Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11

1t seems highly probable that De
tective John Hannifin of Milwaukee
viii be appointed by the state board
of control to be warden of the state
prison at Waupun to take the place of
G. G. McClaughry, who resigned sew
eral months ago. The board met in
the capitol yesterday, all the members
being present, and took up the subject.
A delegation from Milwaukee waited
upon the board and was given a hear
ing. They appeared in the interests
of Mr.. Hannifin. The delegation was
composed as follows:
H. Killilea, former Atty. Gen. J. l..
O'Connor Patrick R. Hannifin, F. c.
Gross, A. J. Lindemann, W.. c. Brum-
der and John Kopmeier.
Not all the time of the session of
the board was occupied with the sub
ject of electing the warden. A large
batch of correspondence was attended
to and routine business was given
some attention. One member said
tt ere was no occasion whatever to hur-
ry the election as the prison was run
ming very smoothly under the admin
istration of A. G. Nelson, one of the
members of the board. 1t was thought
none of the applicants for the place
would be chosen as one member said a
found head and shoulders above any
now on the list of applicants, no cleo
ton would be made for some time.
The delegation in favor of the appoint
ment of the Milwaukee detective has
succeeded in changing the situation,
but it cannot be known whether or
not he will receive the plum. His
backing is remarkably strong. Nearly
40 letters were received by the board
in his behalf, among them one from
former Gov. Geo. w. Peck and others
from the most influential business men
of Milwaukee.
Study Wisconsin AsyIums.
A special legislative commission
from Pennsylvania is here for the pur-
pose of studying the conduct of the
county asylums of Wisconsin. The
members go on a tour of the county in
situations in the company Of Judge
Lyon. The commissioners are:
w. P. Snyder and wife, chairman Of
commission and state senator; VIM. T.
Marshall and wife, speaker, house of
James d. Emery and
wife, of Judiciary committee, senate;
F. B. McClain and wife, chairman cor
pOration committee, house of repre-
sentatives D. M. Anderson, of mining
committee, house of representatives:
Ward R. Bliss, chairman appropria-
tion committee, house of representa-
tives; Henry Hall of judiciary com
mittee, house of representatives
Thomas Snyder, Franklin T. Cheney
and wife, acting secretary of commits
sion; Charles P. Rosenberg, tourist
agent, Pennsylvania railroad.
After a three days investigation of
the Wisconsin institutions the party
will leave for Illinois to inspect the
state asylums for the insane of ILL
nois, located at Elgin, Jacksonville,
Anna, Kankakee and Watertown.
Anxious fer Public Wards.
During the session of the Penn
sylvania legislature a year ago the
care of the insane became a question
of grave import said Senator W. P.
Snyder, chairman of the commission.
"Our inquiries led to the discover
that Wisconsin has plan similar t,
ours for caring for the insane and its
people. Communication
with officials of this state Indicated
that we might benefit by personal
Investigation. In 6 nutshell, that is
what we are on our trip for. We
shall go to Madison. Wis, tomorrow
afternoon for three-day investiga-
ton Of the hospitals of that state
Friday we will return to Chicago.
at is the desire of the neonlc OF
to improve the system
for the care of its public wards. We
have a system Of county asylums in
our state similar to that used 10
some extent in Wisconsin,"
Senator Snyder is a physician. He
was for some time temporary chair
man Of the house of representatives
III the absence of Speaker Marshall.