, 1876-06-25
A LESSON OF THE CONVENTIONS,

been held in Cincinnati aud the Convention
to be held this week in St. Louis teach one
lesson in common, namely: the absurdity of
selecting two such cities as places for Nation
| al Conventions The lesson was palpablo in
| Cincinnati before the Convention was over
it is palpable in st. Louis before the Conyen-
| ton is in session. There Is 10 complaint to
| be made Of the manner in which the dele
! gates to Cincinnati were treated- The peo-
pie we're hospitable, the living was good, and
there was general disposition to make the
crowd as comfortable as possible. Every
! thing was done 80 far as the facilities would
| allow, but the facilities were not sufficient.
| There were many drawbacks to person.
al comfort, however. The weather was e1-
cessively hot. Cincinnati is always hot. The
delegates perspired, swo1terea, wilted, under
the blazing sun The means Of transporta-
! ton to The Convention building were mea-
grely insufficient, and crowds Of delegates,
us well as spectators, were obliged to walk q
! mile and half in the ardent heat, and back
again, after the tiresome work of the dny.
The hotels were insufficient to properly ac-
commodate their guests. The Convention
building itself, apart from its distance from
the heart Of the city, was insufficient to &C
commotnte the crowds who wanted to obtain
admission. Convention week, therefore, was
week Of discomfort, not from any omission
on the part Of the people, or from any in
tention to be hscourteous, but because Gin
cinnati has not the facilities for handling
National Conventions, and is not con-
veniently located. The same causes which
operate to make Cincinnati ineligible exist
in st. Louis, only in larger degree. St.
Louis is hotter and more uncomfortable
city than Cincinnati. For Republican pur-
poses, it is city OF bad water; for Demo-
crats, Of bad whisky. It has no cool air to
temper its torrid heat The Delegates will
be walled in with brick and stone, shutting
out the breezes. It has but one hotel capa-
ble Of accommodations that are frst-class.
It hns no place fit for the holding of Con-
vention, and out OF sheer despair the people
have had to select the Chamber of Com
merce, for which there is no particular COM
mercial use. This is comparatively small
room, and SO badly constructed that speakers
'eunoN ~ ne"o Assoss ~ II can only ac-
commooate handlol OF people, and what
=. ..t'ie space 'oere is nus oeen mostly monopo-
i.zeo W Hemoers OF the chamoer Il rural |
ueieea1e has "Feaoy written TO the
os' LOUIS paPers protesting against
LIS osposlt1on oy 81. Lon1s 70 appropriate
most of the room in the hall to her own uso
~ anu nenens' 70 Inc exclusion OF the rest OF
Tue etats ana aastfns4'sneo visitors from
otnet ota1es' me et. LOUIS 1fepuoAcan
ta,n.ly ackno"leoges tne corn as fohows:
- t,i" .1,,sn.a w." .'1'e .ne1F uue anu taF
must share with the National Committee the efrsct
of the disappofntmcnts of the thousands who viii
not be able to get into the hall. Some St. Louis
%e aoaosss G wii nave ehanee to witness
q rest1ajn ep fio.itv On t ~ pos,os
have Contributed their money and time to embe,sh
he hall and arrange for the convenience and COM
orr o. inc aeleates out as for any disposition to
iIotted to snee,sto,s there a. ~ "p.M,n of
We have heard Of. with some opportunities to hear
Imagine Chicago apologizing for want Of
'oom We have in this city an elegant
building capable of accommodating $4,000
'eop1e. If either Of the Conventions had
ome here and we had had no building, We