The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-11
THE ooNvENrIoN HALL.

Beginning tho Work of Arranging the Dec
orations--seating Capacity OF the Room.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Fourteen carloads of tri-color bunting were
deposited at the convention hall in the Audi
torium Building yesterday Not only 10 the
whole interior to be hung with it, but the ak
terror is to be swathed in red, white and blue.
Mr.. Clarkson. OF the subcommittee of the ma
tional Republican committee, with Mayor Roche.
Ailward Adams, Ferd w. Peck, Colonel j. B.
Rumes. and others witnessed the lighting up Of
the convention hall for the frat time Thursday
night Seven hundred and fifty of the 2, 700 in
candescent electric lights were turned on The
burners are arranged to form great stars which
et1d ceiling and walls. The lights will burn
during the day. because the skylieht Is not in
place, and the ceiling will be darkened with
draperies. Mr.. Clarkson said yesterday that
night sessions will probably be held.
The acoustic properties OF the hall were
tested by Mr.. Adler, the architect. going to the
renotest seat in the loftiest gallery, $50 feet
from the chairman's stand, and talking with the
cher gentlemen who remained OF the stage
with our voices pitched little above the
conversational tone" said Colonel Rumels, 1--WE
ctald distinctly understand him and no u.s."
One of the best things about the hall 10 the
sight lines" put In Mr.. GARRISON ''They are so
perfect that the space for the delegates may be
seen from any seat 10 the building. This fact,
together with the splendid acoustic properties
of the hall. make the remote seats nearly a. de-
sirable as those nearer the stage" The plat
aisles, are to be laid with mating to
reduce the clatter OF feet. The original
nnmber of working seats for the newspapers
WAS LAG. These have been increased to 220 by
extending the platform little nearer the dele
gstes and taking MP some of the room set apart
al unit nor1ia he'd
guests. An effort is being made to increase the
total number of seats. which was just 200, by
one or two hundred. This will be done by mar
rowine the aisles somewhat and setting the
chairs closer than at first designed in some parts
OF the hall. by which means the total seating ca
pacity will be between 100 and 1900, with no
standing room. Mr.. Clarkson estimates the ap-
plications for seats now to be 100000 There
have been 10, 600 applications made TO him, and
he has just fourteen tickets allotted TO him as
his personal share. Tits becoming problem"
said he. ''of putting $4,000 600 Of people into .
hall designed for 1000. People who
want tickets have a pleasant way OF
saying in their letters that answer is unnec-
essary; that they will be on hand in good time
TO get their tickets One man writes: "Pease
reserve for mo twenty -ive good seats" Another
suggests that twenty-four will be all that he will
want There are TO be seats for members Of
Congress, Governors of States, national COM
mitteemen. and other officials. Besides those,
there are 300 seats reserved for prominent per-
sons in the party. such as ex-Cabinet officers 1t
is quite astonishing how prolific this country is
in great men. There are already more than 900
who claim place in this class.
Since the last convention Territorial govern
ment has been organized In Alaska under an act
adopted by Congress in May, 1884. So far as
anything in the call of the national committee
shows Alaska Is entitled to representation like
other Territories. No party organization has
been heard of. but Mr. Clafkson says delega to
from Alaska would be entitled to place. he
thinks.