Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-25
TWELVE PAGES.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL %. 1860.
ARMORY HALL BY ALL MEANS

Let the Convention be held in Armory
Hall. Let there be plenty of room and
some to spare. When the Convention
is over let the delegates go away say
ing, There was plenty of room and
seats for the delegates on the first floor,
as we'll as hundreds of visitors, who
had come to hear such eloquent ora
tors as John w. Daniel and Andrew
Jackson Montague, and witness the i'm
portant work of the State Convention"
There will be in the Convention about
800 delegates There will be several
hundred alternates. There will be at
least 100 reporters; and there will be
hundreds of interested Democrats, as
we'll as many prominent and leading
citizens. from various parts of the
State. The opportunity is therefore at
hand to give Norfolk n good send-off:
a good name; or. else, n mighty bad
one.
If we had TO good hall it might be
we'll enough to shut up the crowd in the
Academy OF Music. But with such a
magnificent hall ae Armory Hall, at
our command. it does look like an out
rage not to use it.
The Academy of Music (down stairs)
will seat only about 700 delegates. The
galleries will likewise be filled: where.
then. will all of the Delegates and the
newspaper reporters and visitors be
put? Shall this historic gathering be
shut up like sardines in a box? The
Armory Hall will accommodate 5000
people. Some OF the biggest gatherings
have been held in that hall Moody
and Sankey held their tremendous
meetings there. drawing thousands of
people from all over the country. 1t
is credit to the city.
The objection is made that the Elks
are holding their fair at the Armory.
Their time expires May S0th, but it is
believed that the Glks Will be pleased
to help give the city good name by
enabling it to furnish cornmodious and
comfortable accommodation to about
Two thousand visitors and properly en-
pertaining her visitors. 1t cannot be said
OF the Elks that they are not charitable
and public-spirited. That is the very
object of their existence Besides II
is believed that the Elks would ALLOW
the use OF their present decorations of
the hall. What a grand sight It would
be to witness that magnificent thror-
OF Virginia misrepresentation
men-in Armory Hall decorated as IL
now is by the I1lks. Our visitors would
go away singing the everlasting praises
OF Norfolk. Let us all get together and
insure the use of Armory Hall.
If it be suggested that there are no
chairs in the hall. the answer is that
that matter has been looked into and
the chairs 1.-TWO thousand) WILL be pro-
vided. The Virginian- Pilot guarantees
to the public-spirited citizens. who are
anxious that Norfolk shall put on her
"best frock" and her best foot forward
for the Convention, that 1t will make
good any deficit as to cost OF the chairs
as we'll as the cost of the hall
In passing. we would suggest to the
merchants of the city that display of
bunting and Virginia flags would help
the looks Of things on Tuesday. 1t
will cost little and help tremendously.
Such an influential and historic BODY
as q Democratic State Convention is
an event of which Norfolk should be
proud. Let us wake up and welcome
our guests in good style.