The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-10

New YORK, Sept. THE Hon. Joseph
last week, and had prolonged inverview
with Elkins and others of the national
committee, in which he made an earnest
appeal for financial aid for the state com
mittee of Illinois. He represented that
the latter committee had been unable to
raise the necessary funds, and had no
means for prosecuting the canvass; that
the democrats were unusually flush with
money, which had been furnished them in
large quantities by the distillers, brewers,
and gamblers, who are determined to
elect Harrison governor and secure the
legislature, and unless immediate and
plentiful aid was given the republicans
would not be able to carry the state for
Blaine Mr. Medill exhibited a convinc-
ing array of figures which were intended
to show the relation of the German vote
and that of the prohibition party to the
canvass, and argued that unless something
could be done to recover strength among
the Germans and counteract the prOhihi-
ton movement the usual republican vote
would be reduced by an amount much
larger than the majority given for Garfield
four years ago, If the election were to
take place today, Mr.. MediIl said there
was no doubt the democrats would carry
Illinois by considerable plurality and
the only hope the republicans had was in
the votes they could gain between now
and November. In order to gain any it
was necessary to have a large fund of
money, which, under existing circum>
stances, could not be raised in Illinois.
Mr.. Medill represented that the democrats
ization in the state committee was very
great, and would be disastrous to the
party unless greater harmony and activi-
ty could be secured. Those who were
ordinarily active in presidential canvasses
were indifferent and unwilling to take the
lead, and their apathy made the outlook
very discouraging.
The committee told Mr.. Medll that a
call of this sort and such representations
as he had made were received with great
surprise from state in which the candi-
date for vice president was the acknowl>
edged leader, and asked him why Gen.
Logan's friends did not take hold and
pursue an energetic canvass. He replied
that Logans friends were not those who
usually contributed largely to campaign
funds, and that their resources had been
exhausted.
He was told that the committee had
calls from doubtful states which it was
absolutely necessary to meet. and could
not pay the expenses of a canvass of so
wealthy and powerful an organization as
the republican party of Illinois.
They were very much discouraged by
the news he brought, but thoughtit would
be better for him to present the case t(
Gen. Logan himself, ald not call upon tht
committee to conduct his canvass for him
The attitude Of Long Jones as chairman
of the state committee was freely com
mented upon, and it was thought tina
perhaps it would be easier to raise tn
necessary funds for the campaign if h
we're to retire from the chairmanship.
We are sorry that the news has so 500
been broken to the republican nationa
committee. We had hoped that the.
would have continued to read the 1ri
dune until election. and draw sweet con
oOioINh NOM ITO IOSy Hutu NoTuS, utplCl
ing the positive success of the party i
this state. But Medill has made clea
breast Of the whole matter and like tru
ant school boy afraid of the teacher, ha
acknowledged the corn" The republi
can national committee are certainly t
be pitied. Party bosses in hitherto hid
bound republican states are clamoring fC
soap" Their cast iron constitution
withstood the strain of the saddenin
news from Ohio Indiana, Iowa, Wiscor
sin and Michigan, but never for a momer
did they think that Illinois would desc
them. The hopelessness of their caus
must certainly have dawned upon ther
ere this, and if they were more sensib
they would engage in some profitable bu
mess, where defeat is not assured