The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-06
MONEY
Pledged and Ork Begun ON kp
NEW Convention Halt.

KANSAS CITY, MO, APYVL 5.-,Brisht
and early this morning an army OF men
were set 80 work clearing away the
smoulderinE debris OF Convention hatl
preparatory 10 immediate relmlding for
the democratic national convention IN
July. On every hand Is expressed the do.
termination 10 arise TO the occasion and
not only TO replace tho hall that heipal
10 make Kansas City famous hut to erect
in it's place still granNer structure Al
most every prominent business man has
appointed himself committee Of one
and today IS out soliciting funds that
will assure suitable stricture FOR the
democratic gathering, and every energy
will be bent toward fulflt1nT- the pledges
made 10 the national cOnsmttee at Wash
ington on February o.
Said Henry w. Evans, prcsishent OF tho
Convention Hail Builda-g company:
I'VE must and viii arise 10 the occa-
sion and on July the dsmUcrstic con-
vention will assemble in a new ana a
grander convention hall We have tao
foundation, the money and the detormi-
nation; all we need is tho steel, and ,wo
have assurances that that will be forth
coming. Say for the directors that the
friends OF Kansas city all OYER tho Unit.
ed states need not fear for lls We WIN
be equal to this latest test OF our deter 4
mination, patriotism and ros@roes"
A mass meeting was hell here tonight
to raise whatever additional funds we're
needed TO complete the work The entiio
sum was pledged
IL is believed that q largo percentages
OF the OLD steel beams ana bases will bo
available as they broke away ffGm their
supports and were not warped or serious-
~ injured by the fire.
Daniel Bontecam a Leading engnesr
win Immediately make an inventory OF
the iron that may be used again
/ Il. T.. Hill, the architect Avho built tho
I hail. was engaged today 80 construct the
new one He has All tho plans for the
structural iron work 30 that the mali i,s-
curing the contract can start In at once.
\ Benjamin Taylor. the superintendent IL
construction OF the fOrnsr building, is
! now in the employ Of the metropolitan
street railway company His services
have also been offeres to the directors
free OF charge
\ Tho directors will use every effort 10
have the hall ready for the convention
and Will succeed II they gain the co-ope-
ration OF one OF the blg iron mihs
This Is the opinion Oi !. A. Waa,leli. =
noted bridge engineer, with whom The
director scOnsulted today
KANSAS CITY MO- ApRff. Sat a
mass meeting OF business men held al
the Commercial club tonight which was
attended by the executive committee on
arrangements for the democratic nation
al convention. and directors Of o0nyeu,
tion hail the following resolution VA.
adopted
Resolved. that Il Is the sense Of this
meeting that new convention hall b,
built and completed for ucc az the dem.
ocratlc national convention on July 4.
AZ the meeting tonight $500 va'
raised by popular subscription. makng
net subscriptions which aRfgrtRafe N975
since the convention hall burned
The board nf directors nOH has on
which aggregates s22i5o0. OF this sun
$4,000 is from insurance $1,000 left Ia
the treasury from the old fund ana the
balance from cash subscriptions raiIoo
yesterday and today.
one Of the significant subscriptions 20
night was from an electric light company
which offered 10 furbsh an the lights
necessary 10 keep men az work nisnti
until the building a. completed. This gub
soiption was followed BY motion q
work the men 10 three separate shift
of eight hours each until the building n
nniahed
Congressman COwh rd said; "rhl
sound Of the hammer must NOT ceaHt an
al convention hali Is really Tor the 9ccu
lpancy or the democratic notional con
vcnuon."
II Is proposed 90 spend f60o00 in hihid
ing the new han ana 10 make Il strict''
FIRE pTopf.