Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-22
WARMCASTLE STILL SAFE.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN HIS CASE
YESTERDAY.

General sewan Still in Charge Of the Col
Iector's Office-Friends Still Think He
Will BE Permitted to Resign - Mages
Working Hard for Miller.
Nothing was heard Yesterday from Wash
ington in Collector Warmcastle's case.
General f. D. Sewall, chief'of the revenue
agents, who has been in Pittsburg since
SATURDAY., visited the Collectors office in
the morning, and when he left for his hotel
for dinner he ordered that any kilograms
for him be sent to his hotel promptly. AT
his hotel he ordered that any message for
him be sent promptly to the dining room.
He was expecting to hear by
wire the conclusion reached bv
the President and Secretary of the Treasury
in the Warmcastle case, and he was pre-
pared to assume charge of the Pittsburg
office until a temporary successor to Collec-
tor Warmcast4e was named by the Secretary
of the Treasury. Agent Mason, a brother
of Internal Revenue Commissioner Mason,
still spends all his time in Collector Warm
castles office. He does not have charge of
the place, but he is constantly at desk in
the Office.
On SUNDAY General Sewall announced
that action in Mr.. Warmcastle's case would
certainly be taken Yesterday and he waited
impatientlv for orders from the Treasury
Department. When seen late Yesterday
afternoon General Sewall looked at his
watch and said: There will certainly be
no action by the department to-day. 10 is
after business hours in Washington and had
action been taken L would certainly have
known it. / don't know what has delayed
the matter"
Mr.. Warmcastle's friends were in the
same confused state. When the Collector
left for Washington Saturday night. he as
sured HIS friends that he would notify them
promptly of the action taken in his case.
He was then of the opinion that the matter
would be disposed of by the department as
the first business on Monday morning and
his friends fingered about his Office until
closing time waiting for information which
did not come
1t was announced yesterday on reliable
authority that Senator Quav's efforts with
the Department have been to prevent Collec-
tor Warmcastle's removal and to guarantee
to him the right to resign. This, it is said.
would be entirely satisfactory to the Col
lector. He has been ready fol week or
more to resign his position, but he and his
friends have been emphatically protesting
against his dismissal. 1t is generally be-
leved in Pittsburg that he viii be per-
now in the hands of the authorities in
Washington.
Henry c. Savers, of Wavnesburg. who is
an applicant for Collector Warmcastle's
place, came to Pittsburg yesterday. He has
been to Washington on his own behalf, and
while he is not confident of success, he be-
ieves that. if he is not appointed, the place
will be given to some one outside of ALLIE
gheny county.
c. L. Magee was in Washington yester-
day urging George W. Miller for the place
Mr.. Miller said yesterday he han not heard
from Washington but he considers his
chances equal with any of the other candi-
dates.
The friends of ex-Recorder Graham, of
Allegheny, feel confident he will be ap-
pointed, while the friends of ex-Collector
Case are quietly awaiting the outcome, con-
fideat that they will succeed in landing Mr.
Case in his old position. No matter when
Collector Warmcastle is disposed of it is
not likely that his permanent successor will
be named until Congress reassembles after
the holidays.
On the retirement of Mr.. Warmcastle
either his chief clerk, Captain Mitchell, or
Deputy Chamberlain will be named to fill
the office until a permanent successor is
named.
The Union Veteran Legion at a meeting
last night indorsed ex-Recorder Graham
for Collector Warmcastle's position They
will forward to the department copy of
the Endorsement
In Washington letter to THE DISPATCH
in another column is sgiven IN detail Col
lector Warncastle's movements in Wash
ington.