People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-06-08
towns which was candidate for the
institution pointed out to a reporter
for the Star the terms OF the ACT

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institution pointed out to a reporter
for the Star the terms OF the act.
Nov, while the appropriation is
absolute" he said, "the act leaves
certain discretion in the state board
OF charities that might be resorted to
to hold up the appropriation until the
legislature might step 10 and by its
supreme authority overrule the action
OF the committee. The act appropri-
ates 100000 for the construction and
equipment Of an institution at place
10 be named by the special committee.
1t says further that the state board
Of charities shall prepare plans for the
buildings and shall advertise for bids.
That much the board must do, and
falling to do, it might be compelled
by the courts to do. But thereafter
the board is clothed with discretion
rhe board is directed by tie act to
let the ntract to the lowest respon-
sible bidder, and it may reject all bids
aud advertise anew. So, you see. the
board, by advertising and rejecting
repeatedly, could delay the letting
indefinitely, and ultimately give the
legislature chance to act"
THEY HAVE THE POWER.
Afterward the reporter laid the
question before Judge West, the
assistant attorney general, who, after
examining the law, said that the dis
cretienary power placed in the board
is sufficient to permit it to delay the
letting indefinitely by the processes
stated.
Three counties which had towns 10
the contest for the asylum are repre-
sented on the state board of charities
Grant HOrnaday, chairman,
Bourbon; G. w. Kanavel of Harvey,
ana P. Fl. Dolan Of Saline. This is a
majority Of the board, ard they have
The power to defeat tile work Of The
locating committee If they are dis.
posed to use it. But it is not prOba-
BILE that the three would act without
the sanction Of their two colleagues,
Vincent of Washington and Snyder
OF Jefferson, and it also is improbable
that the board would undertake to
hold up the appropriation without the
approval of Governor Stanley, and it
is upon the executive that all the fire
will be directed If it be decided to
reopen the question and refer it to the
legislature again.
Ii 1T gets up to the governor in that
form he will be 10 serious dilemma,
for no will be compelled to invite the
enmity of the west or turn down his
friend, l.. 5. Crum, judge of the
court OF visitation, who, it is charged
by the disappointed towns, was main.
ly instrumental in winning the prize
for Parsons. By yielding to the west
the governor not only would turn
down Cr1m, but, worse than that, &c
would offend the machine" which
Was behind Crum in his fight for Par
sons. IL is an embarrassing condition
that confronts the governor and his
friends and the party newspapers are
endeavoring to hush the gossip and
scandalous hints until finally the
whole subject may be forgotten.
Fortunately for Parsons, it's rivals
for the place in the southeast can
make no fight, for the same fight
might be made if any of them had
been selected. DULY Salina, Junction
City, Clay Center, COncoIdia, Newton,
Wellington and Lyons have a right
to protest on the ground of geograph-
ical location, but they are represent.
ative western towns, and since it is a
fact that the west has been given
nothing by the legislature and the
east everything, they naturally will
have the sympathy of the western
half Of the state if they decide TO
make fight.