The record-union., 1896-06-15

to Announce His Refusal of Sec
ond Piace-Hobart of New Jersey
to the Front for Vice-President.
| Especial Correspondence of Record-U -Unlon)
| ST. LOUIS, June 13.-Not since the
Blaine hosts swept down on Clncln-
natl in 1876 has a Republican National
| Convention been so dominated by
single personality as will be the great
gathering of Republican delegates that
will formally open here next TUESDAY,
| and bow before the Mckinley tidal
wave. Those who have been studying
the political sky saw that the Mckinley
enthusiasm will sweep the convention
| like the cyclone that tore through the
| city the other day. The great dis
tress and sorrow that have oertaken
the city would chill the enthusiasm OF
ar ordinary convention, but SO deep
does the Mckinley feeling seem to run
| that there is little expectation that the
eloquent signs Of the recent disaster
will be able to check it's manifestation.
1t looks as if the city as well as the
convention will be in the hands OF
the Ohioan's supporters.
The convention hall, which has cost
SIC, 900, has been especially built for the
occasion in the big City Hall Park,
within a short distance Of the Union
Depot and but a five minutes car ride
from the leading hotels. The building
will cover more than an acre Of ground.
1t looks like a great four-story marble
building, with an extra story or canopy
rising from it's top in the shape OF a
ridge roof The canopy is so made
| that the glass can be raised, giving the
| hall perfect light and ventilation. In
addition to this, there is a series of ven-
| tilating fans. The sides of the hall
have many windows, and there are
more than 100 exits and entrances. 1t
is built entirely of wood, but brigade
Of firemen will be constantly ON hand
with their engines steaming.
The hall will seat 1900 persons. The
Minneapolis Convention Hall had about
II 900 seats. There will be no posts in
the hall. The seats will be arranged in
the shape Of a rectangular amphithe-
ater They will rise up on four sides
OF the square pit which forms the
ground floor, and which is occupied by
the delegates and the alternates. The
floor and the lower bank of seats will
seat about 5000 people. The upper
bank will seat 5000.
Three thousand five hundred admis-
sion tickets are to be given to the Busi-
ness Mems League Of ST. Louis, through
whom the money for building the hall
was secured. Each Of the "a delegates
will have three tickets, and each of
the alternateS will have one. The best
chance for visitors to the convention
to get tickets will be through their dele
gates. There will be a band of 1,500
pieces in the hall, and these will also
have badges and tickets.
Every Indication points to an i'm
mense crowd at the cow ention, as al
ready the badged and uniformed boom.
ers are arriving in battalions. Colonel
Richard c. Kerens of the National
Committee and Senator Tom Garter
each estimate that there will be at
least 10000 strangers in ST. Louis at
that time, and there IS a probability
that this number will be exceeded.
There will be at least so 900 form Mis-
souri,, from 10000 to 25,0O0 from Ohio,
and from $4,000 to 10000 people are
expected from Iowa to shout for Alli-
son, and among these will be 1000
men who will ride into the city on white
horses. There will be 10000 men from
Indiana, and a large delegation from
Maine, and there will be thousands of
Republicans from New England to
shout for Thomas B. Reed. About
5000 men are expected from Chicago.
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One feature Of supreme importance
to every visitor to ST. Louis is it's rail-
way station, which is the largest in
the world and by far the most beauti-
full Under it's roof are three and a
half miles of tracks. All engines are
left outside, SO that the interior is
sn1okeiess.
The Southern Hotel catches the most
important personal and State head
quarters. There will be found the head
quarters of the delegations from Mass
achusetts, Illinois, New HAMPSHIRE
Maine, Minnesota, Colorado, New York,
Nebraska, Ohio and there will be the
rooms of General Alger of Michigan,
Sheriff Pease of Chicago, J. H. Manley
of Maine, Colonel Saunders of Colorado.
Colonel Swords of New York, William
Mckinley of Ohio, Senator Allison Of
Iowa. Colonel Mark Hanna Of Ohio and
ID. A. Lawrence of New York.
The Planters Hotel is sheltering these
delegations, among others: Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana, Washington, California,
Wisconsin, Kentucky, West Virginia.
Arkansas, Missouri, Idaho, Montana.
Tennessee and Union Republican Club
of Philadelphia
NEARLY A THOUSAND.
The delegates when seated will num-
Der 9lS, divided as follows: Alabama
%, Arkansas Is, California Is, Colo
rado :, Connecticut II, Delaware 6.
Florida g. Georgia 20, Idaho 6, Illinois
As, Indiana 80 Iowa 26, Kansas 20
Kentucky 70, Louisiana 16, Maine -
Maryland 16, Massachusetts 80, Michi-
gan 2S, Minnesota Is, Mississippi IS.
Missouri "a, Montana 6, Nebraska 16.
Nevada q, New Hampshire 8, New Jer-
sey 20, New York ~, North Carolina %
North Dakota g, Ohio 46, Oregon g.
Pennsylvania O., Rhode Island 8
South Carolina Is, South Dakota s.
Tennessee "a, Texas, 80, Utah g. Yer
mont g. Virginia 24, Washington s.
West Virginia II, Wisconsin a. Wv
oming q, District of Columbia 2, Arizona
6, New Mexico 6, Oklahoma g. Indian
Territory ,, Alaska 1.
MUST FIGHT THE FIELD.
The number necessary to nominate
Twill be AGO. Mckinley will have to fight
the field The only hope of the anti
McKinleyites lies in defeating his nom
ination on the first ballot. They think
if they can do that break will come
to some dark horse. For the first time
in many conventions, the candidates