The San Francisco call., 1904-06-28

California delegation to the Democratic
National Convention. The reading
room at the right of the main entrance
to the Jefferson Hotel has been secured
for its use. This is a spacious room.
furnished with all the elegance de-
manded in a modern. flrst-class hotel.
1t viii be handsomely decorated. The
simplicity that gave Washington and
Jefferson good digestions isn't going
TO be at home so you could notice it
when the California pledged Bourbons
begin doing politics for the man they
have decided should be President. This
candidate, William r. Hearst, has re-
served the two top floors and two
thirds of the next one in the Jefferson.
Manager Hay didn't think the top
fOors and the roof would be safe If
he gave him quarters any farther
down and opened them to the Califor
mans. There are ninety-two rooms in
the reservation. The California dele
cation will probably occupy some OF
these apartments. as Hearst and his
stenogra pliers will have a few to spare
and II would be a shame to have them
remain empty.
The Californians are expected to ar
rive here at $50 on the evening Of
July L They Will be met at Hannibal,
Mo, by Lee A. Day of San Francisco.
who is connected with the National
Committee headquarters here in the
capacity of a stenographer. He win
lead them through the madding crowd
of Worlds Fair visitors, and those ex-
pecting visitors-a still more numer-
Gus cIass-and escort them 10 the JEFF
fersOn.
There viii he something doing when
the California delegation gets here.
The States exhibit at the fair will re-
cline in the shade for few days.
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED.
The crowd that viii try to get
view of the nominating body at the
Coliseum will be one of the greatest
that has ever sought admission to
convention. Not only it is Worlds
Fair time, but a battle is promised
that it is worth any ones while to
swelter through. Ii will be a memoir
able convention. The total seating
capacity of the structure where the
convention is to be held is not more
than 1000, including delegates, al
ternates and the press representatives
who are all on the main floor. All
around the elliptical floor space rise
tiers of chairs for the spectators. The
structure is a part of what is known
as the St. Louis Exposition building
and has been used annually for the
horse show. AS a comparison il may
be said that the Kansas City Coliseum,
where the preceding Democratic con-
vention was held, seated $4,000 per-
sons.
Colonel John /. Martin, the sergeant
at arms of the convention, attended
TO the arrangement details. He has
had much experience in just this sort
of work and the National Committee
leaves it to him entirely. 1t knows he
can be depended upon. Aisles are so
arranged throughout the floor and
spectators space and pasageways are
so arranged under the platform and
tiers of chairs that in all that tre-
mendous throng there will be no
crowding, no jostling. Every one en-
titled to a seat, no matter where it
may be, will be able to go to and
from it without inconvenience.
Colonel Martin has arranged one
feature that is entirely new and will
be his treat to the American public.
There will be thousands of persons
wildly anxious to see what a great
convention looks like, who will be un-
able to get a card that will even per-
nit them to look inside. There will
be members of marching clubs alone
from various cities to the number of
$4,000 men. Martin intends that all
these people shall see the sight in the
Coliseum. He has left an aisle around
one-haf Of the floor space, running
next to the front row of spectators
seats and leading from an entrance at
one end Of the building to an exit at
the other, around back of the sections
set aside for the delegates and alter
mates. One following the course of
this aisle will get a view Of every part
Of the interior. His eyes win rest on
the delegates, the speakers stand
and the thousands Of spectators
ALL CAN SEE PROCEEDINGS. :.
Around this, just after temporary
organization, when the committees are
busy with their reports, Colonel Mar
tin will permit all the members of
marching clubs (and every one, as he
naively says, can be a member of a
marching club on this occasion) to
pass, two by two, while the band plays
the huzza music Of politics. IF it takes
till eleven at night, they'll all go
through says Martin, and his round
face beams with pleasure at the
thought of so many people having their
craving to see a national political con-
vention in session gratified. OF course,
though, this will all be done by grace