will enter on the
western side the rooms Of the lieutep-
ant governor and Q ladies' reception
room. Card rooms separate the two
legislative chambers from the rotvnda.
In the rear 10 an entrance to the COM
mittee rooms building. A memorial
stairway will lead from the rotunda up
70 ths Afth floor OF the front and to .
a fost gallery extending Ill around the
interior. From this will ~ the entrance
70 the press rooms and 20 the pubic
gaiisries Of the two chamber. In each
Of these public galleries there ass ~
feet OF bench room. The senate library
will also be entered from this gallery.
and on the house side 'larss CAUCUS
room has been arranged. into which the
house library can At any time Be
thrown.
Local politics are in q cyclonic condi.
tion In the city Of Philadelphia. Al
SuOo8u O8Vto MoItIh uoo buCCCGuCu III
forcing his brother-in-law upon the Re-
publican ticket for receiver Of taxes the
prospects for Mr.. Roney's election are
far from promising. II Ii true that he
has received the nomination. but In this
respect he 10 no better of than his op-
ponent. Mr.. hewitt has also been NOM
| mated. and ne received his nomination
| In q conve. don in which II IL asserted
that 6ll Of the S91 regularly elected del
| egates handed in their crede ntials. Mr.
| hewitt proposes to remain in the field
| on the ground that he was really the
choice OF the voters at the primaries.
and that the Roney nomination is taint-
/ ed, and that It was brought about by H.
legal and unprincipled methods.
In addition to this there is a very
| strong popular feeling against the lead
ership Of Mr.. Martin In Philadelphia
| No one attempts to disguise the fact
that the party organization here has
been used for the personal advancement
and selfish interests OF a little clique of
| politicians who are willing to wreck the
party II necessary In order to accom-
plish their own personal ends. The fact
that the so-called Business Mems
League has united with Mr.. Martin In
order to force Mr.. Roney upon the peo-
pie once more is likely to prove disas-
trous to Mr.. Martins candidate. The
people know and thoroughly understand
the alleged business mems organization.
and II 10 q simple statement Of fact to
say that the favor Of this organization
will seriously cripple. II It does not en-
tirely ruin. any candidate for public
Office who 10 unfortunate enough to
| receive II.