Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-04
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION or THE MAMMOTH
ASSEMBLY HALL, ETC.
ESPECIAL TO THE sESTISKL.l

| Republican National
CHICAGO, June 3.-The Colored Men,
National Executive Committee, appointed
| By the Louisville Convention last Septem
Der, held a meeting at the Palmer House
Monday night, ~ gentlemen being pres
| ent, most of them delegates to to-dsy't
| convention. Resolutions were passed ask
ing the Republican National Convention
to adopt q resolution recommending an
amendment to the Constitution placing
all the civil rights OF American citizen:
within the province of national legisls-
ton. A stormy time ensued over a reso-
luton indorsing Arthur and pledging their
support. The matter was finally compro-
missed by the adoption Of q resolution de-
elaring that Arthur's administration had
been wise and conservative.
The Republican National Convent on
was called to order at 1925 to-day. The
immense Exposition Hall was jammed to
its fullest capacity. Banners hoated from
every nook and corner Of the hall. The
bands played almost continuously, and the
5(ElCa - "a AS01b E@l
inspiring. There has been no change in
the political position since last night. The
Blaine men are confident Of success, and
his opponents are securing the woods to
get g candidate upon whom the opposition
can unite. Last night confidential esti-
mates of the Blaine men gave their candi-
date 353 votes on the LIST ballot. They
conceded Arthur 240. On the I'd ballot
Blaine expects 500 votes.
The Republican National Convention.
the eighth in the history of the party, con-
yened st moor to-day. The spectacle pre-
scented at the opening was q notable one in
many ways, and its description would be
worthy of 3 high flight Of imagination.
The working body of the convention,
which is the greatest in point of numbers
of any national political sssemblage, occu.
pied only q small portion of the vast audi
;orium. The remaining body of the hall
was filled by an audience which occupied
every point Of advantage, n made up
picture, as viewed from the press stand, Of
an almost unending sea OF faces, OF solid
black and uncovered heads, relieved by
rich eolors and the huttering toilets Of the
ladies, b were present IN great force,
The hall Is the largest. and has been termed
the most complete, ever thrown open for
the work of q vAst deliberative body. II
is in one sense temporary, having beer
constructed within the walls Of the Expo
sition Building, situated on the east line
Of the city OF the shores Of Lake Michigan
It's seating capacity is approximately
$4,000. Springing from the east snd ives
sides of the hall are vast arches. which
| rise 200 feet in the air, and relieve ths
view through the entire expanse Of tn,
auditorium. The speakers desk rests on
platform IL feet above the seats OF thu
delegates, and the press occupies an inter
mediate space midway in hight, or abou
on . level with the heads OF the delegates
who occupy chairs. Back Of the chairs
arranged in q semi-circle and on q leve
space, are seated the remaining officers o
the convention, members Of the Nstiona
| Committee and their immediate friends
Back of the circle, on q sharply rising in
cline, are 1000 seats, occupied by & grea
many persons OF national repute, who's,
presence is by the grace OF the Nationa
Committee men. Swinging over the desl
Of the Chairman, aud fairly touching tn,
arches, il q wide-spresding sounding
board, and embracing the side extremes
Of the building, delegates and alternate.
occupy the level space bounded by square
lines. They are hemmed in on two sides
by q tier Of boxes, occupied mainly by tn,
guests OF delegates. The section OF tn,
hall occupied by the working body of tn,
convention is broken by four wide aisles
from the edges Of which rise Roman stand
ards, pendant with blue silk banners i'm
printed on gold, with the names of til,
States and Territories. Beginning on tn
left, facing the stage, is the State OF Ala
bama, and back through the first tiers 0
seats follow Arkansas. California. Con
necticut and down through the line o
States in the alphabet to Maine. Begin
ming again on the right and in the rear i
Maryland, with Massachusetts, imme
distely in her front, and endin,
with the District Of Columbia ii
the front row of the second tier
New York occupies from the rank il
the Sd, and Ohio holds q ranking
position on the 4th. and the remaining
tier back of the delegates is occupied b.
the ~alternates. and separated from tn
main body by a hardly perceptibls psrti
ton. In the rear Of the alternates is
commodious seating space resting on al
easy incline, and cut of from the space oc
eupied by the slternates by q line 0
pickets. Beginning at q point 100 feet i,
the rear of the a~lternstes is another divid
ing wall, and from that point rises tie
upon tier OF seats, TO q point almos
midway between the level OF tn
hall and the apex of the dome
Like a roof to complete the picture, Mario,
galleries run along the east and west side
Of the hall its entire length, and ar
seemingly suspended in mid. air. In from
of this gallery is faced with the coats o
arms OF several States. On a baek-Qroun
of festooned flags. futtering from tn
arches. are the national colors and Gags 0
all nations. The prevailing colorn in tn,
body OF the hall is q dull Indian red, to
point where the arches seem to spring from
the galleries, and from this point, EN-
bracing the dome Of the building, Ia