The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-16
DIFFICULTIES.
The Democratic Convention.


TON or sEATs--PREss ACCOMMODATIONS.
iCincinuaii Commercial, Monday.J
The National Committee have concurred
ia the arrangement Of the ball and the dis
tribution Of seats made by tue Local Com
mittee.
The stage will be arranged with seats, as
II was for the chorrses during the May FEES.
tival. There will be $50 seats on the stage
devoted exclusively 10 the use OF the ladies.
Male escorts will not be permitted to ac-
company them; II they were, there would
be about three men TO one woman, instead
Of three women, more or less, TO one man.
At the Chicago Convention the ladies were
scattered throughout the galleries. The
arrangement here will be happy one.
II viii be beautiful scene to have q
bouquet OF six hundred women, in
bright and gorgeous toilets. gathered at
the head OF the ball, and forming back.
ground for the sOmbre mass OF men assem-
bled in the hall. The ladies' entrance will
be on Plum street, so that they will not be
ANNOYED by the rush Of the multitude.
They will not pass across the stage, but Will
descend TO their seats from the galleries.
The president and officers Of the Conven-
ton will occupy space on the front OF the
stage. Immediately in front OF the ladies.
THIS space will be tailed of, so as to keep
out the intruders. The Associated Press
will have space assigned on the stage, so
as to be able 10 get at the secretaries and the
official documents OF the Convention.
IN front of this space, but few feet lower
than the regular stage, a platform will be
erected for the press.
THE DELEGATES.
The delegates will occupy the front part
OF the ball, and be surrounded by railing
to keep out intrdders. No space has as yet
been assigned the alternates, and they will
probably have 10 take their chances In the
galleries or on the floor In the rear OF the
delegates.
Colonel Harris says that seats will be pro-
vided for 800 people, and arrangements
will be made to accommodate about 5000
more, so that nearly 5000 people will be
able to see all that transpres and hear every
word that is spoken. The hall at the Chi
cago Convention was never full but once,
and then at least 1000 people in the rear
end OF the hall were utterly unable to hear
what was said by the speakers, with one or
two exceptions. AS 4 consequence there
was more or less confusion in the rear end
of the hall among dissatisfied spectators.
There has been small row going on
among the telegraph companies over the
places assigned them. The Western Union
and the Atlantic and Pacific have been as.
signed places In The corridors on either side
OF the stage. The American Union did not
make application until six weeks after the
other companies, and coming last, 1t has
been placed near the Atlantic and Pacific
office. The American Union people COM
plain because Of this location, and say that
| it is discrimination in favor OF the old
companies. The reporter cornered Major
Ben. Robinson, who is special committee
| In charge OF this part OF the misery. He
said that there had been no determinations,
and that the space and location assigned the
American Union afforded as good facilities
| for the transaction OF their business as
would be enjoyed by the other lines. The
Western Union has about ten wires to one
OF the other companies.
THE PRESS.
Mayor Prince started out with the idea
that thirty seats would amply accommodate
the press representatives OF the whole land
who will be here. The Boston newspaper
men alone could occupy these seats. AT
Chicago there were ninety-three seats on
the press platform, and two hundred IN the
galleries, and there were six hundred appli'
cants. The Chicago papers had fifty repre-
sentatives. The Chicago Times alone had
eleven men and the Tribune seven Colonel
Harris and Major Robinson say that the To-
cal committee viii have arrangements made
for about one hundred and fifty reporters.
The press platform will be surrounded by
u railing, and all hangers-on, drones, dead
beats, and outsiders may make up theil
minds that it will be a difficult and uDDlea'
SAINT task to find a seat among the press
men.