The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-18
RICH GOWNS PROMINENT FIGURES IN THE CONVENTION HALL


time she took her seat until the con.
vention was called to order. She Ia
veteran attendant at national conven-
t!ons. but she was as interested to-day
as though she were witnessing such a
spectacle for IN. Nrst time AZ for
her husband. Nicholas Longworth. he,
divided between duty to his bosom
friend. Taft. and love for his fsther-in-
law. was merely a looker-on. his usual
place In the Ohio delegation being flled
by smother
Considering tho terrific preliminary
advertising there was q surprisingly
small show OF ante-convsnton enthu-
slasm. The big men OF the Republican
party entered the hall quietly and
strobe to their seats without. In the
main. arousing a ripple Of applause. An
the fact that ex-senator Fairbanks Of
Indiana got the oisGest hand.
The Chairman's table. bearing q brass
plate inscribed to inform all that the
table was occupied by the Chairman
four years ago whom william Howard
Taft was nominated. stands about Q
third Of the way from the south md
OF the rectangular hall. on q dais. Back
Of IL are the seats of the National Com
mittes and the space for the work
ers'' and those who helped to finance
tho gathering.
sEArs ARRANGED FOR FIVE
HUNDRED NEWsPAPERMEN.
At its side were grouped 600 seats for
newspaper men, where every word
might be heard distinctly and licked
away to $1,000. 900 Americans and many
times more persons Of other lands who
awaited the message Of the men at
tho keys. In . basement. In addition.
the newspaper men have great. spa
dous rooms where a hundred telegraph
operators or reporters may work for
each association or paper. and adjoin-
Ing. two hundred operators Of the tcls-
graph companies. attended by nvs
hundred messenger boys. will be ready
to add to the news reports or convey
Other information abroad.
High up on the WALL back Of the
speakers stand. which fronts the ohair-
mans table. hangs a broad blue shisld
on which are embroidered in gold the
arms Of tho United States. Copies Of
the first thirteen-stsrred nag Of the ma
don nank II, and above. below and
| around are hundreds OF large silken en-
| biems Of America.
It hardly seemed possible that the
hall. huge as It looked. could hold near
| ly 1900 persons. Yet that 10 only .
few more than the total that the Col
iseum will hold as arranged for this
convention. Seats. platform. press
benches. aisles, runways. &C., are figured
to hold q total of l3.770 persons. This
total includes 1l.27o In the body of tho
hall. 1890 on the platform. 100 sergeants-
alarms. 500 policemen and 700 messsn-
gers. ushers and pages.
A FEW ONLY RECOGNIZED THE
TUNE.
At 1915 the band broke In with MY
Country. It's Of Thee" a few persons
recognized the tune and stood up with
heads barred. To most of tho people. q
band 10 a band and tune 10 tune.
and they paid no attention to the mat
/ ~
march tho band played The Star
Spangled Banner" many more persons
caught the air. and stood with due
dccorum until the band finished.
A small striped tiger-cnt. tho Coils
Gums mascot" scorned all the police
rules and ran In and out among
the legs OF both the policemen and the
chairs with evident good-humorei scorn
Of the whole business about which all
| the Dipeds In tho hall were on tho qul
| vive.
| BY 1870 A. VI. there were n great
many persons. including some OF the
New York. Mississippi and Texas dole
cations, in the hall. And still outside
in the streets were hundreds moro or
less prominent In Republican councils
who found It impossible to get into the
big hall.
THE repeating system has been killed."
said one OF the assistant sergeants-at-
arms. "and they have found no way to
overcome IT,"
Every ticket holder passed muster
three times before he found his place
In the convention hall. At the last no
surrendered his days coupon and no
means remained to help friend or TO
convince u doorkeper OF tho Importance
| Of the ticketless ones outside.
The New York delegations came In nj
10 40. headed by william Barnes jr. and
James W. Wadsworth. Barnes was
smiling al he took "A seat which be
occupied only couple OF minutes. leav-
ing II to circulate among the delegates
and shake hands with delegates TO
whom h. was introduced by his chief