Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
CAME LIKE A SHOCK,
Collector Warmcastle Surprised by
the Charges Against Him
and His Office.
HIS REMOVAL Is LOOKED FOR,
But His Friends have the Utmost Conf
dence in His Integrity
and Work.
THE NEW POLITICAL COMBINATION
That Is Charged With Fighting Senator Quay and
His Followers

The charges preferred by Government
agents against Internal Revenue Collector
Warmcastle and the management of his Of
flee formed the subject of general discussion
among local politicians yesterday. The
publication was positive shock to Mr..
Warmcastle. He was taken completely by
surprise, and he, seemingly more than any
one else, was completely at sea in the mat
ter. When seen yesterday Mr.. Warmcastle
refused to talk of the alleged charges. He
said he had no information as to just
what the charges are or the ground
upon which they were made. Until he had
received report from Washington he said
he could not talk knowingly on the subject,
and must therefore decline to be inter
viewed. He said, however, that the affairs
of his Office had been pronounced correct by
Inspector Brooks, and if any Irregularities
existed they were among his subordinates
located outside of his Office
The friends of Collector Warmcastle were
more than little annoyed by the publica-
tion of the story. They view with alarm
the reported break between Senator Quay
and President Harrison, and are confident
that before another week Mr.. Warmcastle
will either be asked to resign or will be re-
moved.
There Is No Apparent Excuse.
They all have the utmost confidence in
the integrity of the collector. They con-
tend that his administration has been clear
and that the affairs of his Office have been
managed with marked ability, vet they do
not hesitate to say that sufficient excuse
will be found to justify change in the,
management of the Office.
Congressman Dalzell refused to talk on
the subject Yesterday. He said he knew
nothing of the reported charges and he also
denied knowing anything of the contem-
plated change in the Revenue Office. Mr..
Dalzell left for Washington last night The
report that Frank P. Case would probably
succeed Collector Warmcastle is emphatic
ally denied by Mr.. Case. He said: 81 can
not and will not be a candidate for Mr..
Warmcastle's position. My relations with
the collector are friendly" Mr.. Case
formerly filled the position. He was Mr.
Dalzell's candidate for the place when Mr..
Warmcastle was chosen, confessedly through
Senator Quay's efforts. Mr. Dalzell at that
time did not enjoy the confidence of the
President, and all the Federal Offices in
Pittsburg were filed by Senator Quay's
friends.
An Organized War Against Quay.
''i know little about the case," Senator
Neeb said yesterday. "But 1 know the
revenue laws are intricate, and while the
collector might be struggling to satisfy one
technicality he might be violating another"
The special revenue agents who were in
Pittsburg investigating the alleged irregu
larities in Collector Warmcastle's Office
have returned to Washington. Inspector
Brooks is expected to return here to-day or
tomorrow.
Mr. Warmcastle's friends have no hesi-
fancy in asserting that Congressman Dal- ]
zell and Senator Rutan are working together
in their opposition to Senator Quay and his
following in Western Pennsylvania and no
effort will be spared to undo the Quay
forces in Pittsburg and other points in this
neighborhood. Mr.. Warmcastle was active
in mis- opposition to Mr.. Dalzell's candidacy
for President of the Republican League
Club of Pennsylvania and this it is alleged
is operating strongly against him.
Senator Rutan said the charges against
Mr.. Warmcsstle were of such nature as to
demand thorough investigation. He did
not think there was any political plot in the
action of the Internal Revenue Department.
He said Mr. Warmcastle should not be
judged in advance, however, and that the
public should, as in all cases against off
cials, suspend judgment until both sides are
heard.