National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-31
ArrnnEement. o. the Convention Hail.

chicago Special 10 me NetD YORK Herald.
For the last eight weeks tho remodeling of
the north half of the Exposition building ,on
the lake front, has been in progress and is
now about completed. Tho hall is just one
half of the length of the entire Exposition
building, not counting the annex. The in
terror of the building has been reprinted
The trusses are deep red, the remainder of
the woodwork about the galleries being blue.
Below the galleries it has been kalsomined
white. The hugo sounding boards at each
end of the hall are also white. The opening
caused by the dome has been closed as have
also been the spaces behind the four rows of
seats around the galleries. Sixteen rings of
gas burners have been placed in the hall, and
$50 extra burners in the aises and passage
ways. The carpenter work alone in rear
ranging the hall has cost $40. 900, and the en-
tire expense of remodeling has been $40, 00O
In round numbers 100000 feet of lumber
have been used. The superintendent esti-
mates that the floor alone will accommodate
1900 people with seats, while the galleries
will hold 1 800 more.
The stage is in the north end of the build
ing, just reversing the plan of four years ago.
Immedia lately behind and on either side of it,
rising in amphitheatrical form, are the seats
for the distinguished guests, numbering
l,400 The stage itself will seat between 200
and 300 people.
DOBlunluB Gb inc uTbJ TOW, lHe beatb are
arranged on gradually inclined plane.
Those in the first division of the hall, as
shown on tho diagram, will be devote to the
use of the $40 delegates and will be arranged
by states in alphabetical order. On either
side of this division of seats are boxes built
for use during tho musical festival. These
will be set apart for guests Of the convention.
The middle and rear tiers of seats will be for
the use OF the general spectators, the commit
tee having limited the number of tickets to
be issued to 1880. The space for spectators is
less than that of four years ago.
The main entrance to the hall is at the foot
of Adams street. Here tunnels underneath
the rear tier Of seats leads to the several
aisles on the main floor of the hall and also
to the stairways to the galleries. At the
north end of the building is private en-
trance for the delegates South Of the main
entrance on the Michigan avenue side of the
hall, are the committee rooms, headquarters
of the serReant-at-arms, the Western Union
telegraph Office, the rooms of the Associated
Press, &C., the last named two being conven-
lent OF access from the stage, the press space,
and the delegates seats.
The acoustics of the hall are excellent. The
two i'm mense sounding boards at either end
Of the hall, and covering $4,000 square feet OF
space, are the main factors In securing this
result. The words of person speaking on
the stage can be plainly heard on tire last row
of seats in the hall.
Emory Storrs is bitter against Logan. He
said that the position of delegate.at-large was
the only political one he had over asked for,
and he naturally felt that he had been re-
fused without sufficient cause he said, how
ever. that he had secured proxy and would
attend the convention rs delegate.
There is a growing idea that there will be
long siege Of balloting as both the Blaine
and Arthur delegates will refrain from trad
ing for complimentary votes for fear that the
opposition candidate may get too big lead.
The supporters of tho leading candidates are
expected to stick closely to heir choice a'
long rs there is a chance of winning, 1t il
said that the Blaine and Logan forces have
agreed to give their votes to Sherman If il
should become apparent that there Is nC
longer any hope OF their candidates getting
the prize.
The question of seats has given the com.
mittee no little trouble. They arc bothered
to tell how they are TO seat tho various states
As convention numbering nearly two
thousand is an uDwieldy body at best, order
and system from the start are necessary
Hence the committees have pretty nearly de-
cided TO arrange tho places allotted to eact
state alphabetically. Alabama will BIO mex
to the press stand, Arkansas next, and so OF
down the list, the territories occupying th'
back seats
Mr.. New will distribute the tickets to tn,
press and take from tho representative o
each paper Il receipt for the number ticket
given to him. 1t is probable that tho distri
button to the press will be made at the loca
headquarters Saturday afternoon, and tn
! tickets to the delegates will BIO distributed t.
! tho members OF the national committee n
tho meeting on Saturday. and they will thel
distribute them TO the delegates between tina
| time and Tuesday morning.