The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-04-28
THE pREsrDENcY.
what the New York DeIegatcE-At-
Large Say.


The New York papers publish interviews
with thief our delegates.atlargo from that State
TO the Chicago Convention. Hon. Andrew ID.
White declined to name his Presidential choice.
He eays he favors a candidate who Will repre-
sent tho cause OF Oivil-Servico reform, and
whose labors in that interest Will be freely and
faithfully given. President White is under.
stood to have friendly feeling for Arthur, but
is not supposed to regard him quite as warmly
as he does Edmunds. He goes 10 Chicago ia
purely Independent capacity, and after q
survey OF the field will vote for the man whose
character and career promise best reform and
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, who led tho Ed
munds men at Utica and was elected q dele
gate.atlarge, had an ovation ut Albany Thurs
day. He said he was for Edmunds as his fret
choice, and for Senator Hawlcy, OF Oonnecti-
cut, as his second choice. Being asked II tho
circumstances connected with his election rs
a delegate did not make IL necessary for him
to have q leaning toward Mr.. Arthur, Mr..
Roosevelt promptly replied "Not In the least.
1 am against him under oil circumstances
and told tho Arthur men at Utica that would
not. vote for delegate who favored Mr..
Arthur"
Senator Gilbert, another OF tho delegates.at.
large, was told that there was some dispute
as TO whether he was a Blaine man In the dis.
guise OF an Edmunds adherent,
"There 10 no disguise about my position
replied Mr.. Gilbert. ~ am for Edmunds frat
and am ON original Edmunds man. My next
choice would DO Hawley, then Gresham, John
Sherman, or men like them. am not 80 par
ticular about the individual, but am for the
principle, the idea In politics which those mon
represent. Under oil circumstances l am
against the machine OF Mr.. Arthur.
Senator Thomas, who is the alternate who
will have vote In the National Convention IL
Andrew d, White does not attend, was next
| seen and asked who his choice Is.
81 am for Mr.. Edmunds," was the reply of
| Mr.. Thomas, without hesitation.
"Who is your second choiceP"
III am 80 much OF an Edmunds man that
| have not given the subject OF a second choice
| much thought, but as now feel It would be
| Mr.. Hawley 1 am opposed TO the nomination
OF either Arthur or Blaine as now Wow the
| situation"
| Mr.. Packard, OF Brooklyn, the fourth dele.
| gate.at-large, on being interviewed, said;
| 1--WE regard this as q decided Edmunds
| movement, and strong vindicatlon OF the at.
| titude taken by tho Independents. You would
| be surprised TO know what enormous strength
| the movement has developed In New England,
| New York and the Middle States"
collector W. H. Robertson, who is Blaine
| district delegate, said Blaine lost the deal by
| the treachery OF fifteen delegates elected ia
| his interest from Brooklyn Being asked what
| would be the effect OF the corventions action
on Mr.. Arthur's candidacy, Collector Robert
| son said:
"He is as completely out OF the Held as II he
| had Withdrawn by positive declaration. II
| has been ali along conceded that II he could
| not carry his own State his candidacy would
foil through. He has not carried Is. He has
proved very poor second In tho race"