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THE COMING CONVENTIONS.
The Preparations for the Great Republican
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dations for 10000
and 90, 900 Expected to Desire Admission
What Ticketr are wOrth-The Hotel
Tactics for the Events.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April y.


CHICAGO, I'LL, April y.
pected here during the session
of the National Republican Con-
yention, and many delegations are al
ready engaging accommodations for the
week during which the meeting is likely
to continue. AS the Presidential candi-
dates before the convention will be nu-
merous, and the contested seats probably
equal In number to those of the meeting
of 1850, che deliberation may occupy the
first weeA beginning on Tuesday, June
Sd, and possibly go over into the second
week.
The Local Finance Committee, which
is branch of the National Republican
Committee, is actively at work raising
the necessary funds to meet the expenses
of the convention. The subcommittee
directed its local branch to raise S25, 900,
but of course the local finance people will
not attempt to secure so large sum, be-
cause 1t will not be required. Three
fourths of that amount will, 1t Is thought,
be ample to pay for the hall, official re-
porting, music, ticket printing, ushers,
tUC., ana 10 entertain UlSIlnSulSDeu
guests at the "swell' hotels.
The local finance bureau has been as
signed / 900 tickets, which are to be dis
tributed pro rata among the subscribers
to the expense funds, and on the basis of
S25, 900 about one ticket would be allowed
for each S25 contributed. This is the
understanding among the people here,
therefore any one who Is anxious to at
tend the convention can no doubt secure
a ticket of admission by sending in S25
to the local committee at No. l27 Dear
born street; but of course it Is expected
that all the money necessary will be
raised in Chicago without difficulty. The
committee has thus far received S4,G50.
Probably no less than
TWENTY THOUSAND STRANGERS
will flock to the city, besides the regular
delegates, and they will expect to gain adj
mission to the meeting in some manner.
There are also $4,000 curious citizens
of Chicago who will make attempts TO see
the great political show, and of course a
large proportion of these $4,000 people
will be disappointed, because the capacity
of the convention chamber will scarcely
exceed 10000 without good deal OF
crowdlng in the press gallery aud on the
stage. Tickets of course will be on sale
by brokers as hey were Ill 1850, Tor many
| colored delegates from the South coming
here without fiiends will be unable to re-
| sist offers OF Sb or $40 for their extra
| tickets. Mr.. New saws this selling OF
tickets is SHAMEFUL traffic and he intends
to put stop ii it, but 1t is difficult to SEE
how he will accomplish this.
The hotels h}ve not raised their rates
! technically, forythe convention week, bu
they adopt p better suited to thell
purposes. Allfhe leading hotels have I
sliding scale ohfixed charges for board
according to location, convenience anC
| size of the roo s. These rates are from
81 to So per I'D the small dark rooms II
the attic goinguat the lower hgure ant
the parlor BEDROOMS with the baths
bringing the better rate. When the
weary traveieS present themselves a
the big hotels 4 day or two before tn,
| June Conventidn they will be blandl,
informed by thdclerks with the massiv,
diamonds that a. the 81 rooms are jus
taken and only the So apartments are I'm
engaged. Thcnlthc Palmer House vii
abolish its " European plan" and no room
will be let without board, as now. Bt
sides this, from three to ten cots will
placed in every rpom and the halls will b
lined with temporary sleeping hunks. A
the regular boardrs arc being driven on
so that the Chicalo hotels may be able I
care for the manlI thousands without dill
hcultY.