Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-29
FOR THECONvENTION.
Arrangement Of The wigwam for
the Democratic Hosts.
CAPACITY OF THE BUILDING.
special Attention Given 60 Lsdies-Reia-
tive Location OF Prominent Places
rs--Transpsvtation. &C.
fChicago Tribunc.l

for the coming campaign. VIII peRih us
sessions 10 the wigwam now puiIoing ",
Michigan avenue. between Madison ana
Warrington streets. in this city. TUESDAY,
June 2Ist. This will be the third national
convention Of the Democracy held 10 Cn'-
caoo. The first nominated General Nc
Clellan the second. Grover Cleveland. The
frat convention was held in wigwam. the
second in the old Exposition Building, the
d,brds OF which is at this writing scattered
near the site of the wigwam now In process
Of erection. Those who attend the coming
convention will be within the throw OF q
stone of the place where the great men OF
the Democratic party were in counch. III
IL hardly likely that another such repre-
sentative convention will be held IN the
,;fetime of those who affiliate with the
marty that will name through its repre-
sentatiyes candidates for the two highest
Offices in the land. There Will De
no Hendricks. no Thurman, no pan
Manning IN the convention to meet mex.
month. But there will De tn9 ,, s SAM
old fight. The Tammany tiger WIN coiiie
In "a il has done so often and TINS tllne u
will he ready TO spring upon the Mugwntnp
lamb and then the old, old night VIII pe
on INT all this is the business OF the
Democracy. The tussel will be between
fhe factions, and they will have enough 70
40 without any interference from out
eiders. This article has 10 90 Will 'no
viewam and its arrangements.
TIE wrowAM FOR THE Pow-wow.
Tbe,e ia scme little history connected
With the building of the big house over
on the lower end OF the most 1asnloi m..i
thoroughfare of the World's-talr Ciy.
When fbe national committee met TO name
,ioce for the convention Chicago was not
an onplicapt for the honor. Chicago had
oil on It's hands that II cared 10 have lot
ono season. But after other cities had
contended for the prize. and after mons
had satisfied the committee tnat inc
applicants could take care. OF con-
vention, the committee OF its own
yolition named Chicago as the place, ann,
~ conrse' Chicago could not refuse. In
The course of time the necessary commit
tees 10 prepare place met. Chicagos
soc,;an of that committee offered the Au-
ditorium. but the majority OF the commit
Too dernnrred II was not big enough;
The eastern end Of the committee wanted
n Mace that would Accommodate III VINO
wanted TO come. After good deal OF TAX
il was decided to build wigwam. III leiI
upon tho Chicago contingent TO see
Int this wlgwam was built, furnished,
md paid for. The intention originally
was TO put shelter that would
cover about 1900 people. Then came
Inc Question Of tickets. Chicago wanted
lis share. That is, the Chicago committee
did. The national committee did not re.
spond as literally as 1t was thouRht IL
shauld have done. The Chicago commit
tee concluded, as il would nave 10 loo' snu
bills. IL ought to have something 10 say
ahont the place, its capacity. and so on.
The national committee thought 5000
ticketr we're enough for Chicago. and after
som further wranghng on that point the
Chicago committee consented TO take that
number of tickets on the basis mat the
wigwam was 10 hold 15,0Oo penoie.
Then the committee arranged for WIZ
wan that would hold 1900 people com,
fo,tabIv' That meant that it would build
an edlfice into which 10000, by showing
'em close together" could be placed. lie
object of this was 10 raise money 10 pay
for the building. Inasmuch as none OF the
Chicago Democratic CrUsuses nau asked
for the convention. and as they had tc ioot
the bills, this scheme. from monetary
etandpoint. was all riqht. 10 was ousi-
ness. This leaves the Chicago committee
with the 5000 tickets given by the na,
tional committee and more than 3.OO,
tickets to dispose of at 500 apiece. Out o.
fbis fund the wigwam Will be Duil'
and furnished and all the expense 70
which the committee will be put. Will
be met. Mr.. Donnersberger, one OF inc
lights in the party and chairman OF tne
Building Committee: Is authority LOT lnt
abatement that the demand for tickets Is
already sufficient TO prevent slumber IRON
forsaking the eyelds of the men who are
interested in the situation. He IS OF
opinion that before the first brass oano
marches over the streets OF the
CITY next month every one OF the 5,OOl
tickets will have been sold and the money
for the same will DO in the hands Oh Treas Treas,
urer SeeberCer. In this way the wigwan
will be paid for, and as the structure IA &c
he torn down and the material removed
within fifteen days after the convention Il
through with its work, 1t IS expected tha'
enough will be realized from tho salvage
10 uniform all the campaign clubs OF the
Democracy that will be organized IN Chi
cago this year.
TIE LARGEST YET.
The building il now almost ready for The
root. IL is 500 feet long md $50 feet wide
IL fronts on Michigan avenue. For th'
benefit OF the thousands IN Chicago vic
NAV not readily place the location. the In
formation is given that the site ~ the. same
where Barnum and Forepaugh have always
spread their canvas when IN this city
ture is designed for convention purpose
solely. In this respect II will be tar supe
rior to the old exposition building. 1t vii
he the largest convention hall ever erected
in the Uuitod States. The men who ar'
building il are Chicagoans. Ii must poi
be inferred that because the building II
temporary and is to be torn down almost
az soon as the shouting is over that 1t vii
he rude affair. IL will present an imposinl
. Ha furptQhe6 Decorated
asno wigwam was ever furnished and deco
rated before. The delegate will loll in th'
same easy chairs that one pays 81 Tor AT
frst-class theatre. The national commit
tee will take their ease in places that VII
be O delight, and under a canopy DE
decked with the starry flag OF their coun
try. The altcrnates will be given seat
less conspicuous than heretofore, but the
will oe seats in which an alternate ca
stretch himself and take comfort. jaime
Strain. the secretary of the committee i
charge. and an old hand at this sort 9
business, in speaking of the arrangement
for the alternates. said 10 the 1f'o"
representative: ~. o,.;,
for the alternates were placed III the rea
of the delegates, and, as II happened tina
All the alternates were not always presen
fine effect was bad. The vacant seal
locked "a if there was q hole IN the col
yeption. In the convention hali we al
building the seats for. the alternates WI
be scattered around through the hall. al
IL an alternate IS absent that fact won
show. IL is always easy enough to find a
Alternate. il the regular is not on hanC
You do not have to hunt for an alternai
as YOU would have to look for needle !
. hay-stack."
The platform from which the presidin
officer will name the gentleman who ha
the floor will be on the west side of tn
building. The screech OF the trains o
the Illinois Central will in nowise distur
the man who VIII WELD the gavel. Tn
platform will seat 300 distinguished guest
among whom, of course, will be the III
tionsl committee. the officers of the col
vention, and on either side OF the chat
mau will be the representatives
the press. $50 on one side and q
on the other. Fifty additional seal
for the press have been adde
20 the original design. In front of I'll
platform will be seats for the delegates
640.' Rising on the three sides of tn
parallelogram are tiers which will sea
5000 persons. Above these seats Is I'll
gallery, which will seat 1900. Beneath an