The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-22
COLLECTOR PIERP0NT.
INTERIOR vIEW oF THE cAMpAIeN.
History Of tn. Effort to Dl.plle. Him Ia Favor Of
Ar. neCOrmIek-rhoP Proposition 10 CousOlI.
date the Two West virginia Districts.
And What Is Thought or II.

Mr.. neCOrmIek-rhe Proposition 10 ConsOlI.
date the Two Wsst yirslnIA Districts.
And What Is Thought OF It.
About ten days ago Ex Gov. Pierpont,
United States Collector Of Internal Revenue
in the Second district, learned that an ef.
fort was being made by Mr. s. P. McCor.
mick, Of Grafton, TO have him removed
and the collectorship bestowed upon Mr..
Mccormick, Gov. Pierpont was informed
that Mr.. Mccormick had secured letters
Of Endorsement from United States Mar.
shal Atkinson, chairman OF the Republican
State Executive Committee, from Capt.
Stone, OF Fairmont, also OF the committee,
District Attorney Flick, Postmaster Scott,
OF Parkersburg, Hon. George G. Sturgiss,
OF Morgantown, State Senator Dawson, OF
the kingwood Journal, and some others.
Gov. Pierpont at once went to Washing
ton and called on the President and the
Secretary OF the Treasury. The rumor Of
an effort to remove him was confirmed, but
the President assured the Governor that he
would not consent TO his removal unless
stronger reasons than any lie had yet heard
were presented to him. The President
added that he had communicated as much
to Secretary Folger. Gov. Pierpont, having
satisfied himself that the President would
make no removal without cause, deter.
mined to ascertain upon what grounds the
gentlemen named had desired his removal,
all OF them having proiessed the warmest
friendship for him.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY FLICK EXPLAINS.
Calling on District Attorney Flick, he
was informed that Mr.. Flick had given Mr..
Mccormick a letter on his representation
that the Internal Revenue Districts Of the
State were to be consolidated; that Dir.
Mccormick had gone 10 Washington and
spent his time and money to have him,
Flick, appointed U. s. District Attorney;
and that Mr.. Mccormick had informed
him that Collector Pierpont had opposed
McCormick's nomination for Congress on
the ground that he had supported Mr..
Flick for District Attorney in preference TO
Hon. ]. WIN son, OF Grafton.
SENATOR DAwsoN's POSITION.
In reply to inquiries Safe Senator Daw-
son wrote the following:
"KlNawooD, W. Va, May IS, 1888.
"MY DEAR SlR:-I never gave Mr.. Nc.
Cormick letter advising or requesting
the removal OF Gov. Peirpont. 10 not
desire his removal, and would not recon-.
mend 1t under any circumstances which
know. OF. ! think It would be mistake to
remove the Governor, and trust 1t will not
be done. Every Truly Yours,
.J- t'.#H "WM. NJ. o. DAWSON"
WHAT Mr.. ATKINSON HAS TO SAY.
Governor Pierpont came to Wheeling,
called on United States Marshal Atkinson,
and asked for a copy Of the
letter which he had given to Mr..
Mccormick. Mr.. Atkinson said he
had not retained copy, but could give the
contents from memory. He dictated and
the Governor wrote the following, which
was submitted to Mr.. Atkinson and by him
said to be correct:
"Mr. Atkinson says that he gave the
letter in favor of Mccormick, repre-
senting that Mccormick was an
active politician and good organizer;
that be desired some place where he could
give more attention to politics, and that as
the collection districts were to be consoi-
dated on the first OF July he asked that
Mccormick be appointed Collector Of this
State. said in my letter that Mccormick
was qualified for Collector or any other
position; that he was man ot good charac-
| ter, and il he worked for politics, politics
ought to pay him. Mr.. Atkinson further
says that General Gotf is at the head Of the
movement, and that he has only acted
secondary part in the matter"
Marshal Atkinson was found at the
Baltimore & Ohio depot yesterday after
day afternoon, about to take the train for
Parkersburg. He was asked what be had to
say about the matter. Hereplcd, II know
very little. returned Saturday from the
lower end OF the State, where | had been
for three weeks, and where hud no op.
portunity TO post myself on the status OF
the case. I'm going to Parkersburg now
and propose to fnd out more before | re-
turn. When l reached the city found
that Governor Pierpont had been for two
days making pretty hot trail. He came
to see me at my office and upjustly and
numerically charged me with things that
were false. l told him 80 but he would not
listen 10 me. I told him to 20 aud
see General GoE, bnt he reius-
ed to, and Notwithstanding the fact
that 1 had told him that his
charges against me were false, he accused
me ofbeing responsible for the whole busi.
ness. Now am opposed TO the consollda.
tion OF the districts and so is General God.
We have worked against it aud propose to
continue to do so, but the Department has
made up its mind to consolidate several
districts and these Two in West Virginia
among the rest. General Raum, when in
office, was opposed to it, but very much
afraid that IL would be done. In case the
consolidation takes place understand that
Mr.. Mccormick will be an applicant tor
the position. In case it is not done he
will probably bean applicant for Governor
Pierpont's position.
GENERAL DuvAL SURPRISED.
General Duval, when approached on the
subject, said: "At present have nothing
to say, for the reason that l know nothing,
except what has been told me by Governor
Pierpont and that the ISrELLIaENcER al.
ready knows. confess that was consid-
erably surprised and astonished when /
heard it As said at the start, though at
present do not desire to express myself, l
should be very sorry to sec Mr.. Mccormick,
or in fact, any other gentleman, in the
Governors place. He Is eminentiy worthy
OF It aud should have It. As for myself, II
my removal would be oil advantage to the
party, why Tm perfectly willing to step
down and ont, but, Qaughing) | should
want chance and show 10 be heard
frat"
The Feeling al fairnIont.
BY Teieoraph toths Editor Qf The Mtciii eaeer.
FAIRNoxr, W. Va, May 2l.-sIE The
,rova IN disnIace Governor pierpont. IA