Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-23
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The Convention as Utica Te-Aays
COMBINATION OF AkrHrR AND Rpnpxps MWAs1
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COMBINATION OF AHrHuR AND KpNUNps HUpNSD
BLAINkrrEs KEEP rHKu COURAGE or.
UTICA. NY, Aprn sa-The -arrangcmfuts alg au
s,lps Competed for the the repuol,can state envsors 49,
arrived here late last night and early this morning
brought hundreds OF visitors and the coFT 0ogs g
seethins mass Of statesmen. men DO poutscisns % and m
drawn thither through curiosity. There b N ..
tense feeling Of uncertainty as 70 the outcome q
lne struggle Tor supremacy In the convention, -
II Is generally conceded that should the dsle6asss
VINO are either cIassed Edmunds men o. IN
pledged work In unison that they can throw The
organization OF the convention into the hands oe
either the Arthur or the Blaine men. The Edmun00
men neld several conferences last night and ovss-
lures were made 70 them by the respective loanof0
OF the Blaine and Arthur forces Seeing ths poo-
uon they were placed in the sdherents Of the Veg-
other than the naming OF the four delestes st srV0
ana the temporary Chairman OF the convention
GohbINAIioS or AKrHuR AND EDnuNps nEM
,ss leaders fearing complete defeat un.
proposition OF the Edmunds men this morning, and
The latter people named Andrew d " hite, OF Tomp-
yelt OF New York, and senator John i. Gilbert. Of
Franklin, as Delegates at large and Geo z Erwin.
ot ar,s- sI amsence ,sa 10, temporary chairman The
soidly carry out the program laid down by the Ede
munds people. The latter claim from 60 10 % dele-
gates while the adherents OF President Arthur ars
placed at few over over 400 II requires sSp vote
TO control the convention and should the compans.
ton hold there Is likely 70 be q shor. session.
THE SUPPORTERS OF BLAINE
do not appear TO be at all dtsturbeA sf
the situation In fact, 80 confident -
they that they can control the convention thas
they are apparently making no effort 10 countar.
act the plans OF the combnalonsts The leaders cav
that the strength OF the Edmunds men Ia oyerrssed
and that when test vote is taken In the conven-
ton It viii be found that the combination hss
melted away like snow under July sun How
ever, to practical politicians and newspaper men
llll hn lstnafl Al
criterion OF the feeling prevalent among the dele
gates the action OF the Kings county delegation
ih THIS morning Is cited; Although majority OF
voted 10 support the combination
The Blaine men have announced their ticket for
delegates-at-large as follows: George b. Sloan OF
Oswego; Warner Miller OF Herkimer: Alonzo B.
Cornell, OF New York, and Geo. n Erwin Of 81
Lawrence. This Is, however, subject TO change &C
any moment, as the Blaine leaders have become
alarmed al the situation. and are now willing 20
treat with the Edmunds men.
TEST OF THE FEELING oP rHE CONVENTION
The state committee, carrying out the Edmunds-
Arthur combination, offered Erwin, OF St Law.
renee, the nomination for temporary chairman bue
he declined, and Assemblyman Boynton. or Essex
was named in his stead. The Blaine men have set.
tied on ex-senator Pitts, OF Orleans their candi.
date, and the result OF the ballot on this question
The present state committee has agreed that new
committee shall be formed, and a number OF new
names VIII be found on II when the list 4 an
nOunced.
At the meeting OF the state committee last night
the delegation headed by kellogg from Montgum.
cry county, were placed on the rolls OF the convcn.
ton. This was carried by a vote OF y 70 10.
This morning the committee reconsidered IN Dc.
ctsion, and threw out the Kellogg delegation, bue
q motion 10 substitute the Star1n and Arthur dele
gates was lost by tie vote. Therefore, MontGom-
cry county viii be without representation In the
convention until the committee on contested seata
Is appointed and report who are regularly elected
delegates
Opening Scenes at the Convention.
SUPPRESSED EXCITEMENT ovER TIE INTENDING
CONFLICT.
AS early as II O'Clock the large opera house com.
menced to MI with spectators including number
OF ladies' The hall was entirely devoid OF decOrae
uon, not even a flag being visible The assembly
was noticeable Tor the quiet and decorum which
was observed A general feeling OF suppressed ex-
citement was noticeable, and both sides awaited
the opening or the contest between the Edmunds-
Arthur alliance and the Blaine men About II
O'Clock the Blaine men changed their program for
delegates-at-large, and substituted the names oe
Roosevelt and Gilbert, which were already on the
combination ticket, for those OF Sloan and Erwin.
This almost insures the selection OF Roosevelt and
Gilbert, and was done TO try and break the comb
nation. The Edmunds men refuse 10 accept this
compromise, and Will support the following ticket,
which Roosevelt is distributing among the dole.
gates For delegates at large, Andrew ID. White,
Theodore Roosevelt, John l. Gilbert, Edwin Pack
ard; alternates: Edward B. Thomas, Henry +. Tar.
box, Chas o. Tappan, Pascal r. Prdtt
THE CONVENTION CALLED 10 ORDER
AT 1890 O'Clock Hon James D. Warren chair.
man OF the state committee. raped the convention
70 order, simply saying: "Convention will please
come to ORDER the clerk will call the roll" Cs rE
vrooman then proceeded TO calI the roll Can pro-
ceeded without interruption until the clerk called
the name OF United states Senator Warner Miller,
when the convention broke into applause, which
the chairman suppressed by rapping
81, Again the % convention convention burst Into applause whea
Utica paid its tribute TO Roscoe ConkinR by Wild
~ applaudlng the name OF a delegate named Conk-
ling from New York. Names Of other prominent
delegates were received with more or lees applause
notably, the name OF ex-Unfted states Senator
Thomas c. Platt, which received the heartiest APP
pause Of the ed day W., AZ O'Clock the ,en eau wss
OF the Montgomery county men, whose seats arc
WORK OF TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Mr. Roosevelt, Of New York, was immediately
recognized when the roll-call was completed. and
nominated Hon. Nathaniel c. Boynton, OF Essex.
for temporary chairman. Roosevelt was greeted
Herk1mer, rose, and when the tumultuous applause
which greeted his appearance on the noog had SUBJ
sided, moved TO substitute the name OF Hon. Ed-
mund l. Pitts. OF Orleans for temporary chairman
George Bliss, OF New York suggested that the roll
be called and that delegates announce their choice
for temporary chairman Secretary vrooman pro.
ceeded In the roll call, and delegates announced
their choice.
Roll can proceeded about evenly until Kings
county was reached, when Gen. Heath arose and
announced that Kings casts Its entire vote go for
Boynton, which placed him far in the lead when
bly, district delegates voted solid for Boynton- Tho
sixth cast its three votes for Pitts, which action
was followed by the ninth, tenth and thirteenth
districts. The fifteenth district split evenly BE-
tween the two candidates, and the remainder Of
the districts voted solidly for Boynton, who was
nominated
There was tremendous applause, mingled with
Misses, when Thomas c. Patt voted for Pitts. The
secretary announced that four hundred and ninety
one votes were cast or which BOynton received ~;
Pitts 240. Deafening cheers greeted the announce
ment or the result Chairman Warren declared Mr..
Boynton elected Mr. BoynUon took the chair amid
loud applause, and was introduced TO the conven-
ton by MI. Warren. He addressed the cOnyent1o0
at length.
O'Neil, OF Franklin, moved the appointment of Q
committee on permanent organization, TO be Ap-
pointed by the chair Carried by viva roce vote.
MI. Erwin, OF ST. Lawrence, moved the appoint
OF two from each judicial district Carried A
similar motion, for the appointment OF COMMITTEES
on resolutions, was also adopted Pending the an
nouncement OF committees by the chair, many
spectators and some delegates arose and LEFT tho
ball, anticipating an immediate recess The chair
called for order and announced the committees.
which the Edmunds men had already prepared In
anticipation OF success.
At two O'Clock the chairman announced q motioa
to take q recess until 800. An amendment was
offered to make IL four, but was lost, and rocoo9
was then taken until $780,
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