The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-24
READY FOR A CROWD.
The Republican State Conven-
tion Will Be . Hummer
TACOMA TO BE DECORATED.
u N ExpeeteA That Ksng ccsssy
WIN Have . Represessatfen of
Over Tive MunareA.

Tsecma. Aug. H-s2sGaI-Thts to-n
has been . VERY qusct one today. politically
and otherwise. The heat drove tns lgots
Of the political world. alorg with common
psopis. "a The direction OF ths lakes soata
OF town. OF else % the resorts On ne
shores Of Puget Sound near 81. The csts-
xsrs reception ard entertainment commit
tees have saved their energies for the
work thas viii come tomorrow and fAss-
Aay In the prssara ions for tue nosss q
DELEGATES and visitors 20 the Republican
STATE convention. which meets n the NlEt8
Street. tnsater Wednesday next What feF
politicians remained in town gathered n
small knots down town End endeaFcfta
20 keep cool while they discussed t'is
chances Of the various candidates VINO Wiz
asa fayors OF ths convention TIE sup
yortsrB Of Congressman Doolittie ard =.
Charlss Sullivan TOOK a day of with fns
ethers. end spent Sunday preparing them
selves for getting out and actively hastAtzls
IN the interest OF their fsvoFftes tomorrow.
and from then on through the convention
From the way In which rcguests Tor
hotel accommodations are coming - u -
evident that the convention vii Dc
.hnmuscr." Men well posted ia the his
tory OF previous state conventions say
this one viii be the biggest yet. The m
ytfaf.oug sent out TO the eighty odd Nc
kinney and Hobart clubs in the state 70
attend Will. Il Il expected. have tas snest
OF swelling the crowd OF visitors 70 large
proportions. Some one today estiaiats s.,
that from King county alone there VIII
be Ia attendance on the convention 90
people. From reports from the lower
Sound f. can be predicted That that sec
ton OK the country viii De vel repre-
scented. ard the same thing can be said OF
the southwest counties.
Tomorrow the work OF decorating the
= a nd
c street will be begun. The decorations
will DC handsome and elaborate. Nothing
will be left undone 10 make the Ninth
street theater, where the convention VIII
hold its sessions, a. attractive as posi-
bic The hotels are also expected 10 dc
come decorating. Among the features or
the decorations at the theater will be two
fine large pictures Of Mckinley and Ho-
bart, In black and white, drawn by Field.
the artist. They will be suitably draped
with the national coiors and unveiled al
the proper moment. An immense nag
from the garrison a. Vancouver VIII be
used IN the decorations at the theater.
Handsome red, white and blue parnpas
plurnas from California win grace the
speakers desk and Immense quantities
OF bunting viii be used all over the body
OF the theater.
Eugene r. Wilson. candidate for the
nomination for governor, has engaged
quarters AT the Tacoma hotel. With him
win be the Kittitas county delegation.
Senator John T.. Wilson. Harry Wilson. c.
w. Ide and others In the delegation from
Spokane. viii also be quartered al the
Tacoma A. W. Frafer's headquarters
will be at the same house. The Pacific
and Clarke county delegations. az well az
others from the southwest. will put up at
the Hotel Chiiberg.
Maj. Albert Sidney Cole. OF Whatcom.
and j. III. Schively. OF Fairhaven. arrived
hero today and Will remain over conven-
ton. George II. Hitchcock. OF the Van
couver Herald. registered today a, the
Chliherg The first arrivals OF delegates
are expected tomorrow.
Very little aside from the work of dec
Grating the city. remains TO be done IN
the way OF preparation for the convention.
A splendid hand OF music has been en-
engaged by the music committee. The
hotels arc making arrangements for hand
ling the crowds without difficulty. and
there viii be plenty OF room for all that
come.