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ehairman's platform like the wings of
ARRANGEMENT OF SEATS.

stage.
ARRANGEMENT OF SEATS.
The auditorium is shaped like n
great bowl, with the presiding officer
Utmost in the centre. While the seats
rise tier on tier on every side, back to
th' remotest corner of the building. In
the hollow of this bowl, the real bus
jness is to be done, for here the dele
gates and alternates are seated and the
platform is locatd. The area for del
egates is paved with stone. The seats
pre- arranged in great oval, the side
toward the platform.
The folding chairs for the delegates
and alternateS make little lake of
yellow in the bottom of this bowl;
marked here and there by the tall
standards indicating the various State
delegations.
Raised about two feet above this
stone arc the platform juts out into
the lake of yellow like some cape in
the sea.
The platform is nanked on each side
by the rows of press seats, stretching
back 200 feet.
THE GORGEOUS PLATFORM.
The platform presents evidence of
elegance, even gorSeousness, and is
far more elaborate than the counter
part at Philadelphia. Beneath the
chairman'S feet stretches Il rich Turk
ish rug of crimson hue while a great
leathern seat accommodates the man
who holds the gavel. Instead of a table
before him, the gavel fell upon
strange wooden pedestal, similar to
those used In supporting IL catafalque.
The secretary of the convention has
another raised platform with n huge
chair Of leathern elegance, while the
lesser officials, clerks and stenogra-
piers have the usual spread of pine be-
fore them. Altogether. the arrange
ments are admira BILE in their detail. to
combine to give the most perfect ma
chinery for the transaction of the bust
ness of the convention.
AT 1880 o'clock the streets surround
ing Convention Hall were densely
packed, and every minute added hun
dreds more to the eager, surging mass.
At 10:45 several OF the doors We're
opened. and the great swoop of seats
began to be dotted with groups of
spectators. Soon the aisles leading
from the public entrances became NOV
Ing currents of men and women hur-
ryjng to the points of vantage. Grad
ually the huge circle took on motion,
animation color. and the hum of many
voices echoed through the hall.
The State delegations were slow In
putting in an appearance, and at IL
o'clock the North Dakota contengeDt
was the only one within the area re-
served for the delegates. From that
time on, however, they began coming
singly and In pairs. and occasionally
in full delegations.
Shortly after IL o'clock the Third
Missouri band OF Kansas City. forty
1--WE pieces. broke out with n lively and
inspiring air, which brought cheer
from the crowd But 1t remained for
the strains Of Dixie" to call forth the
first real demonstration of the conven-
ton hosts, cheer after cheer ringing
through the building as the we'll
known strains came to close.
c.nltr,
Among the early arrivals who an
peared on the platform We're Senator
elect "Joea Blackburn, Governor BECK
ham and former Governor NIcCreary,
Of Kentucky. They were given a CIR
dial reception. They remained on thu
platform only few minutes, taking
their seats among the delegates.
AT 1l:15 the band threw inspiration
and patriotic fervor into the assem-.
bled hosts by playing The Star span
gled Banner
AS the strains of the patriotic air
rang through the great hall hundreds
of the auditors rose and remained
standing throughout the rendition.
Even the national banners, which
everywhere were arranged i'll gorgeous
festoons over the steel framework %
the building, seemed TO nutter gaily in
response to the music.
Hon. James Hamilton Lewis, from
Washington, faultlessly attired, en-
tered the hall and was accorded cor
dial ripple Of applause.
PRINCE DAVID HEADED HAWAII
When the, Hawaiian delegation en-
tered the building at 1850, headed by
Prince David, member of the Royal
Family OF the Hawaiian Islands, the
members were greeted with applause.
Closely following them came Senator
Daniel. the brilliant orator of Virginia,
making his way slowly through the
crowds on his crutches. AS the crowds
recognized him they broke into cheers
Governor Benton Mcmillan, who
would not permit his name TO he used
as n candidate for Vice President. and
Congressman Richardson, of Tonnes
see, who is slated for permanent
chairman. entered together. AS usual
Mr.. Richardson was attircd In black,
while the Governor appeared cool in
his white linen suit.
AS the hour of noon approached the
time at which the convention was to
be called to order, people poured into
the hall in living streams. With CON
fusion comparatively slight the i'm
mense concoursc were seated. Before
the hour of noon every delegate was
seated and the eleven thousand seats
in the hall We're filled.
Convention Hall, Kansas City, July
4.-At exactly 1902 Chairman Jones
assembled the platform. AS the wave
s. OF applause subsidized Chairman Jones
raped vigorously and repeatedly still
Ing the tumult and then above the din
his voice could be heard announcing:
1.-THE convention will come to or
der. The sergeant at arms will see
that the aisles are cleared"
81 Sergeant-at-Arm Martin advanced
to the front and urged the crowds
massed In front of the platform to take
seats. Great disorder prevailed. the
aisles were damned with noisy crowd
of subordinate oiiiciAls and intruders.
and it took some to secure quiet The