The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-16
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The Windy City Not to ReIinquish the Big
Convention-An Conditions Have Been
Compiled with and Work on the Coliseum
Satisfactorily Observation-Disclosures Com
mittees Observation-Disclosures Expected
to Make the Usual Concessions la Fares.
CHICAGO, Nay 9.-The democratic
national convention will be held in
Chicago and at the Coliseum. in az
cordance with the original programme.
This was the decision announced by
National Chairman Harrity at the
close of the conference yesterday.
The evening session vas given up to
a conference with Treasurer Donners-
berger, Judge Goodrich, Jacob W.
Richards, r. w. Spangler, and other
members of the local finance COM
mittee. The conference was held be-
hind closed doors, and at its conclu-
sion Chairman Harrity stated that all
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
tioDal committee by this date and that
SlO,O 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. C.. 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. J. q. Prather, of St.
Ben L. Cable, of Illinois. and j. 5.
Sherin, of Indiana, secretary of the
national committee. With these were
Architect Canda, of New York, and
John L. Martin, of st. Louis, who was
selected sergeant-at-arms at sae asst
meeting of the committee.
During the afternoon Messrs. Pra-
Their, Shirley and Martin visited the
Coliseum and expressed themselves
as satisfied with the progress that had
been made on the structure.
When the subcommittee recOnvened
last evening, and the conference with
the local finance committee had been
concluded, the subcommittee went
into executive session and appointed
the following committees:
On Press and Telegraph Accommoda-
tions and Facilities-S. 2. Sherin, LO-
gansport, Ind; E. c. Wall, Milwaukee,
and John C.. Prather, ST. Louis.
On Decorations and Music-Thomas
l.. Shirley, Louisville, Ky; Ben L.
Gable, Chicago; L. c. Wallace, Wash
ington.
The latter was also selected as a
member of the committee of arrange
ments to succeed Senator German, of
Maryland, who had notified the com
mittee of his inability to serve.
The committee adjourned to meet
again in this city May %.
subsequently Chairman Harrity gave
to the United Press the following an
nouncements:
No tickets of admission to the CON
vention will be issued until July s.
Applications for press tickets should
he made to 5. 2. 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, Mo.
The interior arrangements of the
Coliseum will be made under the SUI
pervision of Mr.. f. E. Canda, of New
York, architect and engineer to the
committee, assisted by S~ergeant-at-
Arms Martin, with the cooperation of
the committee on decorations and mu.
sic.
The railroad companies centering
and tributary to Chicago will be
asked to furnish transportation to
delegates and others at reduced rates.
the usual practice has been to grant
a round trip for one fare.
Chairman Harrity leaves this
morning for n weeks trip among the
northern lakes. The remaining mem
bers of the committee took trains for
home last night.
"HONEST MONEY" DEMOCRATS