Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-02
UNABLE TO MAKE ROOM IN CON
VENTIoN HALL FOR
SPECTATORS
GOOD CARE OF PRESS
Pictures Of Martyred Presidents Adorn
the notwithstanding Is Draped
Everywhere-East and West in
Press Gallery.

Convention Hall, Des Moines. Aug,
L. Especially = Almost Immediately
after the adjournment of the
district caucuses, delegates be-
gan applying for admission at
the auditorium. Good nature prevailed
and good feeling seemed to be in the
air. To stand at the door and see Cum
minis men and Perkins men elbow each
other through the portal, one would al
most forget that there had been Bit
ter fight and that the elimination of
all the efforts that had held so much
of bitterness was about to be wit
messed.
Elaborate Decorations.
The convention hall had been elabo-
rately decorated for the occasion. At
the rear of the stage are three oil
painting ngs-Roosevelts in the center
and those of Lincoln and Washington
at each side. These are draped with
large flags and the national colors are
used in profusion in the decorations
throughout the house The boxes are
decorated with banners of red, white
and blue, with a large silver star on
each blue field. Bunting is every
where. draped over the boxes and the
rails of the galleries. On the front
of the balcony is an artistic arrange
ment Of flags and bunting. with a
center piece made up of the pictures
of Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley.
Many Are Excluded.
For weeks it has been known that
the capacity of the auditorium would
be taxed to the utmost today and
every possible arrangement has been
made to furnish seats for those en-
titled to them and in addition to as
many outsiders as possible. On the
stage had been placed great many
folding chairs and these are occupied
this afternoon by prominent men who
are not delegates but who are as.
customed to attending republican con-
Seldom has there been such a, de.
mand for seats as for today's conven-
ventions AMI are always WELCOMED
ton. Each member of the state cen
trail committee was provided with
number Of guests tickets in accordance
with the size Of the delegations in his
district and these we're In great de-
mand. Many who would like to have
attended the convention were unable
to obtain admission. for the doorkeep.
ers had to be exceedingly strict and ad-
nit only those who held delegates
badges, press tickets or visitors tick.
cts.
Provide for Newspapers.
The newspaper men have been we'll
provided for this year, better probably,
than at any previous convention.
There was an orderly assignment of
press tickets yesterday and they were
given only to working newspaper men
These are all provided with desk room
and chairs and there are fully 100 at
the press bench this afternoon. The
representatives Of weekly newspapers
and other newspaper men not actively
engaged in sending out telegraphic
news from the convention hall are CIV
en- seats in the orchestra pit.
Telegraph Service.
Both the Postal and Western Union
Telegraph companies have offices on
the stage of the auditorium and several
operators are sending the press dis.
patches direct from the floor of the
convention to newspapers all over the
country. New York. Washington, Chi.
cago, ST. Louis and Minneapolis papers
are represented, in addition to every
Iowa paper of consequence, democratic
as well as republican
The Courier is served today by spe.
cial wire and the readers of this paper
may know that what they read in these
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convention, sent out over the wires the
moment it transpires.