The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-04

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Of the Imagination. TbsS wof king body c
tho Convention, tho ,greatest in point q
numbers ot any national political Gssen
hlngc, occupied only a small portion Of III
auditorium, The remaining body oil ih
hall was filled by on audience which occu
pitl every point o. vantage, and made
picture, sc viewed from the prtBa ltantl
Of an almost nnendlng eea,oi LAGER, Of blacl
and uncovered heads, relieved by III
rich colora mud iiuttering toilets o
tho ladies, who wero present In great iorce
The hall Is tho largest md has beef
termed tho most complete ever throw,
open for tho work OF a vast ds!iberatiy,
body. 1t 10 In one sense Temporary, havin,
been constructed within the walls Of III,
exposition building, situated on The eas
line oi the city on the ahoro Of Lake
Michigan. lls Geasing capacity approx
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.. ARRANGEMENT oY TIE HALL.
SprlngiDg from the esss and wcat sides o
tho ball are vas! arches which riso two hun
drcd iee. In tho air, md relieve tho view
through tho eniirs sxpaDsB Of tho audl.o.
rlum. The Speakers desk rests on q
platform .weiyo feet above the seats Of The
delegates, md tho pross occupies an inter.
mediate space midway In height. or about
on level with the heallH Of the delegates
al they occupy their chsira. Back ot the
chair, ranged iu q Beml.cirelo and on a
level grace, are the remainder oil tho Con.
yentior, ,hembe8 ol tho National Commit.
too md their immedia.e friends Back OF
this circle, on sharply rising incline, are
ono .houyand geatB, occupied by q g,ost
many persons of national repute, whoso
presence Ia by the grncp ol the national
Committeeman. y Swinging over the
deak oi tho Chairman : and ta!r.
ly touching tho arches is a
Wide spreading sounding board and EN-.
hrGcipg iha side pItrnmes Of the building.
The delegates and alternstes occupy dead
level epsce bounded by tquare lines. They
are hemmed In on two sides by tho tiers Of
boxes occupied mainly by gueata Of the
delegates. Tho eeclion Of the hall occupied
by the working body Of the Convention Is
broken by four wide aisles, from tho edges
ol which risn Roman Standards, pendant
with blue pilt banners imprinted In gold
with The names Of the States and Tefritor.
les. beginning on tho left facing the slage
Is tho State OF Alabama, and back through
the flrst tier.et Eeats follow Arkansas, Cali.
tornia, Connrc.icu., down through tho line
Of States In alphabetical turn 10 Maine.
Beginning sgAin IN tho right and rear Ia
Maryland, with hfessachusetta immedi.
n'cly IN her front, and onding with the
District Of Columbia in the front row OF the
second tier. New York ocCupisg the front
rank In tho third and Ohio holds tho 70.
manning poeition In the fourth and remain.
ing tier. Back Of the delegates Is a similar
space, occupied by the alterna.ea and
separated from the main body by a hardly
ptrcep.ible partition. In the rear Of the
alternates Is a commodiors seating space,
easy incline, nnd cut oil from the space
occupied By the a!ternatss by line OF
picke.s Beginning at a point ono hundred
feet In the rear Of the alternales ia another
dividing wall, and from that point riHes
tier upon iier OF seats to point almos. mid.
way between the level Of ths hall aud the
apex OF tho dome.like rooi. To complete
the picture, narrow GALLERIES run along tho
esst and west Bides ol the hall Its entire
length, and seemingly suspended In mid
sir. The front ofihis gallery 10 faced with
the coats OF armu Of the several States on a
background OF ieatoonci tligs. Flu,tcring
from arches are the ns'ioaal colors and the
hags OF sll natiopa. Tho preysiline color
in fSe;body Of the hall Is dull indian red
toS-Noint where the atches seem to
spring from the sall,r!ee, anu from this
point, embracing the dome Of the building,
ia light sky blue.
Ftusr IN WAR. FIRST IN PEACE, PIpsr IN
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stan correspondents ana assistants, repre-
senting tho grea. journals oil the entire
coun.ry. Their accommodations proyed
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sgainat any poesiDsiis' Oh conlns.on Is que
mainly to tho Efforts oi the Hon. John O.
Nay NJ Indiana. Thoy were enabled to
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vexaiion OF spirit. Baiofe Az O'CLOCK the
With carly comers. and when the band.
located in the extreme southern portion Of
ths building. burat ioilh win marital
s,,sn "O,ss;u% ,ne rp;I ~" scans iro ihS
speakers platform wa, tha. oi an unbrokeu,
undulaliu2 sea Of fscoa. Tho ii's! ot the
delegates began to arrive At u O'clock, and
nf .a,i H. aa,rs"ioS nnan hun, "ee - .su aseo
The following members Of the United
s.otes senate were present among lhe
delegates and on the main stage, Aiessrs.
Ald,ich' Bls;r, Hear. ipiatt, Miller, Of New
Yntt MILLER. Of California, Sswell,
Afahonc, Conrer. Harrison, Cullom, sab!u.
plumh Manderycu.' Bowen. Dolph. Jones,
of Nerudu." Among the Representatives
in Csporeas iormipv IA part OF tho State
dolprs,ions and among the obse,yers CT
thc srenn weYe Messrs. Boutc,lc. ri Michi.
can, Dinp,sy. OF Maine Stewart, Of Vermont,
Rice, of Msssacbuaelle. Skinner, Bureicb,
Warnsyor.h. ef Now York, William
Binrham, Of Pennsylvania, Holton,' oi
Of North Carolina, and others.
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