New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
THE OUTLOOK AT UTICA.
STRENGTH OF THE BLAINE MEN Gko"AN"'


1rr,c. Anril 2l.-Several of the delegates to the
pon,,hlican state Convention and maIy politicians
.rr;vad here tonight. 1t is reported that SELL
otor Miller has reached his home at Herklmer on
his wav from Washington TO this place. Inc ho'ol
,ronrietors have received scores of telegrams Hom
Renublicans engaging rooms, and IT is evident loin
the names appended to these dispatches anu n'"i
the list of delegates, that the convention IL W ~"
highly representative one. Mr.. Nroomaii' so0i''"'
nc tho state Committee has been busy all day max
,ng final arrangements for seating the deeg"'eS III
beUtica Opera House. Nearly all OF the deieSa'oS
Ct is thonght will he in the city by to-morro" aV
midnight. All of the delegates VINO are mere "lo
opposed to holding a second state Convention
and favor the nomination now or cahdluales ioi
Jndces of the Court of Appeals and the eieotoh Oh
= ro,, S+o+o Committee. Colonel W. d. Dckey
of Newburq the member of the state Committee
from tbe XVIII Congressional District, sald 10
night: eff | am to lose my head, WOuiu as
soon have it cut off now as in the fal. IL "o"u
cause less party disturbance now than then lhlhA
we oupbt to elect the new state Comnhl'eo
and nominate the Judges at TINS cohNth
tionv Colonel Dickeys declaration IS lhe
more significant because he favors the nom
ination of the President at Chicago anu "
has been suspected that the Presidents Hlenus are
onnosed 10 any reorganization of the state Com
candidacy than 1t would be if reconstructed by the
State Convention. From the list of delegates II Is
evident that there will be an increase of the pro-
norton of Blaine men on the state Committee II
there should be an election now of its members
RIIIVF's STRENGTH NOT OVFREsnNATED
All the delegates now here say that Mr. Blalne's
strength has been uudcresimated rather than over
rated: still it is thought that no
attempt will be made by Mr.. Balnes 1rehuS
TO instruct the deegates-at-large III his taVor'
The delegates-at-large are not likely TO represent
INV one element in the Republican party 1t Is
The general opinion that they will be Blame ana
Edmunds men, representing two conIroIlhe eie-
meuts in the convention. 1t Is dOuolu II
there will be an Arthur delegate-at-arge, yet
possiby # NAV be decided to give the President a
representative. Joseph b. Carr Secretary of state
Is mentioned rs the Arthur delegate who
may be selected. If so, he Will be
chosen TO give every element in the party repre-
sentation. Washington County will present the
name of Congressman Henry G. Burlegh. MI
Burleigh has already been elected delegate from
the XVIIIth Congressional District and mas an
nounced himself as for Arthur. The leading can
didates for dclegates-atlarge are Ex-Governor Cor
nell. Senators Miller and Lapham, Frank hlscock
Theodore Roosevelt and others. To-day the
name of ex-Speaker George b. Sloan, OF Oswego'
Mr. Sloan was defeated IN the XXVIlth Congress
sional District convention Oh Friday because he
said he favored the nomination of Mr.. Edmunds'
that convention desiring TO send Blaine men TO
Chicago But it is felt that Mr.. Sloan would well
renresent the Edmunds sentiment, and II
IS also known that he is opposed to
tbe nomination of the President, and that
his second choice is Mr. Blaine. There have been
some Arthur delegates elected to the state Con-
Vention in the disguise of Edmunds men, so that II
l. thought best by the antl-ATthur men TO be
cautious about eecting Edmuuds men as delegates
at-larQe without knowing their second choice.
The number of genuine EdmundS men Is known
to be small
HOW TIE PRESIDENTS SUPPORTERS TALK,
The Presidents support is also known not 10 be
of = trustworthy nature Thus the Ncw-lork dele
gates may declare vocferously that they are for
Arthur but they only uOminally favor ms nomina-
ton. They really mean to give Their votes 10 some
one else and IN private conversation they acknowi-
edge the tact. Their nominal support of his candI-
dacy Is Only a cOIgne Of vantage, from which they
intend to look upon political movements, I'LL they
have selected the 4nan they intend TO support for
President They acknowledge freely thaf they DO
not think the President can be nominated. Their
attitude greatly weakens the Presidents forces,
both al this State Convention and at the National
Couventiop Thus they do not intend to take an
octiye part if any struggle should arise between
the Arthur and Blaine leaders for the naming OF
thc four atlarge. Their pohcy Is To SEND
a divided delegation- at-large TO the Chicago Con-
yention For this they Will oppose instuctlug
the delegates. her lack of earnest support OF
tbe President will have nearly the effect of au
active opposition TO him. Ordinarily the New
York Republican leaders are the earliest in con
ventlon town Not one is IL the city Tonight
They are not making strenuous exerl0ns to control
the Convention in the President interest
THE ORGANIZATION OF ThE CONNhNT1ON.
IL is presumed that, following the precedent of
1~sO. the four ates-at-arge will he selected
BY a committee and then approved by the conven-
tom The chairman Of the c0ny enti0n will prOba-
bly, name the committee. Ex-senator l.. J." Pitts,
of Albion is frequently named by the
delegates as their choice for the position.
Mr.. Pitts has been elected as delegate to the
National Convention trom the AAAlSl GohSleo-
siOuai District, and has announced thli ne Is I9i
Blaine. The temporary chairman, III Is ukeN' VIII
be the permanent chairman. Ii is thought mat the
State Committee will not name tcinpQr-
arV chairman, but leave that duty to the
convention. The naming Ot temporary chairman
by the state Committee IN 1907 prov Acc a con
fact the enects OF winch were lett Throughout the
succeeding campaign and materially contributed 10
Mr. Cleyelands large majority. selection OF
TINS officer in open convention by the Votes 3i the
delegates themselves without any recommendation
by the state Committee Is therefore thougnt 10 be
best The state Committee VIII meet at Baggs
Hotel tomorrow night. 1t is probable that the
Ouc,f .On of the policy of the committee respecting
thc Temporary chainnanship w then be @ dieiGtd
Convention ms plan for the reorganization OF
the party An outline Of this plan was gwen by
the Senator in the course of his speech 10 the Ke,
publican State Convention held al the lIchncld
Springs Convention last fall In brief II consists
IN oecting delegates to State conventions directly
from the towns without the Intervention OF town
caucuses and Assembly District. Conventions. In
this manner. the Senator argues, great deh! OF
Intriguing for the control OF the state Conl lentlons
would be prevented Politicians wOuld lose the
power of shap ng the decisions OF State Conyen-
lions by gaining control OF the Assembly Dlslr CT
Conventions Owing 10 the number OF towns IL
,sIa mn