The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-13

Chicago. Ill, June 1a.-PracticalIy
every detail has been arranged and the
finishing touches are being made to the
Coliseum for what promises to be the
most perfect of national conventions,
as far as environment is concerned.
Outward and Visible signs that the
republican national convention is close
at hand are abundant. The party lead
ers are fiocking in from east, west.
north and south, to be followed during
the next forty eight hours by a mighty
throng of delegates and visitors from
every section, with brass. bands and
booms, banners and buttons.
In a coloring of gold and white, the
interior of the Coliseum, which experts
declare to be the acme of convention
halls, will be thrown open to dele
gates. distinguished men of the repub-
lican party and thousands of guests on
the forenoon of next Tuesday. For
weeks men have been working meta
morphosis under the steel Orders that
span the big building. Today the con-
vention hall, completed. is in the hands
of Sergeantat-arms William F. Stone
and his corps of assistants
| In the annex of the Coliseum are the
offices of the sergeant alarms of the
convention and his staff and of the
members of the Subcommittee on ar
rangements. These offices and head
quarters of the national committee are
| on the second floor. On the first floor
much of the space has been allotted to
the medical. staff. which will consist of
dozen physicians and surgeons This
preparation for sudden illness in the
gathering of thousands is in line with
the precedent establishment four years
ago.
In the Coliseum proper every detail
| to add to the convenience of the dele
gates, correspondents. guests and con-
vention workers that could be thought
out has been installed. The arrange
ments for the accommodation of the
telegraph operators and the newspaper
men are regarded as far superior to
similar arrangements in the past
The arrangements make every seat
In the big building desirable. The
seating capacity is about 10000 in
round numbers, and of the 900 seats
one thousand will be occupied by the
delegates, and the same number will be
used by alternates. The delegates and
alternates will be in the central body
Of the hail. Nearly 500 seats surround
ing the speakers platform will be al |
lotted to working newspaper men. A
hundred or more distinguished guests
and officers of the convention will be
accommodated on the platform
The remaining seats on the main floor
and those in the .mezzanine boxes and
galleries will be for the general public |
or that portion of it fortunate enough
to get tickets, which will be divided
between the national committeeman |
and the local convention committee.
Arrangements for the policing and
offering of the convention have been |
made under the guidance of years of |
experience. The seating Of the hall and /
general supervision of the thousands of |
onlookers will be in charge of several /
hundred assistant sergeant alarms and
ushers. Uniformed city police will be
present for emergency only, subject to
the call of a convention officer.
The real work of the convention will
not begin before the second day. Tues
day will be taken up wholly with the
opening formalities, the preliminary
speeches and the work of organization.
The convention will be raped to order
promptly at the noon hour by Harry s.
New of Indiana, chairman of the ma
t1onaI committee. The gaVel with
which the convention will be called to
order is made of wood from old Fort
Dearborn.
The prayer on the opening day will
be made by Bishop P. j. Muldoon. Sec
rotary Elmer Rover will read the of
fetal call for the convention, and Sena-
tor Julius c. Burrows of Michigan will
then be introduced as temporary chair
man. Senator Burrows will then pro-
coed to sound the Keynote"
The remainder of the initial session
will be taken up with the appointment
of the usual committees on credentials.
permanent organization, rules and order
OF business and resolutions. Adjourn
ment to Wednesday morning will then
be in order to give the various com
mittees an opportunity to prepare their
reports.