New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-18
TIE xxIlID DISTRICT FOR BLAINE.
uur PRESIDENT DEFEATED IN MR. CoNKIINGs OIL
DISTRICT.
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Urea, April 17.-ROscoe Conkllngs FORMER
Congressional district sends Blame Delegates 70 'n'
National Republcan Convention. Perhaps was we ~
don of Lewis County the district when caused ms
olitical miracle For fortnight the XNllId District
10, noon snpposed TO be in the control OF
the supDorters of President Arthur, so that
she overturn will he heard OF with much
surprise bv politicians. Tonight Republican poAUc''h
here nr SAYING that the defeat o! the administration men
WAS due to the secret hostility OF tho friends oI MI No
ipr At least there was much discussion among 'e
Ccnk,,ng mon and the Arthur men that they could nO
sncceea AGAINST the united front OF the supporters OF MI
Blaine.
The convention was held at Boonvlie. There
were present of Mr. B!aines supporters eA-CoheroShau
Clinton l. Merriam Z. \. ID. North managing L"lor o.
The Tica Heroid Mayor sherman, OF Uuoa Charles A.
C,ic,eyiu- Clerk Of the Assembly \. n. Lampher OF
IowyilIe and Lewis Gaylord and g. W. Williams o.
Rome The leading men OF tue Presidents supporters
were Collector Armstrong, one OF MI tohklihs s spar
tan Band" In 1881, eN-CaAal Appla'''l
c. NJ DannisOn, ex-Deputy Attorney 'eN'Le'
& T. Everett, Senator II. COggeshal. eXJndge W. H.
C,msfoce Postmaster stevens. Of Utica ana W. T. lewis
The An hur men sought to eec acknowledgement as one
of the de.egae. to the National Convention Nearly an
their vote was from oneida County and they heedt"
some votes from Lewis County 70 obtain majority
On the convention. To secure the votes OF Lewis
county delegates they offered 10 make A. " Lanphtr, OF
Jacts County delegate with senator Coggesha Mat
TORS oust have been Ia desperate state when snch an
offer could he made There was no person more o2iec-
fionahe u the Arthur element than MI Laihphcf lie
was nominated for postmaster OF L0WViHe' IN 1857 p'
President Arthur and tue nomination was COZ,
frned bv the Senate. But his commission was withheld
a., order n cotppe him and other County
70 vote for FolgeT al the Republican state CohFehuon
AZ Al nhcr mad the courage to his vote IN favor O
The pomjnoton of MIR Cornell Then his commission was
withheld for all time ana MS case Eahieu Hat'Ohai
S ES54S%S and 'AI aSother man was appoint
ed The Lewis County delegates, however were
men on the contrary, they made arrangements 20 vote
with the Blaine delegates from Oneida county in favor
OF William 4. scripture, o. Rome ana a, ~ LamiPhet;
AT conference OF the "a Blame me- men nu ~
found on Hey had AZ Votes Mayor sherna Of
Utica. called the convention TO order b. W Williams on
Rome was made chairman. Inc convention starred on
with an amusing effort the part OF the Blaine
mep 10 make senator Coggesha the Presidential eector
1 ~ ana announced that candidate for
deiegate. The Blaine men then nominated eX7Scna-
tor tor With o 2ieR of dividing possible
the Arthur men The arthur men no d W; bS'l
sncceeded for the moment Three OF the Blaine votes
were cast for Mr. Bartlett, aud he was elected by
then showed that he felt no gratitude TO the
Arthur by conunungto vote Win 'he o'her bIlhe
John S Baker Blaine delegate, moved that each del,
egste should name Two IS ,g attorney General
Everett, behalf of the Arthur men nOnhdten senator
Cogeesha and said that the Arthur delegates would be
wiling TO accord 20 Lewis County the other
deiegate The Lewis County delegates did not
cheer al the announcements as Mr. Everett expected
The vote for delegates resulted follows A N Lam
nher ii William L. Scripture AZ Horace Bush II;
HenIy j. ,oggcshall, AS. secretary reported that Slr
COggeslal had forty seven t gave MN one less
th1n Nh Scripture had Mr. Everett challenged the count
hnt fine chairman declared that Messrs Lampher and
Scripture had received the highest NUMBER OF woes ana
were duly elected. Mr. Everett, when the announce
,ent was made, stalked out OF the room, say
In "Inose who want an honest count VIII FOL
low noe 10 the hotel" Mr.. Everetts charge That the
count was a false one had foundation Senate Cog
gcesha expressed regret that there was any ,erug.
Ie then SAID gOOi-humoTcdly; II Is little emDarIaSs
ing for a man 10 siaEd up at his own funeral. nave
No., declared shall bob scrency in the IN
tret ~ The HeuuDcan party next fa" BOtn Mr. scrip
ture and Mr. LampAer are Blaine men,