New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
THE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
TIE ARTHUR-FDNUNDs COMBINATIoN SUCCESSFUL
N. c. BoYNTON ELECTED TEMPORARY CHAIR
MAN BY IL VOTES.

ny TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBCNEl
UTICA, April 23.-Ihe convention assembled IN
the Opera House at noon. 1t wssa bright sunny
dav and the delegates seemed to enjoy keenly the
sight of the blue sky they strolled along toward
the convention hall. Yet there an air of sup
pressed excitement among all as it was known that
the vote for the control of the organization of the con-
vention would be close Adnra Bile gements had
been made for the seating of the delegates and they
soon found their places. The hall was about
quarter filled when of large frame and head,
with modest bearing, was seen making his way
through the delegates that filled the.naln aisle.
long roar of applause went up from the galleries
and floor, and il was whispered about that
Senator Warner Miller had come of the dele
gates from Herkimer County. Those present re-
called how four years ago Roscoe COnkling then
United States Senator, had walked down that same
aisle. amid like applause and had afterward made
noted speech in favor Of instructing the New-lO
delegates to vote unit for Grant On the main aisle
was seated a slender young man, who soon became
Senator Miers chief antagonist. This was Assem-
blyman Theodore Roosevelt of New-York. the
leader of the Edmunds men. Seated directly back
Of Mr. Roosevelt was Robert G.. McCOrd. who
leaned confdontlally over Mr.. ROosevelts shoulder
and in behalf of the Arthur machine offered advice
respecting his course. Mr. MCCOrd was surrounded
with members of the New-IOrk delegation, all
proudly wearing the shiniest of silk hats, while the
other delegates TO the convention were sitting with
uuc Overed heads. Under the gallery at the left
could be seen the faces of William II. Robertson
and James W. Hustled. On the main aisle, a little
IN advance of Mr.. Roosevelt Ge orge Bliss At
the rear of the hall was ex-senator Thomas c. Platt
at the head of the TIoga County dele CATION Sas
b. Dutcher looked upon the scene from box,
while Louis +. Payn walked about nervOusly on the
right side Of the hall. James W. WadswOrth sat
with the Livingston County delegation in the CEN
tire of the hall, and smiled as he saw the
rest of his associates vote for other candidates than
his own. The stage was crowded. In the thTOng
could be seen the faces of George b. Sloan, Carroll
L. Smith Senator Davidson, Dewitt {. Wheeler.
b. Platt Carpenter, Ellis II. Roberts, and Secretary
of State Carr. General George II. Sharpe sat
stantly by the chairman's seat throughout the
sessions. closely watching the proceedings.
MR.. ROOSEVELT SEXES TIE OPPORTUNITY.
James j. Warren, the chairman of the State Com
mitee called the convention to order shortly after
IL o'clock There has rarely been a finer looking
body of men at a State Convention, and tho cool
way in which they treated all exciting business
showed that they were unusually competent men.
The roll was quietly called. There was applause
at the mention of the names of Senator Miller,
Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas c. Platt, Henry G.
Burleigh. James w. Hustled, William II. Robertson,
and of Alfred x. Conkline, delegate from New
York the name evidently being mistaken by the
local politicians for that of the great ex-senator.
Mr. Roosevelt watched the roll call with evident
excitement, and neryOuSly called out as
soon as it was finished: "Mr Chair
man, / nominate for temporary chairman
of this Convention Nathaniel c. BoyntOn, of Es-
SEX" This was the candidate o! the Arthur
Edmunds coalition, and roar of applause went
l. Il. Il
WIS generally recognized as a shrewd move by the
Arthur leaders TO thrust forward Mr. Roosevelt to
do their work The Blaine delegates at once took
up the gage of battle thus thrown down, Senator
Warner Miller who upon arising greeted with
q storm Of cheers, said with a rising voice: And,
Mr. Chairman | nominate Edward l.. Pitts"
There another OutbuTst Of applause at this
nomination of Blame delegate for chairman of
the Convention. Upon the suggestion Of George
Bliss each delegate arose aud named his choice for
temporary chairman. The voting listened to
with keen interest by every delegate. 1t stood
about even between the two candidates
until Kings County was reached, when General
Henry Heath cast the forty-seven votes of that
county for Mr.. BOyntOn There Blaine dele
gates in the Brooklyn delegation, but they were
tempted INTO voting for the ArthuT-Edmunds cam
didate for chairman by promise that Edwin Pack
ard, of Brooklyn, should be made one of the dele
the coalition succeeded. The vote of
Kings County 1t was afteTward found, decided the
result of the contest There was naturally a shout
of triumph from the Arthur Edmunds leaders
when it was given. Yet the Blame men fought out
the contest to the end James w. Wadsworth and
several other Edmunds delegates voted for Mr..
Pitts. New-YOrk was divided General W. NJ.
Curtis cast tho twelve votes of st. Lawrence
County for Mr. Pitts and George West the twelve
votes of Saratoga County for the same candidate.
There was great applause when Thomas c.
Platt cast his vote for Mr. Pitts, and also when
William II. Robertson and James w. Hustled fol-
lowed Mr.. Platt's example. General A. 6. McCoOk,
Of the New York delegation, voted for Mr.. Pitts.
The vote wasia remarkably close one, namely:
BoyntOn, 251; Pitts, 240. change of SIX votes
would have given the control Of the convention TO
the Blame men.
WHERE Mr. PITTs's vOT CAME FROM.
Thelarge vote received by Mr.. Pitts in the face
of such odds as the combined votes of the Admins
tration and the Edmunds men. excited general
astonishment. The following counties or districts
voted for Mr. Pitts: The lid District of Albany,
and one vote from the Hid District Allegany
BrOOme one vate from Cattaraugus Cayuga lid
District of Chautauqua Chemung; Chenango;
Columbia Cortland four votes from Dutchess;
Gcnesee Herkimer Jefferson; Lewis one vote
Livingston Madison Ist District of Monroe ; FIVE
votes from lid District of New-lork VIth New
York IXth, New-York; Xth New-iOrk XIIIth
New-YoTk; two votes from XVIII New-York Ist
District of Niagara Hid District and one vote from
Ist District of Onedl Ononlaga Orange lid
District of Oswego Orleans lst District and two
from lid Queens one from Richmond; one from
Rockland; st. Lawrence; Saratoga two from
Schenectady; ScbOharie; Schuyler; Senaca; Steu-
ben; Sulvan Tioga Tompkins; Ulster, except one
vote in the lId District; five from Washington;
Wayne, except Que vote Westchester, except two
votes " coming and Yates. Mr., Pitts aud Tain
tor escorted Mr. BOyntOn 10 the char. The latter,
i'll brief speech of thanks, significantly said that
the convention had met to elect four dcegates-at-
large who would nominate for President. kepub-
lican who would be elected. The Arthur Ed-