The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-01
THE CONVENTION EVENTS
CHAIRMAN FAIRRANKs's SPEECH
WILL BE ONE Or THE FEATURES.
Meeting of the Various Committees
Headquarters of All Candidates
VIII De Open Tonight.

There was little activity among the poll
ticians at the Denison Hotel yesterday, most
of the candidates who have arrived spending
the day quietly in their rooms. Many of
them were tired cut by an active campaign
last week. and were glad for one days rest
before the final struggle begins. BY to-
night most, if not all. of the candidates will
have opened their headquarters although
but few of the delegates to the convention
will arrive before tomorrow. Tomorrow
night there will be a conference of the state
central committee, the advisory and execu-
tive committees in the Century Club rooms
at the Denison. Wednesday morning, at 10
o'clock the chairmen and secretaries of the
ninety-two county committees will meet for
a conference in the House of Representa-
tives, Statehouse. At 11:30 O'Clock a. IN.
Wednesday, the delegates will assemble by
districts to select one vice president and
one assistant secretary of the convention
and one member of the committee on rules
and permanent organization. credentials and
resolutions Immediately afterward the
members selected for the various commit
tees will assemble at II o'clock noon, at
the Denison Hotel-the committee on rules
and organization at the Century Club rooms,
on resolutions, in the Press Club room, and
on credentials, in Room 1872. All the district
meetings. except that of this (the SEVENTY
district, will be held in the Statehouse. The
Seventh district will meet in the Criminal
Court room The other district meetings
will be held in the following designated
rooms of the Statehouse
First district, Room As first floor; Second
room IL, first floor; Third, Room -, first
Door: Fourth. Room s.. second floor; Fifth;
noor; Eighth, Room 102, third floor; Ninth
Room 30, first floor; Tenth. Room a. second
floor; Eleventh. Room 3, first floor; Twelfth
Room 81, second floor; Thirteenth, Room 112
third floor
Tickets to the convention will be distrib-
uted 10 the delegates at the district meet
The real work of the convention will begin
at $3.50 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, al
though the doors of Tomlinson Hall will be
open an hour earlier. Chairman Hernly will
call the meeting TO order. Senator Charles
". Fairbanks will preside 1t is expected
that the speech he will make on assuming
the chair will be one of his best efforts. All
the preliminary work of the convention. in
Guiding the adoption of a platform, reports
or committees. ETC., will be transacted at
the Wednesday afternoon meeting. On
Thursday morning, when the convention as
sembles at O'Clock, it will be ready for the
engrossing and important work of nominat-
ing candidates, and will get to work imme-
dlately. In past years it was frequently
long past noon before state conventions got
uOWH 10 LIilS WORK. ana pOHIlcldnS VINO are
arriving anticipate that the new plan of
holding two days convention wiz be most
satisfactory.
To-day the final ARRANGEMENTS for the con-
vention will be made. Men will make dec
orations and arrange the chairs in Tomlin-
son Hall, so that the delegates and officials
or the convention may conduct their bus
mess in comfort. Only delegates will be al
lowed on the main floor. They will be seat
ed by districts, facing a triple stage. On
the front and lowest stage will be seated
the representatives of the press. Back of
them, on higher stage, will be the chair
men and secretaries of the convention, and
still farther back, on the regular stage
will be the visitors. The seats on the main
stage will be arranged as during the May
Music Festival, so that the spectators will
have good view of the convention. There
is a great demand for tickets, as every one
realizes that the convention to meet this
week will be one of the most important for
many years.