Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-21

.,.,oo 1pne 2l.-The Republican ma
Vp',@ sonyention. the thirteenth IN the
u0a.' b,story met IN the Coliseum at
la'o ,odov and organized The grand
p Sm.y ibe nominations viii not be
.Sod until Thursday Senator pe-
oau. today the curtain-raiser Tor
.o scrlous drama Of tomorrow
ug Tsnrsday. The curtain-raiser was
MN an absorbing production
weather predictions were disturbing
n. VAS a suggestion Of rain in the
and the sun had a struggle all the
oD with clouds banked up over
X. loEe Fresh breeaes from the
.,,,bvest cooled the temperature nut
.Sooe out Of reach Of the breeze
the day was hot
FIVE ACRES OF SEATS
p,y. acres of seats under the arches
., tbe Coliseum began to fill by half
,,st 10 o'clock Black dots appeared
n tbe emptiness, the videttes Of that
t,ee assemblage which presently
sSsnod into the convention. The inter-
y, tbot had for two days eddied gently
o,ourd dfty state or territorial head
omrlers concentrated upon these HVe
s,sel covered acres. or rather upon that
e,sen,ent Of an acre OF delegates chalts
r,,oted green in front of crimson car
ls,ed roslrnm set with Flemish oak
mrnlture. The table was q solid piece
q, i, stand the blows 60 be beat upon
{" Asthln lines of delegates ana other
.rcket holders entered from many en-
,,onces. the watchers outside grew ihto
multitude. and some hearts burned
o,sr Ruthless pannlngs for admission.
I'M most Of those outside were SATISFIED
IN The mild thrill of being IN the
r,rhborhood Of where large Things
IN to be done for the first session OF
Nh national convention was an illpus-
isf fact, even n Us general results were
eItantles beforehand.
THE COLISEUM
The Coliseum is not yet historic. It
,,s been a place for roller skating balls
anl tbe circus, and the old convention
tands thought II the best proportioned
srS arranged convention hall IN the
i,nIted states. The outside walls are
III stone with castellated turrets, so the
frst impression Is that OF Guy az
m0ry. The walls OF steel, II piack'
would make the place look IKE a ran
way station, but as they are white re-
leyed by stands Of flags the erect Is
pleasing, The first mental EFFORT after
looking at the immensely OF seats, par
terre rising on parterre, was to estimate
he total. II turned out to be about
SlO numbered places, including the
hank Of $50 rising behind the chairman.
Aboye this terrace Of seats hung the
colossal portrait OF the late Senator
Hanna on O canvass 20Sl7 feet. Por-
rats Of the president, with flags about
HEM, were placed at regular intervals
,rolna the amphitheater. A banner
n the "Home Market Club of Boston,
swung near the roof opposite the chair
man.
NEWS SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS.
Under the rostrum and stretching the
whole length OF the basement was one
Of the most curious sights of the con-
wnton-the paraphernalia and the
workers who communicated TO the mill
ions what tho thousands saw. Into
us SPACE was let hundreds of wires,
uore than 200 that connected the nan
VIII the principal newspapers OF the
GENTRY and with the agencies That
iinsmt news over seas. More than
" telephones Were working and up
Yards Of 400 telegraph Instruments. A
thousand reporters, operators and mes
SINGERS manned this intelligence ma
chine.
For hours before and during the ses-
fon Of the convention the hotels were
vacant The large rooms occupied by
nae headquarters decorated with trl-
color cloth and the pictures Of distln-
gashed sons, both living and dead,
were Qute empty since the early morn
lns conference
ELIMINATING FAVoRITE SONS.
N he hours between breakfast and
,ue START for the hail there was a
'nl general Interchange OF ideas
nnohs ne leaders The only important
seuit OIL these informal conferences
VIZ the inception of n movement TO
Hs soolt unanimous action 10 elm
sN we iavorite son" complimentary
,o'a which several delegations expect
sNe candidates II Is recalled that
'.'el action was taken at Philadelphia
u, 9sars ago, and the argument IS
10y taat as the convention Is to be n
ssaeauon meeting any way both cam
-INs should be unanimously named.
W rev OF the men who viii be pre-
'u expect TO receive any votes OUT
ro,, lhelr own delegations. and II Is
gs,endtS9vl mat no great compliment is
I'm Inv, ris III vote Of this kind for Sec
' p'a'e on the national ticket.
ONLY LIVELY PLACE.
.., ,,t,sent Indications arc that the Gre
eri 's copmlttee OF the convention
,s,n. tle one place where the placid
p. and even monotonous feeling
p"ly security and consequent Ieth.
Gs VIII be broken. A funnel -shoned
hlp N Gathering over tbe heads of
~ committee and the storm NJ roiiti-
h,kerhg aySuonal strife and party
BIO tho 10 scheduled TO break the min /.
bal n,er,l,.pl t.tee assemblies Individ
ssve booD \ Oh this committee as they
lons bo,, 'noSen by their state delega
made a. ,,e literally been besieged ana
lus, W. ,''en 70 various tales OF grief.
hit OF ,Se WI be the aggregated re-
progresssongg vigorous wire pulling which
hnewed ~ yesterday, nll night ana Was
brcdicles with yIgor today cannot be
BANDS PLAYED.
on an D o, gay advanced the streets toor
llyty "Ppearanoe bordering mon ocD
Audj,o,,lb.s lands played in front Of tSs
anarters ,u'l, ana other convention bead "a.
he 10 4, Party leaders who bad r no,S
gemblrSo ogt wait for the honr ~ VIZ ~
Il the yo nlled tho Hobbies ana y,., "a
| Wy rooms Of the various I@p s'Tlsra