Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-04
The Vote OF Each state.
The Exposition Hall.

The Exposition Hall in which the conven-
ton is now assembled, has been thoroughly
overhauled at an expense of 100000 a he
interior of the building has been repainted.
The trusses are deep red, the remainder of
the woodwork about the gallery being blue.
Below the galleries it has been kalsomined
| white. The huge sounding boards at each
end of the hall are also white. The opening
caused by the dome has been closed, as also
have been the spaces behind the four rows
of seats around the galleries. Sixteen rings
of gas burners have been placed in the hall,
and 250 extra burnes in the aisles and pas
sage ways. The superintendent estimates
that the floor accommodates Il, 900 people
with Seats while the galleries hold 1900 more.
The stage is In the north end of the building,
just reversing the plan of four years ago,
Immediately behind and on either side, rising
in an amphitheatrical form, are the seats for
the distinguished guests, numbering 400.
The stage itself seats between two and three
hundred people.
Beginning at the first row, the seats are
arranged on a gradually inclined plane.
Those in the first division of the hall will be
devoted to the use Of 820 delegates and will
be arranged by States in alphabetical order.
On either side of this division of seats are
boxes built for use during the musical festi-
val. These are set apart for guests of the
convention. The middle and rear tiers Of
seats are for the use Of general spectators,
the committee having limited the number of
tickets to be issued to 1900. The space for
spectators is less than that of four years ago.
At the north end of the building 10 private
| entrance for the delegates. South of the
main entrance, on the Michigan avenue side
of the hall. are the committee rooms, head
quarters of the sergeant alarms, the Western
Union telegraph Office, the rooms Of the As
| sociated Press, etc., the last two named be-
ing convenient of access from the stage, the
press space and delegates seats.
The acoustics of the hall are excellent
The two immense sounding boards at either
end of the hall, and covering $4,000 feet of
space. are the main factors in securing the
result The words of person speaking on
the stage can be plainly heard on the last
row of seats in the hall. But as always hap
pens in so large an assembly, the chatter aud
movement on the floor prevent ready hearing
save by those within the circle of reporters,
officials and delegates.
| Across the front entrance of the building,
at the top of the balcony. is a huge streamer.
S6 feet long, bearing the words, "Republican
| National Convention" Beneath this and
| Immediately over tho entrance door, 10 q
| large escutcheon bearing the coat of arms of
the United States surmounted by an eagle
| holding flag, whose folds cluster and droop
around the shield. Radiating from the shield
are the flags of all nations, signifying the
peaceful relations that exist between our
government and all others. In front Of the
chairman's stand the national escutcheou, an.
propriately trimmed, with portrait of Gar
field in the center, is conspicuous. The back
Of the stand is ornamented with a tri-color
radiant of the national colors with golden
rays diverging, the top capped with two 80
foot national flags. The stage is profusely
decked with flags and shields, the whole
draped and festooned to create most pleas
ing effect to the eye. On the right OF the
stage, festooned with the natioral colors,
hangs a portrait of Washington, while to the
left similarly trimmed, is a portrait of Lin
coin.