The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-01
Things requires AT
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Army of Employees Needed to
Care for the Delegates
and Public.

A Republican National Convention
will shortly be put up at auction. II
won't exactly be knocked down TO the
highest bidder, because other things
than money will count; but, those 9th
er things being equal, the city that
offers the most money will likely gel
it.. The prospective bidders include
Chicago, ST. Louis, Kansas City, Den
yer, Seattle, Pittsburg and Boston, but
others will be welcome. No one has
a cinch on the meeting as yet.
Bidders will have to qualify by prov
ing possession of the following things:
Hotel Accommodations for 1000 dele
gates, 1000 or more officers and en-
ployes, and from 10000 to 10000 WISH
tors.
First-class telegraph facilities.
A hundred thousand dollars or SO
in cash.
If city has these things, only one
other Is necessary TO secure the con-
vention and that is majority of votes
in the Republican National Committee
Mr.. Harry S. New, of Indiana; is act
ing Chairman of that committee, and
has already issued a call for
a meeting to select aconvention city.
That meeting will be held in
Washington early in December.
Collector OF Customs w. f. Stone,
of Baltimore, is Serpeant-at-Arms OF
the Republican convention. He held
that position last time when Chicago
was the meeting place, and was I'M
animously reelected. Talking OF the
1904 convention this morning, he told
why the big facilities mentioned above
are required.
There were 99S delegates at Chica-
CO." he said, and 1913 alternates.
There were about 1000 employees.
There was an army of newspaper men
and telephone and telegraph represent
tatives to be Accommodated. Then there
was the big public to be looked after.
ITO the Sergeant-at-Arms is given
the task of preparing the building for
the convention and managing 1T during
the convention. 1t is his business to
see that everything runs smoothly, and
to insure this he makes all the APP
pointments that are made, with the ex
ception of temporary and permanent
Chairman, chaplains, the Secretary OF
the convention and his assistants.
1.-THE size of my staff at Chicago
will give an idea of the magnitude OF
the work. l had 1000 Assistant Ser
geant-at-Arms, $50 doorkeepers, 400
messengers and 250 ushers. There
were seven Chief Deputies, who were
Obliged to be in Chicago with me for
three weeks before the convention
was there more than five weeks-and
in all had about 200 appointments.
These deputies were paid 80 a day
and their railroad transportation. The
doorkeepers were paid s. a day for
four days, the convention being In
session three days. Then there was
a clerical force of twenty-five men
who were paind for. their services.
"The Sergeant-at-Ar himself is
paid his actual expense and nothing
more. / had a suite Of rooms at the
Auditorium Annex and was paid my
transportation but no salary for serv-
ices.
"When the Coliseum building was
turned over to me it was little more
than four walls and a ceiling. 1t had
inst been used for a Horse Show. To
provide ample entrances and exits
had two new doorways cut in the
building and leased block OF ground
in the rear in order to get an en-
trance on Michigan avenue. Along this
we built driveway and two Walks
for pedestrians, and covered the whole
thing, to provide for bad weather.
'In addition we had to build a music
gallery and reception and retiring
rooms for ladies. 1t was hard work.
but when it was all over the conven-
ton gave me rising vote of thanks.
Chicago guaranteed $4,000 for the con
yention and the actual expenses,
understand, were about $4,000.
''sWhen the National Commute meets
in December it will hear arguments
from representatives of the various
cities which want the big meeting and
find out what each has to offer. Then
1t will go into executive session ana
decide the matter. Baltimore News.
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