New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-13
ORLEANS TUESDAY. 13

duty for an hour. Spread out on tables
about him were drawings and diagrams Of
| the convention hall, more or less nearly
completed, indicating that much head
work. ss we'll as hand work, had been be
slowed ON the problem how to seat the
greatest number Of people IN . limited
| amount of space.
Instead OF seating 10000 people, as many
suppose, the hall, large a. it is, will NO,
seat quite half that many. And it ie the
positive decision of the committee to admit
no more than can be seated, an0 they are
Just as determined to keep every body in
their seats. These two rules they deemed
necessary in order to preserve the decOrum
and quiet that are necessary for the trans.
action Of business, and in this decision they
will be sustained by all who expect to take
part in the proceedings, or who wish to see
and hear what js said and done.
The msu floor is divided into three COM
partmente, as follows:
Delegates, numbering 756, will occupy
sea51 Immediately in front of the stage,
ard extending back One-third the length OF
the hail and its full width. They will enter
from Fourteenth street, at door No. l,
where a passage way will lead them to
their several seats, the location of each
State being boldly labeled.
AlteInates, numbering about as many
more, will be seated Immediately in the
rear of the regular delegates, but separated
from them by railing. They will enter
alsO from Fourteenth street, but at door
No. 3.
In the rear of the alternatee, separated
from them by railing, will remain about
One-tbird the length OF the hall, for those
who secure tickets of admission, as will
hereafter be explained. They will enter at
the middle door on Elm street.
hna 70 al raj a
are cut off fIsm communicating with out
side influences, and there will be no posi-
bility OF personal or factional interference
with delegates, no confusion in the aisles,
or disorder of any kind.
The stage is seated go as to accommodate
l32 reporters for the press, and these will
be reserved for the shorthand and tele.
graphic reporters for the leading daily
papers Of the cities. 1t would be utterly
country papers of the whole country. They
will have to take their chances Of admis-
sion, as provided for 1.-THE common people. "
Reporters will enter from Plum street,
northern door.
Instruments and operators, for the nee of
both the Western Associated Press and the
Anne. can Press Association, are placed on
either end of the stlge, so that reporters
need not leave the stage to send of their
dispatches.
In the rear of the stage there is q section
Of seats ascending back thirty or forty
feet. that is reserved for the National Ex-
6cutive Committee, for the Cincinnati CON-
mittee; for the Governors of States and dis
iinpr shed invited guests. 1t will accom-
IN, aate 700. but will not hold half as many
az would like TO Gle 3sify themselves under
the term .'disting guished." This section will
be entered from Plum street, second door.
The galleries have been set apart entirely
for the audience, which will be composed of
such visitors and citizens as obtain tickets
under the rule to the number of about 1900.
The tickets have been handsomely en-
eraved and copyrighted, so as to prevent
counterfeiting and packing the hail with
those who have no more right there than
others. and not as much if they got in
fraudulently.
Delegates, alternates and the press will
receive tickets, with eight coupons at
tached, two for each dsy-Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 1t is to
be hoped only half of them will be needed;
but the coupon of one day will not admit
on any other day, nor will coupon admit
without the head of the ticket is shown at
the same time.
After supplying delegates. alternates, the
prees, the committees and invited guests,
the remaining seats will be apportioned to
the several States IN proportion to the num-
Der of delegat ,s to which they are entitled,
scribers to the fund for paying the expenses
Of the convention. Thus, if there are 2250
seats to be distributed to delegates, there
will be three tickets for each of the $50 del
egates. and the2 will be given to the chair
man Of each State delegation, to be handed
to the d-legaf ,s, and they will give them
to their friends. This was thought to be
the only equitable way of disposing of the
surplus seats. 1t relieved the committee of
arrangements OF any charge that might be
trumped up of favOritjsm in the distribu-
ton of ticket, to the friends of one candi-
date or another.
These general tickets will be for single
admissions, and may be made to accom-
m0date great many people, perhaps near
" ell of those who would he interested or
benefited by attending. Persons holding
one Of these tickets can not Obtsin q check
to 60 out and return or give to some one
else.
No tickets will be distributed until next
Tuesday. The chairman of each State dele
cation will then be supplied with tickets for
all the delegates aud alternates for his
State, and he will be required to give q re-
ceipt for them, aud be held responsible for
their proper distribution. So there is no
need Of anybody getting excited about
tickets for several days to come, nor at all
for that matter, as all who are entitled to
them will receive them in due time
Policemen will be stationed at all points
in the hall where it will be necessary to
preserve order. They will allow no per-
sons in the general audience to be pa ssing
about from one place to another. Their
tickets will entitle them to seats, and
when they want to leave them they will
be direct ID to the door of exit.
Members of the national committee and
of the Cincinnati committee VIII wear
badges, and will look diligently after the
proper execution Of their orders.
The Louisiana delegation has secured
rooms for sixt cen delegates and sixteen
alternates at the Grand Hotel. Headguar-
ters at room No. l, Office floor and parlor