The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-06-28
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The Democrats ere artlyuIv preparing
inf lhrf Cantrutluu, which npeni No lids
riy julj slh, aud have architects mi
wofkmen buslly fcmedylng lhe defects oi
Exposition Hall First, II Will he Htda
safe The uprunt " the Republican Gone
yentiun dufing Che nominating speeches
0i Thursday night was ~ great
that iow pufsuuH neifi The
crash oi timber ncnf The PLATFORM and
probably only one or two besides tha
stfgcani.atafms aud Mr. New under
stood lts cause The truth was tho UnOf.
nous weight uf the thousands VI people
packed In the east Ia lrry had sprnug thn
great supporting brnns over slN Inches
Mr. Nrw AZ nrst determined a. quietly ~
possible 10 clear the galleries, but
architects being summoned thoy
feared that any announce
ment Of the danger would result In un'
controllnblc panic likely TO be- accom-.
panied by irightiul loss Of lie, Though
scarcely believing II themselves, they
nssn,rd MIR. New that the arches from
which the galleries hung would give even
an Inch or two further without break.
lug Few people, however, imagined
that while they checrcd and stamped
at burst Of eloqucuco irom an
orator or jccrcd at some new lis.
scnslon In the District oi Columbia
delegation, workmcn were quietly Tight
ruing up
Tng SUPPORTS or TuE GAitEMrs
lest the whole thing should drop aud The
great coyontion hall become d srruc ~
| destruction. Athst II was on accounted
| whispered word from Surgcaut-1ts Arms
| sexton that Chairman Henderson on that
memorable Thursday evening go quirkly
decided the meeting adjourned on viva
| rocc vote after ihu question had just been
| decided In the negative by u call Ut the
/ roll Of States and WnH u "a fair way 10 h0
90 decided again
Al chances oi a repetition Of such
scenes viii he removed before the Demo.
] nthhlN AfAfAilh lHN'As ~ ~ AhNN " w
Surkmcn are now making radical
changes In the general arrangement Of
the auditorium The stage whIrh form.
srly occupied the north end Of the build.
tng is being placed In the center Of the
hall ON the west side, 80 that all can ace
aud hear the chairman and speakers
rhe seating capacity OF the chamber will
be enlarged on the south 10 total ca.
pacity Of about li,j00 people The
sounding boards which produced such
iisagrccablc double echoes will lie over.
hauled and the one on the south side
will be set back some scycnty.h five
feet. This IL expected TO mate.
rally Improve the acoustic proper.
ties OF the great hall. The
various committee rooms Will he
rendered more comfortable and the en-.
trance aud aisle signs, which were left by
the May festival people aud which "a
confused holders Of tickets to the Rcpub'
llclan convention, will be removed. Last
hut not least, press tickets will be given
only TO working reporters and not dis
trlbuted as at tue Republican meeting TO
men who came simply 10 look on, and th,
space will be rallied off 40 that II cannol
he encroachcd upon. The platform viii
be occupied only by officers Of the con
yentlon and the Associated Press
A subcommittee Of the National Com
mittce meets tomorrow, Judge w. T.
Goudy, chairman.
Applications by newspapers for seat'
should be made To Austin A. Brown
Chairman Of the Committee on Pres,
aud Telegraph, at Indianapolis or Chi
ago.
Talks with prominent Democrats who
arc now In the city making preliminary
arrangements for the great assembly and
aging wires for isvorite candidates de
yclop the fact that the sage Of Greyston,
mas nearly the unanimous choice OF The
party. But Mr.. Tiiden's declInatlon ha'
started a wonderful activity In the rank
Il all the various booms and II Il nov
conjcctured that the struggle will b.
long continued and more or less acrl
nOblous.
THE FRIENDS of DAyARD,
Randall, Field, Mcdonald, Morrison
Thurman, Harrison, Palmer, Carlisle
DOr,helmer, Trumbull and Slocum ar
irupping Into the city day after day, Ar
ranging for headquarters aud MAXIM
igures on the possible chances.