Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-13
Presidents Nominated In
Chicago.
Special to the Herald.


Special to the Herald.
Chicago, H., June 13.-Practically
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 con
ventions, as far as environment is
concerned.
Outward and visible signs that the
republican national convention is
close at hand are abundant. The
party leaders are flocking in from
east, west, north and south, to be fol-
lowed 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 coloring of gold and white, the
interior of the Coliseum, which ex-
perts declare to be the acme of con-
vention halls, will be thrown open to
delegates, distinguished men of the
republican party and thousands of
guests on the forenoon of next Tues
day. For weeks men have been
working metamorphosis under the
steel Orders that span the big build
ing. Today the convention hall, COM
pleted, ISL the hands of Sergeant-at-
arms Wi! sse!sps and his corp.
Of assNlln1s. ~
In the annex of the Coliseum are
the offices of the sergeant-at-arms of
the convention and his staff and OF
the members of the subcommittee on
arrangements. The offices and head
quarters of the national committee
are on the second floor On the first
floor much of the space has been al
lotted to the medical staff, which will
geons. This preparation for sudden
illness in the gathering of thousands
is in line with the precedent establish
ed four years ago
In the Coliseum proper every detail
to add to the convenience of the del
egates, correspondents, guests and
convention workers that could be
thought out has been installed. The
arrangements 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 ten thousand
in round numbers, and of the ten
thousand seats one thousand will be
occupied by the delegates, and the
same number will be used by the al
ternates. The delegates and alter
mates will be in the central body of
the hall. Nearly five hundred seats
surrounding the speakers platform
will be allotted to working newspaper
men. A hundred or more distinguish
ed guests and officers of the conven-
ton will be accommodated on the
platform
The remaining seats on the main
floor. and those in the mezzaine 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 commit
teemen and the local convention COM
mittee
Arrangements for the policing and
differing of the convention have
been made under the guidance of
years of experience The seating of
the hall and the general supervision
Of the thousands of onlookers will be
in charge of several hundred assist
ant sergeants-at-arms and ushers.
Uniformed city police will be present
for emergency only, subject to the
call of convention officer
The real work of the convention |
will not begin before the second |
day. Tuesday will be taken up Who'll
ly 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 Tndi-
ana, chairman of the national commit