Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

kerens OF Missouri, besides Committee
President Hanna and Secretary Dix ex-
ofhclo. The subcommittee held its first i'm
purtant meeting in Philadelphia the other
day, and the democratic subcommittee met
recently in Kansas Civ. Both will hold
meetings at intervals from now on TO the
converting Of the national gatherings All
matters OF general convention policy will be
discussed and settled at these meetings but
the carrying out of the details will be in
trusted TO the sergeant-at-arms SOLELY
The most important duty Of the conven-
uon subcommittee, of course. Is fixing the
city In which the convention is to be held.
and In the main this Is properly enough
question of money From some of the
rather loosely werded dispatches sent ont
about the cash required to be put up by the
convention city the impression has gone
out that the republican subcommittee made
a definite demand for 100000 To be exacr
the authorities of Philadelphia and other
cities were told, as they have been once in
four years for several decades that tho
local expenses Of the convention must he
guaranteed The sum of 100000 was mem
TONED because the expense at ST.. Louis last
year reached that figure or approximately
So should the running expenses fall IInder
the estimate. the residue will be turned
back to the citizens committee should
aheE exceed 1t, the deficit will have to be
made up, Of course.
After the selection Of the convention ci,v
the next most important step is the seleC.-
u"n OF the ser2eant-at-arms. for he Will
fN-+aA N44c 'ilNu>dli'!S guaranteed for local
expenses: he viii have to see thar The con.
Nenti"n hall IS in good shape when The
gathering Is called to order; through him
Iai EtiE. the g. invention authorities will hold
relations with the press the local autborf
I-tS 81 me convention city, the railroads and
m pubic generally. In short. the couven-
Won Sergeant-sJ-arm< i in the way OF a ing
t.'Hef Il good deal Of good or a good deal ~
harin- according To his lights FinanciaIr,.
MS responsibilities are heavy. since. beSifs.
.iis iai rs dH'+Hts ne pays out in local ex-
i,TnSes- he has to arrange in a measure for
tL4' expenditure OF several times as much
more. and thus the total expenses of a con-
Nention may be greatly Increased or do
tiy-iStd oV 'he Strgeant-at-armS. II Ger
si'lHLN may be said with truth that he must
q" d man 81 exceptional judgment gre4t
capacity and unusual executive force
Convention Halls.
Naturally, one of the first things 20
which the sergean;-at-arms must give at
ten;i"n IS the building in which the can
VeniiOn is % be held Ii is not sufficient
Tor II to contain a big enough auditorium
I" seat ihe delegates and others in atten
dance; it must have many auxiliary fea-
lures that are possessed by few of TN,
great nails 1t is nOt too much. perhaps
L say That there Is only one building m
'he nlted states. not built or renodeled
expressly for the holding Of a national CON
N'nil"n. that could be used for thar mr.
n,Se without many changes and additions
Garden NgNI+
YORK. but II Is hardly probable thar ire
r'"t VIII ever shei,er . body of men gath
cred 70 nominate a President of Tie I 'nit,d
STATES In 1S!E a building had 70 f,a .x
pifSsly erected for tire republican conyan
t"n IN 81 Louis. the city then having no
structure at all adapted 10 convention ,1s,.s
HIS made the total convention cost of
th@t YEAR very large. but the building r..
i.lt~d after the adjournment of the con
N'n;'on and Will he available for any like
,-'E"h"4 gatherings that may hereafter be
he'd in St. Louis.
AaIy thousands o. dollars must he snen.
o. he hall in Philadelphia. In which the
republican convention is to be held This
S'aF- before II viii be ready for The his,
sd'hefins The auditorium itself must he
rehl"deIed number of waiting subcom-
tniitee ana other special rooms must be pur
IN. new sanitary and ventilation systems
must be provided and facilities for the cor
respondents and reporters must be created
These include desks and seats in the big
Raj Il writing room just off the hall rooms
companies and the press associations and
thc Installation Of wires and instruments
In making the hall ready for the couyou-
t!nn. then. the sergeant-at-arms must have
dealings with architects. builders, electric
outntters. plumbers and all sorts of trades
people, besides the newspapers, the press
associations and the telegraph companies
and this part of his duties alone will test
alike his patience, his tact and his capacity
for work
Newspapers and Convention.
One Of the most difficult tasks of the
sergeant-at-arms will be to satisfy the
newspapers. Readers Of the full conven-