Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27
WANAMAKER AT WORK
Setting Up Delegates to Go to Minne-
apolis to Boom Harrison.
A CONTEST WITH SENATOR QUAY.
The Postmaster General Consulting Leaders
in Philadelphia.
WARMCAsTLE's REMOVAL AS A FACTOR
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArCH.1

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPArcH.l
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26-While Presi-
dent Harrison has not vet declared himself
candidate for denomination, some OF the
principal members of his Cabinet are hard
at work endeavorine to secure the election
ofdelegates to the National Convention who
will, by their votes in that body, support
their Chief for reformation. Postmaster
General Wanamaker, who for long time
after his acceptance of the position held by
him was on terms of political intimacy with
Senator Qnay, since the latter has declared
against Harrison for denomination, has been
busy arranging his forces, and the signs of
the times point to battle royal in the sew
eral counties of this State between the
Wanamaker and Quay forces, for the elec-
tion of national delegates.
1t is well known that Marshal Leeds, who
received his present appointment through
the influence, mainly, of the Postmaster
General, has taken his coat off and is bat
tling for seat in the National Convention
against David H. Lane and Jacob Wilde
mere, the slated candidates of the Marlin
Porter combination.
The astute Postmaster General, who spent
Christmas with his family at his handsome
country seat arrived in the city early this
morning, and after looking after some mat
tiers connected with his immense establish
ment. had chats with several of the local
leaders who are not in sympathy with the
combination, after which he called at the
off ,vh bo iuoo in,
con suItation with Mayor Stuart and Direc-
tor Beitler. Mr.. Wanamaker, when leav-
ing the Mayors Office, was asked regarding
the object of his visit, and, after mo-
ment's hesitancy, replied 81 have moth
ing to communicate.
Mayor Stuart was seated in his private
office chatting with Private Secretary Belt
ler when he was asked what had taken
place during his conversation with Mr.
Wanamaker that could be used for publica-
tion. Leaning back in his chair the Mayor,
with smile, answered:
"We chatted about city improvements
and the projected bourse. Mr.. Wanamaker
has called here before, and his visit has no
particular significance.
WelI-Defined Movement on Foot.
Despite the refusal of the Postmaster
General and Mayor to give out the inside
history of to-day's chat, Joseph 1. Nobre,
General Snyder, Thomas Lindsay and other
"anti-combine'' workers declare that there
is well-developed movement under way to
have candidates for national delegates put
in the field in every district of the city.
Word has been received from the West
ern part of the State that the removal of
Collector of Internal Revenue WarmcastIe
has been understood by the Federal Office
holders of that section to mean that they
are to go to work in earnest in their dis
tricts, and endeavor to have delegates
elected who will favor the President for re-
nomination. 1t is also understood that the
friends of Congressman Dalzell, who is in
line with the Wanamaker programme, will
lend their best efforts to defeat the cardi-
dates for a seat in the National Convention
who have been slated in the Western dis
tricts by Senator Quay's orders.
The postmasters located at the county
seats of the respective districts have been
given the "tip," and as the country cross
road postmasters within their counties are
virtually under their control, by reason of
the system of supervision now in vogue,
they are expected to direct their attention
toward securing the election Of friendly
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