Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-05

the fashion of seats in circus. The tables
for the press, 1870 in number. arc TO the
right and lett OF the cnarmans PLATFORM.
The seats for the country press are IN th9
gallery lust above those OF the nationai
committee and the yice-presidente. :,
So far az accessibility IS concerned the
hall ia not so well situated rs were the Az
ditorium, the Exposition. or the hsiis III
81. Louis and Cincinnati. IL Is WITHIN one
hook OF ali The electric street railways Of
the CITY that il to say, sixteen Allnneapo-
lis lines and two ST. Paui mos Inese
lines cross the Hennepln-ayenue bridge,
,he only roadway and pedestrian bridge
between East aud West minneapolis. ~
has a roadway of 100 feet with sidewalk
Is feet on either side. me stIeet-csis On
these various lines will run from a. NJ.
nnt,I after midnight at an interval OF FIVE
minutes. and should the work OF the con-
veution re1uire night sessions arrange
ments will be made to run cars until the
hour of adjournment.
THE DECORATIONS.
When the eve of the orator rests on the
balcony he will find ample incentive TOR
enthusiasm for II bears upon MS facade
the differing shields OF the states fashion
ed from native TIN and deched about win
the flag OF the republic. Laca shleiu
bears the name of the state IL represents
and m some cases embossed in gold. ABOUT
the upper part of the room, where the I'M
mense skvlight Joins the pine-timDered
ceiling. run uarrow-fringed testoons OF
| gold-coIored drapery.
AZ the four sides are draped flags OF large
| size. with decorative eagles between them.
A circular has been issued requesting
! the owners of every house ana buildlnS
| in the city TO display flags and bunting
a. l.asp <
nectedlv profuse decorations on every
| hand. The principal streets of the CITY
will present q most brilliant appearance
| when the great convention opens next
| Tuesday. MANY OF the decorations Will
| be unique a. well as elaborate.
SIDE FEATURES OF THE CONVENTION.
| srnour the side features of the conven.
| tion will be "a monster meeting oil colored
ueople. to be held on an evening yet to DO
| selected. -.
A concert on a very elaborate scale has
been arranged for Monday evening, the
features including an address byGoyernor
| Mckinley, Of Ono. and BRET speeches oy
other prOminent visitors. For TINS event
nearlv no 900 seats have already been sold.
| Other features of entertainment, IN
Gliding banuuets. receptions. excur5loni,
sc. will be provided for the different dele
| cations by the State associations OK the
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city.
The people of ST. Paul are joining hearth
ly with the Minneapolis convention com
mittee III providing all facilities % take
care of the overflow. The hotels OF ~.
Paul will be largely utilized, and the homes
of private citizens IN that city nave oesh
generously offered. Al Lake Mihnet0hka
| the big hotels are rapidly filing mp. Many
prominent people from the LAST are ia
ready quartered there.
Chairman BrOckeJ. Of the local commit
tee, will entertain Sergeant-at-Arms MeeA'
!. Sloat Fassett. John Dwight, and IL. y.
Armour, of New York, and Senator wash
burne will have among bis guests Cuauncey
NJ. Depew. Governor Mckinley, Senator
platt. Senator Hiscock, Charles Emory
Smith. and Senator Mcmillan.
The Harrison headquarters VIII proOsoiy
be in tho West Hotel.
NEW YoRK's HEADQUARTERS.
Although New York was not quite quick
enough TO get the convention. 1t had re
presentatiyes on the ground early enough
10 capture the finest quarters IN Mime
apolis for its delegation.
Dwight Lawrence. of New York. wa
about the first man to appear III the city II
| person 70 pick ont lodging-place, and h'
| was lucky as well % early. The Empire
, State delegates aud aiternates. l54 IN mum
Der, will all hold forth at the West hotel
and the headquarters OF the delegation i
, the finest suite of rooms in the hosiery.
There Is no doubt that these rooms Wi
; be the centre of attraction during IN
, convention, and some very important his
, tory NAV be made there. IL Is expected
, | that the Blame boom will centre there
| although the proximity OF tho lndiah
I | Harrison boomers III tho same hotel ma
r have q checking influence.
{ The headquartCTs Of the national com
mlttee are at the West, and since Chan
3 | man Clarkson and Secretary tassett, q
well az a majority Of the other members
| are for Blaine. the Indiana delegation ma
: | md hard shedding IN trying TO keep IN
: | Harrison boom above the surface. -
= Senator Kellogg with his Louisiana DELE
r. cation, will keep the Blaine boom rolln
; nj the st. james with the aid OF the del'
gates from South Dakota, and they ma
be expected TO DO little missionary-wor
with their Mississippi brethren, VINO al
quartered there.
O Senator QUAY. with his Keystone Blair
delegation, viii hold forth at the Nicollet
where he will have the aid and counsel
Chauncey /. Filley and his Missouri CO
r leagues.
i General Powell CLAYTON, the one-arme
4 veteran Of Arkansas, will keep one eye q
Il his eleven associates and the other on u
y Blaine boom at the Vest. where he Will be
o ueiehbor OF the New Workers.
: The Ohio delegation VIII be spht. n
i factiouslv. but fractionaily. hals gong
# the Nicollett and half 20 the West.
) The Headquarters Of the large deleg
J, tions will nearly oil be at the West and Il
= Nicollett.