The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-02
TO ACCOMMODATE.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
EVERY DETAIL IS REGARDED
Plenty Of Room for Delegates and
spectators-Their Comfort
Not Overlooked.

4\>When the republican state conven-
ton assemblies here next Wednesday
I it will be in one of the largest and
most commOdious halls in the state,
and it will find that nothing has been
overlooked calculated to add to the
convenience and comforts of the dele
gates. This is a detail that the Bill
ings Roosevelt and Fairbanks Repub-
lican club is attending to.
When the club was organized one
Of the first of it's committees named
was one to arrange for suitable hall
in which to hold the state convention,
with G. R. Buchanan as chairman
No time was lost in getting the neces-
sary work started and excellent pro-
gress has been made, in fact about
all of the alterations have been com.
pleted already.
Large Space for Delegates.
Two-thirds of the eastern end of
the immense room have been reserv-
ed for convention hall proper, with
the Committee rooms at the other
end Here stage sufficiently large
to accommodate several hundred per-
sons has been constructed. This will
be for the officers, press representa-
tives and distinguished visitors, with
ample room for the bands that are
expected to be in attendance, as some
of the delegations will be accompanied
by musicians. Facing the stage is the
reservation for the $50 delegates who
are expected to occupy seats. Be-
cause of the abundant room the Aisles
will be found of unusual width, and
there will be no crowding in the seats.
In the rear and to the sides of the
delegates apportionment galleries
have been erected for the audience
Thse are built on an incline and those
occupying the back seats will have
an unobstructed view of the proceed
ings. Including the seating capacity
of the stage, the hall will easily ac-
commodate 1900 persons, exclusive
of the delegates. This gives assurance
that but few need be kept out of the
big building no matter how large the
crowd may be.
Plenty Light and Air.
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ventilation. Electricity will supply
the one and the architectural arrange
ment of the building the other A
sea of electric lights, arc and incandes-
cent, is being installed to provide the
necessary illumination, and some not
absolutely necessary. No one will
be permitted to remain in the dark,
unless exception is made Of those who
may not be permitted to get under the
light of some of the little plans and
schemes Matched, which are always
a part of every political convention.
Decorations will not be lacking,
either on the stage or in the body of
the hall. Provisions for this feature
have been made on generous scale.
In order that there may be no con-
fusion, the delegates and those having
the right to occupy seats on the stage
will be admitted through a separate
door. The other doors will be for the
use of the audience
Notwithstanding the immensity of
the room, promise is made that the
acoustics will be found all right and
that all the speakers can be readily
heard in every part of the hall.
While the committee entrusted with
the special duty of arranging the hall
has worked hard, the other commit
tees appointed by the club to look af-
ter other matters connected with the
convention have not been idle. All
are up and doing and when the visi-
tors arrive they will find that moth
ing calculated to make their visit
pleasant one has been omitted.
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