Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-26

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Financially his responsibilities are
heavy, since besides the large amounts
he pays out In local expenses he has 10
arrange I'm a measure for The expendi-
ture Of several times as much more,
and thus the total expenses Of a c0n-
ventlon may be greatly increased or
decreased by the sergeant-at-arms II
certainly may be said with truth that
he must be q man Of exceptional Judg-
ment. great capacity and unusual eX-
ecutlve force
n the duties OF the convention SER
geant-at-arms were fully indicated by
the foregoing paragraphs, he would
have comparatively an easy time, but
his work would be only partially done
We're he TO stop with getting the hall
In good order and making the arrange
ments for the press.
Providing for the comfort and con-
vcnience OF the delegates Is really the
most important OF an his tasks. This
involves arranging the seats In the
body OF the hall and the galleries so
that an shall be satisfied and furnish
ing the various subcommittee rooms
and the like There are tickets and
badges 20 be printed, and, though you
might not think d, this IL job OF no
small magnitude Giving out the con-
tract for printing the tickets Is one OF
the first things attended %. II has
already been looked after by the Re-
publican sergeant-at-arms Of this years
convention and probably by the cor
responding Democratic funcuonary
also.
Arrangements have also 10 be made
by the sergeant-at-arms with the no.
tells as 60 headquarters for the various
delegations and with the railroads con-
corning rates OF fare and the running
OF special trains. Cordial relations
must be cultivated with the local police
and fire departments, and there are
almost numberless other matters OF
detail that the conventions business
manager must see carried through 10
q successful finish.
The appointing Of assistant SER
geants-at-arms IS by no means one OF
the least OF his troubles. There are
generally 100 Of these at least. appor-
toned among the various states, and
the demand for places on the stan OF
the conventions manager is extremely
lively. Nominally he decides who shall
serve. but actually his decisions are
the delegates Each OF these is al
most sure 20 ask for more places than
can be- given. and the sergeant-at-arms
sometimes has a hard time 10 avoid
making enemies On rejecting those
for whom places cannot be found.
Unlike the deputy sergeants-at-arms
and the doorkeepers, the Office help,
watchmen and scrubwom-
en- are paid for their services. but the
sereeant-at-arms himself receives no
direct pay. His expenses are borne by
the cOmmitte, but he goes through all
the work and worry OF getting the com
ventiOn preliminarles into shape and
keeping the crowds In good order dur
ing its sessions for the honor there Is
In Il and the wide acquaintance Il will
give him among the prominent men Of
his own party
Because Of these things the place IA
I'm great demand every four years. and
some Of the liveliest fights In the his
tory Of the two national committees
have been waged over the conflicting
titles Of various candidates.
The man who viii act as sergeant-at-
arms for the coming Philadelphia con-
ventlon Is Mr.. George ~ Wiswell. OF
Milwaukee. He has acknowledged
ability for organization and executive
work. In the handling of political con
ventons he Is already experienced
having been assistant ergeant-at-arms
Of the Republican national conventions
az Chicago In lssS, 90 Minneapolis IN
1892 ana az 81. Louis In 1896.
Sergeant-at-arms Wiswoll win have
the assistance and advice OF Colonel
Swords. who has probably had more
experience IN the direction OF conven-
tons than any other man IN the coQl-
try
Among other members Of the Repub-
llcan national committee who VIII be
very much IN evidence IN Philadelphia
during the convention IL Major Charles
Dick Major Dick is az an times q
busy man. and he win be very much
so when the delegates are assembled
just at present Dick Is major gen