Omaha daily bee., 1892-07-01
EIGHT THOUSAND SEATS.
The Convention Hall Ready for the Big
Meeting-Arraneement tor Tickets.

The Convention Hall Ready for tho Big
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tor Tickets.
The last of the 5000 seats ordered for the
independent convention was placed in posi-
tion at the Coliseum this afternoon, and it
was found that there was still room for near
ly 1000 more The committee was at once
notified, and arrangements are being made
by which the additional chairs may be Sc
cured and placed in the convention hall
This will give admission to that many more
than it has been supposed could be accom-
modated.
The committee on decoration sent out dec
orations yesterday and nearly all the wood
work of the great platform and the wall be-
hind it is being hidden beneath festoons of
flags and bunting. The pillars are also being g
swathed in draperies of the national colors,
ana voluminous folds of red, white and blue
a most hide from view the great arched
trusses that support the acres Of roof
The appearance OF the convention hall IS q
surprise TO even those who first contemplated
fixing it up for that purpose. In could not
have been better arranged, had it been ouilt
with solo reference to this end. Many
of those who were at Minneapolis or
Chicago, or both, say that it Is better ar
ranged by far than were the convention halls
at either of those cities. and that the interior
appearance is much more attractive Stand
ing in any part of the great structure
tho scene, even with its empty
chairs, can not fail to arouse more
or less enthusiasm. and with them all filed
it will, as Superintendent Whitlock said,
bring out all the oratory there is in Gny.
one who opens his mouth from the plat
fOrm.n
The telegraph companies have strung
several wires TO the building, and MaLager
Dmmock of the Postal was YESTERDAY
experimenting the placing of his instru-
menis in the room allotted to him in the
annex just at the rear OF the platform.
The local committee will have 800 tickets
ana they desire IL announced and fully
understood mat the tickets go to those who
subscribe to the expense fund of the con-
vention. The committee is still short about
81, 800, ana each one who contributes $40 will
receive ticket good for the entire conven-
tiou.
II is hoped thai tho necessary money will
be forthcoming at once. Tickets will not oe
hawked about by spectators, but will be
controlled by the committee aud given only
to those who subscribe. All money
should oe sent TO ID. j. O'Don-
who will see that the subscriber secures his
ticket
There Is, of course. big demand for tick
cts. aud this method has been adopted not
only TO raise the necessary money but to
prevent any hard feelings caused by the dis
tribution OF tickets TO the friends of the com
mlttee to the exclusion OF others perhaps
even more deserving.
Kansas Coming In Fun Force.
Mr.. q. T.. Hathaway of the Atchison
Champion came in Wednesday and made it
his first duty to find lodgings for sixty of his
neighbors, who will come TO Omaha for tho
convention and the celebration
Washington county will probably send
l25 TO 100 people," said Mr.. Hathaway to
reporter, "and there are thousands of Kan
sas people who want to come. They don't
all expect TO get into the convention, but
many wish TO take in the Fourth of July cell
ebratiou. The delegation, forty strong, will
DO IN tomorrow morning
"Kansas mas no candidate. AT the state
convention nothing was SAID about whom
Kansas desired on the ticket, and every dele
gate comes under his own hat. | think Kan
sas would prefer Gresham, but If he is out OF
the question our people will be for that man
whom the convention thinks the strongest.
"While said Kansas had no candidate, IL
is possible that the convention may 20 to
that state for its standard bearer The name
} John WIllitts, national lecturer OF the
farmers alliance, has bsen mentioned in that
connection. He ran for governor against
Governor Humphrey and came within 5000
of knocking him out. We independents even