The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-06
MUST sECLUDE THEMSELVES.

While the outsiders have their troubles
they have no conception of what the Mis-
souri,. Illinois. Kentucky and Arkansas
delegates have to contend with.
The greatest pressure is from Missouri,
but Illinois furnishes good second.
Many of the delegates from these States
have been forced to keep In seclusion as
much as possible to avoid the crowds
seeking tickets, which cannot possibly be
supplied
There is not member of the Missouri
delegation who has not received more
than 100 applications while most of them
have received from three to five times
that number. Requests have been Irsde
on Senator Stone by the thousands.
The issuance of press tickets has caused
a general misunderstanding among the
newspaper workers in the smaller cities.
1t seems that the notice given by the Ma
tional Committee was not explicit enough.
working forces Of the large daily news
papers. and even they are conr'ainiuS
about not receiving enough to enable them
to handle the news OF the 9l conyentien as as
from the small cities must look to their
own delegates for tickets. These. 1t
should be understood. will not be press
tickets. but admissions to the main body
Of the hall.
The only other body to which tickets
have been issued is the, Business Mems
essary funds to defray the expenses of
the convention. This organization has been
allotted 1000 tickets, which will be dis
tributed to persons who paid their sub
scriptions.
RUSH FOR TICKETS.
The distribution of the tickets allotted
to the Business Men s League began at the
league rooms in the Mercantile Club at 6
o'clock last night. and by 10 o'clock half
the LOO persons had received them.
When the doors were opened fully 200
la1 f1to tho hIJf
so systematic were the arrangements that
within an hour not more than fifteen or
twenty persons were in the offices Others
O'clock. when the ofice was closed for the
night. The distribution will be continued
at o'clock this morning, and II Is thought
that by II o'clock most of those entitled
to tickets from the Business Mems League
will have called.
AS has been explained previously in The
Republic every member Of the BUSINESS
Mems League Is entitled to admission to
eight sessions OF the convention. and every
subscriber to the convention fund Is en-
titled to admission to one session fer e"ch
S subscribed.
Yesterday afternoon w. F. Saunders,
secretary of the Business Mems League.
placed in the hands of the secretary of
the Demoeratic National committee en-, en-
entitled to receive tickets from the
league and the number they should have:
In some cases the subscribers to the fund
to attend, and as far as possible the Ma
tional Committee accommodated them.
Many, however, possibly a majority, had
not indicated what sessions they pre-
ferred, and the National Committee dis
tributed the tickets for this class at ram
dom. Unless otherwise requested, those
who were entitled to tickets 10 tvo
sessions were given two tickets to the
same session, as 1t was assumed that
ticket holders would prefer to take some
one with them than to go alone.
MAILING CLERKS
DISTRIBUTE CARDS.
After the National Committee had al
lotted the tickets to the subscribers and
members of the league, the cards of ad-
mission were sent to Secretary Saunders
for distribution
Secretary Saunders was assisted by
three expert mailing clerks and the tickets
were given out easily and quickly.
Every person who was entitled TO tickets
had previously received circular from
Mr. Saunders. telling him of the distriou-
tion and these were returned to him last
night as Identification certificates
Many persons, after receiving their
tickets. were not satisfied. and asked Sec
retsry Saunders to try and change them
for seats at other sessions or in different
part of the Coliseum