Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-26

Not for moment ala the burning OF
the convention hall interrupt the prep
aratlons of Kansas city for receiving
the convention and entertaining the
delegates. The total hotel capacity or
Kansas City Is less than 10000. The
four principal notes.-the Midland the
Coates. the Baltimore and the Centrop-
olls-can accommodate from l,lOO TO
500 each and only under great pres
sure
But from the first II was seen that
this must be a boarding house conyen-
ton. SO the committee on public COM
fort went To work. The city WAS di-
vided into $40 districts. and 20 each
was assigned precinct committee
man Each committeeman has can
vassed bic district for boarding house
accommodations All these statistics
have been compiled, classified and ar
ranged
when the convention visitors arrive,
all that will be necessary for them to
do In order 10 find a place 10 sleep and
eat In the oyercrowded city viii be to
make application az the bureau of IN
formation The renting of rooms VIII
be under the direction Of this bureau,
thus insuring the prevention OF ext0r-
tion and giving a visitor something TO
fall back on in case he has difficulty In
securing suitable quarters.
The bureau has sent blanks TO thou
sands of householders, with circular
asking them to fill out the blanks with
their street number. how the house
may be most easily reached by car line,
the number OF rooms and beds they are
willing 10 place at the disposal Of the
bureau for the entertainment OF con-
vention visitors, the charge per person
and the charge for meals II meals are
furnished. Some OF the best homes In
the city are to be opened to convention
visitors
The hotels have been reserved for
delegates, alteTnates, State committees.
newspaper men. visiting clubs and the
like, and they VIII all be full. Tam
many, the Cook County Marching
club Of Chicago. the Duckworth club
Of Cincinnati the Louisville Demo-
cratic Marching club and a dozen other
clubs which always attend Democratic
conventions viii be there In as great
force as n the convention were held
much nearer the center Of population.
The various headquarters are pretty
evenly divided among the leading ho-
tells. The Baltimore has secured Chair
man Jones, former Governor Stone, J.
G.. Johnson, Sam 3. Cook and other
members Of the Democratic national
committee. but the Coates has the Ne
braska delegation, which carries with
il the Bryan headquarters. and the
Midland has Tammany
The national Democratic committees
headquarters will not be in any OF the
hotels, but at the Kansas City club the
home Of Kansas City's leading social
organization. The club Is strictly non
political but the use OF its house. with
IN two blocks Of the convention hall.
was rendered 20 the committee by
unanimous vote and was accepted. The
tender included the absolute surrender
Of possession Of the buiding-cafe, bill
Hard rooms. buffet sleeping apart
ments and all-hut the national com
mlttee hesitated about trespassing so
far upon the clubs hospitality, and will
only make its headquarters there
Tammany has signed a contract for
$50 rooms at the Midland, 10 be occu-
pied by the GOO braves who expect to
attend the convention. The Midland
will also be the home Of two-thirds Of
the newspaper men who will go 10 the
convention, and the Elks clubhouse will
serve admirably for headquarters for
them
Chairman Jones OF Arkansas will oc-
cupy the handsomest suit In Kansas
City during the convention IL IS the
bridal suit at the Baltimore and con-
sists Of bedroom and parlor, connected
with bathroom between. There Is lit
tie suggestion Of "Jeffersonian simple
ity" in the silk draped walls. the cut
glass chandeliers the onyx bathroom.
the velvet carpets and mahogany fur
niture But I'm not running for pres
ident" said Chairman Jones. when he
engaged the suit, "and I've got the
price.
John r. Mclean is evidently prepar-
ing 10 bring a friend or two 20 the con-
vention with him, for he has engaged
three bedrooms. besides a large parlor
for headquarters II is limited that one
OF the rooms Is intended for the admiral
OF the navy and that the Mclean head
quarters will house a presidential boom,
but II this Is 80 no one In Kansas City
knows a.
But. whether Dewey Is there or not.
Bryan Is almost sure 10 be-n0t when
the convention meets. but mighty soon
after the nomination Is made. II is be-
lieved that speech by Bryan during
the convention would start the cam
paign on with a whoop and hurrah
that would count for much In Novem-
Der and plans have been laid TO have
him there. AS soon as he has been nom
inated-assuming that the trip OF Ad-
miral Dewey 10 "Kaw's Mouth" as
Kansas City Is called Is less successful
than his descent upon Manila bay
Mr. Bryan viii be notified by wire and
requested by resolution 10 nresent him
self at the convention A special train,
for which previous arrangements will
have been made, VIII bring him from
Lincoln IN a few hours.
Mr.. Bryan will not find himself home.
less when he arrives. for the Nehras-
kans have engaged the most elaborate
quarters Of any delegation, and they
win be able to take him In. The
NebraskAns have about IL rooms al
the Coates and two Of the largest par
lors
There Is the usual rish FOR conven-
ton tickets and as usual the demand
is far greater than the supply. One Of
the principal members OF the executive
committee Of the Democratic national
committee said recently that from one
backwoods county In his State he had
received a letter written by the chair
man OF the county committee saying /
that he had taken The greatest pains 20
prune down 20 the barest and lowest
the list 81 tickets which |
would be absolutely necessary for
guests from his county and that he !
would be content with 1925 AZ a mat /
ter Of Fact. that county chairman will /
be most fortunate n he gets ten.
The convention itself promises 70 be
A.
limit. and u Is barely possible that the |
two. This would establish a record. |
for ia recent years national conven-
tons have seldom adjourned earlier /
than the third day.
II is quite probable that the uonina-
ton for the FIRST place on the ticket |
win be made on the evening OF july 4.
fur aanffnaufn1 N for no other raaaopa 1