Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-18
CONVENTION PREPARATIONS.

Press Arrangements
CINCIsSATI, June ~ --r There is every
prospect Of an animated contest between
tle friends ot the several Democratic
candidates regarding the management
Of the Convention here. The local CON-
mittee In charge Of the preparations
claims the right To appoint the Sergeant
at.Arns, dooTkeeper, police aud other
officers, and To distribute tickets of AL
mission to the Convention. This, Il
SAYS, has always been recognized as a
privilege oi the local committee, and, as
the committee is responsible for the
proper care oi the hall, Il insists that the
claim IL a lust one. On the other hand
the sub committee Of the National Com
mitiee, having IN charge the Convention,
claim these rights.
Senator Barnum, chairman Of the sub
committee, has written, Il is said, To Col.
Harris, the head Of the local committee,
informing hIm that the sun commit, g
will hold and exercise these rights. This
sub Commiitee In largely composed ol
Tihlen men, and Il Is openly charged
here that the object at ils action N To-
pack the galleries aud lobbies ot the Con =
vention for rilden, This does not AT all
suit Ihe local committee. The chair
man oi this committee IN n Jeaett man
but he Is a man Of character and WI Q
10 see fair play for ALL The subo1u =
mittee will arrive here tomorrow, when
I, 70 CApc,Ird Inat tn1 nlIuggio iur Cuu'
trol Of the Convention will begin. The
local committee II IN position tn make
very strong resistance aud as the indi-
cations are that the Tlden men are drs-
perate, tho probability Ia that this first
bout IN the contest will be a very inter
esting one.
A q meeting OF press representatives,
appointed hv the local committee in
charge oi tho arrang, ments Tor the Con-
ventlon, to-day, u was decided that on
" the legitimate representatives OF the
daily press, properly accredited, will be
provided with seats in the Convention.
These, upon their arrival, will register
at No 2tO West Fourth street, and none
hut actual trlegraphic correspondents
tor the daily press will he admitted Ia
the press platform. There will he press
accommodations for from 2N tO 500
persnns The telegraph company have
tun tiO wires into the halland will attach
a~~l-o, ,,l.s- saeil utt,Ns,s - r--r. "a -
n,ost able operators that can he oh
tanned will have charge of the instru-
mrnts. The press will he located lmme-
dialely in front oi the stage, on lat
form a lew inches lower The tele-
vra, hid p 'rators will occupy the lett "l
the great stage, aud the secreiaries the
right The delegates aud allernatrs
will occupy the floor OF the hall while
the balconies aud gallery will be gwen
up Ia spectators, to whom tickets viii
he issued, Just who will have the issu
ing oi these tickets Is not yet decided
upon, but the local committee insist
that, il that duty leyOlvs upon them,
no hummer or rough will have u seat or
an entrance into the hall
Volunteer Escort.
A splendid body Of young Democrats
IN the number Oi nearly one hundred,
have enlisted for the wal" Tor the pur-
pnsr ol doing escort duty To the visiting
clubs and delegations and To pcIihrm the
usuAl couTtp-ies incident tO campaign
huty. This company will be under the
command of G,lonel T. Nj. Davis, who
has appointed John IL Garrison as thu
AdjuIant aud DR.. Phil Williams as the
surgeon. The club met last night at
rhoms' Hall tthe Hamilton county
clubs headquarters) aud Colonel DAVIS
selected irum the ranks four assistant
marshals. The "bOys" will he uni
rmed in straw hats, club badges,
white gloves and dark clothes. In
III the marching duty Of the escort II
will be accompanied by the Columbus
barracks band, that has been engaged
until the adjournment ot the Conven-
lion. The tirst duty Col Davis com.
mand will be called upon to perform,
will be Ia meet At the Little Miami de
,,ot the Thurman Clnb from Columbus,
which is due IN the city at eight o'clock
next Saturday evening There Will b'
rha rammany Chiefs, ol New York, the
Americus Club, Of Philade pha, the
randall Club aud the Hendricks Cluh
ron Indianapolis, The membcrs OF
the volunteer escort represent tie
friends oi all tho candidates. IL ls NJ
hudys club in particular They hSv'
,IunIeered ~ show Courtesv To all Wis
,Iing delegations, and this they will do
with careful imparllsli,y,