Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-03

by prison, which was brought 10
Chicago from Richmond, Va, In Sec
tions and rebuilt the year OF tn.
worlds fair by Charles r. Gunther
and used to exhibit IA valuable coiiec-
ton of Civil war relics. IL Is of mod
ern Romanesque combined with the
English Cestellated type of architec-
ture and cost 100000. 1t has been
the scene Of many notable as
semblages. 1t has eleven large exits
and can be emptied in Ave minutes
in an emergency.
The subcommittee on arrange
ments OF the republican national COM
mittee. under the directions of Col.
Harry S. New, has expended $4,000
preparing the building for this years
national convention OF the republican
party. The building has li,lSs seats.
Of which 1855 are on the main floor
and 5000 In the balcony.
The speakers platform is built
against the south wall of the struc-
ture and extends across the entire
width OF the building 1t is seventy
rive feet deep and contains 1,932 seats,
which will be occupied by the chair
man, officers OF the convention. mem.
bers OF the national committee and
distinguished guests.
The seats back of the chairmans
table will be slightly elevated, directly
beneath the chairman's table Is q
space for four noiseless telegraph In
struiucnts and their operators, by
which news of the conventions pro-
ceedings viii be flashed to the world
on both sides and extending In halt
circle around the front of the plat
form are seats and tables for 400
working newspaper men and core
spondents from all parts of the
country.
Directly in front OF these are the
seats for tho 1850 delegates arranged
by states. This space will be enclosed
by a railing and closely guarded by a
large force OF ergnants-at-arms. Back
OF this are the seats for the 1850
alternates enclosed by railing. on
both sides and in the rear of the space
occupied by the delegates and
alternates are $500 elevated seats for
visitors. At the north end of the
building special band stand will be
erected. In the balcony, which ex-
tends around the four walls of the
building, there Will be 3,200 seats TO,
visitors.
To avoid confusion in seating the
crowd each entrance will be piacard-
ed, showing the sections for which II
will be used and each ticket will bear
the letter of the entrance for which
1t Ia Intended BY this plan delegates
and visitors will enter the door near
est the seats assigned them.
The platform, aisles and all open
spaces will be covered with mating
to insure the maximum of quiet,
while the convention Is In session.
Five hundred public telephones and a
l. - al. 4, isaxsl sltsta.
ments are being installed in various
parts OF the building for the accom-
mediation OF delegates and the public.
Architect Arthur q. Brown has ar
ranged the seats in such "a manner
that the chairman's platform may be
seen from every section of the large
hall. Sergeant-at-Arms William F.
Stone will be assisted by force Of
500 deputy ergeants-at-arms, door
keepers, ushers and attendants. A
special telephone system IL being In
stalled which will enable Sergeant-at-
Arms Stone. from his desk on the
platform. Immediately To communi-
cate with his assistants In any part OF
the hall.
In the 2-story annex. adjoining the
man building on the south, are the
offices OF the republican national
OF the chairman, secretaries and
sergcant-at-arms, quarters for the
committees on permanent organiza-
ton, credentials and resolutions, and
a fully equipped postoffice.
In addition to this. there are rooms
for the press where scores OF private
telegraph wires will be installed. On
the second floor there will be fully
equipped mergency hospital In
charge Of "a corps OF physicians and
Red Cross nurses. There Will be
numerous retiring rooms for men ana
women In the annex.
In the basement of the main build
ing there will be lunch counter with
several thousand seats. The building
will be elaborately decorated In the
national colors. The exterior Of the
structure will be profusely draped
with red, white and blue bunting sur
mounted by hundreds of large Ameri-
can flags.
4 Practically every foot OF available
space OF the interior will be draped
with bunting and flags. over the
speakers platform there will be a 90
foot presidents flag. fianked by two
large American flags. The space on
both sides of this center piece will be
heavily draped with festoons of bunt-
ing and batteries of small fiags and
shields. The walls of the building
win be draped with bunting and flags.
The rail- OF the balcony also VIII be
draped with festoons of bunting with
small flags, shields and wreaths at
every steel arch. The large band
stand at the north end of the build
ing viii be elaborately draped with