The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-09
RESERVE THEIR ROOMS.
Candidates Reservations at
Hotels for Convention Elk
ceded all Precedents.

Chicago. Dec. 9.-Applications for
reservation Of rooms for the republican
convention continued to pour in from
all quarters on Chicago hotel managers
yesterday. The accommodations as a
rule. are for state delegations. but
there are occasional kilograms OF in
quiry for special reservations for in
dividuals, these being for the most part
the leaders in the several states.
The managers Of the various presi-
Dental candidates have shown alacrity
IN reserving whole suites from which
the glad hand" will be stretched out
TO delegates next June
The vtgor of the boom Of Uncle joe"
Cannon was shown when the speaker
beat all the White House aspirants In
securing his convention headquarters
His reservations were made late Fri
day evening. in advance Of the action
of the national committee. through
Charles G. Dawes, who engaged rooms
at the Auditorium Annex And the
speaker got the presidential suite"
the best apartments in the house.
Reservation for Fairbanks.
An indication that Fairbanks is still
| figured in the running was shown when
Mr. Dawes returned TO the Annex Sat
urday and made reservations for the
vice president
Scarcely had he left the hotel when
messenger boy dashed up with this
message from New York:
Reserve adequate apartments for
Governor Hughes of New York WIN
be on Sunday to complete arrange
ments"
The name signed to the dispatch was
that of the governors secretary
| Friends of Secretary Taft and Sena-
tors Foraker and Knox wired the Audi
forum asking for reservations tenta-
lively. adding that definite quarters
will be arranged for early this week
New Wires for Fifty Rooms.
Chairman Harry New wired for fifty
rooms at the Auditorium These will
be on the parlor floor and most of them
Will be occupied for administration pur-
poses, as they were four years ago.
a that time the walls and floors were
<isguised-or protected-by means of
pine sealing painted a subdued green.
Since then the price of lumber has gone
up materially, but the hotel manage
ment has saved the old trappings OF the
parlor floor and they probably can be
/
The Great Northern will be head
quarters for the Illinois. Missouri, and
Kansas delegations. while the Grand
Pacific Will care for several southern
and western states. At the Palmer
house kilograms have been received
from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ne
braska asking for headquarters
New Balconies In Coliseum.
Extensive alterations must be made
at the Coliseum to meet the require
ments.
The national committee made it s
prerequisite that the hall provided for
the convention seat $4,000 persons. AT
the national convention in 1904. which
was held in the Coliseum, there were
seating arrangements for only $500
Samuel B. Raymond and Fred w. IN
ham assured the committee. however
that provision for the larger number
would be guaranteed
In order to seat that number II vii
not be necessary to enlarge the erounf
area Of the big building. A mezzanin,
balcony will be built beneath the pres.
ent balcony and third balcony viii
be added at the north end Of the butId.
ing. In this way about $500 seat.
Will be added.