New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-25
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
THE GATHERING OF THE REPUBLICAN
COHORTS.
sprrr,, OF SENATOR CORNELIUS r. PARSONS
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN AND THE AP-
pOISTMFNT OF COMMITTEES.

The great auditorium of the Grand Central Palace.
DECORATED as II was shown In the cut which APP
reared In The Tribune yesterday morning. was kept
empty Of persons until an hour before noon 10
stranger who rst looked at the interior or tire room
II seemed a small place in which 10 hold large con-
yention but there seats for nearly two thou-
sand people when the two galleries and the WIDE
snaces below them were taken into account. The
fes,oons OF flags on the galleries and on the balcony
over the platform made the big room look gay ana
the effect was heightened by the red and white
streamers spreading from central point IN the
roof to the top gallery. large but cheap-iook'he
picture Of Governor Morton. framed with burning
hung from the balcony over the platform
TIL. first persons who were admitted TO the audi
tor!um were the youthful members OF the Cathohc
Protectory Pand. who were In uniform ana carried
their instruments with them. A number OF ushers
wearing badges were next admitted. ana then the
reporters were allowed TO In and take their places
AZ the line Of ia les in front of the platform There
were comparatively few persons waiting at the
entrance Of the building at that time
At II 30 a m. a long procession OF men VINO "ore
black overcoa,s and high hats and carried canes
marched from a special train In the Grand CcHuai
Station directly to the auditorium. All the mon
wore PORTRAITS of Governor Morton their hats
and badges on their coats. There were about five
hundred men In the procession. and they were mem
bers OF the Albany Republican League or the Capi'o
City Club. They marched up the stairs 70 the Top
gallery which they nearly filled The Catholic Pro-
tectory boys had been playing lively air, and when
the music ceased the men from Albany let out ye
in concert
Whats the matter with Morton"'
BANDS. POLICEMEN. DELEGATES WOMEN
The Catholic Protectory boys were in the balcony
over the platform and they responded win an
other tune Inspector Cortright entered the audi-
forum with fifty policemen in uniform, who were
stationed in the asles and galleries. and for
IN
Gates began straggle In and take their seats on
,he main floor Many women appeared In the lower
balcony where seats had been reserved for them
A cluster of women who took their POSITIONS AT the
right of the platform In the balcony displayed an
embroidered standard with the inscription In gilt
letters on blue ground: THE Women's Republican
(,,,h" Presently the military band Of the Tenth
battalion entered the lower balcony and took posi-
ton at the left Of the platform The hall was echo
ING with the tread OF hundreds OF delegates and spec
totors who were making their way to seats. but soon
,ho military band drowned the noise by playing
"yankee Doodle" and THE Star Spangled Banner
q, the same time. one tune forming an accompani-
,nent 10 the other so that they harmonized Ihe
music was so inspiring that everybody IN the ha
cheered the performers at the close tmid little
GIRL with light hair. went about with basketful OF
Morton buttons. inviting everybody TO take one
A, MON the delegates and spectators were throng-
,,o into the auditorium. and there was much con-
fus,on In finding seats The ushers appeared 10 DO
naweress and the police Helped to direct the dele
gates George n. southwick' VINO looked IKE
vou,b from the backwoods. wore soft nat when ne
1919 h,s way to the seats reserved for the Albany
1e,egaton, and comparatively few persons recog-
ss,ed him as the man who had been selected to be
ner,nanent chairman of the convention. Those VINO
d,d recognize him raised cneer ihere was ~
49, :. u/,je later when Speaker Hamilton Fish
.,a,ked up the central aisle holding his head hlsh
s'". ",. nd looking like man Of Importance The
men on the Albany League ratified their canes anu
nearly raised the roof when they assured MI r''"
,h,t he was 'all right" H.
'' socrs,ar.es John s. Kenyon Reuben H. foA.
sccre'", Pal, and L. b. Gleason walked on the
naform and sat down at the table placed mere
{or their USE and the rush for seats
,or .m .ou,er were on the PLATFORM ana there were
few wo"'." .,.'. porubjcans to keep them company
number OF , I'. Alexander Williams and Cap
Ex-Police n"'pe'' Price his former shadow were
@ s'% the =: S: for. ps s:. a.'.
ra,n.s!" were heard in tho n~''' A''' Wv" ~