The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
@. Jacobs for the short term (Conkling's)
and Francis p. Herman for the long term.

nAt1 SoAt1as bSbWccA 10hh1ln2 anu the aQ
lninistration, which should be made known.
Tn the day following that on which the
President sent Robertsons name to the
Senate, it was known bevofd d doubt that
Cenkling and other representatives Of New
York were greatly dissatisfied On that
day two members of the cabinet called upon
the President, and suggested that q con-
ference should be held between the Presi-
dent on one hand and the Vice President
and two New York Senators on the other.
The President accepted the suggestions
and set apart that evening for the inter
view. The two members of the cabinet
made arrangements, as they thought, with
the Vice President and Senators for the
conference, and 1t was understood that it
should take place at 80 at the White
House. Afterward Conkling demurred
and refused to g, although his companions
were willing to attend. On this account
the interview didn't take place. The Pres
ident waited an hour and a half for the ex
pected visitors. 1t is known that had the
conference been held an attempt would
have been made to readjust the whole mat
ter satisfactory to all persons concerned.
POOR MAAoNE.
World
WASHINGTON, May 31.-For two days
past Readjuster workers have been pour
ing upon Malone at his hotel here to ar
range the preliminaries for their State con-
vention to be held at Richmond next Thurs
day. The call for the convention was is
sued in the latter part of March, when Ma
hone was in clover, The Republicans in
the Senate were rallying around him with
much show of enthusiasm, applauding ev-
cry time he opened his mouth, even though
only to vote, and he had received assur-
ance of sympathy and support from the
White House, to which public expression
was given on the day that the famous for
al token taken from the Court conserva
tory appeared on his desk in the Senate
chamber. His plan was to monopolize the
State patronge, and carry the State by storm
He had been led to believe that not only
would no obstacle be thrown in the way of
his doing as he pleased, but that the Re-
publicans of the state would eagerly join
him in his crusade for ''free ballot and
fair count" He was in almost daily con-
ference with the President, with whom he
thought he had a perfect understanding
that he needed only to ask for what he
wanted to receive it. The Virginia Re-
publicans kept quiet until the novelty wore
off of Malone in the senate and then went
to the President with protest against his
recognition of anything but the regular
party organization. The President met
them with the suggestion that they join
the Readiusters against the common Dem
ocratic enemy To this they replied that
they had polled nearly as many votes last
fall as the regular Democratic party and
over twice as many as the Readjusters, and |
that therefore the benefits of a coalition |
should be entirely one-sided, besides driv |
ing from the Republican ranks a large |
number of voters who rather than lend
themselves to reputation in any form
would go over to the Democrats The |
President said he would give the matter
consideration. Then Gorham and Riddle |
berger fell into disrepute, the stalwart |
fight began, and circumstances pointed to
union of Malone with the stalwarts. 1t
whispered about that he kept on good
terms with the Administration merely to
get control of patronage which he meant |
to divert to stalwart use. 1t was to be the
entering wedge for Southern support for
Grant in 1884. Mahone's behavior lent
color to these suspicious, for it was motto |
ed that whenever differences arose between
the stalwarts and the Administration he
held aloof. When the deadlock was brok-
en- he ceased to be of the slightest impor
tance in the Senate. Then, there being no
further use for him, and it having been
thing more than an annoyance to the party
the President informed the Virginia Repub |
hcan leaders that they might depend on |
full recognition and all the patronage. |
Since the adjournment of the Senate
Malone has been trying to get the Presi |
dent to return to his original opinion as to |
the advisability of coalition between the
Republican and Readjusters. He had the
succeeded up to yesterday, when his fol-
lowers began to swoop down upon him. /
To-day they all had a conference with Bob |
Ingersoll, who is reported to have prom
ised to lay the case before the President I
and to urge upon him in its strongest light |
the advisability of coalition. While this |
is going on Malone viii have no easy task |
in keeping peace in his own ranks. To be-
gin with, he is not idoliZed as formerly. |
His followers have not been blind as to /
what has been going on here and they do /
not underrate the contempt into which he
has fallen. The only coalition most of
them favor is one IN which all the offices |
viii fall to the Readjusters. The editor of
the Page county Courier, prominent Re
adjuster paper, is credited with saying that |
if a single Republican was placed
on the state ticket he would not
support it, and there are many others
of his mind. Then there are sew
eraI ReadJuSterS VINO nave claims |
upon the nomination for governor, One of
them is State Auditor Massey, who says |
that it has alwas been understood that he |
was to get the nomination. just now |
Malone does not see his way clear to agree |
fully with Mr. Massey, and Mr.. Massey is SO
much put out about it that he refuses to |
come here to take part in the conference,
unless an absolute promise shall be made |
to him of the nominption; Mr.. Groner.
of Norfolk, is also candidate for the nom
ination.
TEXAN TORNADO.