New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-03
THE HALL A FAILURE FOR SPECTATORS.

-GIIMPsEs OF THE FLOOR ONLY To DE ON
THE RAILING OF THE GALLERIES
ca rou,s lime o (spectal).-The convention nan
,e great failure. Not one-tenth OF the Citizens
IN h oresont 10 witness the proceedings VIII oe
b,e IN sec the delegates. They may hear the spee'n
h,, thev will hear them as man would VIM s"o
stand ten feet distant from well ana hs'o" " -,
friends voice coming out Of the ocpihS vi 'no COZ
me- h.u ,e in the EXPOSITION Building, vast struc'
ure of brick, stone ana Hon' ,,
a block of ground. The building has an imposing oN'
r orve.st the main entrance being reacheu
INV long and wide series of steps similar 10 uioso VI
the Capitol at Washington, but this entrance oly ."
MFG one n large music hall I'm the front part VI
,bo bnudnp The hall In which the conVehuoh VIII
be held is directly in the rear OF 'he muSio n w
will be reached from one of the side Streets luz WI
vention hall at first glance has a rOush reseliO'
TO a cathedral, long but narrow, anu Win 'lo
arched ceiling 1t this the narrowhess secNn'
oxogcerated and has been heightened by ibe con-
struction of two galleries. well up toward the cenhg
and sweeplng completely around the room, anu
sub-gallery beneath 1t around only part Vi uo io
The galleries are far toward the CEILING 'hdu oiS
those who sit in the front row oi seats VIII oo doi'
70 sec the delegates there being inclination OF the
gallery seats which will permit OF those s''ins III
rear seats seeing the floor of the hall.
T. + Canda an architect of Ncw-York, brother OF
Charles J. Canda former sub-Tressurer at New-forR,
was sent here two weeks ago by ex-senator william
IL Barnun chairman of the Democratic National
Committee to supervise the arrangement OF the nan
for the uso of the convention. Mr.. Canda proposed
that Temporary structures of wood should be put In
be galleries by which the chairs should be elevated
ia a height that would enable their occupants to sec
the floor of the convention hall. But the local Demo
cratic Committee would not permit the gallery chairs
IN be tins stepped up They said in explanation
OF this singular course that the German Saengcrbuna
was TO meet in the hall on Monday June H. and that
Ia to ioaca he D
and June O. promising then to abandon IT, as IL woud
take several days to prepare 1t for the use OF the
Saengerbund societies. As for permitting the putting
of wooden structures in the galleries. that they couu
not do the galleries were TO be used by the saenger-
bund societies as sort Of beer garden Even TEN
rorary structures could not be removed before Mon
day next If they were put in the galleries This news
was highly disagrecable to william H. Barnum, for 1t
chained up the Democratic National Convention TO
two days session II was also annoying TO Ano"
that although $500 persons could have seats Ill oo
second gallery near the roof only 500 persons among
them could tho delegates and that OF SUI persons
who would have seats In the sub gallery only 800
would be able to what was going on upon the
floor beneath Mr.. Barnum, in company With Senator
German, of Maryland, John g. Prather, of Missouri,
and several other members Of the Democratic National
Committee went to the hail this morning 10 take
character of the hall and the arrangement OF tho
gallery seats. Every suggestion of Mr. Barnum and
the cry from the local committee Of Democrats, But
the Saeneerbund Will not permit IT,
Back of the chairman's desk there had been placed
large portrait of President Cleveland Pointing to this
Mr. Barnum said: That isn't enough OF a sounding
board' The decoration of the hall has begun When
II is completed the entire eastern end OF the hail. back
Of the chaIrnans desk, Will be occupied by painting
Of the Capitol at Washington The picture viii be OF
gigantic Size, sixty feet long by fityeight feet In
height Hanging against this picture win be portraits
of Grover Cleveland, Samuel T. Tiden Winfield scott
Hancock and Themes A. Hendricks The portrait of
Cleveland the dispenser gaugeShlpS, posi-
Offices collectorshpS. and road agencies In general VIII
nartrat, y, n.aind ,bero win be tbji rooto taken
from his free trade message:
at is condition that confronts US. not theory
Below General IlancocEs portrait there Will appear
a quotation from his Order No 40:
The great principles of American liberty are still
he Inheritance Of this people,
Inscriptions taken from the speeches Of Tlden and
Iendricks VIII appear beneath their por,raits Tho
lags. Two large nags cover the wall at the west
md Of the hail, and red, white and blue bunting hides
II the pillars that support the roof; Flags also
lang from the roof and all in all the convention
csk rises nigh in the air at the east end Of the hail.
nd below him few feet Is the desk OF the secretary
esk range tier above tier the seats OF the newspaper
cporters and correspondents There VIII be
,e2 newspaper men liz these seats nearly all repre-
he rural press. the country wecklies and like news
ion beneath the gallery at tbs right of the chair
mans desk. The 800 delegates to the convention
will be seated in canescdted chairs on a level lust
before the charnans desk while the $50 altcTnaes
r be ranged in seats which rise tiers above back
# the seats of the delegates. There are SUI! higher
eats back OF those Of the alcrnates. Tho chairmsns
we will range the plain occupied by tho dele
rates and win then beyond them mountain OF
cats ranged tier above tier Til at the back oil Inc
ia he perceivcs the top gallery crammed with people
PLANS FOR ILLUMINATING THE CITY.
GREAT VARIETY OF ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS TO |
Re LIGHTED WITH CAS-
81. Louis, June tspecIaD.-A Democratic conVen- |
Ion could not be happy unless II had great many
Democratic clubs about IL, with liberal assortment
( brass bands. These clubs will march In pa |
nde Tuesday evening, and in their honor and that
Z tho convention the streets along their llne Of |
march Will be Illuminated at various points. The |
Nominations are o. novel character They are |
cen In several Western cities. The Illuminating |
pparatus is an arch Of pipes over street. upon
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