The record-union., 1896-06-10

that the damage has been entirely re-
paired, and that the hall is as good as
ii was before the storm. Everything is
in readiness for the convention. The
assistants have nearly all been Sc
lected, and they will report at the Of
flee of the Sergeant-at-Arms in the
Auditorium building on Monday, the
10th inst, at 10 a. m. G. n. Wiswell or
Wisconsin, First Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms will, under the general super
visions of the Sergeant-atArms, di-
rect the work of the employees in and
around the Auditorium building.
No commissions will be forwarded;
they will be handed to the appointees
individually at the time and place
above mentioned, and on the same day
the tickets of admission to the conven-
tion will be issued by the Sergeant-at-
Arms from room No. 220, in the Odd
Fellows building, on Olive street, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets.
ST. E. BYRNES, Sergeant-at-Arms."
The finishing touches of the audi
torium were put on to-day. The por-
traits of General Grant and Admiral
tarragut were put up yesterday. The
great naval commander looks down on
the members of the convention from the
gallery railing at the east end of the
hall. Directly opposite is a portrait of
General Phil Sheridan, representing the
army. The still greater leaders, Lin
coin and Grant, are on the sides, the
first almost directly over the Speakers S
stand, and Grant at the center of the
south gallery opposite. Higher than
all. just above Lincoln, is Washington.
Each is surrounded by American flags.
Some have wondered why Sherman,
who lived and was buried in St Louis,
and who outranked Sheridan when he
retired from the army, was not selected
Instead of the latter for one of the four
places of honor with Washington. The
answer is that the local committee de-
sired to have the cavalry as we'll as the
Infantry represented.
The absence of pictures and notices
representing leaders of the Republican
party to-day is noticed The omission
was intentional. The local committee,
supposed to be tinctured with McKin-
leyism, was placed under restrictions
in this matter. Here is one of the
clauses of the contract signed by Chair
man Kennard-a Democrat, by the
way-and his colleagues:
The citizens committee of ST. Louis
agrees to furnish to the Republican
National Committee of the seating ca
pactty of 1900 or more, handsomely
and properly decorated and lighted,
without any expense whatever to said
National Committee it being under
stood that in the decoration of said hall
said committee shall not use the pic
ture, photograph or name of any living
republican, nor shall any insignia or
motto be used calculated to advance
the cause of any candidate for the
Presidency"
Probably no flag in the auditorium
VIII attract more attention or cause so
much comment as that of the Cuban
insurgents. 1t occupies a conspicuous
place, in fact the most conspicuous
place In the entire building The
colors OF the Cuban Republic can be
seen from any seat in the gallery or
dress circle, and that is more than can
be said of any other national emblem
In the building. Even the Presidents
flag or banner, just above the Cuban
colors, VIII not be visible to some of the
occupants of the dress circle.