The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-30
And the Corridors of the Hotels Assuming
an Air of Great Actiyity-NO Complete
Delegations Yet on the Ground.
The Subcommittee Vigorously at WOrb
Perfecting the Arrangements.
An Interesting Collection of Facts, Rumort
and Guesses About the Officers of the
Convention and the Candidates.
THE PREPARATIONS.
Delegates and Prominent Republicans Ar.
riving in Considerable Numbers.

Delegates and Prominent Republicans Ar.
riVing in Considerable Numbers.
CHICAGO May 20 There was greater influx
of delegates and gentlemen prominent in the
Republican party councils this morning than OF
any previous day, and the hotel lobbies are be-
ginning to assume an air Of great activity No
solid State delegations have yet arrived, and
none are expected before tomorrow The dele
gates now on the ground mainly from the
South. few New York and Pennsylvania dele
gates have come in advance of the main BODY
among whom may be mentioned James d. War
ren, chairman of the New York State central
committee and Speaker Shearel, of New York
both of whom are delegates. Assistant Post
master general Hatton, Colonel Geo. B. Cork,
hill, of Washington, and Charles Emery Smith,
of the Philadelphia Press are also here.
The sub committee of the national committee
is holding an almost continuous session. arrang.
ing for the seating of delegates and other con
vention details to be able to report to the full
committee next Saturday
No headquarters in the interest of any candi-
date, with the exception of General Logan. have
yet been opened but the Arthur and Blaine
headquarters will be in readiness tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. John c. New, who has charge Of the tick
cts for the convention, is working like beaver
to get ready for the distribution, which will take
place on Saturday. This task is not an easy
one, as it embraces the allotment of seats to the
delegates and their grouping, as well as the
sitting of the thousands of applications for seats
from newspaper men. In order to have basis
70 has o1 fol1
ing official figures about the seating capacity of
the convention hall, which were furnished by Mr..
D. Adler, the architect: The whole number of
seats in the hail. in its present shape is g. $50 of
which number 4, 740 are in the main body of the
hall, 2,064 in the amphitheater and the south
west gallery, 9G5 in the northeast galleries, and
l,40O on the stage. The changes necessary to
make room for the press and additional
aises require the taking out of 79S chairs; be-
sides, the space reserved on the stage for the
chairman and officers of the convention and its
invited guests is equal to 400 seats and for the
delegates and alternates $40 seats are required,
leaving ,342 for spectators OF this number
1000 will go to the subscribers to the convention
fund.- leaving 5,342 seats for distribution among
the members of the convention and
of the national committee, giving about
six to each The recommendations of the
local committee regarding tickets for city and
county officials, judges, etc, and the rcquest of
the directors of the Exposition building for 500
seats, Mr. New and his associates have conclud-
ed to ignore The distribution of press tickets
will probably be made Saturday morning, at the
headquarters, No. l27 Dearborn street. The
other tickets will be handed to the national com
mittee the same day, and will probably reach the
delegates on Monday.
Among the later arrivals of delegates to the
national convention were the following: W. II.
Pleasants, one of the Malone delegation from
Virginia, who comes in advance to consult with
the national committee on the question whether
his delegation or the DezendOrf delegation
will be admitted to seats; Colonel W.
Clarkson, editor of the State Register
of Des Moines, who come in as the advance
guard of the Iowa delegation, the remainder of
which will arrive on Saturday and will have its
headquarters at the Sherman House.
The following State delegates will be quar-
tered at the Palmer House: Florida
Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky Maryland
Mississippi Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina
Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont Virginia Cg!i-
fornia. and Wyoming.
There has been considerable talk, here and
elsewhere, during the past few days, about ad-
mission of proxies to the convention, but Secre-
tary Martin, of the national committee saws
there will be no change from the rules that have
heretofore governed the conventions, and that
no proxies will be admitted
Among those who are mentioned for chairman
of the convention are Senator Cullom of Illinois;
Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania; Congress-
man r. G. Horr, of Michigan; George William
Curtis, Of New York, and Congressman McKin-
ley, of Ohio.
The Blaine headquarters opeuel at the Grand
Pacific Hotel this evening; it was also announced
that Arthur headquarters would be opened at
various places in the morning. The hotel lob
bies this evening present a rather quiet appear
ance Members of the national sub committee
working with closed Goors apportioning the
tickets.