The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-27

can only be made for daily newspapers, and
such papers only as require work to be done
Representatives of such papers should be sure TO
come armed with credentials from the home
Office. AS the Associated Press is prepared TO
make a verbatim report of the proceedings and
furnish literally of descriptive matter, the press
will be thoroughly supplied in the regular way.
The headquarters of the subcommittee of the
national committee are at the Palmer House
The Hall and Its Accommodations.
Chicago News.
The hall in which the Republican national
convention will be held contains seven main
divisions, aside from the special apartments pro
vided for the committees, telegraph companies
etc. They are the amphitheater in the north
end for distinguished guests, the stage, the re-
porters gallery, the parquette for delegates, the
south end amphitheater, the elevated side rows
of seats extending along the full length of the
hall, and the upper galleries for guests. The
north amphtheater. beginning at the rear of the
stage, rises at an angle of thirty degrees to the
wall of the main building. 1t contains about
eighteen hundred square feet, and has seats for
eight hundred. The stage, standing about four
feet from the lowest point in the floor, is a semi
circle extending to the front 1t has seats for
about two hundred. Adjacent to, and in front
of the stage, is the press gallery. The north
border Of it curves to fit the form of the stage
and the south border is straight, extending TO
the sides of the main building Tables
will be provided for three hundred
porters. Facing the stage, and sepa-
rated from it by the narrow press
gallery are three sections of seats. Each row
contains eighteen plain ash chairs bolted -
gether, the sections running backward at a low
angle of elevation for distance of 200 feet, The
sections are separated by asles six feet in width
The first $40 of these seats will be occupied by
the delegates They will be encircled by rail
ing Immediately to the south and ON the same
elevation are $40 similar seats for the alternateS.
Back of these seats is a fence high enough to
prevent the admission of the ra6ble to the work
ing ground of the convention but not so high as
to obscure the stage. Next to the fence is the
remaining portion of the parquette. The lower
side galleries. extending along the parquette, are
on a level with it at the south end and have the
elevation Of the stage at the north end They
are twenty feet deep, and have a seating capacity
of about , goo The end of the parquette is marked
by a twelvefoot aisle leading from the smaller
aisles of the auditorium to a large area in front
of the main exit. The south amphitheater be
gins at the main aisle and at its base is of the
same width as the parquette. AS it rises at an
angle of thirty degrees it wiGens until at the top
it extends entirely across the hall it is of the
same size as the amphitheater in the north end.
Beneath the amphitheater are exits and rooms
for committees, telegraph companies and the
press. The galleries are not changed.
The principal object of the architect in his
plans was to obtain the best acoustic properties
The air space of the hall was consequently re-
duced one third, placing false walls III the side
sounding boards over the amphtheaters, and an
artificial free story in the top: The sounding
boards are counterpart of the amphitheaters.
Beginning short distance above the last seatsof
the amphiteater they rise at an angle of twenty
degrees, and spreading at about the same de.
gree converge into the false free stories so as to
enveop the entire ceiling.
The national committee it is thought, viii
adopt the system of seating the delegations
which prevailed at the convention of 1880, and
will aliot them spaces IN alphabetical order Be
ginning on the right side and placing Alabama
at the end furthest from the stage, the dclega
tions will advance toward the stage until the first
row is occupied. The second and third rows will
be similarly allotted.
The stage will be occupied by the officers of
the convention, the Associated Press reporters,
the members Of the national committee, the hi
nos State committee and the distinguished
guests who were agreed upon at the last meet
ing of the committee. The north amphitheater
win also be for distinguished guests. The re,
naming seats will be occupied Sy such as are
lucky enough to get tickets from the delegates
As before stated there will be practically the
same arrangements for the convention as for the
Musical Festival, and for the latter there are
seats for 9,24l persons; but, by croWding there
is room for 9,45l chairs and seats.
TICKETS OF ADMISSION.
There viii be $50 delegates ana many alter
mates. The local Chicago committee will be
given i, Zoo tickets for distribution among those
who have contributed toward the expenses of the
convention. In addition application has been
made for 223 for the city and county officials, the
judges, General Schofeld and staff of the mill
tary division of the Missouri, candidates on the
Republican State ticket, etc The national com
mittee will be given 800 for distribution
among friends There will be over 6,OOO
tickets distributed among the delegates each
delegate will therefore, be entitled to, say seven
tickets
The tickets will probably be given cut on the
day before the convention. Persons who desire
to be spectators Of the convention should apply
to the delegates from their congressional district
Representatives Of the press should bring ere
dentials from the editor proprietor Of their
paper Tickets for the different portions of the
hail will each have a different color correspond
ing to a distinguishing color in each particular
section. Each ticket will havv attached coupons
for the probable number Of days the convention
will be III session
Hon John c. New, Of indianapolis, chairman
of the subcommittee Of the national committee,
will be the first person to handle the tickets.
Tho sub committee will give each member Of
tbe 4, tinrn1 eO,0,Oitf fouo fpOIu cnch Stuttb