The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-16
He Says Kansas City Hotels and
Rooming Houses Do Not Intend to
"BIeed" Delegates and Visitors.
HIS SUBCOMMITTEE CoNFERs
AND FINDS THE KAw PEOPLE ARE
NOT TRYING TO GET RICH QUICK.
Nothing said About $2O-a-Day Rates.
Dewey Not Candidate for
the Vice Presidency.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 15.-The sub
committee of the Democratic national COM
mittee appointed to deal with the arrange
ments for the national convention July A
met here to-day. The committee came to
Kansas City to make final arrangements
for the gathering and TO hear reports OF
the local committees and of Colonel
Martin. sergeant-at-arms. The two most
important questions considered were the
alleged extortionate rates charged by hotel
men and the ability of the contractors TO
finish Convention Hall sufficiently to ac-
commodate the convention. 1t was nearly
noon when the committee was called to or
der by James X. Jones, chairman of the
national committee. Those present were
J. C. Thompson. of Kansas, vice chairman
of the executive committee; c. A. Walsh,
of Iowa, secretary of the national commit
tee; Messrs. d. j. Campau, of Michigan;
Adair Wilson, of Colorado; William j.
Stone, of Missouri. and Colonel Martin.
After conference with the leading hotel
men and the committees of Kansas City
Chairman Jones made the following state
ment:
1.-The three or four leading hotels have
already contracted practically for their full
capacity. On account of the increased ex-
pense in preparing for the convention the
managers Of the larger hotels felt them
selves compelled to require contract for a
minimum time of four days, the time 10 be-
gin at the option of the delegation making
the contract, but they did not increase
their regular rates. In the other hotels.
nearly forty in number, and the eight or
ten thousand outside rooms listed by the
local committee on public comfort accom-
L. 80
and payment is only required for the length
of time the rooms are occupied.
1.-THE local committee on public comfort
has syStemfZed its work that 1t appears
to me that IL is possible for any man to be
taken care Of better and at more reason
able rates than has been the case at any
former convention. The general work of
the bureau of information and committee
Hamilton New York Life building, Kansas
City. No. who will give all information
desired relative to rooms and make con-
tracts for all persons wishing TO attend the
convention. Comfortable rooms may be Sc
cured by correspondence with him. Branch
headquarters of this bureau will be eStab-
lished at all railroad stations in the city,
and members OF the committee on public
comfort, wearing badges. will meet all in
coming trains, and will also be stationed at
all hotels TO assist visitors in securing the
kind of quarters desired"
The subcommittee carefully investigated
the progress DelnS mace In the Dulldlng or
convention hall Some doubts were ex-
pressed by members that the hall could not
be completed by July 4. and there was talk
of urging the local committee to have a
night shift of mechanics put to work upon
the building but after the subcommittee
had been in conference with the local COM
mittee and the supervising architects they
no longer doubted the assurances that the
building would be finished in time.f The
meeting was behind closed doors. After
the adjournment IL was stated that the
only business of public interest transacted
was the apportionment of tickets of admis-
sion to the convention among the delegates
and alternates. 1t was decided that each
of the $50 delegates should receive, besides
his own seat, four tickets of admission to
all sessions Of the convention, but that no
extra tickets should be given TO the alter
Mates their perquisities being limited to a
seat in the convention Some of the men,
bers favored giving each alternate an extra
ticket. but this was voted down.
Judge Wilson. of Colorado, displayed a
sample of the Democratic campaign button
here to-day. 1t is in the form of clover
leaf. The inscription, strangely enough. is
in gold letters, and is as follows: ''Democ-
racy stands for bimetallism, not monomet-
allism. The republic, not the empire