The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-04

CHICAGO Jupe 3-The republican pa
tiouxl convention, tbe eighth IN the histor,
of lns party, convened ~ noon to-day
Ths spectacle presented ~ the opeainl
was y notsbls ono in many ways "nd IL
des s,rip'ion would be worthv " n higl
iiignt OF tas Imagination. The working
pody OF lhe convention, the greatest IL
point Of numbers OF any national political
assem- blage, occupied only n small pcr,ior
o. the vast auditorium: Toe remaining
body Of lhs hall "sh lIloa by al Audleboe
which coupled every point OF vsntsge and
IN maos up q picture, rs viewed from the
press stand, OF an ylmost uuending ses OF
fares Of o. Id black and uncovered heads.
relieved by the rich colors and fint-
tsrlng toilet, OF ladies, who were
present in great force. Tee hall in tho
|. rest and hks been termed the most com
plsts ever thrown open for the work OF q
vast dsliherstivs BODY. IL is in orc rop.r
teu porary, hsving he colstrgc ed within
M. salls oil the expOsirion Duirine, uua
situated on The eGst line OF the city on tbs
sho,os OF Lsko Michigan. is coating
capacity spproximsies 1900 SpringDg
itom the East aud west sides OF the hell ae
vasi .rchr,, whign rise 200 ictt aud reirvsa
tho view through the en,ire ekpanss Il the
aud.togium. The speaker desk rrsts
On platfoID iwelvs ia.t sb1v.
tng HtkiN UA AHt AtNNktlAf. Nt
press occupies an intoiuitd,ate space
fue heads o! tho u-iegstts. Rinssa W a
.crni-circi0 spd ou leyei splco srs rested
tb, remaining sfhcerB y. the cIHvaL tiou
AMI members of tho national clm n tee
and their friends Bsck oi this oirt 10, on
A sharply rising incli'e, gte ] ,o0J seats oc-
oupisd by great many
Psns3s. OF NATIONAL RTPUrr,
chose presence 10 by ,ne st.Cv u tue ma
,ionai c)mm!ttee. Ssingios over tbs de,k
OF ,he chairman and iairly touching IN.
arch isa vide spreading spnnding board
and embracing the side rrIsmes OF the
building. Ths delegates and alternater
SSS"Sdy SSnnSd.d by 1sru .qa.ro 'sns ins, aa' Taes
are hemmad IN in ON two sides Nv iisrs VI
b ,xss occupied mainly by wives OF tbs
ds.slatss. Tho section Of the hall occu.
pied ny the working body OF The oonven-
t,on 10 broken by four wide sislts iron tns
"a ass of which rise Roman standard
pendants with blue silk bsunefs tnpnotet
IN gold With the names OF the ststes aud
territories. Beginning on the l.ft, fscirR
the stsgs, 10 the state VI Alabems, and
back through the first tier OF sea's fJllo .
Arkansas, California, Crnpecticu', and
down through the line OF states In alpha
betical turn 70 Maine: bcsinning seaia on
the yiRnb onu Ieor ~ - Az lhnu, Wiz oos
sschusss,s imrnsdistsly II her front and
spdipg with tbs District Of Columbia In the
front rev Of the ssoond tier. Ns~ Yori 20
cup,ss the fopS rapk in the third
aud Oaio holds the ranking position IN
the fourth snd remaining tisr. Back o
the dsisgatss u . similar space occupied by
RS Animate
and ssparatsd fr IN the main body BY {
hardly perc-r''' 49, 'tion. In the real
Of the alter.e.-s o..amod.ous sitting
.psc>, the cbairs resting on an easy ipclius
sod cut eff from The spsoe cccupied by ths
slisrnatts ~ line Of p'ckets B.rinnins
a. Q poist 100 isst In the row OF the slter
usiss 10 smother dividiLx val. and trou
that point rises tier upsu tier Of sssis TO
point almost midway between the level o
me nall and the apex Of the dome-like -oi
To con plsts the picture, narrow esllerie
iuu along the ssst and xeet sides OF the h-l
its entire length and seemingly suspsude.
In mid air. The front OF this gsi
lery 10 fsced With the coati -ss-srm
Of the several rs'es. On
Background n; .estoored flags, Gu term
from th- erchef. are the nstiots si c,lrr
end the 0 sgs Of Ell nstians. The prevail
ne color in TIE 'odv ofthe hall IL q do
l. @I"n 3 - rf4ul N'rrf The hrCff