The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-02
POLITICAL POINTS.
conkling Lost Two Votes
This Afternoon.
The New York Legislature
Refuse to Adjourn.
New Hampshire Counts in the New
Governor.
To-DAY,s PROCEEDINGS.

Conkling, 81; Jacobs. so; Wheeler, 10;
Rogers, IL; Cornell, 81; Fenton, 2; Pom
eroy, 1; Edick, IL Folger, Q; Crowley, L;
Bradley, 1; Trerlaine, q; Chapman, /;
butcher, /; Lapham, i Eish,1.
The following is the vote to fill the Platt
vacancy:
Platt 2s, Herman SO, Depew ss, Cornell
II, Lapham 8, Evarts 2, Ward 3, Folger 3,
Crowley 3, Miller o, butcher 2, Wads-
worth 2, Geo. B. Sloan l, Vancott 1, Da-
vid Rumsey 1, Fenton 1.
SECOND BALLOT.
The next ballot Cowles changed from
Conkling to Cornell The vote was:
Conkling SO, Wheeler IL, Jacobs SO,
Bradley 1, Rodgers 15, Cornell %, Fenton
8. Others scattering.
THE VOTE
on Platt's successor:
Platt g. Depew 80, Herman So, Cornell
13. Rest scattering.
Astor, Conklingman, withheld his vote
on account of pair.
ADJOURNED.
Further voting was postponed until to-
morrow.
HALF BREED POLICY.
NEW YORK, June 2.-The Commercials
Albany special says:
The half breed policy is, first to elect
Cornell in place of Platt. To give them
the requisite eighty-one votes before this is
done, the half breeds are to require the as
sent of their allies that the half breeds
shall have the absolute right to name Conk-
ing's successor. Then they viii name
Reuben E. Fenton, and the allies will be
compelled to assent.
NEW HAMPHIRE GOVERNOR.
CONCORD, n. H.. June 2.-In legisla-
ture this morning the votes for governor
and council were declared. The COVER
nor's was af follows: Whole no S6, 1854:
necessary for choice 43, 083; scattering rs;
Geo. Il. Dodge 341; Warren E. Dodge SOB;
Frank Jones 40, ,S13; ;Charles FL. Bell 43, 432.
Bell was declared elected. A recess was
then taken.
READJUSTERS AT RICHMOND.
RICHMOND Va, June All incoming
trains bring large install ments of delegates
to the Readjuster convention, which meets
tomorrow. The number of delegates and
alternates now in the city is estimated at
800.
ORGANIZATION.
RICHMOND, June 2-The Readiuster
State Convention met here to-day. Gen.
Boiling is chairman. John Paul was made
temporary president and made astirring
lit COlHulAt6eS W6TC aDDOi0tcu-
"RUTHY'Sn REMARKS
CLEVELAND, June 1.-The Herald pub
fishes an interview with Elk President
Hayes. in which he says: Mr.. Conkling is
monomaniac on the subject of his own
impo1 lance. He is surprised with his own
greatness. Tt has become more than a
monomania. This is common phase of in
sanity, and the malady often takes that
form The patients often imagine that
they are some distinguished character or
superior being. There are over fifty Pres
idents in the insane asylum. Some think
themselves Napoleon, king, the Czar, ana
some even Christ or the Almighty himself
Conkling is drifting that way, Men who
do his bidding he considers IN state OF
subiection to him, and those who refuse to
obey his dictates he considers his most bit
ter enemies. He thinks they are trying to
intimidate him Humiliate Is a favorlte
term with him. In 1879 Gen. Robinson
asked Conkling to make speeches in Ohio
and the reply was: "Why do you ask me
to come to Ohio when they have insulted
me there?" '1nsulted you'll How?' ask
ed Gen. Robinson. "Why, have they not
indorsed this man Hayes administration,
thereby making adirect drive at meT
Gen. Robinson assuIed Conkhng
that he was never thought OF
ling could not be persuaded that such was
not the case. Conkling's downward ten
dency dated from 1876. He then tried in
every way possible to defeat the Republi-
can party in New York. Gov. Morgan,
the candidate for Governor of New York
that year, was well satisfied that Conkling
did all in his power to defeat him. Conk-
ling made three attempts to betray the Re
publican party. This was one OF them,
TIo A. II sCcsn
He had a speech already prepared to over
throw the action Of the commission relative
to the returns from Louisiana Senator
Morton, of New York, discovered his plan
and succeeded in defeating it. There
never would have been Potter investiga
ton committee for for Conkling. The
Democrats were 10th to go into it and only
dld SO at the earnest solicitation of Conk-
ing. will not say he falsifed in this
case, for think he really believed that the
men ON the Louisiana board had entered
INTO bargain for the sale of that state,
ana Conkling assured the southern Sena
.plS that would from very shame leave
ir ;no wlle House in thirty days after the
investigation began"
GREENBAcK GATHERING.
MARsHALLTowN, june From reports
TO the Greenback state convention now in
session here, about 700 delegates represent
I'M ing two-thlrds of the state are in attendance.
an ane capacious Woodbury. opera house was
, ,ne9 TO overfiowing this afternoon and
eraon interest was manifested in the
"a 1Ines ~ OF Col. Jesse Harper, of Illinois,
CoI;tn. non. Warren Chase, member of the
Gfnnt. Gafaornia Legislature Elk Congressman
~ DE- Leonard Brown and Joe ingalls,
W;o aoio county, and M. III. Williams of
ull nieSt aiso made telling speeches. To-
TnS; ex-Congressman DeIaMatyr. of
are adSsan ana A M Dawley, of Fort Dodge,
parS SiGsssing Gsn e. large crowd in the public
and n-o6ehl zen, Weaver win speak tomorrow
ing Speeches Speeches. bNt SulGa M,,, Chase. Beyond max
cnn..6S.: cSHos put httle has been done in Ellis