The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-10
ALL BUNcoMBE.
Secretary Cox Says There Is No
Color Discrimination.

MED emphatically that the negroes
were being Disseminated against.
He said that Committeeman Hill of
Mississippi had no right to COMPLAIN
IL he could not find accomodati 1~ A
letter had beenwritten 70 lIiIn more
than a month ago, telling hin~i lat un-
less early application was made,all the
rooms at the hotels would be taken.
In these letterls, the Business Mems
League offered to engage rooms for
Hilulu and the Mississippi delegation.
He did not replpy to this.
Furthermore ,coontinued Mr. Cox,
MIR Hill has not been to see us since
he came to the cityp.If hewill come
here,we will find him good rooms and.
All this talk about the color line is
nonsense. We made the promise to take
care of the colored delegates and will
do tiff they refuse to come and let us
know they desire lodgings, then the
fault is not ours
ST. Louis, June 9-No solution of the
puzzling question as to what shall
be done with the negro delegates to
the national convention has been
found. The proprietors of the lead
ing hotels deny that they have refused
to entertain colered men, but saytheir
much as they cannot accumulate the
negroes, much as they might wish. A
large number of national committee
men arrived this morning, but they
were reticent about giving their views
regarding the treatment Of the negroes
dy the Louis hotel and boarding house
and boarding house keepers.
M. H. De Young, of San Francisco,
owner and editor of the Chronicle, of
that city, and member of the nation
al committee said it was not part of
of the duty of the committee to secure
hotel Accommodations for any delegates,
either white or black He would ap-
pose any effort to bring the matter be-
fore the committee.
National Committeeman James Hill
of Missippii, negro, thought he had
secured rooms at Hurst's hotel, but
when he returned there last evening
from the headquarters of the Merchants
Republican League club, he found the
doors barred against him, as it were.
He was informed that the clerk had
made a mistake in assigning him
room, every room in the hotel having
been previously engaged. Mr.. Hill took
in the situation at once. He quietly paid
his BILL and took a street car for the
home of William P. Dye, He is still
there, and will continue to make that
place his headquarters until the close
of the convention, in the event that
the Business Mems League does not
succeed in opening a hotel for him.
st. Louis June 9. Sergeant-at-Arms
Byrnes and his first assistant, G. N. Wiswell
OF Milwaukee, who arrived yesterday, yis-
tied the convention auditorium today and
decided upon a number Of details, such as
the stationing Of inside doorkeepers and as
sistant sergeants- s-at-arms and distributing
fho fnro of oh md nag
ers will be stationed at every dor, two outside
to inspect the tickets as the crowd passes
through and two inside to tear OF the cou-
pons. In this way the crowd can be handled
promptly.
Each division will have four ushers and
they are to seat all corners. or. at least. in
the dress circle and gallery. making force
there OF 160 ushers. The space for the dele
gates. aternates, national committeeman,
newspaper workers and prominent guests has
eleven divisions and each will be provided
with four ushers. Then there will be small
army of pages and several hundred sergeants-
alarms. Chief Harrigan has promised COL
Byrnes couple of hundred policemen, who
will be ready to lend assistance if called on
They to take part in disputes until
requested to by one or more of the Col
licemen will be attired as private citizens
and known only to the convention officials
and employees.
The work of the decorator of the auditorium
is about finished. The portraits of General
Grant and Admiral Farragut were put up yes
terday. The great naval commander will
look down upon the members OF the con-
vention from the gallery railing at the east
end OF the hall. Directly opposite Is a por-
trait of General Phil Sheridan, representing
the army. The still greater Leaders, Lincoln
and Grant, are on the Two sides, sae first
almost directly over the speakers stand. and
Grant at the center Of the south Saiery. .ooo-
site. Higher than all. Just abore Lincoln. Is
Washington. Each is surrounded ty Amer
ican flags.
The absence of pictures and .nottoss rep
resenting leaders Of the republican party OF
today viii besnoficed. The omission was ,r:ea-
tional. The local ctommitte placed gn-
der restrictions in this matter. Tie dsoora-
tons will, al be-in place before Wednesday
evening. the time act fer the ded:ca.:ss 81
the building.