Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-06-09
CONVENTION TALK.
Great Preparations Being Made by the
Flour City for the Near Ap-
preaching Convention.
Everything in the Way of Arrange.
ments Moving Along Like
Clock Work.

| AsAO'AAAs3 AAAohs1
Clock Work.
Other and Pleasant Features of the
Week Apart From the National
Gathering.
| MiNNEAPoLIS, May 81 1.-Theconven-
tion city has now fully demonst rated
| that il understands what is involved
in caring ior the national nominating
gathering nj Republican delegates on
June Ith prox. and the ont side mul-
| tituie, which will be larger than ever
this year, owing i'm addition to the
| political interest. to the unique loca-
tion decided upon by thecommittee, ol
which Mr. Clarkson is chairman. There
have been all the time skeptics and
some veritable croakers who have not
been able to see how the thing was to
be managed and any one have the
usual comforts and fun attendant
upon n big crowd in great city be
cause Minneapolis is not New York,
nor Cincinnati, and not Chicago nor
st. Louis, but merely a western town.
located, in the Imagination of some,
pretty near the jumping off place OF
creation. Now to the surprise OF this
class OF folks it is turning out that
Minneapolis is likely to do better by
the crowd than any city OF the coun-
try could do, with the one exception
of Chicago, as it now is equipped, and
much better than Chicago or st. Louis
ever did by u convention prior to
1883.
| There is but one huilding i'm the United
States that is equal to the Minneapo-
liz convention hall, and that Is the
Chicago auditorium, and perhaps not
altogether its equal, as the Democrat :
have to provide n wigwam for their
convention, n rude, temporary struc-
ture, unprovided with the appoint
ments which characterize the great
halls OF the country, the Chicago
auditorium at Chicago and the origi-
nal Minneapolis exposition building.
now remodeled into n most admirable
hall for n convention Of national mag
nitude. The building is 3IOx36O feet
on the ground, and arranged for the
exposition affords 36S,0O square
feet of exhibits and accommodations
Tor AZ, 600 visitors. Arranged for the
| convention hall the main toor IL
2O0x2OO feet. gallery 32x136 feet,
with II seating capacity of 1000.
Located i'm the building are the West
ern Union telegraph, American tele-
graph, u. :. Postal telegraph, y. W.
Telephone, the Office OF the sergeant
| at arms of the convention and the
convention committee rooms. The
executive force OF the management OF
| the arrangements consist Of "A general
committee, George A. Bracket, chair
man; +. j. Phelps, treasurer; Will
lam McCrory, secretary; assisted by
| sixteen sub-commit ees, with the fol-
lowing rhairmen: Executive, George
A. Bracket; finance, b. B. l.ang'lon ;
transportation. John Goodnow: ac-
cOmmodation, William +. Steele; EN-
tertainment, W. III. Eustis: halls, W.
ID. Hale; music. j. W. Nash; hotels,
| &. s. Bracket decoration, Geo. Mar
chant; telegraph, William s. King
press, l.. Swift, jr. state headquar-
ers, +. G.. Hay; convention hall, X.
Il. I.ang,lon; privileges, William NJ.
Brackett; reception, ID. Morrison; re
ception ladies, Mrs. II. +. Brown.
In addition to these are several
local state organizations, with head
quarters and committees To assist in
entertaining delegates and visitors
and ut these eseheadquarters is registered
the names of all residents from the
given states. as, for instance, the men
from Michigan will find ut the head
quarters of that state names ot all
people who came here from that st ate.
This is pleasant feature as well as "A
useful one.
The newspapers are well cared for.
The great New York / I.ife building, with
offices for the press gang, sleeping
room and restaurant, has been dedi-
Gated to their use, and 300 platform
seats assigned the correspondents.
The telegraph facilities are on a broad
scale, with arms reaching out over the
country via Chicago, Omaha and Hell.
ena. The night service has an esti-
mated capacity OF 60O, 600 words, and
the day service about 400, 900 words,
which is expected to meet the demands,
so that, unless the unexpected hap
pens, the Western Union Telegraph
company will be able to handle the
work OF the convention in a most sat
isfactory manner. The North Ameri-
can Telegraph company, which works
i'm unison at this point with the Postal
telegraph, has also made extra ar
rangements and promises to give as
good service for the extent OF its lines
as has ever been given in a convention.
This committee has done admirable
work, and every facility provided to
make the history OF the convention
complete.
In addition to the hotel capacity,
the committee on accommodation
have had $4,000 rooms put at theii
disposal, and with st. Paul, the Lake
hotels and private hospitality, there
is ample belief that all can becomfort
: ably housed and fed also. In addition
to the hotels and restaurants plar
for church convention restaurants has
been matured, by which meals will b'
served for 700 people by the seven
teen church associations for the pur
pose. No fears are entertained hui
that all who come will be amply cared
tor as everything is being done on 4
scale to provide for not less than 100,
600 visitors with a flexible capacity 10
whatever the excess there may be be
yond that number.
I Mr.. Bracket, chairman of the citi
: zens' committee, was asked what de
I mands were being made for tickets
I He made the following statement:
; Each delegate will have four tickets
I There are 500 delegates.
Each alternate will have have on
ticket. There are 900 alternates.