The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-12
HALL TO BE CHANGED
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
81. Louis Exposition Building to he
Rcmodeled-How the Issuance of
Tickets Will he Supervised.

tails OF the Republican national convention
at st. Louis. June 1s, were perfected at
q meeting to-day of the subcommittee APP
pointed last night TO take charge OF ar
rangements. Messrs. Kerens and Thomp-
son, representing St. Louis. were present
at the meeting and gave assurances that
the plans proposed would be speedily ex-
ecuted- The committee agreed that the
seating arrangements of the St. Louis ex-
position building needed remodeling. At
present the rostrum is at one end OF the
vast hall. SO that people at the other end
are too Ear away to hear what is going on.
1t was decided to have the rostrlm placed
midway and at side OF the hall. with
seats OF delegates arranged accordingly.
diagram Of the change Is to be completed
by the st. Louis people by the time the
subcommittee are assembled. 1t will show
the central arrangement and will designate
the seats or each State delegation. The
alterations of the building probably will
The question of alloting tickets brought
out much animated discussion The ex-
position building accommodates nfteen
nected 70 ne severely taved II is under
stood that an understanding was reached
that the st. Louis local committee would
not control more than three thousand
tickets. and that OF these five hundred
should 90 to veterans OF the war and FIVE
hundred TO distinguished guests. The ma.
tional committee, IL is understood. Will
control the rest OF the tickets as we'll as
retaining supervisory authority over the
9ree tickets g1ng TO G n
st. Louis the latter part or January, the
date 70 De announced hereafter. They,
ether features of the convention. Chair
man Carter expects TO issue the formal
the next day or two. 1t is imperative that
IL be issued by the 18th inst, in order to
give full six months notice for the election
OF delegates to the convention.
The excitement attending 4 the national
committee meeting has subsidized now that
most Of the committeemen and delegations
representing cities have gone home The
5ubliant ST. Louis party left on a special
train at 1870 to-day for New York city.
dorf Hotel The friends of Governor Nc
Kinley closed their quarters at the Airing
ton to-day and hereafter will have per
manent rooms at the Hotel Cochran in this
city with Chairman Gro5venor. vice chair
man and an executive committee OF five
persons in general charge
81. Louisians at New York.
NEW YORK, Dec 11.-Not satisfied with
their victory in Washington yesterday.
quite large number of st. Louis citizens
arrived here tonight just 10 show New
Workers. what they are made Of and to wake
up the Gothamites. who tried unsuccessful
~ to bring the Republican convention or
1896 20 the Empire city. The party is head
ed by Mayor Walbridge and arrived on
the Baltimore & Ohio train at z o'clock to-
night With the Mayor are Chairman c.
H. Sampson, ex-Congressman Nathan
Frank. Samuel McKennard. president of the
Business Mems League: Hon. c. /. Finey.
y. p. Brownell, Encouragement William
Gaionnie, William Boyd, Charles Flach. H.
c. Townsend, general passenger agent OF
the Missouri Pacific system; President w:
orE ~ Gnr 60 NINA
Thompson, Joseph Hayes and A Handler.
When seen by a reporter ex-Congress-
body that there is big boom on its way
TO st. Louis which cannot be sidetracked.
OF course. you New Workers. will say that
know you did. and you could not get it,
You sent fine lot of representatives. but
the Chicago gang was too tough for them
Now, here is the whole thing in a nutshell:
st. Louis stepped in with its accustomed
dignity and earnestness and the result was
that we carried off the plum"
The visitors as soon as they reached the
city went direct 70 the Waldorf Hotel. They
visited some OF the theaters tonight and
will take look at the city tomorrow. They
intend 20 start for home tomorrow even
ing.
Indianians Engage Quarters.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 1.-THE inflow of tele-
grams asking for hotel room during the
national Republican convention here next
June, continued all day. DR.. C. NJ. Depew
VIII make the ST. Nicholas his headquarters.
and Ex-Governor Merriam, OF Minnesota.
will also stop there. Thirty rooms for the
Indiana delegation have been spoken for al
the Planters, and numerous requests for
single rooms are being received every hour
by all the hotels Confidence is expressed
that the big crowd can be taken care of
without trouble.
a nambsr OF states are not taking chances
on, having rooms reSn.. "a by telegraph and
their representatives ere arriving in the
city to personally superintend the selection
of headquarters and sleeping apartments.
Among those Who came to-day were: Rus
eel NJ. Seeds. OF Indianapolis secretary
tee OF Indiana. who wishes TO arrange mat
tiers for the Indiana visitors, and ]. B.
Reynolds OF Boston, Mass, who Is look
Ing after the interests of the Maine and
Massachusetts, delegations, Mr.. Seeds
states that Indiana will probably be repre-
sented by four hundred or five hundred
people Among these will be sixty who
will act as delegates and alternates. the
entire Republican State central committee
and representatives of prominent campaign
clubs The States which are represented by
Mr.. Reynolds telegraphed to the Southern
Tuesday, asking that quarters be reserved
and Nr. Reynolds wished 10 see that there
were no bitches in the ARRANGEMENTS.
ANDERSON, Ind. Dec. 1l.-w. T. Durbin
left tonight for St Louis. and will look
after quarters for the Indiana delegation TO
the national Republican convention. Mr..
Durbin Is of the opinion that the choice OF
the people and the delegates to that con-
ventfon will be none other than General
Harrison. Mr.. Durbin has always been an
enthusiastic supporter OF the ex-Presdent
and this move Is regarded as full of sig
nilcance this time as to the opinion OF the
Indiana Republicans
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