Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-19
MEDILL SELECTED.
Gov. AItgeId Decides on the
Commissioner.
Ex-MAYoR TO SUCCEED T. 8. s1LvIs.

EX-MAY0R TO SUCCEED T. 8. sILVIS.
Mr. McEniry's Successful Mission to Chi
cago-Copference With the State Execu.
tive and the Outcome - More Of the
Unions screed Concerning the Hospital.
William McEniry returned last
evening from Chicago, where he had
. conference with Gov. Altgeld rcla-
tive to the succession to +. 5. Silvis
as commissioner for the Western In
sane hospital. The executive had
just returned from the Milwaukee
semi-centennial celebration.and the
interview was had in his private
Office in the Unity building. Mr..
McEniry found the governor deeply
interested in the asylum question
and full. Of regret at Mr.. Silvis' res
ignation. OF the latter he spoke in
the most feeling terms. expressed
his sympathy for him and his hope
that he would soon regain his former
health. 1t was q source of great dis
appointment to him that Mr.. Silvis
could not continue his duties. He
referred to MIR. Silvis in a manner
most complimentary to him, and
spoke at length of his high personal
regard for him and his confidence 10
him.
Rock Island Entitled to the appointment
Mr.. McEnirv's mission was in be-
half of Rock Island securing the ap.
pointment of Mr.. Silvis' successor,
and Gov. Altgeld promptly assured
him that he recognized the justice Of
Rock Islands claim and that he
would name the new trustee from
this city. In the same connection
Gov. Altgeld paid MIR. McEniry neat
compliment by stating that in recog.
milton of the unselfish interest he
had taken in the matter from the
first. he would like to appoint him to
the vacancy. MIR. McEnirv FASTENED
to assure the governor that he was
not candidate for the office, but
was merely there as representative
of Rock Island. and he suggested ex-
Mayor T. j. Medill as a man emf.
nently qualified for the position. 1t
was unnecessary for him to mention
further names. as the governor, after
asking il MIR. Medill would accept
The office. and being told that hi
would consider it an honor, stated
that it would give him pleasure to
appoint Mr.. Medill. which he would
do on his return to Springfield.
On the Question Of Sites,
Tho governor further expressed
his desire that the preliminary for
malities of the com mission be dis
posed of as quickly as possible
Asked by McEniry as to any sugges
tiOns on the course to be pursued
in the matter of local sites he re
piled. "let your peop'e agree upon
locations to be presented in proper
form as soon as may be, and 1 viii
have them inspected by the commits
sion as soon as they are ready" Tn,
governor in the same connection in
timated that inflated values Of lane
would not be considered, aud tina
the price per acre must be REASONABLE,
before he would cOuntenance a pur
chase.
Tho Unions Screed.
The Union continues rudely tt
misconstrue the motive of +. S. Sill
Wis in resigning. and in support o
its original inconsiderate attack
upon him to indulge in groundles:
reflections as to the real causes. Be
yond it all the Union knows it ba
done Mr.. Silvis a grievious wrong
and it should be manly enough t
make suitable repatriation rather thar
to stick to such baseless and unius1
course. The fact that the govern
or not only appreciated Mr.. 'Silvis
worth. but was deeply moved at hi
necessitated resignation he full,
stated to Mr.. McEniry yesterday il
Chicago, and he further indicated
that he recognized the sacrifice MIR
Silvis had made in order to dis
charge what he believed to be hi
duty.
The Union also reflects its stu
pidity. whether willful or malicious
by inferring that the proposed mas
meeting was intended to suggest
| Commissioner, or that such
thought emanated from democrats
The mass meeting was proposed en-
tirely by Mayor Knox. not in consid
GRAFTON of the commission question
but to arouse public sentiment in be
half OF sites to be selected. Ii tn,
Union keeps on it will hasten tn
asylum location here as a con
venient harbor for its own retiremen
when undergoing its spells-and il
that way it will innocently perform
an act for public good.