The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
Take Great Chances at G. 0. P.
National Convention.
BLUEC0ATSALW WAYS on WATCH
The Great Coliseum to House Monster
- Gathering; Seats For More Than
Eleven Thousand.
Especial to The Free Press.1

Chicago, June 5.-The seating ca
pacity of the great Coliseum in Chi
cago has been increased for the ma
tional republican convention that
will open on June Is and which
promises to DE the most notable
since Civil war times in the crowds
assembled and in the keenness of
the contest. There will be seats
for 11,1S9 and for those who can
elude the policemen there also are
the trusses and the Orders where
during conventions of less interest
men have taken their chances with
bluecoats and the law of gravita-
ton to hear and see from lofty
percheS.
Making Necessary Changes.
The day that building was turned
over to Sergeant-at-Arms William F.
Stone, hundreds of men were set
to work under direction of an archi-
tect who had designed the seating
arrangement and the work begun
on the necessary changes and con-
struction. Everything will be in
readiness, it is said, by June IA,
with the windows of seats filling
the main floor and the balcony.
The new arrangement makes pro-
vision for seating delegates and
others as follows: Delegates seats,
1,O7S alternate seats, 1,079; press
seats, 400; guests, main floor $500;
guests, balcony 5000; platform,
1882.
. Many Notable Gatherings.
1t is of peculiar interest that
there will be witnessed the Roose-
velt-Taft convention under the same
roof as sheltered the convention
four years ago where Taft was the
avowed candidate of Roosevelt.
Since. that time many notable events
have taken place in the Colise-
UNI, national conventions and ex-
positions that have attracted people.
and wonderful exhibits from many
lands including land shows which
did much to stimulate the back to
the farm movement, expositiOns OF
office supplies, automobiles, electri-
cal devices and of many other
things. Annually it has been the
scene of another important event,
the opening of the circus. season
where the new turns" were put on
to hold the small boy in perennial
subsection.
Contests to Be Heard.
Especial to The Free Press
Chicago, June 5.-Members of the
republican national committee are
gathering in Chicago today and will
begin the hearing of contests for
seats i'm the national convention to-
morrow. With the opening of the
convention now less than two weeks
away. and with all the primaries
and conventions over, Chicago is al
ready beginning to take on the ap-
pearence of a convention city. All
of the candidates have frlends mere
looking over the field and outlining
plans for what promises to be
hard fought campaign.
The temporary craftsmanship IS
one of the important matters to be
decided soon, and this choice, TO-
gether with the action of the nation
al committee in deciding contests,
will furnish advance information as
to the probable choice OF the con-
vention.
Roosevelt Against Root.
Taft and his friends want Senator
Elibu Root. of New York, as tempo
rary chairman, but the Roosevelt
men are dead set agin him. For
mer Senator Beveridge, of Indiana,
tho choice of the Roosevelt support
ers. hasn't a chance if the national
committee has anything to do with
If and the national committee
thinks it has. Beveridge will doubt
less be the permanent chairman II
the Roosevelt men control. Gov
Deneen of Illinois is now being
prominently mentioned for the tenn
norary Craftsmanship. 1t is under
stood that the Illinois Governors
name is one of two or three SUB
mitted by Harry S. New. chairman
of the committee, to the natlonai
committee. A decision on this mat
ster will probably be reached tomor-
row. and the first skirmish OF the
war will have been fought.
Will Quit as Stage Manager.
Colonel New, who is an indiana
man declares that at the conclu-
sion of the coming convention ne
intends to retire. Colonel New has
been the stage manager of the last
three Republican national conven-
tions and declares all he ever got
o,,t of If was "a cussing and loss OF
bealtb" MIR. New, while TAFT
non wants to close his political Ca
reer by accomplishing the apparent
Jy impossible and naming tempo
rary chairman that Will De acoe l1t
able to both Taft and RooseVei..
He admits it is the most dinicul'
iob he has ever tackled, Du' pe-
lieyes that he has come near soi''
ing it.
Funeral OF James McGrath.
,,, or,o;na of lanes McGrath,