The Republican journal., 1900-04-26
The National Republican Convention.
Philadelphia Preparing for the Great Pc
litfcal Gathering i'll June.


PHILADELPHIA, April IS. All roads
will soon lead to Philadelphia as the adj
vance guard of the great leaders OF the
Republican party are now invading this
city of Brotherly Love. Sergeant-at-
Arms WisWell will soon arrive in town
and open headquarters for the National
Committee in the "Old Court House
on Sixth and Chestnut streets, which
has been thoroughly cleansed and reno
waited for the occasion. Tie Press Com
mittee will then take possession OF the
rooms assigned them. and the country
at large will be informed day by day OF
the preparations for the National Con
yention. which are now proceeding at a
rapid pace. This will be one of the
greatest and most magnificent conven-
tons ever held by the Republican
party. and one who takes no great III
terest in political conventions can have
little conception of the magnitude of
the task before the several committees
of arrangement for this great political
gathering in June There are to be
monster mass meetings i'll the Academy
of Music arrangements made for the
entertainment of the delegates and
preparations for the great political pro-
cesslon on the evening preceding the
opening of the convention. General
Lewis Wagner was appointed few
days ago grand marshal for this occa-
sion and has already opened headquar
tiers at 22l South Broad street. General
Wagner is a gentleman highly esteem
and | have met him on several occa-
sions. He has long been interested in
the cause of temperance ana promi-
nent member of the Sons of Temper
ance and the order of Good Templars,
and thoroughly believes that the drink
curse should be banished forever from
. our nation. He left the land which gave
him birth in the old country early in
life and landed on our shores with moth
ing but stout heart and a few cents
and has made his own way in the world.
He won distinction in the war of the
rebellion and for many years has en-
joyed a reputation iii financial circles
for business sagacity and integrity of a
high order
1t was announced this morning that
Hon. Joseph II. Manlty of our State is
due here in a few days with several of
his felloW-workers of the National Com
mittee. Mr.Manley. who is true friend
and genial gentleman. is chairman of
the subcommittee of the National com
mit1ee and always has a royal welcome
while in Philadelphia He is regarded
here AS one Of the ablest political mama
gers IN the country.
The National Republican Convention
will indeed be an occasion long to be re-
membered by those in attendance and
am looking forward to the time with
keen interest. Thousands of people Will
be here from all over the country. The
air viii be full of music. banners will
proudly wave and the auditorium of the
National Exposition building in which
the conventions will be held. will re
sound with the eIoquence of the greatest
political orators in our land Mayor
-Aslbridge III speaking of the national
convention recently gave the following
statement to the press:
The National Republican Executive
Committee has honored Philadelphia
by bringing the convention here. 1t
VIII tie great convention and will
cause Philadelphia to be advertised more.
than anything that has occurred in re
cent years. This will be one of the great
advantages Of having the convention.
1t Is 40 small matter to raise for a pur-
pose of this kind so large a sum as $780,
600. Probably no other city would have
been able to do it, When it is over.
Philadelphia will be put in the fairest
light. not only before the President of
the 'nited States and the National Ex-
ecutive Committee. but before all the
other cities of the country
In closing this letter | will write a
few words about the city in a general
way. The first object that will attract
the attention of the delegates to the
National Convention will be the City
Hall, OF Public Building which is an
imposing structure of white marble
each side measuring about $50 feet in
length. Surmounting the massive
structure is a marble tower. and at the
top bronze statue of William Penn.
the brim of whose hat is 547 feet above
the ground 1t is one of the finest
public buildings in the world. AS an
educational centre, Philadelphia has at
tanned high honor. The University of
Pennsylvania is one of the leading in
situations of learning in the United
States, and Girard College, founded by
Stephen Girard for poor orphan boys.
is one of the richest institutions in the
nation There are hundreds of other
institutions of learning, and to describe
or even mention them would take up
too much space in the columns of The
journal.
OF Broad street Station. where thou
sands of delegates and visitors will land
when they arrive in this city. will say
that if is rpra rtla1 &c ono of thA rraat ae+