Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
THE POLITICAL HASH.
Odds and Ends Of the Tuesdays Gen.
eral Election Outcome.
TALK ABOUT FEDERAL OFFICES.
The Plan of Campaign for Next Spring Of
the Local Democracy.
THE REPLY OF INSPECTOR M'ALEEsE

The topic of general discussion yesterday
was the election, and its effects upon Allie.
gheny county politics. There was very
quiet amount of satisfaction among the
friends of Harry P. Ford in the postofice
fight at the rebuke which the administration
has received in the States voting. Itwas SAID
that when John Dalzell had almost the cast
ing vote in the House OF Congress there was
decided leaning toward giving him the
Congressional rights of appointing the post
master. After the admission of the new
States, which settled the Republican major
ity in Congress, it was said that the admin
istration and Senator Quay both became
more independent, and said that they would
consider the matter from their own stand
point.
Tuesdays elections made another change
in the programme, and the latest news from
Washington was to the effect that the Office
of Collector of the Port would be filled to-
day. This had previously been offered to
Senator Rutan, according to the statement
of one of John Neeb's friends, so as to leave
the Senatorial track clear for Mr.. Speer.
Mr.. Rutan peremptorily declined the ap-
pointments while he was upon his European
trip, but on last Friday night it was stated
that he telegraphed the fact that he wonld
reconsider his declination. This virtually
gives the Office to Senator Rutan, if he noti-
fed the powers that be he was willing to
accept it.
c. L. Magee was asked last night if he
thought the change would be made to-day,
and said he supposed the postmastership
would be the first Federal Office arranged,
but at the same time would not be sur
prised If the appointments would all be
settled in very short time after the cleo
tions of Tuesday.
QUAY SILENT AS USUAL.
S. D. Warmcastle said he had seen Sena-
tor Quay yesterday afternoon, and nothing
had been mentioned about the Collectorship
appointment; that if it were to be made to-
day, the Senator would undoubtedly have
mentioned the fact. Mr.. Warmcsstle also
thought that the first appointment which
would show up would be the postmastership,
and that, he thought, would be made very
shortly. He would not venture upon pre-
diction the personality of the postmaster,
but had an idea that the first letters of his
name would be j. S. Mexican.
Congressman John DalzeIl was captured
at the Pan-American reception last night
and asked what ne thought of the probable
ity of federal appointments being made
this week. He laughed at the report that
the appointments would be made so soon,
but said that if something was not done
pretty soon it would be very appropriate
for someone to go down to Washington and
wake up the President, who has apparently
gone to sleep upon the question.
Senator Rutan said last night that he had
been offered position this year, but he pro-
posed to run for the Senate, and he was not
after Federal Office, and neither does he
want one nor would he accept.
1t has been common talk for some time
among politicians on the street that Frank
Case is a candidate for the Collectorship,
but his friends state that Mr.. Case is skir-
mishing for something else. Mr.. Case
made an appointment with reporter last
night to talk about the coIlectorship, but
he could not be found when the hour ar
rived. The air is full of rumors, however,
and the lightning is liable to strike some
one in Pittsburg very soon in the way of
Federal appointments.
DEMOCRATIC PLANS.
The election of Mr.. Johnston on Tuesday
has given the Democracy great hopes Tor the
February fight. At a meeting of the Demo-
cratic leaders held early yesterday morning
it was agreed that Judge Bailey should be
the nominee for Mayor. The campaign it
was thought could be better carried out
by attacking the city government
on the score of extravaganza
and general misuse Of the taxpayers money
than by any personal fight against Mr..
Gourlay, whose record leaves no opportun-
ity for such an attack. The principal point
in the attack will be based upon the testi-
mony of Inspector McAleese at recent
trial that there are 700 Speak-easies in active
operation in Pittsburg. Inaction on the
part of the Police Bureau will be one of the
principal planks in the spring Democratic
platform.
Inspector McAleese was seen last night
and asked what he thought of the pro-
gramme. He replied: ''There is but little
use in reviewing that question. If 1 had
about twice the force L now have L might do
something with the speak-easy business. II
really belongs to the county officials. On
Sunday the public sees through the
papers what 1 have done, or rather
what the bureau has done. That is
the time when the speak-easy business
becomes disorderly and comes under our
supervision. The weekday work in speak
easy is comparatively nothing and should
be watched BY the constables of the various
wards. The police have nothing to do with
them until they make crowds and create
disturbances, when they are at once pulled
in without the slightest ceremony.
"There is another point which our Demo-
cratic friends should remember, aud that is
nine out of ten speak-easy proprietors are
Democrats. as can easily be shown by their
records and names, so if the Democratic
contingent find fault with the police for be-
ing too lenient with their co-workers, it is