Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-19
All LAcss a, cos. at May BrOs.'s.
CAPT. HAvERsTICK ON PRIVATE CON
UERaATTnUa

CAPT. HAVERSTICK ON PRIVATE CON
vERsATIOEs.
| The Union having utterly broken down
10 its charge tina. DR.. Truesdsle announced
himself as a candidate for the Grant nomi-
nation for Congress, lis editor. Capt. HAver
stick, over bis own signature, falls back
upon private coRUersatiORS, as follows:
During the canvass preceding our county con
yention we were 10 frequent Communication
with DR.. Truesdals. lie fresley disclosed his
plans and feelings to us. In his own Office, al
the UnoH oties and at our residence, the sub
Isot of the COngrsSsiOnA al u omtnaton and his own
chances for success we're fr ely and unrsssrvsdly
canvAssed. The Doctor had similar conferences
with others. l.. n. HAvERsTICK.
IL will be noticed, here, that Capt. HSver-
stick does not now say that Dr. Truesdsle
admitted himself, even 10 these private iu-
tervieWs, TO he a candidate. He was urged
10 be q candidate, and his chances Of success
we're discussed, but be declined to be a can
didats.
II iG not considered very honorable to
make public any conversation intended to
be private, but inasmuoh as Capt. Haver.
stick has commenced this business and pro-
feses to have been so much mixed up in the
matter, it would be quite entertaining If be
and other Republicans would write up their
recollecsious Of these conversations in the
Union office, at the editor. private residence
DO. &c. For instance; let Capt. HSver
stick and Maj. BeArdsIey write out
their talks and set forth the plans
they lAid to defeat Mr.. HAwley for a
denomination, and how Capt Haverstick
was to work to beat him. This would be
interesting reading. Let them tell ell they
know Gbou. their efforts and failures to get
DIR. TrueHdAle TO consent to be a candidate.
This would be rich and rAcy. And then let
the DIR. write up all Havsrstick said about
HGwley and mis- desire to beat him, &C., &c
Also the conversations, plans, projects, &c.
A. to Federal offices, ferry reeharter, re-
movAl of post office to Washington street,
&o,, &c. There are good many Republi
cans in this county who have been Grant
men but who are now Greeley me1, and
who have been well acquainted with the
plans and secrets Of the Grant party in this
couuty-such men IS 1-MAyor Truesdale,
E1-MSyor Carter, Supervisor Mayo John A.
Boyer, James Johnston, William Kerns
Geo. W. Vinton, Gen. Sickles, B. B. JOslin'
Jos. May, Louis May, and many others.
Gen. Slckles has been q member of the
Legislature, and probably he knows thing
or two about party management. Let these
men tell why Truesdale gave up the post
Office to HGWley; why HAwley changed
from quasi johnson man, after u visit to
Harding what trade was there made abOu,
HArding's successor why a. f. Thomas
was thrown overheard for county treasurer
what Gen. Harding said when 9awley tried
10 get him to defeat the wagon part of the
bridge across the Mississippi; what was
said to HAWlsy when be was made to appoint
Wiser; what Hawley said, the other day,
that be would do about postmaster in Rock
Island Just as soon as the election acas oper,
and good many other things that We know
something about but havn's time to Allude
to now. We should never have thought of
calling for those private conversations, or Of
making them public although we we're in
possession of most of the facts) had not
Capt HAvsrssick, over his own name, allud
ed to such matters. And since be has done
So We call on him, and Maj. BsardsIey,
Capt. Robinson, VIM. jackson, J. B. HAv-
ley, As we'll as the long list of Liberals We
have named, TO tall all they know about
party management. 1t will DO very rich
let uH have It all out.