The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION nAb1. CHICAGO.

one big roof Thus the Baltimore hall
VIII accommodate over .. 700 more peD-
PIE than Will that at Chicago, and
me Monumental City Will break ali
ton hall capacity
Surrounding ,his vast amphi,heatre
Is chain or thirty-hve separate
rooms rooms. Each of the six press asso-
and others will DO used by commit
tees and delegations. also as retiring
rooms for guests. Two dozen stair,
WAYS VIII drain the galleries Of the!,
lead Nom the main aoor into the
open.
All details or preparation for each
monster gathering are being carried
az. ~ inc sergeant alarms under the
erection OF committee on arrange
!nents. Harry s. New. OF INDIANA.
n,eads this committee tor tho Ecpub-
Leans while chairman Norman S.
mn, sHls extra task imposed upon him By
his party leaders.
Arranging the thousands o, seat. IN
.he Two monster nails is but one or
az farms stone and Martin. They are
uaily dealing with plumbers. electri
cams. outhtters OF all kinds. printers.
the newspapers and politicians. Tae
printing and numbering OF tho tens
OF thousands OF tickets is an enormous
task 10 be directed. There must be a
separate set OF these for each day OF
the convention. and they must be
struck from engraved plates contain
Ing complicated scroll designs, which
~ would Ire difficult for any counter
feiter without an expensive equipmen,
70 forge. For tho Baltimore corr
Iention alone over 10000 tickets have
oeen printed. and the whole supply
mis- a good -siezd dray.
There is also vast detail OF arrange
ment to DO entered into with the local
police and fire departments, for pro
t zee measures; with local hotel men.
with the railroads, for the scheduling
or special trains.
Army OF Employees.
Ihen there is the matter OF ap-
pointing attendants to look after the
comfort OF delegates. alternates. poll
ticians and spectators. First there
must he for each convention. an army
or about $50 assistant serceantsat
arms. apportioned among the various
states and recommended by their del
eBations Although these men receive
neither salary nor even travelling cx-
penses for their trouble. and. although
they. have 10 toll like Trotans from
the beginning to the end of the con-
v ,ea, there Is always vastly
wear a badge giving open sesame to
not the chief desideratum among
hhtO't'ouS mo
chance of becoming personally ac-
quainted with influential men is far
greater. Such acquaintance lead TO
opportunities for granting favors
which may be paid for by appoint
ments to positions somewhere in tho
government service State or Federal
There Is also a corps of doorkecp-
ers 10 be appointed--two for each
entrance TO the hall. They, too. serve
without pay and their opportunities or
enjoying the excitement on the floor
of tho hall are far less than those Of
inc assistant sergeants- alarms. Then
there must be pressed into service an
army of clerks and watchmen and
an Amazon forco OF charwomen. who
are remunerated with real money
rather than with influence. The SCR
seants-a arms themselves receive no
salaries for their special work. al
though Their expense are borne by
the national committees.
Million Words Wired DuiIy.
The most complicated OF all conven-
rentlon preparations Is tho task OF
making the hall ready for the news
paper. men. In the Chicago Coliseum
this Ia not so vexing this year as
mere extensions have to be effected,
but In Baltimore where. as said, an
armory has had to be converted into
a convention hall. the problem has
been moro complicated.
Many miles OF telegraph wire have,
had to be strung. new loops and In,