The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-09
SLEEPING CARS AT ST. LOUIS.
EIGHT HUNDRED OF THEM To BE
USED FOR LODGINGS.

They VIII Furnish lions
for 10000 PersOns-The Finding OF
Quarters for the Negro Delegates
StiII Giving the Committee in
Charge of the ARRANGEMENTS
Good Deal of Trouble.
St Louis. June S-The committee on
contested seats TO the republican cOnven-
zion will have problems 10 solve from ff-
teen states and one territory.
Ex-Congressman Thompson OF Ohio,
having in charge the contest Of delegates
for Mckinley. from various states. is
confident that the committee will recog-
nize the claims of the McKmleyites as
the regularly elected delegates.
Whatever sleep a large number of poll
ticians are TO get during their convention
sojourn Will be enjoyed I'm the railroad
rangements have been made by the Ter
minal Railroad Association 10 store so
passenger cars at different places in 81.
Louis during the latter part OF this ana
dred of these cOacheS-al sleeperS-Wlu
be converted into temporary hOteis
Spaces are being reserved for them ana
positions conducive 10 comfort ana CON
venience have been selected. 1t has been
decided by the terminal association TO
allow each of its twenty tenant lines the
storage of ten occupied sleeping cars.
This arrangement will provide lodging
places for al least 10000 persons within
i've minutes walk of the convention hall
There appears 10 be considerable am
Guilty In securing quarters for the col
Ored delegates 10 the convention, ana IL
\. Hill. national committeeman from Ten
nessee, is quoted in an afternoon paper
as saying: Unless quarters are provided
Immediately / shall telegraph the cOlored
members of the Tennessee delegation NJ 10
stay at home. / do not intend that they
shall come to ST. Louis and 60 hungry
or eat in a place in which they would
not stable a horse at home"
Judge Long, national committeeman
from Florida, is also in an indignant
frame of mind over the alleged neglect
of the comfort of the colored delegates.
The members of the Business Mems
League are alive to the gravity of the sit
uation and promise an early solution or
the trouble about the cOlored delegates.
The secretary of the league says that the
Mississippi delegate did not apply Tor
quarters until all the leading hotels had
contracted for their rooms He says FUR
Their that every promise of the league
would be fulfilled.
National Committeeman Cyrus Leland,
Jr.. of Kansas arrived to-day. He says
Kansas viii have a fun delegation for
| Mckinley. Besides said he, there are
| 5000 Mckinley soldiers in Kansas
Applications for quarters from Alaska
| were received to-day by the bureau Of in
| formation. The delegates are Thomas =.
| Novel; and Charles S. Johnson They will
/ be in St Louis on June 10. Mr.. NOVEL;
| is now in Boston, visiting relatives. Both
| delegates are instructed for Mckinley.
A splendid bust picture of the Ohio
| statesman now graces all the show win
| dows of down town shops and stores, and
| Mckinley button vendors do a thriving
| trade. The hail decorations are on d
| grand style.
Hon Thomas j. Cummins OF New YORK
| who has attended every national conven-
| ton since Tilden was nominated, Is IN
| the city. he says the hall arrangements
/ and decorations are the most complete
| and elaborate every attempted.
| The gavel for the temporary chairman S
/ use was, as described yesterday, made
| from the timbers of a secession conyen-
/ ton hall by a confederate soldier. That
\ accepted for the use OF the permanent
| chairman will have even a greater his
| tOrical interest. 1t was received to-day
/ man by Senator BURY, one of the ILL
nois delegates. The gavel is an excel
| lent piece of wood carving, done by W. H
Bartels of Carthage. Ill Mr.. Bartels Sc
| the log cabin occupied by President Lin
| coin, at New Salem, H. in 1882. There
| are panels on either side which are filled
in with inscribed plates Of gold and sill
| yer. The silver end bears this inscription
Made by w II. Bartels,
Carthage, Ill,
| From a log of the cabin
Occupied by
| Abraham Lincoln
| In 1892, at
| Salem, M
The inscription on the gold plate reads
| National Republican Convention
Held at St. Louis
| June 16. 1896
Nomination
| For President.
| The gavel is to be presented to the
| nominee a the conclusion of the pro
| ceedings.