The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
CHICAGO KEEPS THE CONVENTION
All the City's Financial Promises
Up TO Date Made Good.

Chicago, Nav s.-The democratic na-
tional convention will be held in Chicago
and at the Coliseum in accordance with
the original programme. This was the
decision announced by National Chairman
Harrity this evening at the close of the
second session of the special meeting OF
the Subcommittee on the convention Of
the national democratic committee.
The afternoon session was given up to
a conference with Treasurer Donners-
berger, Judge Goodrich, Jacob w. Rich
ards, r. W. Spangler and other members
Of the local finance committee. The con-
ference was held behind closed doors and
at its conclusion Chairman Harrity stated
that all obligations under which the con-
yention had been voted to Chicago had
been compiled with. The obligations in
question provide that $4,000 should be
placed to the credit of the national COM
mittee by this date and that $40 900 addi-
tional should be forthcoming by the fourth
day OF July.
With the exception Of Senator German.
every member of the sub-committe re-
Even Chairman f. r. Wall of the Wis
consin state central committee, who has
been at deaths door for months, came
down from the Cream City His asso-
ciateS were Chairman Harrity, Col j. G.
Prather of ST. Louis, T. II. Shirley of
Louisville, Benjamin T. Gable of Illinois.
and j. 5. Sheerin of Indiana, secretary
Of the national committee. With these
We're Architect Canda of New York and
John J. Martin of st. Louis, who was se-
lected for sergeant-at-arms at the last
meeting of the committee.
During the afternoon Messrs. Prather,
Shirley and Martin visited the Coliseum
and expressed themselves as satisfied at
the progress that had been made on the
structure.
When the. subcommittee reconvened.
and the conference with the local finance
committee had been concluded, the sub
committee went into executive session
and appointed the following committees:
on Telegraph and Press Accommoda-
tions ana Facilities-S. 2. Sheerin of LO-
gansport Ind, Z. C. Wall of Milwaukee,
Wis, and John c. Prather of St. Louis,
on Decorations and Music-Thomas H.
Shirley Of Louisville, KY, Ben T. Gable of
chicago and Z. c. Wallace of Washington,
d. G.
The latter was also selected as a member
OF the committee on arrangements to sue
ceed Senator German of Maryland who
has notified the committee of his inability
to serve.
+: The committee adjourned to meet again
in this city May 90
Subsequently Chairman Harrity gave
out the following announcement: mo
tickets of admission to the convention will
be issued until July 6. Applications for
press tickets should bemade to S. p Shee-
rim, chairman of the subcommittee on
press and telegraph Logansport, Ind.
Applications for appointment a. assis-
tants to the sergeant at arms, doorkeepers,
pages, etc, should be made to Col. John l.
Martin of st. Louis, Mo.
"The interior arrangements of the Co
liseum will be made under the supervis-
ion of G. Fl. Canda of New York architect
and engineer to the committee assisted
by Sergeant-at-Arms Martin, with the CO.
operation of the committee on decorations
and music.
The railroad companies centering and
tributary to Chicago viii be asked to fur
nlsh transportation to delegates and others
at reduced rates. The usual practice has
been TO grant round trip for one fare"
Chairman Harrity leaves in the morning
weeks haVf
lakes. The remaining members of the
committee took trains for home tonight.