The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-05-02
POLITICAL POINTS.
HOW THE STATES ARE DEVELOPING
ON THE PRESIDENCY.
SOME NOTABLE CHANGES AT THE
LEAD.
CONNECTICUT FOR HAwLEY.

CONNECTICUT FOR HAwLEY.
The convention At Hartford, April 23d, Sc
lected delegates at-large, and while pledging
support to the Chicago nominees, and en-.
corsing Arthur's administration declared the
delegates would meet the unanimous appro-
val Of Connecticut Republicans ifthey should
| oppsrtunely present the name Of Joseph r.
HaWley for President.
VIRGINIA FOR Arthur.
Malone called the convention to order st
made chairman. All counties In the State
but four were represented.
The resolutions reported by Malone favor
protective tariff; change the name of the
Coalition party TO the Republican party Of
Virginia; favor free education, q free ballot
and fair count; endorse Arthur's admins.
tratica, and declare spreference for his nom.
instion.
The committee on business reported the
following delegates at large: Gen. Malone,
w. III. Peasants (colored), S. NJ. Y0st, +. 8.
Blair, j. ID. Brady and A. A. Dokson.
Observation-Disclosures KDMUNDs LEADS
IN NEW YORK.
UTICA, April 20. Arrangements were
completed for the Republican State conven-
tion which meets here ct noon TO day. There
was during the morning an intense feeling Of
uncertainty as TO the outcome of the strug-
gle for supremacy In the convention, but II
was generally conceded the Edmunds dele.
gates, IL they worked In unison, could throw
the organization of the convention into the
hands OF either the Arthur or Blaine men.
The Edmunds men held several conferences
last night, end overturcs were made 10 them
by the leaders Of the Blaine and Arthur
hat hAr
terms other than naming four delegates at
large, and the temporary chairman. The
Arthur leaders accepted the proposition of
the Edmunds men this morning, and the
latter named Andrew ID. White, Edwin Pack
ard, Theodore Roosevelt aud Senator John
|. Gilbert, As delegates at large, and George
Ewing as temporary chairman. The Ed.
munds men claimed from sixty TO eighty
delegates, while the adherents Of Arthur
claimed q few over two hundred. 1t re-
quired 249 votes TO control the convention.
About noon the Blaine men changed their
tactics for delegates at large, and substituted
tho names Of Roosevelt and Gilbert, which
were already on the combination ticket, for
those OF Salone and Erwin, eAdeavoring to
break the combination. The Edmunds men
refused to accept this compromise.
The convention was called TO order at IL:
80. Roosevelt nominated Nathaniel o.
Boynton, an Edmunds- Arthur ,andidate, for
temporary chairman. Warner Miller moved
TO substitute the name of Edmund L. Pitts
for temporary chairman. Roll call ordered.
There was tremendous applause, mingled
with Kisses, when Thomas T.. Plat voted for
Pitts. The secretary announced 4ol votes
cast, Of which Boynton received 25l, Pitts
240. Deafening cheers greeted the announce
ment Of the result. The chairman declared
Boynton elected. Boynton took the chair
amid loud applause. The committees on
permanent organization, on contested seats,
consisting of two from each judicial district,
and on resolutions, were then appointed.
Boynton, temporary chairman, who was
made permanent chairman, then ordered
that the roll Of delegates be called; that each
delegate rise In his place and name his
choice for four delegate, At large from this
State 10 the National Republican Conven-
tion at Chicago.
Al the conclusion Of the reading of the
platform, the tellers announced the result of
the ballot for delegates at large Is follows:
Theo. Roosevelt, 472; Andrew d. White,
4U7; John j. Gilbert, 342, Edwin Packard,
256; Warner Miller, 243; Alonzo b. Cornell,
22S. The Chairman declared the first four
gentlemen duly elected. The nominations
were made unanimous, but there were few
dissenting votes. Senator Miller and ex-
Governor Cornell were named on the ticket
with White and Roosevelt by the advocates
Of the nomination Of Edmunds at CHICAGO.