Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
There Are Hosts of Candidates Out
for the Expected Collector
ship Vacancy.
WtRMCASTLR WILL NOT RESIGN,
But His Removal is Now Conceded BY all
Concerned to Be q Certainty Of
the Near Future.
COL. sSToNEIS BACKING AN AsPIRANT
Other Willing Ones Are Now Beginning to Appear in
the Country Districts

The scramble for Collector Wsrmcastle's
uncertain place has begun in earnest.
When the Internal Revenue Office closed at
o'clock yesterday, S. ID. Warmcastle was
still the collector of this district The
work of his office was up to the last minute
and while he may not be the collector when
the Office is opened Monday morning he
believes his affairs are ready to be turned
over to his successor, whenever that indi-
vidual reports for duty.
81 will not resign" Mr.. Warmcastle said
when leaving his Office, 'Ebut if must go
will leave the Office with clean hands.
eff YOU leave this Office what do you con-
template doing"
Il have not vet decided what will do.
For one thing, 1 will stay out of politics. L
will not be candidate for Congress and
will endeavor to make money. Who knows
but that L may be rich some day. Worse
people than 1 have got rich in this coun-
try. No one can warp my trouble into
criminal action on my part, and if the ad-
ministration so decides, of course must do
something else"
The Collector took car and went to his
East End homs He had heard nothing
from Washington during the day, and he
seemed nervous and thoroughly sick.
Candidates for the Place.
The candidates for Mr. Warncastle's
place are George W. Miller, Secretary of
the Republican County Committee; Frank
p. Case, Chief of the Board of Assessors; ex-
County Recorder Graham, Allegheny, and
Henry c. Savers, of Waynesburg, Pa.
The district comprises "a counties
and 12 Congressional districts. Each
Congressman in the district is likely TO
have his own candidate and all the counties
save Allegheny and Greene are yet to be
heard from. Congressman Scull, of Somer-
set. whose seat is being contested by Dem
ocrat, it is believed would fall without
much of a jar into the Collectorship. He
has been in the Internal Revenue service
and was Collector Of district before the re-
organization of the service by President
Cleveland He will not be candidate for
the place unless he finds that the contest for
his seat is likely 10 be decided against him.
Frank p Case has already been indorsea for
the place by Congressman Dalzell. The fact
that Case was an applicant when Warmcastle
was appointed, it is thought, will be againsy
him, as his appointment now, it is argued,
would SAVIOR Of politics and would place the
administration in false position. He is
now in Washington looking after his in
Ierests.
George W. Miller has already received
the unqualified support of Magee for the ap-
pointment He is one of the best known
goung Republicans in Western Pennkyl
vania. He is at present the Superintendent
a. the Bureau of Water Assessments. He
has been an untiring worker fog his party.
The Position of c. {. Magee.
He announced himself as candidate for
the position yesterday after the return to
Pittsburg of c. L. Magee, who had been to
Washington in the interest of Mr.. Warm
castle, but who returned confident that the
Collector would be removed.
Colonel Stone. the Allegheny Congress-
man, has named and indorse1 D. ii. Gra-
ham for the collectorship. Mr.. Graham has
for wears been conspicuous in Allegheny
politics. He retired from the Recorders
Office wear ago. He is identified with the
Pleasant Valley Railway people. He was
conspicuous in his support of Stone in the
COlouePs fight against George Shiras I'LL
With the candidates already named the
fight for the place will be decidedly lively.
They are all politicians and all will
have the support of politicians 1t will
likely determine where Magee stands with
the administration, whether or net Mr..
Dalzell has been accepted as the representa-
tive of the President in this State, or
whether some outside Congressman is not
stronger than either of them.
Stones Boom for Graham.
Colonal Stone said last night that Col
lector Warmcastle would be removed. He
also said that his friend Graham was the
IL. e. y, Ca1 1l,2
his judgment NJ. Graham would be named
for the place.
C. L. Magee said that he told Mr. Harri-
son that he had not come as the political
friend of the Collector, as they had never
been political friends Mr.. Magee
called upon Postmaster General Wana-
maker 10 secure his efforts for the Collector.
'Did Mr.. Dalzel! accompany you to the
President in behalf of Mr.. Warmcastle?"
was asked Mr.. Magee.
''Mr. Dalzell went with me to visit the
President. Bv his presence he endorsed all
! bad TO say for Mr.. Warmcastle."
''Is there anything in the report that Mr..
Dalzell is fighting Warmcastle?"
Il don't know anything about that As
] saw Mr.. Dalzell was with me when /
talked with President Harrison on behalf
OF Warncastle.
Quay Triie Indisposed.
Senator Quay was expected to arrive at
the Duquesne Hotel from his Beaver home
at noon yesterday. He did not come to
Pittsburg, however He telegraphed that
he was sick and would not be up before
Monday. Earnest Acheson, who had come
in from Washington, Pa, to confer with the
Beaver Senator about the next Congress
sional campaign in the Washington, Greene,
Fayette and part of Allegheny district
seemed more depressed than any of the
other politicians Mr. Acheson, it has been
arranged, is to be the Republican candidate
in that district There is, it is claimed,
much political wire pulling to be done be-
fore he will be given clear track for the
race.
Mr.. Acheson was early onthe ground to
see Senator Quay. He was unable to con-
zeal his disappointment when the Senator
failed to report. 1t was at first reported
yesterday that Senator Quay's sickness was
serious, but definite information from Bea-
yer indicated that the Senator was not even
as sick as were his disappointed followers
who waited in vain for his coming to the
Hotel Duquesne.
in The Hands of His Friends.