New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-04
CONVENTION PICTURES.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN SESSION.
GATHERING OF THE MISREPRESENTATION AR
RANGEMENTs OF THE HALL.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


CHICAGO June 3.--The cool, sunny spring
morning shone upon the hotel Hobbies fun OF quiet but
haggard men, worne out with argument and calcula-
tons The populous towns OF Illinois, Indiana and Wis
consln tributary TO Chicago, poured contingents In
| at early morning, and by half past six the
restaurants we're crowded. Then the hotels became
like crowded skating Kinks, aimess muudcs
curved In and about eayesdroppng wherever two men
talked on anything together Up the stairs and along
the dark corridors these homeless party crowded and
countermarched, strainng to get into State head
quarters and straning to get out again. and clog
gng up the doors of private rooms they knew not Who
inhabited. because they saw others there Inc chet
men IN conduct OF the several canyasses looked ner
vous, OF them having had but few hours sleep
each night for whole week
Not private quarrel has disturbed the week nor any
| intenperance marked the attendance. Beyond singing
Tramp tramp, tramp the boys are marching and
some war songs Logan sound beyond the common
disturbed the beer palaces on Monday night AT tho
theatres mild gags about the candidates we're listened
to -humOredy. Even the newspapers nave setuea
down TO temperate discussion OF the pr0DaDties Shco
it was found that Blaine was steadily gaming ana
Logan holding his Few, however, have been busy
anywhere and the different merchants merely eSpeSsea
their choice by exposing the portrait Of candidate
Blane's picture being in the proportion OF 20 to 1.
Here and there might be canvas Inscribed "ess
Virginia solid for Blaine" but the Southern delegates
alone showed any disturbance, as from time 10 time
|
Blaine column These delegations were concentrated az
the Sherman House. where interesting TO see tho
old slavery Whg giving advice TO his now RepuD-
can colleague, group OF Gulf State negro delegates
made recently acquainted grayely arguing whether
| Arthur could carry New-YOrk. Bands of music have
been dispensed with, and but little marching has oeen
dome The lessons OF the last contest for and
against a third have sunk into the public mnd ana
the degree feeling ct present Is moderate and ira
tenal Dark horses and yrannical sef-assetlon haVo
both gone ont OF fashion The mighty traffic OF chicago
went on Indifferent to the holiday professions on tho
streets Masted vessels and great steamers moved up tho
little river arrestng crowds by ringing OF bells and
great trucks rapid and cable railroad trains Win
warning sounds, like NewYork hospital amoulance''
kept the WIDE level. wood paved streets noisy. Tho
nearly mile square lovely business blocks crowded 10
the edge OF the lake the edce OF the convention and
left 1t there, it were outside the pale OF the city
thanked by great park and In Its rear ran the ire
quent locomotives the Illinois Central Railroad when
had created at Illinois and Chicago
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
A building for annual exhibitions of music or manufac-
ture it is in effect rink pavilion OF light green
Color with and wings. and the centre Is ited 10
dignity by a portico and red and cupOla This por-
ton faces of the leading streets OF the city
where exposed tho shield Of the Union ana the sign
National Republican Convention" This great painted
plank construction is 900 feet long, and perhaps -oo
feet deep and has now been standing eleven years.
Beng too large Cor convention purposes only the left
end or one half building occupied by the almost
ten thousand who making their way into II Dy
half a dozen entrances
Few sach ST. hts can he in the world as these Ma
onal party conventions and their accompanying spec-
tors The old Polish nobility moving to the place where
they selected King amidst personal jealousie and
the intrigue OF surrounding courts alone bore COMPARE
son with voluntary yet carefully legalled assem-
bles nearly sixty years authorized by precedent OF
since destruction OF the caucus nominating system
by General Jackson vestlge OF that dishonored sys-
tenn has in the presence of nearly fourth OF
the United states Senators at this convention nearly
every one OF whom working for his candidate and the
patronage, and several OF whom were beaten by their
| own people delegates The way into the hall Is by
| crcutous wide passages, without angles sweeping
under the raised the great auditorium and sud-
denly confronting the visitor as he passes through GER
tain cabin gangways, with sight OF the two OF three
acres Of human beings, all sitting orderly Quakers
at meeting.
GENERAL APPEARANCE OF The INTERIOR.
The first glimpse of that prodigous hall it
away in three OF oaken cane-seated chairs Is
that the Eastern has been cut down to excur-
sion aud rooted with the conservatory OF Kew
Garden like the poop of an Old Elizabethan ship Tie
end gallery descends steepy the quarterback aud then
continues for two three hundred feet to slope moro
freely till at the wickets for delegates and
atcrnates it is entirely level. Again at the
| reporters tables it climbs as into the bows OF
the craft the presidents desk standing for the pilot
house. At spring Of the girders, which frame
the ached roof Is slender gallery each side with tail
skyghs above. Here the ladies and other favored ys
tors seated except IN the boxes as double line OK
pew called, directly under the gallery bat fifty fees
beneath Here the bellies OF Chicago and the West find
ROOM AMI be called upon as at the opera dur
| lug luls In the proceedings.
The galleries above completely bordered
| with red, white and blue, and the shields or
all the states in pairs flags easily contained in
Hal. III IN, MA k.an
and as distant from him Is man can throw ball
the music stand looks like a little skR sailing the
black heads and white faces OF biow OF people, and
from it drops and then which fills the hollow
tube with all the melody Of bee tree. This gable has
great belt course flags and insignias around the
circular end OF tho stage Facing IL far away the
shields of the Union in coOrs, aud there appear
the faces Of Washington and Lincoln aad a few such
notices As vigilance and Union" Columns OF small
flags flank the speaker upon the great stage which OF
itself holds nearly 1000 people The presiding officers
stand is draped table with battle flags supporting it in
fesoons with spear heals. large bouquet is on the
desk and by is bower with the motto Welcome"
! Tho presidents stand comes forward like
! promontory with the enormous leap of lsat
and under his feet the double row OF
press tables drop In tisrs, dGIded from the space al
! lOtted to delegates by pal NJ.
HOW THE DELEGATES ARE SEATED.
The delegates do not occupy than a band
ike Il wide loop tie great barrel or the hail, and
they are denoted by pennons OF blue silk each with st
and the name OF the state As the proceedings advance
the flags are folded up their little gilt liberty caps
The delegates African well Caucasian dressed
! in their best. almost uniformly in black cloth,
! and By their demcanor aud countenances
no less are entirely worthy OF the Nation. In the
rear Of the delegates, divided from thom by paag
fence Is LARGE designated by pennons for tho
ateuates OF the delegates Taen rolls away the Immense
udience like little shells strewing great beach, and
| climbing hummocks, upon some biow Of sand,
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