The herald., 1896-01-22
THE c. 0.P. COMMITTEEMAN
Conclude Their Business and
Adjourn Sine Die
EVERYTHING SATISFACTORY
st. Louis Citizens Will Pay All of the
Expenses
Byrnes' Victory for Sergeant-at-Arms Is Sail
to Shadow Forth McKinIeys
Allison Combine
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21.-The national Re.
publican committees subcommittee, after
a two days session here, finally completed
it's business, signed the contract with the
Business Mems league for the care of the
Republican national convention to be held
June 10th next, and adjourned sine die
this afternoon.
committee, said the arrangements had
oeen perfected for the convention to the
entire satisfaction of all. The citizens OF
St. Louis are to bear the entire expense at
tending the convention. Each member of
the national convention is to bear his own
personal expenses. The citizens commit
tee, however, will provide rooms for the
meeting of the national committee for
transactng it's official business in connec.
ton with the convention. Mr.. Manley said
he was also authorized to say for every
member of the subcommittee that the
selection of the sergeant-at-arms and his
deputies had no connection whatever with
any particular candidate, and has no sig.
nificance regarding the presidential con.
test.
Accompanied by Mr.. Alder Of Chicago,
subcommittee were escorted to the EXPOSE
ton building by the citizens commite ee
this afternoon. They inspected the north
nave of the immense building, which will
be Iemodeled to suit the wants of the con-
vention.
When completed it is estimated that the
hall will seat at least 15, 900 people and
will have ample committee rooms. Every
thing that can be done to facilitate the
work of the press and telegraph service is
being arranged for. The accommodations,
it is stated, will be the most complete in
every detail that have been afforded at any
other national convention.
In executive session at noon the commit
tee appointed the following committees:
On printing!. S. CIarkson Of Iowa, W.
H. Ham of Ohio and r. c. Kerens of Mis-.
souri,.
| htOn hall-Gen. Clayton of Arkansas, W. ].
Campbell of Illinois and Henry c. Payne
| of Wisconsin.
1t was decided that visiting Republicans
would have to look to the delegates of their
respective districts for tickets to the con-
| vention. The usual number of tickets
wonld be given to the local committee.
resolution was adopted providing that
| the 500 admission tickets set apart for the
Gland Army of the Republic be tur-led
over to the members on the council of ad-
mnistration of that organization for dis
! tribution on the basis of membership of
, tory.
| Major W. P. Haxford of Washington, D.
| c., was appointed assistant sergeant at
arms.
The Post Dispatch says this afternoon
The easy victory won yesterday by Col
onel Tim Byrnes of Minneapolis for
sereeant-at-arms of the Republican con-
vention means more than personal tri-
umph or the recognition of section. 1t
means that there is distinct agreem ent
among the Mckinley and Allison mana
gers to help one another. This infor:na-
/ ton. it was stated. was given by one of
| Colonel Byrnes' closest friends.
| Colonel Byrnes was shown the statement
by reporter of the Associated Press and
| had this to say,
1.-THE story has no foundation in fact.
| My selection as sergean,-at-arms was not
brought about as the result of combina-
ton between the Mckinley and Allison
mauageLs. Politics had nothing whatever
to do with the matter. 1T was my personal
friendship with the members of the SUBJ
committee that secured me the position"