Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-03
pHn HALL OF DELEGATES,

present Blaine. J.F.B.
pHH HALL OF DnLEaATEs,
Graphic Description OF the Great Hoom IL
which the Radical Death Warrant Wi
he signed
Associated Pres, hay Report
CBIuAso, June 2--The day opened
propitious. The rain of Monday had
laid the dust aud cooled the air, so thai
no ainIOspheIe could be liner fnr an oCca
sion ~ this kind, The hall IN which
tho Convention N held Ia an inner
structure within the Exposition build
inn, the south hall being used for thai
purpose. The hall In 400 feet long by
loo feet wide, tho balconies reaching
within nine feet III tho main iloor, Ey'
cry seat Is eligible. The speakers stand,
which ID located ut the south end of the
building, has received the lions share ol
attention, and has been rendered psiri.
Otically picturesque.
The Foremost Attraction
oi the arrangement In the liiv. sized bust
portrait oi tho late Senator Zach. Jhand.
Ier, which hangs from the centre Of the
ceiling, Immediately back of the chair
mans desk. The likeness IL fair but la
not easily recognised ut q distance. Ex.
tending lr'm all parts Of the semi.OirOu.
lar south end Of Tho building ara large
flags, arranged Ia graceful iestoOns aud
just over Mr.. Chambers por-
trait,
Rough on Abe and George.
Ca a line with this portrait IN the cen.
tro oi the hall, are life. sized bust p0r.
traits Oi Washington, facing north aud
south, and against the north end NJ the
is u portrait ot Lincoln Ot the
same size, on either side oi which are
Tho words "And that government Of
Ihn people, by the people aud for tho
people shall not porisl from tho earth. v
The thIW likonesscs nrg neatly draped
With small United States flags aud are
very attractive,
The Bpoaser's Platform
Is well IurniShod, being covered with n
nrput Oi dark green shade, aud sup.
pllcd With tables aud pivot chairs ior
iso ol the officers at the Convention.
rhe platform has been supplied with
uullighlS that viii hu utilized IN case oi
, night session, aud add Ia the beauty Of
ho DECORATIONS In the center of the
platform IN front ol the chairman's desk
= u palm draped IN the National oolors,
Poor Old Girl.
Just back oi the chuirman's place IL q
we'll executed statue oi the Goddess oi
I''heIlA lAhe eslrcme sides Of the platform
"a palm. draped IN tho oolors, sopara'
linz the speakers stand from HE seats
lnr distinguished people, the
Icat iaa HrmiClrrnlnr railing almost
from Wow 10y flags neatly les
IuunCd
The Uyeuas of the Press
A few feet below the Speakers stand,
md lust ~ front oi tho representa- ives
NJ the local prcas, the prominent daily
paprrs oi the country have been pro
vide for. Here are eight tables, each oi
Which will accommodates thirteen wrl'
lrrs. These have all been numbered,
and plaCrs we're assigned the lucky ones
This morning. Tho front of this plat
form IN decorated with Ilags, aud IN the
rentrr ia Chicnpo's coat oi arms The
iron plrdcrs aud supports that usually
farm an unsighlly network IN that
nuartrr are decorated with coats nj arms,
Shields, flags aud sheaves ol banners ~
bcaujiul fashion, completing hno sec
ton.
Dia,lnRuished Radicals Dead and ---
The space above tho gallery on both
sides oi tho hail. between the arches anu
tho iron puidcrs that uNloud across, IL
covered with Hays bean'linl'
ly (csionnrd, inrminp an appropriate
lur the portraits ol the
great leaders oi the Republican party
and pboliinnisls who have passed ironl
life. Nearest the speakers platform, oi
the casl sidn ui ihe hulldlnR, 10 thc por
trait ul Gen. John A, Dix, and hen
come those ui Oven Lnyrloy, Joshua
X. Giddngs, salmon l.. Cha,o and
Charles Sumner, thu latter being hrs'
after that oi President Lincoln. On Tho
west side, beginning nj the south, M'
nnrIraits ui oliver J.. Morton, Ber
Wade. Governor Andrews, Wm
p,tI Frsa,ndcn aud Wm, " Seward
i'm the order pivvn, Several ol the por
traitsarc good, but that "i Morton doe'
the deceased statesman grave ~ Juslic,,
They are all drsped in hags hRndsomel,
arranged The iron gallery supports m'
p,arod with fraternity enlhlrnls Hh'
ANAL n,vs relieving the space heiwoeT
the elaborate decorations and the siage
The Centre Of the building
from thn Speakers stand IL devoid q
flags ur bunuug, save about washing
toms pnttrait. A hue effect IL gwen
hnweyer. hy the red and white s'rlPe'
hunting which covers tho HkIllgh
aud completes the continuity q
the arhed ceiling Tho decoration
upnn the walls that Will close tho del'
yates out from the maddins crowd ~
particularly noticeable Tor the hoaui
aud IAslo displayed They are nlmos
entirely hnrivrrd from ihe ilDof 4" ''
gallery rail with smaller tisgs than NJ
used elsewhere IN the building iestoone
81 ~ 10 iofm \ circular hackyrnunh ~
the plaster husts at distinguished ne
alive aud dead. These are ot Washing
ton, Franklin, Clay, Webster, LinoolI
Douglass, Chandler Jackson, Hayes an
Grant, aud they render the picture
very attractive. The facing OF the "a
lerv IN the alleruaies hall u m'
deliberately decorated, but 10 ies'oone
wIu nag, to the north end. on bot
sides along the gallery rail at appf0pr'a'
distances apart arr Ihs roals oi arms
the several States, painted U'i sh'e'
and drspcd with nAss The soI
throughout is very cr,,lilable, and u
decorations are more elaborate and a
prupuale than have ever been seen on
similar ocCssiUn.
THE CoEvEsrIoH ORGANIZED
| Don Cameron Gets Ia q Word for oFas'
Judge Hoar. of MAAssohusetts, Temp
taTy Charm nan His openiHs speech
| Associated Press, Day Report.
CmoAGo, June 2,-The general
ranErmsHts eoserips ths ain'ss'on 81