The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-07
THE CONTENTION NAIL.
Elaborate Decoration nnd Ample Accom-
Uodations Far Delegates md the Press.


MINNEApoLIs. June G.-Under dome Of blue.
with torty-four stars scattered very irreEuarly
over its surface. but all Of them there. the
Tenth National Republican Convention will
| meot on Tuesday. To-day tho last touches
OF decoration were given to the Con-
vention hall. They are appropriate and eifcc
tive All the arrangements for the comfort
and safety OF the delegates and the public
seem to be nearly as perfect as possible.
The pillars on each side Of tho platform are
supported by national eagles. with wheat and
brown millet trimmings. The presiding Of
fcers table has been specially carved by
tho pupils OF the state Mechanical School
His chair is Of carved oak. cmbeilsh-
ed with designs characteristic OF the State
On tho face Of the galleries and underneath
them tho shields Of the forty-four States are
emblaaoncd on American tin. supplied by the
Tin Manufacturers Association Of Cleveland.
o. The shield and eagle Of tho United States
are displayed behind tho Chairman: t. his
right and left, respectively. are the twin mot
toes. Reciprocity" and Protection" in gilt
letters on a blue field. with brown border. A
monster eagle OF embossed tin surmounts the
stairway by which the delegates enter The
thirty six columns which now only SUPP ort
the roof. which formerly held up tho second
floor. now removed. have all been gilded and
bronzed. Four handsome sets OF thirty-foot
American flags are drnred one at the back
OF the chair one on each side OF the space
set aside for the delegates. and one in the rear
OF them. The, galleries are artistically hung
with brown plush. and the hanging gallery.
fifteen feet from the roof. where the Chicago
band is to discourse sweet music is similarly
draped in old gold The root and the syk-
lights have been tinted in two delicate shades
OF blue picked out with stars to correspond to
the Stats *. Fory SxF Ls
which falls through them gives, pleasing
csc he % and II WI he
with linen made from flax grown in Ninre.
sofa and woven in Minneapolis: At the end of
the building, facing the chair, is DISPLAYED tho
Market Club, which has been in 80 many con-
vcntions. with it's INSCRIPTIONS:
:. American Wages for American Workmen."
ple." Protection for American Homes"
Nothing could be better than the arrange
ments made for the accommodation OF the
ton hall have practically been assigned. The
delegates occupy a square to themselves in
front Of the chair. fenced on each side by a wire
screen. Oak opera chairs have been provided
for their accommod ation. The ten thousand
spectators will be seated in two tiers. extending
all around them and also back of the platform.
been taken to insure absolute safety. The
Convention hall is on the second floor Of the
Expedition building; The floor and galleries
are all so girded and trussPd that practically
every chair rests on nm independent support.
moro than sufficient TO uphold n ton weight.
over thirty thousand feet Of lumber have been
used in making the changes in tho hall for the
purposes OF the Convention. The number Of
exits s SO great that in the event Of a panic
the building. could be- emptied in five minutes:
There are fifty feet OF clear space all around
the main floor and thirty feet all around the
gallery. this outside the Convention room.
asGastMS sn and has
a model Convention hall.