The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-04-10
CASE BEFORE THE COURTS.

sitions.
CASE BEFORE THE COURTS.
The question OF the constitutionalit
Of the reform charter bill affecting
Pittsburg, Allegheny City and Scran
ton will be argued before the suprem,
court on the Esd inst. 1t is possibl,
that the new recorders OF Allegheny
City and Pittsburg will not attempt {,
take possession of their offices until IN,
supreme court shall have passed upor
the new act. While under the terms q
the bill the governor was obliged e
make these appointments within 81
! days after il became a law, and that
! period expired at midnight there Is
no requirement that the appontees OF
the governor shall be sworn in i'm
/ mediately.
The recorder appointed by the gov
ernor for Scranton, former Mayor Moir
is now exercising the functions Of his
new Office and his case has been used
10 test the cOnstitutionality OF the act.
The Lackawanna county court has un-
anlmously declared the act to be con-
stitutional.
Finn and his close advisers recog-
nize the fact that their machine is
rapidly going TO pieces in Allegheny
county, Already three members OF the
legislature, Representative McTighe,
Nesbit and McCandless, all of Allie
gheny county. have left the insurgents
and gone over 20 the regular Republi-
cans.
LEAVING THE INSURGENTS.
Mr.. McCandless, who was the last to
leave Finn, in statement of his po-
sition as former insurgent, said as
far as Allegheny county was concern
ed the insurgent movement was urig-
inally intended to advance the candi-
dacy OF the late c. l.. Magee for Uni
ted States senator and to defeat Col.
Quay for reelection. He told Of his
continued loyalty to this cause and
added that with all political pledges
kept, every man ought to be at lib
erty TO look after the local interests Of
his own district and to have the per-
sonal privilege Of recognizing caucus
rules and party regularity and ma
Jority control" which he trusted his
associates among the insurgents would
accord him.
At meeting OF insurgent members
OF the legislature Representative Nc
Candless offered a series Of resolutions
which set forth that the objects and
purposes Of the organization known as
insurgents" having terminated with
the election of Senator Quay, and the
further object for which they contin-
ued the organization, the defeat OF the
ripper" legislation, having been elm
mated, 'it would seem that there was
no further object or purpose in view
in continuing an organization such as
the insurgents are outside Of the
recognized caucus rules and party reg
ularity."
The resolutions closed with a pro-
vision for the dissolution of "the in
surgents."
or course, the resolutions we're not
adopted, but Mr.. McCandless' attitude
fairly represents the sentiments Of a
large number Of Republicans of ALLIE
gheny county who do not propose to
continue to follow Finn in his party
wrecking operations.
PHILADELPHIA'S WHITE ELE-
PLANT.
By unanimous vote the house Of
representatives at Harrisburg last week
passed finally the bill abolshing the
public building commission OF Phila-
delphia. This will place the custody
and the responsibility of the comple-
tion Of the structure with the Ash
bridge administration after it shall
pass the senate.
Representative Walter Willard. of
the Quaker City, who introduced the
bill, was cordially congratulated by his
colleagues over the fact that while
there were 164 votes in favor of the
bill, there was not one against It. and
the vote was the largest cast on the
call Of the roll during the entire day.
THE citizens of Philadelphia" said
Mr.. Willard, "are anxious to have this
building finished and turned over 10
the city. That there was not a single
vote against this bill is certainly COM
plimentaTy to Mayor Ashbridge upon
whom the responsibility Of finishing
the buildir and the custody Of il will
fall with abolition of the present
commission"
The bill ill now go to the senate
and there is not the slightest doubt of
its passage. 1t provides that when the
public building commission shall cease
to exist the bureau of city property
under the city administration will then
assume charge of the building.