New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-26
THE ARTHUR SURRENDER.
now 1T WAS BROUGHT AB0UTATUTrcA.

TO DIVIDE EVENLY WITH THE BLAINE LAD
ERs.
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TmBUSE.l
ALBANY, April 25.--Why did not the Blaine men
at the late Republican state Convention accept tho
offer of the Edmunds leaders for an alliance on tive
Blaine aud two Edmunds delegates to the National
Republican Conventioni No such offer was
made That is the answer TO the ques-
ton The inquiry stated has been 30
frequently made, however, that slight review
should be given Of the conferences OF the Blaine
Edmunds and Arthur leaders tho night before tho
meeting of the convention.
THE DELEGATES N Caucus.
Early on the evening Of April 22 what may 10
termed tho Edmunds movement began. 10 was
started by twenty Edmunds delegates in the
Brooklyn delegation. They called conference Of
the Brooklyn delegates. Thirty-eght Of the forty
seven delegates attended If. Al the conference,
by vote Of 20 to 18, it was decided to
support Edward Packard. an Edmunds man, for
delcgate-at-arge. The opposition candidate was
ex-Judgc Benjamin +. Tracy, an Arthur man.
While the conference was in progress Nathaniel {.
Boynton, an Edmunds delegate from Essex County,
stood outside the door Of the room IN which IL was
being held, anxiOusly awaiting the result
When the conference had ended and the
Edmunds SNOWFALL had, as it were, been started,
Mr. Boynton took the Brooklyn Edmnnds de egdtes
to the room Of Theodore Roosevelt, which had be-
come the Edmunds headquarters. There they
found Edmuuds from various parts Of tho
state. As the evening advanced new recruits wero
added Astho throng increased the courage of the
Ldmunds men increased and likewise ihelf aiddrily
Their perception OF their own importance also grew
as Blaine aud Arthur men began to come up TO then
room 90 learn their strength.
Earlier m the evening there was talk OF conbi-
nation between the Ednunds and blaine men, butt
~as IN formal. II was under>t0Odthat >ena or Miller
was favorable 20 nom mating two Edmund3 men on
the Blaine ticket but that he wanted George D. sloan
10 be- one Of the men. Some of the Edmunds men
said that If they could name both Of the Edmnnd,
candidates they would agree TO such cnmhint-
,iou. They spoke only for themselves and thus iak
all informal, 40 regular pfOposi1oh bdNlh8
been MADE
PROPOSITION or THE EDMUNps NrN.
Congressman James w. Wadsworth was made
chairman of the Edmunds meeting held az Md
night. and :he measures TO be taken 10 make the
Edmunds strength effective were debated Tho
two most active spirits were theodore Rco-eyels
and William T. O'Neil. Of Franklin County. They
constantly opposed any combination with No
Arthur or the Blaine men. Finally about 2o'clockn
the morning q committee consisting OF Messrt
Wadswortb. ONen. Erwin, Tarbox anI Willis
was appointed to wait upon Senator Warner
Miller. the leader OF tbs Blaine
men. and make the remarkable
offer that if the Blaine would put two Ed-
munds men on their ticket, that the EdmlhN' uie-
gates would vote for IT, If after two ballots they
should have failed 10 elect ticket ot thelr own
composed Of fOur Eumuuds men.
A,ssmblUugu O'NeIl said to-day IN respect to ths
offer: "Our definite offer that we sh0dld
nominate four men and they put two of our men on
THEN ticket, and il after three ballots me Edmunds
condidDfes were not elected we would vote for
fhelr ticker senator Miller said that he would not
| accept that offer, aud we went back to our room
where Mir. WadswOrtl reported the lailuIe oi our
| MISSION"
WHY SENATOR MILLER REJECTED THE OFFER.
| off ha Aeganf,v that
| Senator Miller replied: "That is proposition
| that is not to be considered for moment. ts
simply a proposition for the Arthur men to elect
the Edmunds candidates one of the three ballots
1t was also pointed ont that the proposition pro-
yided for tho election Of at least two Edmnnis
| delegates and that the Arthur men. pcrcrlvms
! their own weakness after one balot, would east
| their votes for the two other Ednunds candidates
! and elect them.
A.srmbiymau Roosevelt SAID to-day: " Ths
! fact is either the Arthur men or tho
Blaine men bad 10 commit suicide. lhs
! Arthur men chose to do It. We dd not want TO
make a combiI alton with any one. before ihy
| proposition was made to senator Miller we bad
! voted down, by vote of 3 10 :, proposition 10
! nominate two Blaine and t"o Ednunds men.
! "Thc fact was we were determined 10 pei four
! straight EdmuDds Those were our
| tacfi9s There was 10 mi .manaCcmon. by
! elth,.r the Blaine men the ATthor meu-
! They had to come TO us; and the Arthur men 'aoso
to do so. They sent committee t. our con-. Iehcs
!
and James d. Warren. who offered 20 give us
| three Edmunds delegates If We "0nid
! glvo them one Arthur man. They were Kind
! enough to say hat he might lea 'nodcrate' Arthur
| mar We rejected that. They hld hardly goha
! out of the room when they returned, SAID they
Would support four Edmnuds men, and thai WS
! could name them. All they asked was thar tho
! Edmunds men should not be friendly 70 Blalle
| "Xedrew up our list aud then Mr. ONcti and my
! self took il To the Arthur men, who We" then "a
I conference. 1hcy accepted the names and s1d
/ they would supp 1T thenl. was opposed ana sHi
still opposed to the nomina ION Of either Althuf or
| Blaine. do not think either of them could carry
| the state | desire 10 nominate cltncr
! Edmund5, HaNley or Lincoln. lp my
! opinion either of these men would unly
! the RepublIcans of this STATE. At the ttira t0n-
! vcntIon think tie Arthur mon committed suicide
! In order 10 kill the Blaine men,
| Assembyman otis. who as one OF the EGniunds
delegates confirms Mr. Roosevelt statement Jh9ta
/ proposition TO voto for tvO Blaine AMI two Ed
/ munds delegates was voted down IN the conference
| SADNESS OF SIIARPE'S FRIENDS.
TIE ULSTER DELEGATES PREFEERING BLAINE 10
A COMBINATION WITH THE MACHINE
! KINGSTON, April 25.-Many OF General
sharpes friends are sorcly disappointed NJ bis dislae
| ment on the State Committee Though beaten IA tea
contest with Mr. Cornell for Chicago 1t was Thought THAI