Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-10-12
EXTERIOR VIEW

ners of the avenue at Twenty first street;
stores and ancient dwellings that line
each side of the way. At Seventeenth
street we stopped a moment to
look at a big banner stretched
across the avenue, three doors below the
corner. 1t sways nnjestically over the
heads of passing thousands. Within it's
borders are two big canvas paintings
those of the next president and vice presi-
dent of the United States-Benjamin Hal'-
rison and Levi p Morton. Between them
is the figure Of barred blacksmith's arm,
upraised and holding hammer, as if
welding the two together. Worked in
the canvas around the figure are the words
"Protection to American Industries" On
pole projecting from an upper window
of the house at No 81, on the east side Of
the avenue, the home of the Republican
national committee, is bright new flag,
waving gracefully, bearing the names Of
the two candidates.
''Here we are, my guide remarked, as
we halted in front Of the doorway and
took in the surroundings.
eve are in what is called lower Fifth
avenue" he explained, "amid historic
mansions and in what was once the most
fashionable quarter Of New York's aristo-
cracy. But the inroads Of trade and the
tide of mercantile life have driven many,
if not all, the old and wealthy residents
of this section to the upper part of the
avenue where they are not disturbed by
the noise of business. Over there on the
corner Of Sixteenth street, at No. IS,
however, is the city residence of the vice
presidential candidate You see it is
only three doors away from head
quarters. This is new location
for political headquarters. never
heard of state or national committees
selecting quarters so far down They are
usually above Twenty-third street. For
several years the Republican national
committee were at home in the Fifth
Avenue hotel. In 1884 they were at Fifth
avenue and enty-eighth street. Some
of the members Of the committee this
year were opposed to hiring rooms in any
hotel, and after it was determined to
locate elsewhere they had to hunt for a
convenient and suitable house. They
picked this house out of a number Of
others as the best arranged for the great
work of running national campaign.
Although removed six blocks from the old
political center, it is still convenient and
accessible. It is only one block from here
to Broadway and Union square, where
you can find the Broadway street cars,
and one block from Sixth avenue, where
you can get train on the elevated rail-
road or a horse car every two or three
minutes, while the Fifth avenue stages
pass the door,
"The building occupied by the commit
tee used to be known as the Kitsell house,
a private hotel. It is brick structure
with basement and three stories with a
mansard roof, and contains forty-fve
rooms.
We now went in and inspected the
place where the plans are made and the
hard work done that will materially aid in
securing the election of Harrison and
Morton.
Going up the brown stone steps we en-.
tered the spacious hallway. On either
side were flags and banners neatly fes-
tooned. A big likeness of the to be
President Harrison adorned the wall
on one side, and looking directly at this
from the opposite wall was the pleasant
face of the next vice president A few
steps took US to the door Of the large re.