The Portland daily press., 1895-12-14
IN ST. LOUIS.
How That City Will Take Care of
Republicans.

Who Attend the National Convention te
Nominate a Presidential Big Building
for the Mecting-Plenty of Accommo
dations.
st. Louis, Mo-, December 13.-St
Louis is in position to easily take care
of all Corners to the Republican National
Convention.
Governor Mckinley of Ohio, and his
right hand man, Mark A. Hanna OF
Cleveland, Ohio, have been partially
baked in an attempt to run a corner
in hotel accommodations
The governor, and his astute managers
have secured thirty-five rooms in the
Planters hotel, thirty rooms and the big
ball room in the St. Nicholas and five
rooms in the Southern hotel, in addition
to accommodations for the sixty members
OF the Ohio delegation. They might have
had more, but the telegraphic raid on the
local hotel men was wired back to the
Business Mems League committee in
Washington, and Frank Galennie at once
teleeraphed all the hotels not to give out
any more accommodations until the COM
mittee lad returned to the city.
I'VE have made promises to the
national committee that we must live up
to-" wired Mr.. Galenuie.
Mr.. Hanna began wiring the local
hotels several days ago that he wanted to
be looked out for in case the convention
went to this city. Hardly had the deeid-
ing ballot been cast before kilograms
from Mckinley and Hanna began pour
ing in.
During the first flush of jubilation the
MOTEL men never realized that there was
anything behind the Ohio orders, but
when Mr. Everett, of the st. Nicholas,
who had spent the night dreaming that
convention, learned that Mckinley had
done as well by the Planters and the
Southern, he smelled rat Managers
Weaver and Lewis had the same expert
ence. Governor Mckinley, Mark Hanna
| and H. K. Taylor Of Youngstown, Ohio,
held seventy rooms and big assembly
room capable of holding one thousand
persons or lodging half as many on cots.
Now, what does Mckinley want with all
this?
= g nights lodging for vote will
probably be the Mckinley rallying cry.
When the lodging is in first class hotel
and calls for three meals day it means a
lot. The play was not bad one if it
hadn't been exposed SO soon. +" These
were the comments made by leading
local Republican who is for Reed
"The move is going to get Mckinley
into trouble with the national commit
tee, )" he added. "The inference from Mr..
Galennie's telegram is that the committee
anticipated just such scheme on the
part of anxious candidates to house
doubtful delegates and make friends and
yOtes.'
The urgency in the matter is shown in
telegram from MIR. Galennie that sent
James Cox, of tho Business Mems
League, on a person around of the hotels
to instruct them regarding the wishes OF
the national COMMITTEES. The hotel men
assured Mr.. Cox that they would do
nothing further until the local committee
returned. =,
A stream Of kilograms for hotel accom-
nodations is pouring into St. Louis from
all parts of the country. The idea SET ms
be scarcer than snow next June. The
idea is erroneous.
Hotel clerks have been doing some tall
figuring At the Planters it is declared
they have accommodations for HOO
persons; at the Southern, 100; at the
Lindell, 800; at the St. Nicholas, 500; at
the I1aclede, 400; at the ST. James, 400;
at Hurst's, 450; at Moser's hotel, 400,
and the Terminal, 400 The various
smaller hostelries can easily accommodate
1900 persons The hotels can accommo-
dated 1000 persons, and ten times this
number can be roomed in the city's
boarding houses.
1t has been virtually decided that the
Republican convention shall be held in
the north nave of the Exposition build
ing; The actual preparation of the nave
the exhibitors of the exposition may have
as much time as possible to remove their
fixtures. According to Isaac S. Taylor's
plans, the hall will accommodate nearly
10 COO persons
A member Of the ST. Louis delegation
tells curious story, which furnishes a
new illustration of the old saying about
luck in odd numbers" and which also
proves that exceptions exist to the general
belief that the number thirteen is an I'M
lucky number. When tine ST. Louis dele
CATION reached the railway station on
Friday last it was discovered that it con-
sisted OF thirteen members. Thirteen was
the number of the section in the
sleeper" assigned to one member. Up
on the party's arrival at the Arlington,
ex-Congressman Frank was assigned to
which was taken by the national COM
mitee St. Louis received exactly thirteen
votes And yet she distanced all her
competitors handily.
MR.. REED'S PREFERENCE.
When the San Francisco committee ap-
preached Mr.. Reed and asked him what
his convention preferences were, Mr..
Reed drew himself up an inch or two,
smiled pleasantly and remarked: "This
is a, question upon which the eternal
proprieties require me to maintain a
persistent, dignified and diplomatic
silence. But, confidentially, gentlemen"
and at this the committee became eagerly
expectant, ''but conf1dentially, DON'T
care continental, where the convention
is held"
VENEZtJEI a VIII NOT Paw