Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-23
Ct. Louis Republican.

ST. LOUIS, June 20.-As the time ap-
prOsches for the assem- bling Of the Dem
ocrstic convention, the various hotels
are busy with the hum of preparation In
arranging fvr the ommOGatiOn of the
deleg atoms and the throng OF outside
visitors from every State and Territory
In the Union.
Among the first to rrive is Mr.. Fred
erick D Prince, Of Bostoo, sec, etary OF
the National Democratic executive COM
mittee, who came yesterday morning,
and has rooms at the Southern hotel.
He states that the Massachusetts dele ga
ton, with Judge J s. Abbott. Hon. I'd.
ward Avery, Hon. Patrick A Collins
and George w. Gill, representing the
State at large, leave to-day for st. Louis,
sad that he is authorized by the delega-
ton 10 secure rooms at the Southern.
Massachusetts is solid for Tilden as fret
choice, and secondly for the best man to
win the Presidential race.
Mr.. Prince brings with him iithO-
graphed diagram OF the Merchants eX-
change hall, with the State delegations
arraU ged in order as they will be seated,
which, Of course, will be submitted to
the local committee. Differing from
former arrangements, the States are rot
conventions, thereby fixing all the large
eastern States together, with Little
Rhody aud Delaware squeezed in be-
tween, and sending the western States
and Territories out on the ragged edge,
but all the States, great and small, will
be mixed up together, with flag desig-
mating their position in the hall.
MI. Prince has q wide experience in
the matter Of arranging conventions, he
having assisted in organizing every
Democratic National convention since
1850, at Charleston.
Besides Massachusetts,, the following
States have engaged rooms for their
delegations at the Southern: Wisconsin,
New jersey, Indians, Minnesota, West
Virginia, Louisiana, Alabama, heL-
tucBy, Georgia, Maine, Arksr %, North
Carolina, and two hundred outside the
delegation from New York. Mr. Ort0n,
OF the Western Union press, has en-
gagged parlors at the same hotel.
The Lindell has rooms assigned al
ready for one thousand guests, and pro-
visions msde for five hundred cots. The
grand billiard rooms and two stoTes on
the Sixth street front of the hotel will
be improvised into sleeping rooms.
the following delegations haVe sc
cure rooms at the Lindell: New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, part
Of Ohio, part of Indiana, New Hamp-
shire, Connecticut, Maryland, Nebraska,
part Of Rhode Island and Vermont.
Prominent people from Virginia, Ken
tucBy, Louisiana, Tennessee, California,
South Carr lima, Mississippi, Massachu-
sets and Florida have also engaged
rooms at the same hotel.
Augustus Schell, of New York, chair
man Of the Democratic National CON-
mittee, and Lieutensnt-GovernoT Dor
sheimer, Of New York, are due at the
Lindell.
General Reed, Of Lexington, clair
man of the State central committee, has
engaged rooms st the Lindell.
Mayor Wickham, of New York, and
Whitelaw Reid, OF the New York Iii6.
ifne, also have rooms engaged az the
Lindell.
The Virginia, Texas and Iowa dele
gates have engaged rooms at the Lsclede.
THE RESIDENT COMMITTEE
on the National Democratic convention
met at half-psst one o'clock yesterday
afternoon at its rooms IN the chamber o.
commerce. Present were MessTs. Arm
strong, Rowland, Brown, Samuel, Ford,
Wash, Gilkesop and MacAdam.
Captain Ford reported that he had Sc
cured permission for the erection Of
large flagstaff on the chamber OF COM
msrce for the convention occasion.
There wGs some discussion on the sub
ject OF obtaining Gcconfm OdatiOns for
all the delegates and visitors, and the
general expression was that st. LOUIS
must be great Improvement upon Cln-
cinnati in this sT-icu ar, as we'll ss in
Others. 1t was announced that the Mas
sachusetts delegation had opened nego-
tlations through Mr.. Prince, the s5Cre-
taTy of the National committee, for the
Washington avenue flats, all the hotel
accommodations being already under
contract. The reception committee will
be furnished with g list showing what
delegates are provided for, aud viii then
| use every effort TO secure accommoda-
tions for the balance.
Mr.. MacAdam submitted The follow
ing
CORRESPONDENCE:
| ST. LOUIS, June Il, 1876.
/ Hon. Henry Overstolz, Mayor:
! DEAR SIR--The resident committee
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