Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-22
from tho Chicago Times, 1sth.l
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
Preparations for the Reception and
Entertainment of Delegates
and Others.

Already extensive preparations are being
made for the accommodation of the dele.
gates, and the thousands of visitors who
will be present at the National Democratic
Convention. Hotels and boarding houses
are being renovated and refitted in every
department; rooms that have not been oc-
cupied for months, and even years, begin to
wear brighter aspect under the magical
touch of the painters brush, and cartloads
of furniture are being thrust into apart
ments that have hitherto been without
use.
Applications at first class boarding
houses for board and lodging permanently
are frequently received with the prompt
reply: I'VE want no boarders until after
the Convention" The determination OF
hotel and boarding-house keepers to reserve
accommodations, so far as is possible and
consistent, for the attendants at the Conven-
tion, is in the highest degree commendable,
as there will be thousands of strangers here
at that time, from all parts of the Union,
whose impressions will amount to a great
deal for or against the reputation Of the
city.
The leading hotels of the city are making
every preparation possible for the event OF
the age, and smaller boarding houses are
rapidly following their example.
We present below list of delegations
and citizens who have secured rooms at the
various hotels. We may add that, with the
private houses in which arrangements are
being made for the entertainment of guests
during the convention, added to the i'm
mense number of our hotels and boarding
houses, comfortable quarters may be easily
obtained for sixty thousand persons.
SHERMAN HOUSE. ,.--
The delegations from Illinois, New York,
Ohio, Vermont and Nebraska have secured
rooms at the Sherman House. Hon. G. J..
Vallandigham, of Ohio, will also be the
are registered for rooms during the conven-
tion are several distinguished Democrats
from Kentucky and Ohio. The Sherman
House is capable of accommodating about
two thousand guests.
FREMONT HOUSE.
The delegates from the following States
have engaged rooms at the fremont House:
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, New
Jersey, Michigan, Iowa. The following
distinguished gentlemen are among those
who have secured rooms at this house:
Hon. James Guthrie, Hon. Hamilton Pope,
and Ex-Governor Robinson, of Kentucky;
Hon. Geo. w. Cass, Ex-Governor Bigler, OF
Pennsylvania; Judge Parker, Ex-Governor
Price, and Hon. j. r. Stockton, of New
jersey; non. James Alien, OF ILLINOIS,; hon.
J. A. McDougall, of California; Hon. Geo.
Hodges, of Massachusetts,; Hon. A. p. Ed
gertOn and Hon. j. e. Mcdonald, of Indi-
ana; Ex-Governor Barry, of Michigan; Hon.
John McKeon and Hon. p. w. Engs, of
New York; Hon. A. A. King, Gen. r. G.
Vaughn, and Col, Bogy, of Missouri. About
five hundred others from various States
haua alen nm oo rod roornc or fh3. Trav,,ont
Preparations are being made to receive
about two thousand guests.
BRIGGS HOUSE.
At the Briggs House rooms have been en-
gagged for the following number of persons
from the States IS mentioned: Minnesota
IL; Maine %; Massachusetts 35; New Hamp-
shire 8; Philadelphia Id; Princeton, ILL.,, 35.
Rooms have been engaged for three hum
dred persons.
METROPOLITAN HOTEL. M
The following named persons have en-
gagged rooms at the Metropolitan: Judge
Estill, Judge Saunders, Hon. L. r. Critch.
field, Hon. ID. s. Uhl, and Hon. T. B. Ralfl
of Ohio. This hotel will accommodate abou,
one thousand persons. Many of the rooms
are already engaged.
STEWART HOUSE. r
The Stewart House ordinarily has room
for about six hundred persons. During the
Convention there will be accommodation
for about one thousand. The proprietor hal
rented several buildings In the Immediate
vicinity of his house and furnished then
for the occasion. Large parties Of promi
nent gentlemen from Michigan, Ohio, ant
Western New York have engaged rooms a
this house.
RICHMOND HOUSE.
Apartmentsare reserved at the Richmon
House for Hon. j. CLANCY Jones, Of Penn
sylyania; Hon. James W. Singleton, of u