Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-04-25
Vow YorL for Edmnnh..

The result of the New York state convon-
ton held at Utica on Wednesday to elect del
egates to Chicago was practically declaration
in favor of George f. Edmunds for President.
The delegates-at-large elected were President
Andrew d. White of Cornell university, The
odore Roosevelt, the reforming assemblyman,
State Senator John l. Gilbert and Edwin
Packard of Brooklyn-four of the strongest
and abest of the New York independent Re
publicans. The strength of the convention
was pretty evenly divided between the Blaine
and the Arthur men, and the Edmunds men
held the balance of power. Both sides tried
in vain to trade with tho handful of Edmunds
delegates for their support in the convention.
The oaucusing continued all of Tuesday night.
The Blaine or anti-Arthur men were headed
by Senator Miller and ex-senator Tom Plat
in person, and by ex. Gov. Cornell, represent
cd by full staff of lieutenants. At midnight
tho Arthur men came to the Edmunds men
with proposition for ono Arthur and three Ed
munds delegates to be elected by coalition of
Arthur and Edmunds delegates Learning
this, Senator Miller offered the Edmunds men
two delegates of their own selection-even
the obnoxious Roosevelt, il insisted upon
provided that Cornell and Miller should be
the other two delegates. The Edmunds men,
after delberstion, replied that the character
of the Edmunds canvass required that it
should be free from deals with either Arthur
or Blaine, and that if either Arthur or Blaine
support should come to Edmunds it must be
free from the faint of bargain. With this
determination four Edmunds delegates at
large were agreed upon and issue joined. Ear
ly Wednesday morning the Arthur men vol
UNFAIRLY surrendered to the Edmunds men,
and joined forces with them to defeat the
Blaine alliance.
The contest in the convention WAS hot and
protracted. The balloting lasted three hours,
and when it finally ended the result showed
Roosevelt 472, White 4O7, Gilbert $40, Pack
ard $50, Miller 243, Cornell 22S-Miler lack
ing IS votes of an election. This result was
an out-and out defeat for the Blaine men and
practically defeat for Mr.. Arthur's followers.
The Arthur men, however, have the satisfac-
ton of knowing that, in voting for the Ed
munds list of delegates they secured men
who will not, under any ordinary circum-
stances, support Mr.. Blaine in the Chicago
convention.
The result of the New York convention
must be accepted as practically settling the
fact that neither MIR. Blaine nor President Ar
thur will be the candidate of the Chicago
convention. In regard to Mr.. Blaine, at
least, the result is conclusive. That the NOM
ination of Mr.. Edmunds is assured by this
action of the New York Republicans none of
the Senator's friends will claim. 1t does
however, bring his candidacy into a promi-
hence that could hardly have been hoped for
at this stage of the canvass. 1t is an admis-
sion that neither Blaine nor Arthur can carry
New York, and substantial declaration that
Edmunds is the man who can do it, 1t will
encourage and unity the Edmunds strength
everywhere, and it assures the fact that there
will at least be enough of the Edmunds ele-
ment in the convention to compel the nomi-
nation of ticket which every member of the
party can support. To-day it may be set
down as practical certainty that the Repub-
lican presidential ticket will be either Ed
munds and Lincoln or Lincoln and?