Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-21
MANY HAVE SIGNED.
ENOUGH NAMES TO WARRANT Mn
pATTEsON TO CALL A MEETING
r.,k Of Erecting . Convsntioa Tansr-
..c,.-co,onsi Cutshnw Says the
Armory Can Do Fixed.

Twenty-four out Of the thirty members
Of the City Democratic Committee nave
.,oned the call for n meeting OF that pooy
On tuesday night for the purpose OF con-
sidering the question OF an early con'e"-
ton or primary to make pomina'iohs ioi
the Legislature.
Il is said that all but two of the candi-
da,es are in favor of having the matter
settled in July. They are willing that 1t
shall be determined either by primary or
conyention. The names which are now
being urged in connection with tne ap-
oYoachinr contest are those or Messrs.
John 3. Harwood, Thomas byrne' o. ray
lor Stratton. Beverly u. trump, n, -.
Frayser. J. Randolph iucker' yr'; y1on
Jackson. Julian Bryant. and D: Aston
Cahell for the House, and those OF Messrs.
William Loveustein and ;. L.. helly los
The senate from the city of Richmond ana
that of Mr.. Conway X. Sands for the senate
from the city and the county OF heuIico'
The contest promises TO be lively ana IN
teresting one. and the session OF tus S'y
COMMITTED on Tuesday night pios lair "
be q largely attended aud anlina'eu oho'
QUESTION OLA HALL.
Chairman Patteson, of the City Commit
toe has now under advisablllty the ques-
ton of selecting q hall tor the state con.
yention. He is thinking OF inauguratlus
a scheme to build spacious VIVIAN
Conventions and other large assemblies.
~ H. stated 70 q DISPATCH reporter yester--
dav that such structure could be erected
Cor about 81. 900 and that he Delleveu ne
oonId interest q sufficient number OF
wealthy citizens who have the welfare OF
the party at heart to put up tho
necessary sum. This. MIR. fatteson ssts
would give Richmond an advantages III 'no
matter of all State gatherings whlcn no
/ other city would have TO offer. Inc mouse
: sborld be built with every regard tor such
conventions as will assemble here on hu-
/ on.t nth. IL is his idea that those VINO
! mt their money into the tabernacle snouIu
/ be paid for its use whenever occupied pv
State or other bodies, and IN TINS way ne
thinks such a structure would pay larry
good rate of interest.
ARHoRY CAN BE FIXED.
A DISPATCH reporter called to sec Colo
nal (utshaw. the City Engineer, yester-
dav afternoon. and asked him II he
thought n temporary ceiling could DC put
in the Armory drill-hall at small COST
giving 1t the proper acoustics. ne ooIo-
mol replied that he was confident that the
nreaent remedy by putting up streamers
aud hars along the rods which span the
/ hall beneath the oval ceiling ana
erecting a curved or concave. sound;
ing.board over the speakers staLd
would put the place. IN very
desirable condition for the, convention.
! Sneakers could then be heard all over the
immense room. This, the Engineer
thought, would cost anywhere IN tne
nelghborhood of 800 or $500, possibly
considerably less tnan the former amount.
When the DIsPATCH man spoke to Cnair-
man Patteson OF this matter he SAID ne
did not know what his committee would
be wiling to do III this matter. unless the
sounding-board would be perml,'ed to re-
main IN the Armory for future conyen-
tons. He. however has promised TO look
into the feasibility of this suggestion.
The actual seating capacity OF the hcade-
nv of Music, embracing the down stars
and the two galleries. IL Lag. ms does
not include the four boxes or tho loges
The stage would be sufficient to accom-
MEDIATE the members of the State Commit
tees. the special guests, the secretaries
and the representatives OF the press. Il
will be seen. however. that 1t woulC
squeezs a convention of l,6iOto hold It's
meetings IN this building.