The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-16
COMFORT FOR THE PUBLIC.
THERE WILL BE NO EXTORTION
AT KANSAS
CITY
SENATOR JONES ISSUES A CARD
Says There VIII he Accommodations
for All Mt Reasonable Rates
When National Democratic
Convention Meets.

KANSAS CITY, June 15.-The subcom-
mittee of the Democratic national COM
mittee, appointed to deal with the ar
rangements for the national convention
July 4, met here today. The committee
has come to Kansas City to make final
arrangements for the gathering. The two
most important questions to be considered
will be the alleged eXtortionate rates
charged by the hotel men, and the ability
of the contractors to finish Convention
hall sufficiently to accommodate the con-
vention
Hon. James X. Jones, chairman Of the
national committee, presided at the meet
ing. The others present were: ]. G. John
son, of Kansas, vice chairman of the exec
utive committee: C. A. Walsh, of Iowa,
secretary of the national committee;
Messrs. d. ]. Campau, of Michigan Adair
Wilson, of Colorado; William j. Stone, of
Missouri, vice chairman of the national
committee, and John l. Martin, sergeant
alarms.
Chairman Jones announced that he
/ would during the day issue statement
to the country on the findings of the com
mittee.
After a conference with the leading ho-
tel men and with the general conference
committees of Kansas City, Chairman
Jones handed the Associated Press the
| following signed statement:
1.-THE three or four leading hotels have
| already contracted practically for their
| full capacity. On account of the in
| creased expense in preparing for the con-
! Vention, the managers of the larger no.
tells felt themselves compelled to require
! contract for a minimum time of four
days, the time to begin at the option Of
the delegation making the contract, but
| they did not increase their regular rate.
In the other hotels, nearly forty in
| number, and the eight or ten thousand
outside rooms listed by the local COM
! mittee on public comfort, accommoda-
tions can be had at reasonable rates, and
| payment is only required for the length
| of time the rooms are occupied.
THE local committee on public COM
fort has so systematized it's work that it
| appears to me that it is possible for any
| man to be taken care of better and at
more reasonable rates than has been the
| case at any former convention.
THE general work of the bureau of
! information and committee on public
| comfort is in charge of A. d. l.. Hamil-
| ton New York Life building, Kansas
! City, Mo, who will give all information
! desired reserve rooms and make con-
! tracts for all persons wishing to attend
| the convention. Comfortable rooms may
! be secured by correspondence with him
| Branch headquarters of this bureau will
be established at all railroad stations in
| the city, and members of the committee
| on public comfort, wearing badges Will
meet all incoming trains, and will also
| be stationed at all hotels, to assist vis-
| itors in securing the kinds of quarters
! desired.
James ]. JONES'
HALL WILL BE READY.
The subcommittee carefully investigat- t
ed the progress being made in the build
ing Of Convention hall. Some doubt was
expressed by members of the committee
that the great hall could not be COM
pleted 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 subcom-
| mittee had been in conference with the
| local committee and the supervising
architects, they no longer doubted the
assurance that the hall would be finished
IN time.
The meeting of the subcommittee was
behind closed doors. After the adjourn
ment 1t was stated that the only bust
ness of public interest transacted was
the apportionment Of tickets of admission
| to the convention among the delegates
and alteTnates. 1t was decided that each
| OF the 950 delegates should receive be
| sides his own seat, four tickets of ad-
mission to all sessions of the convention.
bat that no extra tickets would be given
to the alternates, their perquisites beng
limited to a seat in the convention. Some
of the members favored giving each al
| tefEate an extra ticket, but this PROPOSE
tion was voted down.
Judge Wilson, of Colorado, displayed a
sample of the Democratic campaign but
ton here today. 1t is in the form of a
clover leaf The inscription, strangely
enough is in gold letters and is as fol
| lows:
Democracy Stands for Bimetalism,
Not Monometallism; People, Not Trusts;
Republic, Not Empire