Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
a long line of briiliancy out the thorough
fare there was life, and to spare, in the
thing

a long line of brilliancy out the thorough
fare there was life, and to spare, in the
thing.
Dry Day for the Inner Mnn.
Those delegates who arrived Saturday
found this printed circular in their rooms
"a Friendly Tip to Delegates From Dis
tance: 1t may not be generally known
| among those from distance that the sale
of wines and liquors is prohibited in Penn
sylvania on Sundays, and that the law
dealing Herewith is strictly observed by
the proprietors of all first-cass hotels in
Philadelphia The bar will consequently
be closed tomorrow Sunday, the time
limit being u o'clock tonight. Should you
desire any wines or liquors for Sunday
consumption you must purchase them be-
fore the time stated
Here indeed, was shock to the faithful.
But the friendly tip was not overlooked.
All Saturday evening you could see men
In high hats and bedecked with delegates
badges making for the elevators with sun
dry familiar-shaped packages under their
arms. There was a constant procession of
bell boys carrying ice water through the
halls all day Sunday.
Now l know what that porcelain tub
is for in our room,' said a Kansas dele
gate to his companion. ITS just the thing
to pack with ice and put In case of beer.
We can make some use Of the burned thing,
anyhow
A closed Sunday on ordinary occasions
may be commendable enough. Its utility
as a temperance aid at convention time is
doubtful Saturday night there was one
bar room in each big hotel. Sunday there
We're .'D bar rooms IN eacn mouse. ana
most We're tree 10 al conlefs. lhls re
mark not by way of criticism. but merely
as a relation of one of the incidents of the
day.
Ihere were many coHleI scenes due ~
the dry sunday "net. .le qeiesa.es t Inoili
the west came IN ouFlls tne uay; Ilts
sho"eI sishs OF lhelt i"i,s .iip; ~ i'I mus
cases 'he c".nfsss .,nd u.i
Where ABOUT tuiipeiit' y! nd ispui 81
ana the poEs were III srea' tiifsl "iiei theS
arrived mere.
Western Delegates Amazed.
Ahou1 the first thing they learned was
49, ph;1aa.,nbia u,s a-v for IN. d,y
.'''' ''''''ue 't'4-'. iNi ~
i,,ara1,,1it,, r, ,,os ,,nnossi,Ia "a tho he-
ni.b,.d ra.iaon+s of the y,ide-,n., towns of
N. ,vast +b.t such . hing could he Thor
nbilnsonbv mad. aIIowanca for M sucb
thing in life When they found that the
rule was impiacable, h"Wls OF protest arose
Whlch lasted uhtl W'ylhs Plio's steereu
if,i 'a,E ,;i r. i ia; ,.'e - ,it,I
sigbc az cnntentmept aInne hroke tho si
-
| n,+;o,,, o,,n,-ar+iop I. ,nnor.nt1v IN
-. 80 -, ,,.;~.-;.,, 10 ph;Ia5nirL;a
Cb;cneo has ,rr,un so used To them that
th,v ha rdIv make a stir in tho windy citv
IS hnt J--lirl1 thRlr 1,Iir wit fh,.Ir1
Terr The ci.tz-ns hay. turned o,,t en- masse
tn coo tba ,,otabIn mon in ,ttera,rce
."rbn,o,s u,nnn', cow. ona COW. 80 -
crowd sIrpes afout the Ohio senator only
to sv.een 10 onnth.r corner whan EoraLnr
or Vyolcott mr. Crv,Syenor or noliver or
or ~. ntbnr nror,incnt Ct, ,..r,a, is r,.p-
t;rned Tho r,,cre ara f,,Il Of Tho dnf,,re
ana .ayinoe of J,Iaft Oray and Ham. an1
snpnbnw The conmon:,I;ty Of n.onln ..am
to regard them az tho whole hing ono
,1,o,,IJ nth r,I,n ,ba t,,l, ~. thnsa .l,r
,,n,, viii dictatn tEa ac,ion af ~, 1870
c,n,,entiop
Wcll tb,ro NAV be so,,o,b,na IN .b,,
orter an Tbo nvsroero 5aias,,.n taIil. 1d,,i
", Of inGenandance h,t+ If ;s ,s,aII' fn,,nd
mar bis ,II,i,,,t ,ct;nn Nv ,,Nec 80;
Ganrc No dnmi,t iS IN i'm: ny r,ith T n,bot ~,
hose.S ba,.a S.,.roai - "i'A "A1>' Inc
i"
demand for Seats on the Stage.
Another evidence that interest is being
taken in the convention is tba fact +b,t
cot, l.. .ho, ,.r,,,.+,t,-r,,, ,,,,,;., ,. - 49,.
- .. ~ anu oi' 'Ae
s'aee are III great demand. lney nave a
market value and some trades have been
made Stage seats are selling as high as
s75 each and 7 hoard Of ono transaction
iryoIvin,, ion ordinarv coats scl,,na fn soS.,
for rho h,,ucb Tbess so,,s y,ara ou,n.d h,,
Iternotes and ~, ,;Ii to,. =, std', ,t ~, ny
of the convnntion
In ,bic connno,io, u ; ,o,oa .b,+ oor
tain cIass nf noIi,i,, Gna;,a .". .,,airl'5. 80
Am ,Io,,, ,,r,,I H. - Us a;s1 -:
new method Of equalizing their expenses
1"enty-seIeh thieed states senators VIII
ia ,tIr ;I, ,rt, ha 70 ,ie
in the lot that they will he common TIE
aim of the managers is to give as many
senators and representatives as possible a
chance to participat te in the proceedings and
70 make Speeches. Senators Allison. Fora
ker and Wo!cott win make the principal
speeches of the convention, but arrange
ments will be made TO let in some others
Oh the three days session.
Federal Office holders are much in evil
dence here, Notwithstanding the Presidents
admonition against their participation in
convention politics. The departments at
Washington are not unrepresentcd in this
respect, and well-known office holders from
all over the country are seen in the corr
rdOrs.
The principal state delegations are well
housed in Philldclphia Four or five hotels
within a radius of a few squares contain
most of them. Space on the ground floors
is devoted to committee rooms. and the dele
gates are lodged generally in the hotels
New York. Ohio. Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts have the most elaborate headquar-