The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-06-26
NOTES OF PREPARATION

For the National Democratic Convention
at tChicago-EeemodelEng And Strengthen
ing the HalI--The Capacity to be 1850
PsOple-An Episode of the Republican
Gathering.
CHICAGO, Ill, June 10.
The Democrats are actively preparing
for their Convention, which opens in this
city July Sth, and have architects and
workmen busily remedying the defects of
Exposition Hall. First, it will be made
safe. The uproar of the Republican Con-
vention during the nominating speeches
of Thursday night was SO great
that few persO1s neard the
crash of timber near the platform, and
probably only one or two besides the
sergeant-at-arms and MIR. New under
stood it's cause. The truth was the enor-
nous weight of the thousands of people
packed in the east gallery had sprang the
great supporting beams over six inches.
Mr. New at first determined as quietly as
possible to clear the galleries, but
architects being summoned they
feared that any announce
ment of the danger would result In un-
comfortable panic likely to be accom-
panied by frightful loss Of life. Though
scarcely believing it themselves, they
assured Mr. New that the arches from
which the galleries hung would give even
an lDCU OF TWO 1uIhuGE NAAhOub bitah-
ing. Few people, however, imagined
that while they cheered and stamped
at q burst of eloquence from an
orator or ieered at some new dis
sension in the District of Columbia
delegation, workmen were quietly tight
ening up
THE SUPPORTS OF THE GALLERIES
lest the whole thing should drop and the
great covention hall become scene of
destruction. At last it was on account of
a whispered word from Scrgeant-at-Arms
Sexton that Chairman Henderson on that
memorable Thursday evening so quickly
decided the meeting adjourned on viva
voce vote after the question had just been
decided in the negative by call of the
roll of States and was in fair way to be
so decided again.
All chances of q repetition OF such
scenes will be removed before the Demo
cratic leaders meet. A large force Of
workmen are now making radical
changes in the general arrangement of
the auditorium. The stage which form
erly occupied the north end of the build
ing is being placed in the center OF the
hall on the west side, so that all can sec
and hear the chairman and speakers.
The seating capacity Of the chamber will
be enlarged on the south to a total ca
pacity of about "A, 500 people. The
sounding boards which produced such
disagrecablc double echoes will be over
| hauled and the one on the south side
will be set back some seventV-hve
feet. This is expected TO mate
rally improve the acoustic proper
| ties of the great hall. The
various committee rooms will DO
rendered more comfortable and the en-
| trance and aisle signs, which were left by
| the May festival people and which SO
confused holders of tickets to the Repub-
| lician convention, will be removed. Last
| but not least, press tickets will be given
| only to working reporters and not dis
| tributed as at the Republican meeting TO
men who came simply to look on, and the
| space will be rallied off so that il cannot
| be encroached upon. The platform will
| be occupied only by officers of the con-
| vention and the Associated Press.
A subcommittee of the National Com
mittee meets tomorrow, Judge w. Z.
! Goudy, chairman.
| Applications by newspapers fer seats
! should be made to Austin A. Brown,
| Chairman of the Committee on Press
and Telegraph, at indianapolis or Chi
i cago.
Talks with prominent Democrats who
are now In the city making preliminary
/ arrangements for the great assembly and
| laying wires for favorite candidates de-
velop the fact that the sage Of GreystOnc
/ was nearly the unanimous choice of the
party. But Mr.. Tilden's declination has
started a wonderful activity in the ranks
Of all the various boOms and il is now
coniectured that the struggle will be
long continued and more or less acri-
monious.
TIE FRIENDS or BAYARD,
Randall, Field, Mcdonald, Morrison,
Thurman, Harrison, Palmer, Carlisle,
Dorsheimer, TrumbulI and Slocum are
dropping into the city day after day, ar
ranging for headquarters and making
| figures on the possible chances.