Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-11
PREPARATIONS AT ST. LOUIS
HOW THE GREAT CROWD WILL BE
HANDLED.
Expect to Accommodate the Guests Easily
The Badges to be Worn by Differ
ont Delegates-Tho Cuban
Flag Honored,

but the shadowy hope that something un-
foreseen may happen to turn the tide of
battle in their favor
One unpleasant feature that promised
to embarrass the local committee OF en-
tertainment Is happily arranged to the
satisfaction of all. The negro delegates
upon their arrival will nd good quar-
tiers provided for them and prompt and
civil attention at first class hotels. Judge
Long of Florida ond Committeeman of
Mississippi received these assurances to-
night and expressed themselves satisfied.
The prominent arrivals tonight included
Jos. II. Manley of Maine, Senator Gear of
Iowa, Senator Hansbrough of North Da-
kota, Senator Shoup of Idaho, Chairman
Carter of Montana, Powell Clayton, ma
tional committeeman from Arkansas, and
w. r.. Hearst of California.
Chairman Manley was visited tonight
by scores of politicians. all eager to press
claims of various sorts, but MIR. Manley
pleaded fatigue from his long journey and
retired early.
Richard C. Kercns and ex-Congrcssman
Nathan Frank returned this morning
from Canton, Ohio. where they went In re-
spouse to an invitation from Major Nc
Finley for conference. Both gentlemen
declined to state what was discussed at
the conference.
Senator Teller's programme has been
changed somewhat and n telegram was
W
here until Thursday. Among the arrivals
to-day were W. Cleveland, national COM
mtttecman from Nevada q. Il. Salisbury
national committeeman from Utah; Isaac
Trumbo, delegate at large from Titan;
Alex C. Botkin, delegate at large from
Montana and n. r. Scott, national com
mitteeman from West Virginia.
Samuel w. Sherman and NJ. H. De
Young of San Francisco are the advance
guard of the California contingent. They
say their colleagues will leave California
probably Friday nextin the finest special
train that has ever left the coast. They
are scheduled to reach ST. Louis next
Monday.
Judge Trumbo of Salt Lake City Is in
charge of a silver resolution which will be
presented to the committee on resolutions
and Is canvasslng the situation and Sc
curing signatures to the resolution as
fast as favorably inclined members of the
committee arrive.
The St Louis W. c. T. u. will not take
up the crusade inaugurated by Boston
ministers against the use of Intoxicating
liquors at the coming republican conven-
ton. Mrs. r. H. ingalls,. president of the
local w. G. II. IT,, says: christian men
do not consider the liquor question enough
in national politics. II they would give
the liquor question more attention, the
country would be great deal better Off
There will be no memorials or resolu-
lions from the local w. C. Z. L. against
the drinking that will be done at the con-
Nention. There will be SO much of 1t that
any resolutions would be futile. We eX-
poet to have a committee from the w. c.
r. U. go before the platform of the ma
tonal convention and ask for Il temper
ance plank"
The sergeant-at-arms. Mr.. Byrnes,
and his first assistant. Mr.. Wis
well. of Milwaukee. arrived on
the scene to-day and began arranging de-
tails regarding the door-keepers, ushers
and pages for the big convention. Chief
Harrigan has promised a couple of hun
dred policemen.
The portraits of Gen. Grant Admiral
Farragut. Abraham Lincoln, Gen. Phil
Sheridan and George Washington have
been arranged. The omission of living
leaders is intentional, the local commit
tee having been placed under restrictions.
Editor Lannen of the Salt Lake City
Tribune arrived to-day. He says: ut
would be folly for any one man to say
what the convention will do on the money
question, but l am confident 1t viii not
declare for single gold standard"
Arrangements for the big convention are
nearly complete. Housekeepers. purvey-
ors. caterers, >hotel men, saloonists, and
merchants are in hustle of excited
anxiety over the approach of convention
week. Extensive preparations, apparent
only to those concerned, are in progress
for the entertainment and handling of the
immense crowd OF visitors expected here
in few days. Everything Ia in readiness
al the hotels; thousands of dwelling houses
have been prepared for the lodging of
strangers large quantities of provisions
have been stored by restaurateurs; sa-
looms have been temporarily enlarged and
1t is felt that St. Louis could tomorrow
accommodate the national gathering with
as much facility rs a week hence
fnnc . txVA H., L..
In an estimate that more than 10 900 houses
Will be available for lodging places during
convention week, though of course many
or these are located at points inconveni-
emily remote from the down town district
But SO confident are those In charge of the
bureau or Information that no difficulty
Will be experienced in accommodating all
visitors, that they have notified lodging
house keepers outside the central section
to withhold their names and addresses
from the registry until tho latter part OF
this week
Over 1000 badges will be worn at the
convention. In most cases they will serve
as tickets of admission. In number vari.
ETY. and workmanship they will surpass
anything in the badge line ever worn at q
national convention of any kind. Some
will be distinguished from the others b,
miniature representations in gold and sill
yer or American eagles, flags and Other
emblems There will be some IS differenr
designs and the badges of no two classes
VIII be OF the same color. The badges
worn by the delegates, for example, will
be blue. while those of the alternates will
have an olive tint.
The emblems will not he of solid gold o,
silver. but heavily coated, the same a.
the lettering and the ringing The bod,
of the badge will be of satin. The dlmen,
sions will be about 22 by inches. That /,
the average size. Some Will be a littl,
larger than others. The prettlest desEr
is, perhaps, the one chosen for the nationa
committee.
THE CUBAN FLAG.
st. Louis, Mo, June 9.-Probably no flat
in the auditorium will attract more atten
ton and cause more comment than tina
OF the Cuban insurgents. 1t occupies {
conspicuous place: in fact. the most con
spicuous place In the entire building TIL,
colors of the Cuban republic can be seer
from any seat In the gallery or dress cir
Gle. and that Is more than can be said o
any other national emblem in the buildint
oven the presidents flag or banner jus
above the Cuban colors will be be visibl,
to some of the occupants Of the dress cir
cle
CROCKETT vs.. BARRE CASE on
TRIAL.