Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-16
HERES YAE TALK.
Popui.!sT CONVENTION MUST BE
CARED FOR.
C,m nittas Makes An Address to the
Citizens Of Abilene and Sets Forth
the Needs for the Entertainment Of
the Crowds.
10 the Citizens of Abilene.

have in charge the mana; cement OF
.csring for the, delegates md other
visitors during the convention believe
T. at the citizens, and especially the
IA les should know and realize Just
what this convention is to the city
and what may be expected Of the clti-
zeus The convention will nominate
candi ates for state offices. 1t Will
consist Of 595 delegates; there are .
Offices for which candidates will be
nominated There will be from 2 to
7 candidates fer each office. Each
enc { { these candidate will have from
25 to 100 fri nds who will attend the
convention in their interest.
The lsading newspapers Of the state
and in general will have representa-
tives here in addition to the state
centra. committc, OF the state and q
large lmber Of persons generally in
terested in politics. A conservative
estimate Of visitors from distance
cannot be placed at less than 1000;
the people that will be here from this
and adjoining counties can hardly be
Appropriated but it will not be less
than 5000. Information comes to the
committee that large portions Of the
latter may not expect much enter
tainment from the citizens Of Abilene,
they coming with view Of camping
and having a general outing. But
the delegates, candidates and their
friends, and those who will make up
the first estimate OF 1000 must be en-
tertained by the citizens Of Abilene
by lodging and feeding them
These people do not expect enter
tainment free but are able and willing
to pay. They will be here at least
two days and many, If not all, three
days and three nights. They would
prefer to stop at a hotel, but we are
unfortunate in not having sufficient
hotel accommodations for this num-
Der either to lodge or feed. 1t is a
conservative estimate to say that at
least the guests will leave $4,000 in
the city during the convention. We
believe it will be more. We feel that
lis going to tax our citizens to take
l care Of these visitors but Abilene has
never failed to do her duty as a host
ess and we feel that it is only neces-
sary to inform the people Of the con-
dition to have them respond to the
occasion.
A preliminary canvass of the city
has been made for the purpose Of Sc
curing entertainment. A full and
complete canvass Of the city will be
made in few days so that the COM
mittee may be fully advised as to just
how many people can be entertained
in private families, and the object Of
this card is to notify the people so
that they may be able to give'the can
vassers the number Of persons they
may be able to lodge and feed. The
question may be asked what will the
compensation beP While the COM
mittee has no control Of this matter
we do not think that for lodging 30
cents bed is too much or % cents
for shake-down, and % cents a meal
except at hotels. There is hardly a
family in the city who cannot furnish
from one to five beds even if the
family have to sleep on the shake
down from two to three nights. The
80 cents will not come amiss that is
!, received for the bed. The committee
desires to suggest to the aid societies
Of the various churches that there
will be good opportunity to aid the
object for which they are formed.
Fault has been found by hotels and
restaurants with these societies when
they have served meals on former oc-
casions, when there were fairs and
rallies, but the committee can assure
everyone that hotels and all other
eating house managers invite and are
anxious that as many, If not all, Of
the churches shall assist them during
the convention week. We believe
that for financial and business mat
ter for Abilene this convention is the
best thing that has come our way for
some time and that everyone will be
more or less benefited.
But all must help to take care Of
the people here in order to receive any
benefit. 1t is less than thirty days
until this convention will meet and
your committee ulges the people to be
ready IN receive them. The commit-