The record-union., 1894-05-25
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WORK.
Preparing for the Republican State
Convention.


Preparing for the Republican State
Convention.
The Executive Committee of the Citi-
zens' Committee to prepare for the ses-
sion of the Republican State Convention,
met last night, General Reichert presid-
ing
The Committee on Attaches reported
the following and the report was adopted:
Secretary, T. d. Ryan; First Assistant,
j. G. Brusie; Assistants. Z. w. Measure,
William Carlow, G. I. Jones, Jr., Harry
Ketchum, A. A. De Ligne; Sergeant-aI-
Arms, William Lowell: Assistants, Thos.
Osborne, William Gardner, j. 7. Clark,
John Shellars, J. Todd, Silas Hess; Por-
ters, a. Gregory. j. Ii. Thompson, Ivey
Williams, a. Grubbs; Pages, Geo. King.
Fred Ankener, John Crowley, Ward
Hall. A. Kimball, James Ward, r. 4.
Coyne, ana one other to be named,
perintendent h lngsbury of the Cleo
trio Railway was added to the Committee
on Transportation. BY request OF the
Hall Committee, w. p. Emery was ap-
pointed Superintendent of the hall.
The Press COMMITTEES was requested to
furnish an estimate OF its expenses. and
to it was referred an application TO ada
another member 10 IL.
BY request OF the Accommodations
Committee John II. hatcher. Rev. A. c.
h Herric1, George h. katZenstein, George
II. Clark, II. G. Chapman, \. Wilcox, u.
l.. Hawk and Sparrow Smith were added
to that committee. The same committee
reported that it had organized with j. q.
| Coleman as Chairman and w. w. Coons
as Secretary; that it would make its head
quarters IN due time az GA K street, and
that w. W. Coons and q. G. Herrick
would be in charge of the same and the
official represent tatives OF the committee
there.
1t reported that it proposed to arrange
generally for the care and comfort of
delegates and visitors. The idea was ex-
pressed also that SO far as may be neces-
sary this committee will aid the people to
provide accommodations for any excess
beyond the hotel capacity; that is, to see
TO it that good accommodations are Sc
cured for applicants that hotels may not
be able to take care of.
The committee proposes to provide
printed cards for its use in its committee
work, and posters for the convention hall
and other public places, giving intorma-
ton regarding the committee headQuar-
ters. 1t will provide messengers also to
escort guests TO their rooms when needed.
The committee was authorized to display
banner across the street at its headquar-
ters, and to maintain a register OF dele
gates locations so that letters and dis
patches may easily reach them.
The Executive Committee passed a res
olution urging all citizens to prepare
early for decoration of business fronts.
residences and public buildings. and
for street decoration generally, on
the dates of the sitting OF the convention.
The committee authorized the Hall
Committee TO arrange with the Chief
Engineer of the City Fire Department for
special detail of five watchmen at the
Pavilion for the night time.
The committee passed resolution to
the effect that all employees and attaches
to be paid by the committee are to serve
each day and night as long as the needs
of the convention require, and such
service shall be considered as one day in
each twenty-four hours,s even though it
involve a day and an evening session of
the convention.
The committee then went into list of
expenses to date, and found that it had
provided for the expenditure of over
81 800. and some expenses yet remain to
be considered. The committee adjourned
to meet at the call of the Chair, and re-
solved TO labor to-day to make the mass
meeting of tonight at the Courthouse a
large and representative one.