New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
THE PROCEEDINGS II DETAIL.

THE PRO EEDING> IN DETAIL.
lGENERAL FREss DIsrATCHl
Utica. April 23.-As early as II o'clock this
morning, spectators tnciud ladies' began to III
the large Opera House There amaTked absence OF
decor ton not even Jag being Wis bic. The hail. which
seats 700 people. divided OFF systematically for The
OF the delegates and % caOr IN Ter the direction OF
John ". Vooman, secretary Of the state Committee.
From ud II o'clock the dele -a,os came IN quietly
while the large galleries filed up rapidly. general
feeling suppressed excitement was noticeable and both
sides awaited the opening Of the contest between the Ed
munds- Arthur alliance and tle Blaine men. At 1870
o'clock James d. Warren, Chairman Of the state Commit
tee called the convention ord r, simply saying: THE
clerk will call the roll"
GErFrNG wELI-KNOwN NAMES WITH APPLAUSE.
Clerk YrOoman tnen b'gan TO call the roll The call
went on without interruption until the c!ard called the
name Of senator Warner Miller, when the convention
broke into applause which the chairman suppressed by
rappug. The convention again burst into applause when
the name Of Thco lore Roosevelt " %, read. Utica paid
It's tribute Roscoe COnbng by mildly appiau ling the
name OF a delegate named Conklng, from New-York
Names other prominent delegates were received with
more or less applause notably IN, Of ex-Uhitcd
states Senator Thomas c. Patt which received the heart
lest applause OF tho day At o'clock the rocall was
completed the only names omitted being those OF the
Montgomery County men, whose seats are contested.
~ c. BoYNTON ELECTED TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Mr. Roosevelt OF New-York. was imn .diatey recog
nized when rol-call completed. and nominated
Nathaniel c. Bovnton, OF Essex for temporary chairman.
Mr. Roosevelt gre tied with long continued applause
Warner Miller HerkimeI then rose, and when tho
tumuuous applause which created his appearance on the
floor had sunsided. he moved to substitute the name OF
Fdmund L. Pitts OF Orleans. for temporary charm
George Hiss of Now York suggested that The roll he
called and that delegates announce their CHOICE for
temporary chairman
The votes for the two candidates about until
Kings County was reached, when General Heath arose
a a., 4rtK -fIf1T a. Ia III
for Boynton. This put M B'ynon far IN The LEAD.
When New-lork County was reached The hrsi Gye AS,
is votes for Pitts, which action was followed 10y mo
INth, Nih AMI Min DStrict% Ine i'm . Dr. d
remainder OF the districts voted soidy for Boyn on
Thoma, C. Plat voted Puts hia vle being received
vii trcr ndous appl iu-e mingled with At the
end tho roll call the secretary announced that 45i
votes had been cast Of which boynton rerciyoi 21l and
Pits 30 Dafcning cheers greeted the announcement
Of the result.
SHORT SPEECH BY MR.. BOYNToN.
Chairman Warren declared Mr. Boynton elected. On
thkns the chair SIR. Boynton male brief speech, say
ing;
GENTIFMrv or THR C)NvENrIoN-I thank yoI for the
ho nor conferred upon being selected to preside TEN
porary over yoIr Geberatons We have met here Tor
IA, -, TO- - ,,lii-'. ~ The IntirJ st1te. whose
outy It /, 10 nominate candidate for the Presidency VINO
ia To be elected. lAppau-e We have gone throd an
exciting. closely contested, and think and uue rend
contest for temporary anZat0n OF tins body. ana
say that in my own behalf hav' but one pc a.d
one WISH thai il that our action 5al be sdcn thai
viii commend Itself to the beet judgment Of the people
OF The stae and hat IT. shall be SuSl maj Tue people 81
.I i a. c,rte.t or The ORGANIZATION Of ms body
Inn to succeed in eectng the President OF the UnIted
states have no further remarks 10 make mhaI Is tue
pleasure Of the conNenuOnf
,ruV coNvtTTPTS AppOfNrFD
~.
Mr.. ONcil OF Franklin. moved the appointment OF
Committee on Permanent ORGANIZATION 10y the char.
Thu ,noiton was carried by viva V0ce vote Mr. Erwin,
- :, 7 co ,,,vcd the annoiutpept ~ q Co,nu,tfee
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on Contested seats u coSl'I VI wv 'io cd'n Iuu
district Carried. similar motion for the appointment
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paton u success
on Permanent OrG0niEnti0n-J. r. Lydecker. j. ".
HarteT jr, Fred. TOmpkins H. r. Low y. +. boucher r.
n Mann, Dwight Dickinson Robert Armstrong, W: u.
II. Evans. l.. ii. Clark. W. O. Ludlow and L. X SanbOrn
RINK john hlnoioM' 'i'OI c''"t"l a tihli'S
L. ~ Lock- W. q, nI miI' 'o 1'is, H. '" 80
/ D.sia"' Hcdrli and ID T. Horizon
d., Eesylufi0Ds-J. d. Lawson W. c. Church Henry
uc,tb Jol,n Tlatt Hamilton Harris Tbaddeu. Haigut
/ Y NJ chris a. /. lerry. Carroll f.. Sulfb. Charles
| Nnrtn Samuel = Edck A. NJ Holmes d. h. Backen-
sose Charles L. Fitch, James d. Warren aud u. 7.
Richardson.