The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-12
The Conservatives Not Anxious to Form a
Cabinet, but They Will Undertake the
Work if Requested to Do So.
Indications that Her Majesty Will Urge
Gladstone to Remain in Office.
A Shocking Disaster in France, by Which More
than Score of People Are Killed-Abdur-
rahman Again Reported Dead.
NOTHING YET SETTLED.
Conservatives Willing to Take Offce-Glad
stone May Reconsider His Decision.


stone May Reconsider His Decision.
LONDON, June 1L-Everything iu regard to
the government crisis IS still unsettled. The
Standard Conservative declares that the Con-
servatives are ready to form government at
the bidding of the Queen. The News (Liberal)
urges Mr.. Gladstone to persist in his resolution
to resign and says that few months of hateful
Tory rule will return him to power stronger
than ever before The Times advises the min
listers to reconsider their intention OF reslgnlng
1t says the result of the vote on Monday night
was due to the defective measures of the Liberal
Wings for getting the members to attend. 1t
plainly intimates that the ministers will find in
the Queen an awkward customer, who will insist
upon being given cogent reasons for their pro-
posed action, and even then will probably refuse
to accept their designations.
The Standard says it is understood that the
Queen has requested Mr.. Gladstone to submit to
her his views in full of the political crisis, in
order that arrangements may be made to avert
an immediate change in the Ministry. 1t is not
expected, the Standard continues, that the
Queen will accept the designations of the minis
ters, or that any final decision will be reached
concerning the question of changing the govern
ment until her Majesty's return to Windsor Cas-
tie. The Conservatives can do nothing, the
paper argues, until the Queens wishes be made
known, and in the meantime it is doubtful if the
Liberal Cabinet can hold together, so great are
the differences at present existing between its
members. There exists suspicion which daily
deepens, the Standard further declares,
that the Gladstone Ministry courted
their recent defeat for the purpose
of concealing behind its excitement their
own dissensions. The statements made since the
defeat by some of the Liberal members who
abscnted themselves from the vote on the fatal
division, show that the government might have
saved themselves on that vote if they had cared
seriously to Go so. :.
Nearly every hour brings fresh rumor con-
corning the Ministerial question. The latest Of
these rumors is that the Marquis of Harrington,
Secretary of State for War, will be asked by the
Queen to reconstruct the Liberal Ministry, Mr..
Gladstone to retire Nothing reliable, however,
has transpired to-day up to this hour. The
Queen has made an appointment to confer with
Mr.. Gladstone On the present crisis in British
political affairs, and the conference will take
Queen has arranged to return to Windsor on the
Goth inst
Pm M.-The latest reports from authentic
sources indicate the eventual return of Mr..
Gladstone to Office. Mr.. Gladstone still wishes
to abandon political lfe but if he changes his
mind and continues at the head of British politi-
cal affairs, it will be at the urgent solicitation of
the Queen. large number of official kilograms
have passed to-day between London and Balmo-
raj.
Thomas Sexton, Home Rule member of Par
Lament for Sligo, was interviewed to-day on the
ministerial crisis. He was of the opinion that
the Conservatives would accept power in order
to utilize the opportunity to show the country
that they possess more Of the governing faculty
than the Liberals do in view of the approach of
the general elections He regarded Lord Ran
doph Churchill as the man for Irish secretary.
Lord Randolph, he said, had often shown a
friendly feeling toward Ireland and capacity to
take tolerably fair view of Irish public ques-
TONS His success or failure would depend upon
whether, like previous Irish secretaries, he
would he content to be simply the mouthpiece
of the Irish officials.
Lord Salisbury, at an informal conference
with a number of Conservative members of the
House of Commons, said he would refuse Office
unless assured by the Liberal leaders that the
factions of the opposition would not hamper the
administration. Wi ithout some such under
standing between the leaders of both sides, it
would be impossible for the Conservatives to
undertake the government. Mr. Glad
stone, Lord Harrington, and other moderates, it
is believed would accede, while Mr. Chamberlain
and Sir Charles Dixie would refuse. sMr. Cham
berlain's organ, the Birmingham Post to-day
describes the policy in the event of a Tory min
istry being formed. They must, the Post says,
be limited and prevented from using for their
purposes the position to which they have no real
claim These and similar declarations by other
Liberal papers. intensity the feeling of the rank
and file of the Conservatives.
The Queen is in telegraphic consultation with
the Prince of Wales and several members of the
Privy Council. This is the first time she has
sought the advice Of the Prince on a state crisis.
1t is reported that he advised the Queen to
follow the constitutional practice, and call
the Marquis of Salisbury to form new Cab
inet The latest report is to the effect
that the Queen has summoned Lord Salisbury
to Balmoral, and that the Marquis left London
tonight for the Castle. 1t Tory Cabinet is
formed Mr.. Gladstone's immediate retirement
from public life is certain, and the Marqnis of
Harrington will be left to lead the opposition.
The news that Gladstone intends to make his re-
tirement coincidept with his resignation dismays
the Liberals, who relied upon having his leader
ship in the campaign.
The general ignorance and uncertainty regard
ing the outcome of tho government crisis are lu-
dicrous The Standard, Daily News and Times
all aver in leading editorials this morning that the
MARQUIS of Salisbury departed for Balmoral last
evening. The Daily Telegraph states that it
caused personal inquiry TO be made at his resi-
dence last night, and was assured that the Mar
quis was in bed
In reply to the complaint by the Liberal
papers that the defeat of the Ministry, last
Monday night. was due to the ;nsuficiency
of the exertions to secure the attendance
OF the Liberal members, Lord Grosvenor,
the senior Liberal whip, writes to the Daily
News that he sent out two urgent summonses
by mail and messengers; that he FOL,
lowed this by kilograms; that he did
more than was usual, and that the
result must be attributed to the apathy of the
members rather than any lack Of vigor 0n his
| part
| Ii Is understood that the reply of the Queen to
Mr.. Gladstone's message contained an immedi