Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
WILL GO TO CHICAGO.


C0nventtOn-Au Conditions Have Beel
Compiled with and Work ON the COllseun
Satisfactorily Progressing-various Com
mittees Observation-Disclosures Expected
to Make the Usual Concessions In Fares
CHICAGO, May 9.-The democratic
national convention will be held in
Chicago and at the Coliseum, in &C
cordance with the original programme
This was the decision announced by
National Chairman Harrity at the
close of the conference yesterday.
The evening session was given up t.
a conference with Treasurer Donners
berger, Judge Goodrich, Jacob w.
Richards, R. w. Spangler, and othe,
members of the local finance com.
mittee. The conference was held be.
hind closed doors, and at its conclu.
sion Chairman Harrity stated that ali
the obligations under which the con-
vention had been voted to Chicago had
been complied with. The obligations
in question provided that $50, 900 should
be placed to the credit of the ma.
tional committee by this date and that
SIC, 900 additional should be forthcom.
ing by the 4th day of July.
With the exception of Senator Cor
man, every member of the sub-commit-
tee reported at the Hotel wellington
yesterday. Even Chairman e. G. Wall
of the Wisconsin state central COM
mittee, who has been at deaths door
for months, came down from the Cream
City. His associates were Chairman
Harrity, Col. ]. 6. Prather, of ST.
Louis; I. H. Shirley, of Louisville;
Ben T. Cable, of Illinois. and J. 8.
Sherin, of Indiana, secretary of the
national committee. With these were
Architect Canda, of New York, and
selected sergeant-at-armsa at the last
meeting of the committee.
During the afternoon Messrs. Pra,
ther, Shirley and Martin visited the
Coliseum and expressed themselves
as satisfied with the progress that had
been made on the structure.
When the subcommittee reconveneC
last evening, and the conference with
the local finance committee had beer
concluded, the subcommittee went
into executive session and appointed
the following committees:
On Press and Telegraph Accommoda-
tions and Facilities-S. P. Sherin, Lo-
gansport, Ind; E. C. Wall, Milwaukee,
and John c. Prather, st. Louis.
On Decorations and Music-Thomas
q. Shirley, Louisville, KY; Ben T.
Cable, Chicago; U. c. Wallace, Wash
ington.
The latter was also selected as a
member of the committee of arrange.
ments to succeed Senator German, OF
M.ry nd xx,ho
mittee of his inability to serve.
The committee adjourned to meet
again in this city May 90.
Subsequently Chairman Harrity gave
to the United Press the following an.
uouncements:
No tickets of admission to the con-
vention will be issued until July 6.
Applications for press tickets should
be made to S. =. Sherin, chairman of
the subcommittee on press and tele-
graph, Logansport, Ind.
Applications for appointment as as.
sistants to the sergeant-at-arms, door
keepers, pages, etc, should be made
to Col. John l. Martin, St. Louis, NJ 10.
The interior arrangements of the
Coliseum will be made under the su.
pervision of Mr.. F. E. Canda, of New
York, architect and engineer to the
committee, assisted by Sergeant-at-
Arms Martin, with the cooperation OF
the committee on decorations and mu.
Sic
The railroad companies centerins
and tributary to Chicago will be
asked to furnish transportation tc
delegates and others at reduced rates.
The usual practice has been to grant
q round trip for one fare.
Chairman Harrity leaves this
morning for weeks trip among the
northern lakes. The remaining mem.
bers of the committee took trains for
home last night.