Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-28
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION;
 PREPARATIONS BEING MADE AT DENVER

DENVER, Colo, June 3l--Nhep the Democratic national eonv nion ccnvenes in Denyer's new auditorium 8. noon, July :, Cobra los capilai city Will have set staadari for na- 'ional political conventions that vii not be easy for other eities in the United States to reach in their ef- frrts ta 1s ndle important gatheiings of this character. Furthermore, the Democratic national committee on ar arrangements and Sergeantat-Arms ! l. Martin have determined that a precedent shall be established in handling the vast crowds that daily will pour into the auditorium. Tn other words, the Denver convention, in point of details of arrangements. Is intended to be model for subsequent Democratic conventions.
 Colonel Martin is delighted with the auditorium. He says it is the most complete convention hall in the world. The seating arrangements for the delegates could not be improved, and every seat in the sections allotted for delegates and alternates will be in plain view of the platform and within plain hearing distance of the chair. mans voice. The acoustic properties of the big building will be perfect, and spectators will be able to hear all that is said at the sessions of the con vention.
 The convention will be in complete controu of the sergeant-atarms. under the direction of the national commit tee on arrangements. The details of the arrangements for the convention are in the hands of the national com mittee and a local committee Of the Denver Convention league, known as the Denver committee Democratic na- tional convention.
 The members of the national com mittee on arrangemtns are Thomas Taggart, French Lick. Indiana, chair. man; Urey Woodson. Owensboro, Ky. secretary: Roger c. Sullivan. Chicago: James c. Dahlman, Omaha, Neb.; Nor man E, Mack, Buffalo, N. Y; R. M. Johnston, Houston, Texas; John T. McGraw. Grafton. w. Va; Clark How ell, Atlanta. Ga; John E. Osborne. Rawlins. Wyoming.
 The members of the Denver com mittee are Charles w. Franklin, chairman; w. F. R. Mills, secretary: Mayor Robert w. Speer, C. NJ. Day. Harry F. InsIey. Charles. F. Wilson, Joan F. Shafroth.
 These committee are in the midst of their hardest work, and no detail is being overlooked to make the con yention the most successful in the his tory of the party.
 The hardest work of the sergeant at-armS is to come. While he is a very busy man these days, the work he is doing now is play compared with the labors that will confront him when the big meeting opens. A sue cessful sergeant-at-aTms must pos sess the ability of a general, and he must know human nature so thor oughly that he can select his assist ants and his doorkeepers with unerr, ing judgment Colonel Martin posses ses all of the qualifications of a sue. cessfui sergeant-at-arms. Since he was a young mar he has been com mander of men. He has been grand marshal of many of the most noted parade in America. and perhaps no other man in the United States has had such a wide experience in that line. He is veteran in convention work. and in the Denver meeting he will have not less than 500 men and boys under ais control.
 The allotment of seats to the dele gates will not be made until the day before the convention opens. The se- lections will be made by a lottery drawing The names of the different states, territories and possessions will be placed in a box. and as they are drawn they will be numbered con secutiveIy The committee named for this purpose consists of Norman F. Mack. R. M. Johnston and James c. Dahlman. and they will be as sisted by the sergeant-at-arms. When the drawing is completed the seats for the different delegations will be sold of. beginning at the center aisle of the sections reserved for the delegates. As the requisite number of seats for each delegation are set aside the standard sill be put in place.
 By this method the delegates do not know in advance where ;hew will be seated and favorI;is-n $ rCt shown. However, all seats gre choice