Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-14
CONVENTION CITY.
Everything at Philadelphia Ready
For National Republi-
can Meeting.
HALL WILL SEAT 10000,
mittee Headquarters-A All Hotel Ac-
commodations Engaged - Gay
Times Planned For the Nights
Managers Are Arriving.

Philadelphia, June 10-The republican
convention city OF 1900 has everything IN
readiness, practically, for the quadrennial
gathering of the republicans Of the Uni
tcd states, 10 days in advance of the date
liked Tor the opening session.
The magnificent convention hail on the
west bank of the Schuylkil river is COM
plcte III every detail. and awaits only the
hour of noon, June ~.
Desirable hotel accommodations for tho
NJ Xt two weeks will be extremely hard
to find. as all the large" obstetrics and
the exclusive apartment houses have been
booked to their capacity. quite a number
of state delegations have rented houses
entirely for ali of next week.
The storm center of the convention be-
tween the sessions will be the Hotel Wal
ton, where the national committee viii
have its headquarters occupying the en-
tire fifth floor The meetings Of the ma
uonal committee beginning next Wedncs-
day Will be held in one of the banquet
rooms on the 10th or top floor OF the hotel.
The Walton also Will BE- The stamping
ground of the Maine, Connecticut, New
York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Mis-
rodri delegations. The viCepresdcutial
booms of the sons of these States will also
hnd lod9ment at the Walton. National
Chairman Hanna and Secretary Dick will
block from the Walton along with Scna or
Lodge Of Massachusetts and other leading
republicans.
The convention hall is located in West
Philadelphia close to the University of
Pennsylvania's group of buildings and is
one and one-haif miles from the national
committee headquarters and the hotel dis
trict. The transportation to and from the
hail is ample.
The seating capacity of the place is
close to 1900 The main floor is provid-
ed with "a entrances. The press stand
for 800 working newspaper men is direct
IS in front of the stage. In front of the
press stand is the space for delegates.
which is exactly in the centre of the hall.
There is only one gallery, which runs
the entire width of the hail at the rear.
The band will be located in the centre of
the gallery. The Geographic facilities are
ample, the Western Union and Postal Tel
egraph companies and the Associated
Press having spacious rooms close to the
stage. There are nearly two hundred
wires running into the hall
The building will be turned over to the
national committee this week. The COM
mitee of citizens having charge of the
arrangements has raised nearly $3.50 90
for the convention. One hundred thous-
and of this amount was for the national
committee and the remaining $4,000 is
for the expenses of altering the hall.
No committee has had a harder task
than that assigned to the press commit
tee, which practically finished its labors
ehe past week. More than 200 applica-
tions were received and the work of cut
ting this number to 800 with the least pos
sible friction was difficult.
The national committee will hold its first
session in this city on Wednesday when
every member Is expected to be present
with the exception of Gen. James n. Will
son, Of Delaware who is in Cuba. The
greatest task assigned to the national
committee will be the matter of contcs s.
With the exception of the eleventh Pen
nsylvania congressional district every
delegate TO the convention in the United
States has been elected. The eleventh
Pennsylvania will elect its two delegates at
Scranton tomorrow. A. far as known
mere notice of contests have been given as
follows:
Alabama, two entire delegations
Delaware, two entire delegations
Georgia, first and eighth districts
Louisiana, second and fifth districts.
Pennsylvania, ninote enth district.
Texas, delegates at large, and first
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and min h
districts.
Tennessee, delegates at large.
All the republican clubs in the city had
formed general organization and are
working as a unit. On Monday night
there will he Il monster torchight parade
in which 10000 men are expected to march.
Excursions have been arranged for eV-
cry day to points of interest up and down
the Delaware river. and to historical
places in and around the city. The nights.
will be given up to banquets. smokers
concerts and other forms of entcrtain-
ment. on Tuesday June 10, in the even
ing, there Will be monster mass meet
ing in the Academy of Music. Prominent
senators will be rendered complimentary