The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Officials of the Republican National
Committee have received from Architect
Arthur G.. Brown, OF Chicago, blue prints
of the completed plans OF the Coliseum of
Chicago, in which the Republican Ma
tional Convention to nominate a candi-
date 10 succeed Mr. Roosevelt as Presi-
dent will be held on June l6. The plans
are comprehensive and in detail, and pro-
vide for more room and a larger seating
capacity in the convention hall than in
1904. when President Roosevelt was nomi-
mated They say they are much pleased
with the plans. and that the work of put
ting them into execution would be started
shortly
The plans for the first floor. where the
greatest number Will be seated provide
for 9.SS2 persons. There will be seats for
Sc members Of the national committee
416 newspaper correspondents. 17S7 on the
platform for especially invited guests
1000 delegates. 1000 alternates. and 1888
for the general public
In box over the vestibule will be seats
for So persons, and the balcony will seat
1900 persons. a grand total of seats for
1l,1s7 persons. All these seats are ex-
pected to be taken. and the number OF
persons viii be exclusive of the 1900 or
more ushers, doorkeepers. assistant ser
geant-at-arms, and messengers who win
be employed under the immediate super
vision Of Sergeant-at-arms Stone, OF Bal
timore.
The speakers platform will be arranged
differently from the last convention,
which was also held in the Coliseum. II
win be closer 70 the center Of the hall. so
that the voice can be heard distinctly in
ali parts Of the building.
Seats on Platform.
On the platform will be seats for the
members of the nationaI committee.
Chairman Harry F. New. Secretary FL
mer Dover and his assistants. and Ser
geant-at-arms Stone.
Immediately in front OF the speakers
platform will be the seats for the news
paper men. These stretch across the
width Of the hall. Then come the seats
for the delegates. the alternates. and be
hind these seats for the ticket holders.
Around the sides of the hall and extend
/ ing in the form of a horseshoe on either
side 70 the press seats are 20 be seats for
the general public.
| on the upper part of the main floor in
the rear OF the platform and the seats for
the specially invited personages viii be an
emergency hospital 20 BY q and a ward
/ Is by o.
Adjoining these viii be room for the
| assistant doorkeepers p by 81 feet and
another room for the assistant sergeants-
alarms q by IS feet
! Separated from this last room by a par
tltion will be a ladies waiting room % by
y feet The hospital ward and waiting
room will be equipped with everything
\ that viii be necessary for use. There
will be a corps Of nurses and internes In
attendance at the hospital. These rooms
will be reached by an incline which ad-
4 joins the veStibule entrance TO the rear Of
/ the Coliseum. They Will be separated
/ from the main hall by partitions which
will extend to the ceiling, making each OF
/ the rooms private.
/ There will be eleven entrances. and
they viii be located on three sides Of the
/ building.
Many Private Offices.
/ The balcony. as has been stated Will
have seating capacity for $500 persons,
! and those occupying the seats will have
an excellent view OF everything that goes
/ on on the platform and in the convention
/ hall. As on the main floor. the seats will
/ be in sections. each lettered and num-
] bered so that when the tickets are pre-
I sented the ushers viii have no difficulty
| in placing the holders in the proper seats.
! On the Wabash avenue side Of the
/ Coliseum. above and back OF the speak
/ er's stand. Will be located the rooms OF
the members OF the national committee
and the chief officials of the convention.
These. Of course. will be private. The