The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-12

were held IN Portland, Me. the thjrd
at ocean Park, near Old Orchard. Me.
the two following at Saratoga and the
next, in 1855, at Chicago. Year by year
The attendance has been growing. but
the officers were hardly prepared for
the 5000 delegates who presented them
selves at that gathering The next one.
held in Philadelphia. had $500 dele
gates; the next, Al s.. Louis. more than
5000, and the next, at Minncnpolis.
over $4,000. Unprecedented as was the
attendance at Minneapolis, the number
OF delegates at the next eleventh. con
vcntion, held in New York. was more
than doubled. SO numerous were they.
IN fact, That no accurate computation
was feasible; but conservative estimates
put it nj $1,000, by all odds the largest
number that had ever gathered in one
place TO attend a convention of any
sort The next convention was at Mon
trcal, Canada the first held outside the
boundaries OF the United States; bu,
despite that fact and the counter at
traction of the world; fair al Chicago
$4,000 Delegates invaded the Canadian
city, 10 the uma2cmcnt of its iuhabit.
ants. At Cleveland. last year. $4,000
were present, and other uncountcd
thousands were kept away bv the Debs
railroad strikes Fully $1,000 are cN
pcctcd AT Boston
Boston Is getting ready to receive
the Christian Endcavur hosts. and both
the citizens of the town and the AN.
thoritics of The society are making
strenuous efforts 10 prevent Il rcpcti-
ton OF the experience in New Yorl,
three years ago. For. though New
York was never overwhelmed before.
and never has been since. bv any
crowd OF visiting strangers, there is no
donbt that she WIS swanpcd by tn,
Christian Endcavor delegates in 1882.
Some time before the convention.
said President Clark, 1--WE began t.
make advance applications to the New
York hotels for rooms. One ho,cI
keeper to whom we applied asked how
many were expected. We told him -,
could not tell, but we looked for a yer.
large attendance.
Well lac said, III take care G.
them. Bring them all mere. You nee,
not engage rooms in advance in H..
summer time. Wen be ready
The mans eyes actually twinllcd ID.
ne thought of the apparent huinoi a.
thc situation. The wors, Of it was Tia.
most Of the hotel Keepers tool; t..
came view OF the matter, and VIC final
lad to let things take their cours,
ne newspapers also failed 10 appi't
nate what was coming. and il was nu.
until the telegraph began TO tell tht
EDITORS that the railroads were giuttcc
with Christian Endcayor delegate
whose special trains were stalled :
along the lines, that the journals I'm
dcrstood that there was any real nov,
matter in it all. When the crowd.
iwooped down on the hotels their pro
pric,ors were III a state of constcrn.
Lon, and when the newspapers final
graspcd the situation their reporter
ocsicgcd US for matter. One publishc
made proposition 10 go to Montrca
the next ycarand get ont a special Coz
vcntion edition each day Of its scssiu.
# we would give him exclusive accC
to special news sources. but Of coul.
wc could not do that"
Boston has heard of all this. al.
Boston doesn't mean to bc swamuo..
Every available room in every hot
has already been taken for the FL
4oavorcrs for convention week; man
school huildinGs, which will then /
7acant have been engaged and COZ
ave been rented; houscholdcrs, bot
N the city and the suburbs, ha;
greed to receive guests. and il is nc.
believed that the 10000 delegates WI
are expected can all be properly care
ior. OF course they will pay the
way but special rates viii be give
~ the hotels, and many aristocraN
houses never before opened to strap