The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-22

Similarly favored is the ENCnduSe LNa-
tional Bank. OF which one director,
Calvin Wells. controls the Philadelphia
Press which swallows Press-Muzzler
Snyder az a candidate for auditor gen.
eral, although 1t maintained vehement
denunciation OF Pennypacker's gag
even after the Republican state coa-
vention.
Leading Politicians Favored.
One OF the old fnanciers OF the Pitts
burg Republican organization, T. Hart
Given. is president OF the Farmers De-
posit National Bank, In which is $780,
600. c. A. Muehlbronner. who intro
duced the Pittsburg ripper" in the
senate, is a director Of the favored Ger
man National OF another favorite.
the Keystone Bank. w. c. Magee,
relative OF the late chief political ruler
Of Allegheny, is director. Director
e. NJ. Bigelow, brother OF the rip
pers" chief engineer. is manager OF
the Liberty National. a state deposit
tory Stephen Stone, United States
marshal, and son OF the ex-governor
and the latter's political side partner.
e1-Congressman W. II. Graham, are
directors OF the Mercantile Trust, which
has nice state deposit. Stephen Stone,
as a director Of the favored Prudential
Trust, appears again, and he and Gra-
ham are also connected with another
state depository, the Federal National.
II. c. Frick is a director and Attor-
ney General p. c. Knox was until
recently in the board OF the Mellon Ma
tional, which has slice OF the sur
| plus OF another Pittsburg depository.
the Pennsylvania Trust, William B.
! Rodgers, city solicitor, who helped
with Quay reform" bills and the rip
per" in its original shape, has been the
vice president. Ex-Speaker William
T. Marshall is a director Of the Public
Trust Company. Quay's friend. Tor
rance, and William McConway, whom
Finn fatters. are directors Of the Sec
ond National In the Union Trust is a
repetition OF familiar names, including
Attorney General Knox and Frick. Ex-
Judge James H. Reed, who helps con-
troll the Columbia National. which has
SPAS, 900 state money. is president OF
| the Philadelphia Company, a monopoly
OF traction. gas and other public utili-
ties Of Pittsburg.
Fat Plckings For Serving Leaders.
OF Harrisburg state repositories Ad-
jutant General Stewart is an investor
in the fortunes Of the Commercial
Bank. Lane S. Hart and Congressman
Olmsted are president and director re-
spectively of the First National, which
holds S293, 3,667.45. Edward Bailey,
member of the new capitol commits
sion, is president Of the Harrisburg Ma
tional, with $4,000. Bailey is presi-
dent also of the Harrisburg Trust,
which holds s350,o00 and has ex-In-
surance Commissioner ]. NJ Forster as
vice president.
Supreme Court Justice J. Hay Brown
is a director Of the Lancaster Trust,
which has state money. OF other IA
vored institutions fed and fattening on
the use OF the peoples money, Ship
builder John B. Roach, to whom State
Senator Sproul is related by marriage,
is a director Of the Chester National
Congressman Acheson is in the board
Of the Citizens National, Of Washing
ton. Ex-State Senator c. C. Kaufman,
formerly On insurgent, Is a director of
the Columbia Lancaster county, Trust
Company. Senator Matson is a direc-
tor Of the Commercial National, of
Bradford. Elkin's chief lieutenant in
the Republican gubernatorial canvass,
T. Larry Eyre, and ex-Auditor General
McCauley are directors of the Farmers
National, West Chester. Major Gen.
eral Charles Miller of the National
Guard. is in the board of the Franklin
(Venango county, Trust Company
Representative A. A. Thompson. of Fa-
yette, is an assistant in the Union
town First National, which has $780,
900. and his father, ]. V. Thompson,
Quay leader. is its president.
And They're All Republicans.
The presence OF Quays personal and
political friend. Samuel Moody, in the
board Of the Beaver First National, ex-
plains its favor from State Treasurer
Harris. Other fortunate concerns are
the Farmers and Drovers' National, of
Waynesburg, with ex-senator Daniel
S. Walton as Director the Honesdale
National, which has in its board Homer
Green, member of the committee that
prepared Quay's fake ballot reform
bill; the Mercer County Trust, with
State Senator James d. Emery, spon-
sor for one of the Infamous Emery
Focht passenger railway franchise
grabs as president, and Lyle w. Orr
formerly employed in the state treas
ury, and Common Pleas Judge s. H
Miller as treasurer and director, re-
spectively; the Grove City Peoples Ma.
tional. having as director Representa-.
tive H. X. Daugherty, chairman of the
last houses Judiciary local committee
who. at the close Of the legislature, was
appointed attorney for the dairy and
food commission and drew a salary un.
til Governor Pennypacker was remind.
ed Of the unconstitutionality OF the ap
pointment; the Union Banking Trust, OF
Dubois, with State Senator A. e. Pat.