St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-23
Hence the Great Democratic
Gathering May Be Forced
to Go Elsewhere.
The Madison Square Garden
Large Enough, but Its
Acoustics Bad.
Chieago's New Auditorium
Building to Be Offered
Free Of Charge.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-The Press of to-
day, in the course of an extended article
On the subject. says: The national
Democratic committee will meet in
Washington Feb. ~, the birthday of the
Father of His Country Among the
things the committee will decide is
when and where the Democratic ma
tional convention shall be held. A DEM
Ocratlc paper in this city reported few
days ago that the Auditorium building
being erected i'll Chicago would not be
ready in time to accommodate the DEM
Ocratic convention, and as the eXposi-
ton building there was not available
without spending many thousands of
dollars to fix itup, the Democrats should
select New York. Ferdinand w. Peck,
tile president of the Auditorium Bnild-
ing association, is at the Fifth Avenue
motel, where he was seen yes
terday by a reporter. He said:
1t is not true, as reported,
that the Auditorium will not be ready in
time for the Democratic convention. 4
committee of citizens interested in the
building went especially to Washing
ton when the Republican national COM
mittee met there and offered them, free
of charge, the use of the building, which,
il was expressly stipulated, would be
ready by the date fixed for the conyen-
ton, June -. This offer was accepted,
and a similar committee will extend the
same offer to the Democratic commit
tee. Our building is on Wabash ave-
nue., Michigan avenue and Congress
street. and within five minutes walk of
five of the leading hotels. The Audito-
rum Will seat about 5000 persons and
provisions can be made for 1900 more"
As to New YOrk'S advantages i'm the
way OF big halls like the Chicago Audi
tOIium
IT HAS NONE.
That is where the rub will come, when
the committee get down to the consider
alton of what New York can offer IN
that direction. Where is there hall
big enough to accommodate such
gatherings is asked by those who want
the convention held here. This puzzles
some of the Democratic politicians in
the metropolis more than the tariff
question does. Those who are working
with all the political influence they can
command To get the committee to de-
eide on New York generally agree that
dDOuI Int only pidce, IL hot the only
one, in the metropolis large enough to
accommodate and be suitable for such a
big cOncOurse of politicians as the Dem
Ocrats would muster. is the Madison
Square garden. The garden has
accommodated from 10000 to 1900
people with seats, while there are
two circus rings in the center. Part of
the area devoted to rings could be used
for seats, leaving ample space for a
broad platform and then probably seat
10000 persons. But the acoustics of the
garden are bad. as was demonstrated
i'll the last presidential campaign, dur
ing which it was used for meetings.
Democrats vino were seen yesterday
agreed that the garden is probably the
only place Offering facilities for their
convention. The hotel proprietors of
New York are not seeking to have the
Democratic convention located here.
Several OF them say that they generally
have business enough during the sea-
son when the convention would prOba-
bly, be held, and that OftentimeS they
turn people away. If the coming of the
Democratic cOnclaves should depend on
their action, it is safe to say, from the
sentiment expressed, that it would not
be held in New York.