The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-05
ABOUT $4,000 LEFT IN TOWN.
Convention a Great Thing for Indian
apoIis-The Expenses.

apO1s-Ihe Expenses.
Now that the great convention of the
National Democrats is endeo and has al
ready become one of the most memorable
pages in the history of the latter end of
the nineteenth century, those who were
instrumental in bringing it about and who
worked long and arduously to make it a
success are casting up accounts. This
work has not yet been completed Evans
Woollen, secretary of the Commercial Club
has left town for few days rest and it is
altogether likely that the finance subcom-
mittee of the Commercial Club and Board
of Trade joint committees will not. meet
for several days to audit bills Until the
committee meets it will be impossible to
learn just how much money was expended.
There are innumerable items of expense
none of them very heavy, but in the aggre-
gate making quite sum. It is estimated
that the expenses will amount to SO 500 or
$4,000. One of the largest items Will be the
expenses of arranging and decorating Tom
linson Hail. although the bills for COM
mittee headquarters at hotels, music, ETC.,
will be pretty heavy. No one will begrudge
the money, as it is conceded that the work
could not have been done in a more salts
factory and pleasing manner Newspaper
men from all parts of the country who
tienal conventions were outspoken in
sorting that no hall had ever been better
arranged or moro beautifully decorated,
Every one must have noticed that there
was an unusually large number of stran-
gers in town, but as they did not all come
on the same day their presence was not so
preceptible until Wednesday. the biggest
day of the week in point of crowds A. A.
Zion, superintendent of the Union Station.
says he estimates the crowds that were
here at from twelve to fifteen thousand.
1T is very hard matter to determine
exactly how many people were drawn here
by, the convention" said Mr.: Zion, las they
tinued to arrive up Til $50 o'clock Wednes-
stayed until the convention adjourned, so
there was very great throng about the
cursions. Take a big day during a State
fair and you will find that most of the
people come in the morning and go home
the same day. l do not think there has
been as large a crowd here since the G..
A. r. encampment.
This probably accounts for the fact that
there was no immense throngS on the
streets until Tuesday and Wednesday, al
though that something unusual was trans
Monday morning, and from that time until
evening the sire is were Gro ded.
1t was at the hotels, perhaps, that the
largest hostelries had the largest business
they have handled for several years, the
largest, in fact, since the G. A. r. National
Encampment just three years ago this
week Yesterday the clerks in all the
hotels were busy calculating how much
money had been paid by the guests, but
as the work had not been completed, exact
figures We're not obtainable Manager Gull
len, of the Denison, said that he thought
they had taken in $1,000, although the
amount might exceed that sum. while it
might be a little less. Louis Reibold, pro-
prietor of the Bates House said that he
had not given the subject of receipts any
thought and could not say, even approxi-
mately. how much money had been taken
in. At the Grand the clerks We're not
definite could be learned. 1t is thought,
however, that their receipts and those of
smaller hotels like the Spencer House and
Occidental will reach $50, 000 Inquiry at a
few Of the leading restaurants indicates
that they took in about S. 600 from stran-
gers who were here to observe convention
incidents. All told, it is believed that at
least $4,000 was spent here by delegates
and visitors to the convention.
Pecuniary questions not considered, In
dianapolis has undoubtedly prolted greatly
by the convention. IL has been a great
advertisement and has been an educator
both OF the resident citizens and strangers
from other cities. After finding such per-
feet arrangements for the convention and
ample accommodations at the hotels, news
paper men and prominent politicians ex-
pressed wonder at the fact that none of
the great national conventions have been
held in indianapolis heretofore, and il is
thought that Indianapolis will be consid-
cred with much favor in the future when
political parties are considering the ques-
lion of holding conventions Nothing b1t
praise for the city and the managers of
the convention was heard about the hotel
Hobbies during the week.
Nearly all the delegates and distinguished
visitors have LETT for home. General