Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-18
THE SEATING CAPACITY.

Total. 1892
add TO the convenient seating capacity OF the
house at least 200. rule OF the national COM
conven,on and rs eaved tSsf ,b ha1 nan Oh tne
les on the stage will be a more satisfactory ar
rangement than to put 700 people so high In the
air. The great advantage OF the Auditorium and
the seating arrangement is that every person in
the hall will have perfect view OF all the proceed
lngs and be able TO hear every word that Is said.
Every one OF the SS2 delegates can be all the
time by the man who perches away up in the last
row CT the second gallery just as we'll as by the
chairman himself There was plentiful lack OF
where the last conventions We're held. Many OF
the seats there were 800 feet from the speakers
platform, and there was neither hearing nor seeing
anything that went on.
Certain other improvements on the plan Of any
previous convention in Chicago are worth noting.
There will be ample room for all the stenographer
typewrtters and telegrapherS that may be neces-
sary. Two floors OF dressing- rooms back OF the
that want their own wires into the convention
hall can have them brought into these rooms and
telegraph the proceedings directly into their own
Offices The Western Union and Postal Telegraph
Companies Will have an army OF operators on
hand for this purpose. The wires OF the Associated
and United Press Will lead into the building and
verbatim reports OF all the proceedings will be
sent 10 every considerable town In the country
The press committee declares that the accommo-
dations for the Transmission OF news will be far
better than In 1850 or 1854 Another new feature
will be a telegraph ONCE IN the building for the
exclusive use OF the delegates and alternates To
this purpose large room 10 the richt OF ne staoe
will De devoted. The Western Union and Postal
Companies will be ready to send messages at regu-
lar rates from this room TO any telegraph ONCE In
the world. Full post-ofice conveniences Will also
be provided What Will be the parlOrs OF the thea
ter when finished will be used for committee rooms.
ADMISSION TICKETS SCARCE
Some fault has been found with the arrange
ments for admissions on the ground that they are
too exclusive, poor republicans being practically
debarred from any chance OF witnessing the con-
vention. II Is true that there are free tickets
In the hands OF the committee of arrangements
AL the admissions that they have power 70 dispose
OF are 70 be soldthat Is subscribers to receive
one admission for every $50 they give to the con-
vention expense FUND. No tickets can be obtained
from the committee on any other terms To ena-
BILE different persons TO attend different sessions
OF the convention on the same ticket coupons Will
De issued for each session. The committee defend
their action In making the admission In effect q
matter OF sale on the grouud that the pressure for
1 Tree ucsetS Is 50 great that they must draw the
line sharply. They are deluged every day with
| thousands OF applications from ali over the
| country. II they made one exception they would
| nave 10 make a hundred thousand Besides the
| subscribers tickets each delegate win be given
three general and one press admission In addition
| 70 his own, so that the delegates themselves can
take care OF the press IN their own ocatties the
| alternates will have only their own ticxetS
4 when the convention meets tI Il altoQefher
| nkeiy tnat some arrangement will be made tor I'D.
hitting the Old soldiers Tree. This has been the