Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-13
T. P. Iams Named as a Candi.
date for United States
District Attorney.
AN OPPONENT FOR 0'LEARY
Representative John Kearns Going
After the Marshalship.
SIPE'S POSITION ON PATRONAGE.
lie VIII Brook No Division With Secre-
tary Of State Hsrrity.
EXPLAINING TIE RESULT IN OHIO

The Democratic candidates for Federal
Offices in Western Pennsylvania are getting
to be rs thick as bees in hive. The latest
man to announce himself as after the
United States District Attorneyship is
Frank P. Iams prominent member of the
Allegheny county bar. Mr. Iams has been
on still hunt since the result of the cleo
tion was known, and he now has petitions
that are being literally signed in circula-
tion in Greene, Fayette, Allegheny and
Washington countieS Mr.. Iams is also a
member of the bar in each county men,
toned.
Frank Iams is well known in the Twenty
fourth Congressional district. He with
drew in favor of Sipe and nominated him
for Congress in the convention. His
brother Jim is Chairman ofthe Greene coun-
ty Democratic Committee, and the 1ams in
tiuence Is said to be largely responsible for
Sipe's majority of Q 404 in the county, the
largest ever given a Congressman in that
section. The father t c. Lazear once
carried the county for Congress by Q, 100
Who VIII Get Sipe's Support?
1t is understood that Mr.. Iams will have
the support of Sipe and his friends claim
that Harrity will not be against him.
Charles Pagan is supposed to represent the
Harrity wing, but that is disputed. Mr.
1ams is the attorney for J. NJ. Guffey, and
the Harrity people will undoubty try to
class him as Guffey man. His friends
state that he is not tied TO anv faction. 1t
is believed that the fight for the place lies
between Isms and Pagan, unless a strong
candidate should loom up from some of the
other counties
Ex-United States District Attorney Al
len, of Erie, who has Just been defeated for
Congressman at large, NAV want the Job
again, as Mr.. Larkin is after the postoffice.
Mr.. Martin, Of New Castle. who was beaten
for Judge by ex-senator Cree, of Butler is
spoken of for the place, but there's is moth
ing to indicate that either Allen or he will
be candidates. J. J. Miller, of the local
bar, has not accounced himself, but he is
telling his friends not to pledge themselves.
He is expected to declare himself in few
davs
Mn Iams is going into the canvass in q
systematic way. His Office was visited YES
terday by numerous workers from the
Iwentv-tourth district, and they are all en-
thusiastic for Kim.
Figuring on Harrity's Pull.
To vary the monotonv the hackers of
John hearns, the only Democrative Repre-
sentative elected in Pittsburg are pushing
him for United States Marshal against Tim
O,Learv The one thing that is puzzling
all the Democrats is how much of pull
will Mr.. Harrity have with the administrs- |
ton. Many Democrats and the Republican |
politicians think that he will control the !
Federal patronage in the cities, especially
in Pittsburg and Philadelphia, and he will
leave the small postofices and the other
minor Offices to be filled by the Congress
men. Those who take this view claim he
will be more of dictator than Senator
Quay, and that he will take care of his
friends to the exclusion of his enemies 1t
is argued that the Democratic majority in
the House is so large that it makes little |
difference whether the three Congressman
in Western Pennsylvania sulk or not.
On the other hand, the anti-Harrity peo-
pie are confdent that the three Congress- |
men will have more influence with Mr. |
Cleveland than the politicians of the Chair |
mans school. While they admit that Mr.. |
Sipe and Joe Siblev, of the Erie Crawford |
district, are novices in politics to some ex-
tent, they believe that the President will |
return to the rule ignored by Harrison of /
recognizing the Congressman. The fact i
that there will be no Senators to interfere |
is considered as strong point in favor of |
Mr.. Harritv. Some Democrats who claim
10 be on the inside say tha: the politicians
won't have much chance with Cleveland.
he will be very independent and hard man
TO handle,
Sipe VIII Have All or None
The anti-Harrity people argue that either
Mr.. SIpe will have to be recognized or ic-
nored. He will stand no division Of the
spoils with the Secretary OF the Common
wealth. Should Mr. Sipe secure the Presi-
dents ear, it is certain that O'Leary and
Larkin will be turned down. They are sc-
cused of trying to knife Sipe by raising the
religious issue, and the new Congressman
feels very sore toward them. They are
charged ALSO with raising $1,000 in the
the county, and instead of spending it here
they delivered it into Rarrity's hands with
q flourish of trumpets.
One hears all sorts of gossip these days
1t is limited in some quarters that Harrity
will harmonize the factions in Allerheny
county by keeping his hands off the Pitts
burg Office It is claimed that he can now
afford to be generous. Harrity's enemies
sneer at him as Chairman, and state that
had the result been close he would be a
great man, but the victory was so pro-
nounced that nobody deserves the credit
for it. Much is made of Gorman's pres
ence at headquarters during the last week.
and it is acknowledged that for the time
being Mr.. Harrity was practically super
seeded.
Dr. c. c. Wiley was asked yesterday if
he was after an office. He said he couldn't
afford to accept anything not in line with
his profession. His friends are pushing
him for pension examiner, but he is not
sure that be wants it. The salary is from ,
s., 900 to ST. per year, which is not ,
great inducement, but the doctor finds that
he wouldn't have to give up much of his
time, and he may apply for the position.
He is also mentioned for chief pension e1-
aminer of the United States.