The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24
GENERAL NEWS.
The Political CauldrOn Con-
tinueS to Boil.
Railroad Racket-TrOubles in
a Family.
The Worlds Wheat Supply
EndicOtt Talking.
What Our congressman Are
re1E Paid For. ~
Political.

are Completed Tor the R3pu Oilcsn
State convention. which meets here
at noon to day, There is an iatense
feeling of uncertainty as To the ou.-
come Of the struggle for Sill remacy
in the convention, butt is generally
conceded that Edmunds delegates,
If they WORK in,1UniOn, can throw
the organization Of the convention
either of Arthur or Blaine men,
Edmunds men held several confer
ences last night and Overtures were
made to them by lesders Of the
Blaine and Arthur forces, but they
refused to treat or name anV terms
other than naming the four dele
gates at large and the temporary
Chairman. Arthur leaders accepted
the proposition of Edmunds men
this morning. and the latter named
AndrewD d. White, Edwin Packard,
Theo. Roosevelt and Senator John I.
Gilbert as delegates-at large, and
George Ewing as temporary chair
man. Edmunds men claim from
sixty to eighty delegates, while the
sdherents Of Arthur claim over 200.
Itrequires 249 votes to control the
convention, and should a combina,
. ton be. made there is likely to be a
short session. ~ E-... -.-
There was tremendous applause,
mingled with Kisses. when Thomas
@ G.. Piatt voted for Pitts. TIE sec
rotary announced 491 votes cast, of
+ which Boynton had PSI AM Pitts
240. Deafening cheers greeted the
announcement of the result. The
chairman declared Boynton ap
pointed. Boynton took the chair
amid loud applause. Committees on
permanent organization and on con-
tested seats, consisting Of two from
each judicial district and Oh resolu>
tons were then appointed
Utica, N. Y, % delegates from
the TWenty-third Congressional
district this morning elected as
delegates TO the national conven-
ton Lee r. SanbOrn and George II.
Urban, jr., one Arthur and one Ed
munds.
About noon the B'aine men
changed their programme for dele
gates at large, ana substituted the.
names of Roosevelt and Gilbert, 4
which we're already on the cOmbins-
ton ticket for those Of Sloan and
Erwin, endeaVoring to break the
combination. EimundS men re-
fused to accept this compromise.
The convention was called 70 or
der at II 80. Roll call showed the
only contest to be by delegates from
Montgomery County. Roosevelt then
nominated Nathaniel C. B3ynton
(Edmunds~ Arthur candidate) for
temporary chairman. Warner Nils
Ter moved to substitute the name of
Edmund l.. Pitts FOR temporary
chairman. Roll call was ordered.
When the convention Teassem 6led
the committee on credentials an
nounced only one contest, that in
Montgomery County, and the COM
mittee unanimously agreed to seat
one-halt Of each Of the contestipg
delegations. BOyptop, temp. rary
chairman, was made permanent
chairman, and it was then ordered
that the roll of delegates be called;
that each delegate rise in his place
and name his choice for four dele
gates>at large from this State to the
National Republican convention at
Chicago.
While the tellers were engaged
IN making up the result OF the roll
call, the committee on resolutions
presented the platform as follows:
The Republican party of New York
in State convention represented, de-
clares its confidence in the success
of the Republican party Of the ma
ton in the coming presidential cleo.
ton, under the standard bearers to
be named by the Chicago conven-
ton June Sd, because of The neces-
sity for q continuance of Repub-
Icon administration of the affairs OF
the government, which Democratic
inability and incspacity would inn
peril, and becsuse the forces OF Re-
publicsnism throughout the land
are embodying superior intelligence
and numbers of people are united in
support of principles and policies
iudispensableIto the republics well
fare. Its great respect for President
Arthur, whose Administration began
under circumstances of peculiar sad
ness, 0elicacy and embarrassment,
has by its eminent prudence and |
Ssgacity commended itself to |
the esteem of the coun-
try, and IS such receives
cordial acknowledgements Of the
Republicans of his own State. It's
satisfaction with honest, frugal
aud intelligent governmental expen-
ditures, reduction of public debt, |
and interest charges, and relieving
OF the people frem unnecessary bur- |
dens accomplished by Republican |
management. It approval OF that |
policy of protecting home
industry from foreign competition,
which has through q century of |
national being encouraged immi~
grafton and farming, fostered |
enterprise and insured unparalleled
progress and prosperity in Rll svoca.
tions and business, and which,
therefore, is alike justified in INTEL
gence and by experience. It's deter
mination to adopt all further meas
ures requiredfor government service
in all its departments, and regulate
methods of appointment thereto, SO
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