The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-11
ly poor seat in the five hundred. the ia
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cilities for seeing and hearing being the
very best.
wIswELL HAS NO SINECURE.
The busiest man for the next two weeks
will be Sergeant-at-arms Wiswen. who has
been here for a fortnight. His headquar-
tiers are located in the old courthouse in
Independence square. The quarters are
crowded with clerks, stenographers and
rypewriters. and every one about the place
is hustling. The sergeant-at-arms Is now
wrestling with the task OF distributing
tickets. Everybody wants one and most
applicants want enough for all their
friends. Each delegates will receive two
tickets besides his own, and each alternate
will receive only his own ticket Each ma
tional committeeman Is to receive twenty
Philadelphia and the remainder will be
distributed among invited guests by the
national committee. President Mckinley
Will receive a certain number for his pri-
vate distribution.
The national committee will hold its first
session in this city on Wednesday, where
every member Is expected TO be present
with the exception Of General James H
Wilson, of Delaware, who is in Cuba. At
this meeting the committee will go over
the work already done in preparation for
the convention and will smooth out the lit
tie details. The organization of the con-
vention will. In all likelihood, be taken up
and finally passed upon. The greatest task
assigned to the national committee will be
the matter OF contests.
The committee Is expected to take such
action as will make the work of the creden-
tails committee easier. With the exception
OF the Eleventh Pennsylvania congressional
district, every delegate to the convention
I'm the United States has been elected. The
Eleventh Pennsylvania will elect its two
delegates at Scranton tomorrow. AS far
as known here notice of contests have been
follows. Alabama dalaQ3-
tons: Delaware, two entire delegations;
Georgia, First and Eighth district; Louis
lana, Second and Fifth districts; Pennsyl-
vania. Nineteenth district; Texas. dele
gates at large, and First, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh and Ninth districts: Ten
nessee. delegates at large.
The social programme for convention
week will be about as complete as 1t can
be made. All the Republican clubs in the
city have formed a general organization
and are working as unit. Saturday, SUM-
will be at the railroad stations and ferries
to welcome the visiting clubmen. On Mon
day night there will be monster torch
light parade, in which $1,000 men are ex-
pected TO march. Visiting clubs will be
given the right of line except where it is the
desire to march with the particular local
organization assigned to entertain 1T dur
ing the week. Excursions have been ar
ranged for every day to points of interest
up and down the Delaware river, and his
torical places in and around the city. The
iisHtS VIII De given up 10 DdnquetS, SmOk-
ers, concerts and other forms of enter
tainment. On Tuesday June 10, in the
evening. there will be a monster mass
meeting in the Academy of Music. The
best orators among the leaders in the party
will be the speakers. Prominent senators
will be rendered complimentary dinners.
The most brilliant affair of that kind will
probably be the dinner to Chairman Hanna
on Saturday night, June 16
The vanguard of the convention crowd is
already here Senator Scott. of West Vir-
ginia, and National Committeeman Henry
{. Payne, of Wisconsin, arrived yesterday,
while among to-day's arrivals were Com
mitteeman Joseph Manley. of Maine, Am
bassador to Mexico Powell Clayton, who
represents Arkansas on the national COM
mittee, Judge q. w. Hepburn, of Idaho.
and j. M. Ashton, one of the delegates at
large from Washington. National Com
mitteeman Richard c. Kerns, of Missouri,
who had been here for several days, left
for st. Louis to attend the wedding of his
son. and will return with the Missouri del
egation on Sunday. Ambassador Clayton
will go to Washington Tomorrow and will
return in time to attend the meeting of
the national committee on Wednesday.
Chairman Hanna and Secretary Dick are
expected tomorrow.