Arizona republican., 1912-06-10
BIRTHPLACE OF CANDIDATE
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part. IL measures about T. feet long by ten feet deep. IL is elevated six feet above the main floor
 Back Of the rostrum. two feet above it and communicating by steps, is am other D platform ot the same size for the use If the secretaries Of the con Vention. Back or this are 600 seats, banked at the rear tO a height of II feet which are reserved for the officers of the national organization. Grouped about the speakers platform. at both sldes and in front, are 435 seats for the press. These communicate through passageways under the banked up seats behind with the company rooms out side the drill hall which nave been fitted up for the use of newspapers and press associations and telegraph and telephone companies From these of fices within sound of the speakers voice and of the secretary as he an nounces the results of each ballot, run wires that will carry the news of the convention to the world.
 In front of the platform, separated only by the narrow row of press seats and an aisle, are the places for the delegates who come to Baltimore to register the presidential choice of the party in the various states of the un- ion. Although the number of votes these states and territories may cast aggregates 1094. the architects have provided seats for 1900 delegates be- cause some of the states, Maryland among them, send to Baltimore twice
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 each delegate being the custodian of half a vote, Back of the delegates sit
 an equal number of alternates, and these 2,400 seats occupy the center of the floor between the platform ana the
 entrance. These four blocks of seats
 will hold much of the life and motion of the convention The location of the representatives of each state will be shown by an elevated sign.
 For convenience in handling the crowds the convention hall seats have
 been divided into 76 sections, of which
 49 are on the floor and the rest in the
 balconies. The floor will seat 10661
 and the balconies 4,4OS. Deducting the
 seats on the floor reserved for officials,
 delegates and alternates and the press leaves 7z2O for the public. These with the balconies make room for 11,62S
 seats for the accommodation of Balti moreans and visitors who are expect ed by the ten thousands from all parts of the country.
 The public seats on the main floor occupy the two ends of the hall and run at right angles to the delegates seats. so that when a speaker on the rostrum is facing the delegates the greater part of the audience win get side views of him. The great balconies that have been added temporarily to the armory project from the ends and overhang nearly half these end seats on the floor. These two balconies are 200 feet long by 5 feet decp At the front and back of the hall the narrow permanent balconies have been equip ped with three rows of seats that will accommodate between four and five l hundred The balconies are F feet above tine ground floor in front and | securely supported by beams of wood 1 and steel. The two at the ends of the l hall are banked so that the view from | the rear seats will be unObStruCted. To facilitate quick emptying of the | building. 13 new doors have been cut : in the granite walls, making a total