St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-05
Pen Pictures By q staff Correspondent.
Especial TELEGRAM to the Globel

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CHICAGO, June 4.-The decoration in the
great haD in which the convention is held has
been el. 5nsive rather than artistic. There
is mucA Aeolor and very large variety of it,
but it As an effect somewhat like that which
one gets from gazing at unmixed pigments
on the palette of a painter, rather than that
to be obtained from looking at finished pic
ture. The acoustic properties OF the hall are
bad in certain sections, there being especially
noticeable an echo which makes it appear
that every person who crates in any of the
peculiar localities seems to be making two
speeches at the same moment. A reporter,
or any other listener, can take his choice of
the echo or speech according to his location
and his fancy.
The seating capacities of the hall are ample
in every portion, save in the small pen re-
served in front of the speakers stand, for
the press. In this space it is intended that
there shall be tables and seats for three hun
dred newspaper men, but the result is failure
and an imposition, especially for members
of the press from other cities. The Chicago
papers have taken all the best seats in the
| immediate front Of the chairman, which is
all proper enough in view of the fact that
they have to handle the largest reports. But
they are not satisfied with having all the best
! seats ahd the greatest number of them, nor
even with having twice as many as they have
any use for. For every seat they have ac-
tual use for they keep three or four reserved
into which loungers are installed, and from
which actual working representatives of the
f-,I Ind
has created good deal of
feeling on the part of press men from other
places, and in case of an opportunity, they
will be likely to reciprocate in kind the at
/ tentions they have received from the Chca-
go fraternity.
The convention thus far has shown few
great men; in fact it is in this respect far
behind any convention of the same party
which has been held in many years. The
great men have staid away, either because
they all expect the nomination or because.
having no chance to get it, they think
the affair is not worth bothering
about. George William Curtis, of New York,
seems to be about the greatest gun which
has, as yet, been fired off. He is a fairly
good speaker and commands attention when
he takes the floor. Lynch, the colored man,
who has acted as temporary chairman, has
considerable white blood in him, and shows
considerable sense and rather superior ora
torical ability in fact, next to Curtis, he is the
best man in the gathering when he gets on
his feet for speech. Robert Small, the ne
gro who during the war ran a confederate
vessel under the guns of the federals at
Charleston, is one of the celebrities of the
convention. He is portly, rather inclining
to gray in his hair and mustache, full-faced,
massive in build and is quite handsome,
imposing person. He has trace of white
blood in his composition, and is we'll liked
by his colleagues. Young Roosevelt, of New
York City, who has lately gained some re-
kown as would be retormer, attacts
con siderable attention. He is young, with
reddish hair, and mustache, wears eye glass
es. has a massive jaw and looks like a man
who would carry out plan if he should en-
ter on it. Henderson, the charm an lis tall and
thin, with a round head, dark eyes and
closely clipped dark beard, and looks very
much like Gen. Sherman. But the attempt
to locate celebrities IN the convention is very
difficult, more especially for
the reason that there are none.
If there are any very great men
present, they have managed to thus far very
successfully conceal their existence. 1t is
possible that as the convention proceeds
with its work, latent genius and capacity
may become developed.
There is no lack of visitors to the conyen-
ton. In fact, there are many times more
, visitors than there are delegates, and yei
, there is any quantity of tickets for sale on
the streets at prices ranging from $50 to $50
It seems rather odd that in matter in which
the public has so great an interest, the peo