Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-30
National Convention.
Preparations for the Repub-
ican National Conven-
ton Next Week.
The Grand Hall i'm Which the
Multitude VIII Assemble
Complete.
Headquarters Already Opened
and Manipulations Going on.

day of next week is the absorbing
topic, The delegates are gathering
rather slowly, but by the end Of this
week large majority of them will be
quartered at the various hotels where
apartments have been engaged for
them. The miscellaneous crowd of
candidates, dark horses, managers,
assistants, curiosity seekers and poll
ticians generally will have no dith-
Guilty in securing accommodations.
for the hotels have made extrsordin-
AIRY preparations to provide for the
great host of people. Since the last
national convention here several new
public houses have been erected and
some of the old ones have been en-
larged, SO that the hotel capacity has
been nearly doubled in four years.
There is scarcely any man or woman
engaged in business who has
not erected monument of calcula
lahons as to the profits, and
benefits to be derived from the gather
ing. The hotels, restaurants, printing
houses, saloons, newspapers, theatres,
streets and railway companies, and
many other lines will profit directly,
while all business will derive more
or less indirect benefit. Apart from
the regular and legitimate business
| there are many temporary schemes
designed to make money out Of the
convention. Every man feels that
this summer brings opportunities that
do not come every four years, and
that he must be in with the tide and
catch tae golden shekels. Hence
many mental fountains of ingenuity
have been drawn on, and the results
will be complex and varied. There
will be men with every conceivable
scheme to capture the dollars Of
the delegate and visitors
The convention hall, which is now
being occupied by the May Festival,
will, with few changes, be fully
ready for occupancy by the monster
meeting on Tuesday noon, when the
is considered by the members of the
committee and others to be the best
that has ever been presented to any
convention. It's constructed to occu
py the northern portion of the eSposi
ton building, and AT either end where
the seats rise rapidly it resembles an
ampitheatre. AT the north end the
semi circular stage rises four feet
from the floor and will be
occupied by the officers of the con
vention, the associated press reporters,
the members of the national repub
lican committee, the Illinois state
committee, and the distinguished
guests who have been agreed upon
Tables will be placed in front Of the
stage for 300 working reporters Of the
leading dailies throughout the coun
try. Several of these journals will
have from two to four representatives
in attendance. The main floor will
be occupied by the $40 delegates, willis
| the alternates will be seated to the
immediate south, The north amphi-
theatre will be occupied by distin-
guished guests, and the remaining
seats in the south amphitheatre, stalls
and galleries, will be given up to
those who may be fortunate enough
20 secure seats from the delegates.
The citizens who have contributed the
necessary funds for defraying the ex
penses OF the convention will be fur
nished with seats on the basis Of one
ticket for each $25 paid in. The sound
| ing boards at either end of the hall,
artificial free ceilings and the false
walls shutting off the lobbics will
render the acoustic properties of su
perior order, and altogether the cham
Der is most complete and acceptab ble.
At the Blaine headquarters the
managers of the interests Of the dis
tinguished quadrennial candidate are
busy with correspondence by tele-
graph, and freely express the great
est confidence that their chief will
carry off the honors not later than
the fifth ballot. They add slyly that
the entire Logan strength will swing
over to Blaine at an early period Of
the convention.
The Arthur bureau is full Of bust
ness and his workers are in excellent
spirits. They are preparing great
scheme to issue an extra edition OF
half million copies Of one Of the
Chicago dailies the day before the
convention, giving interviews with
leading business men and setting
forth arguments to show that the
country has unbounded confidence in
the present administration. Arthur
people also intimate that the Logan
delegates are ready to go over to the
administration forces at the proper
time.
The Edmunds headquarters are IN
tie hands of elderly men who seem
to have any amount Of mysterious
work to perform. They state that the
Logan army will wheel into line for
the Vermont leader at the word Of
command.
Senator Sherman's friends who are
here have assurance that Logan will
give his entire weight to the Ohio
candidate whenever it is wanted.
Thus the indications are that the
Logan men have been telling sweet
tales into the ears Of nearly all the
leading candidates, and the probabili-
ties are that the Illinois delegates will
mass their strength where it will do
the most good.
The latest combination, developed
to-day is Hawley of Connecticut and
/ Oolesby os Illinois. n strictly war