Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
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Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, June 5.-While every
day shows an increasing interest
among Pennsylvanians in the arrange
ments for the Republican national con-
vention to be held here on the 18th
inst, the prospects of getting tickets
of admission to the hall are not bit
brighter today than they were three
weeks ago, when the original plan for
the distribution of these coveted cards
was announced. 1t begins to look as
though there will be but a small con-
tingent of the Republicans of the Key
stone state who come here during con-
vention week get into the auditorium
during the sessions of the convention.
Colonel Quay, member of the national
committee from Pennsylvania, and
General Reeder, chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, were both
here within the last few days upon a
still hunt for convention tickets in or
der to comply with at least few re-
quests that have come to them from
Republicans from every county OF the
state. Men who ordinarily take very
little interest in matters political are
cropping up in every quarter Of the
commonwealth with anxious eyes upon
the seats in national convention hall.
They want to see President Mckinley
renominated and listen to the speeches
from the representative party men who
will be assembled here from every
state in the Union. They have read of
the splendid hall in which the conven-
ton is to be held and of the many
features of convention week which
promise to be so attractive to the Wis
itors.
QUAY AND REEDER ACTIVE.
1t was to satisfy at least a small
proportion of these anxious Republic
cans that Colonel Quay and General
Reeder came here to confer with Col
onel Wiswell, the sergeant-at-arms of
the national convention, and Mayor
Ashbridge, who is the chairman of the
citizens committee of arrangements
for the convention. They soon learned
that the demand for tickets is quite
universal and that every member of
the national committee and every
member of the local committee has on
file big list of applicants for tickets.
General Reeder made special plea
to Mayor Ashbridge, but he was in
formed that the four thousand tickets
which will go to the citizens commit
tee of this city are to be distributed
among the subscribers to the national
convention 100000 fund, and that as
there are about 1900 subscribers to this
fund there will be but a small allot-
ment to go to each subscriber. Colonel
Quay remarked before he left town
that he had not found much encourage
ment and that the applicants for tick
cts had better see the national dele
gates from their respective congress
sional districts at once before they
shall have promised their extra tick
cts. Each member of the national
committee is to receive 25 tickets, each
delegate to the convention will get,
besides the ticket which will admit
him to the delegates section, two tick
cts of general admission to the hall.
WILL SHARE TICKETS.
These tickets will be in coupon form.
so that if there shall be three sessions
day each ticket can be employed to
give three different persons admission
to the hall for one session each. 1t is
possible. although not probable, that
the convention will last three days.
There is not much doubt about there
being but one session On the opening
day. Tuesday, the 10Th inst. The del
egates will as rule arrange among
their constituents to make the best
possible use of their small allotment of
tickets. Each alternate will receive
but one ticket, which will admit him
to his own seat.
While this question of tickets of ad
mission to the hall will be a source of
embarrassment to Inc leaders of the
Republican organization in this state,
on account of so many desiring to wit
ness the proceedings of national con-
vention, there viii be other attractions
in this city which will be found quite
enjoyable by many of the visitors from
the interior of the state. Arrange
ments have been made to have cards
issued 10 visitors emitting them to
visit the various public institutions,
the Girard college and other places of
interest through the allied Republican
clubs of this citv.