The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-18
GREAT RUSH ON FOR
CONVENTION SEATS
0nc Man Pays $1,000 for Six
Tickets 10 Republican M
tional Gathering.
RlT ~ CONTESTS FILED

cur.,.c. May with Secretary
,.,,cs u Reynolds and his official stan
,o,tinc ou, tic 'lc'ail and n large force
a, mechanics doing the work Of trans
t,,,rips the coliseum into "a convention
.,, tho plans for the Republican ma
,,or,. convention June : are rapidly take
- form. Arrangements for the care and
..,cp.ion Of delegates and visitors are
,orc elaborate than ever before. accord
80 to Scrgcant-at-Arms William +.
Stone.
When the National Committee begins
,si,d seats there will be a marked on
,as. from the famous steam roller"
me,,.ns OF four years This year
.n,y for,y-fouT seats are contested. in
,udiuc the entire delegations from
,,orsi. and Louisiana. Four years ago
,h.re were several hundred contested
s.a,s. More han a majority Of the
a, ers,cs will have been elected a;
,rmarles. THis explains the small num-.
ves OF contests
The contests so far filed are Florida,
!, Georgia, Il Louisiana. IL Missis-
.poi. :. Missouri, . oklahoma. 1 South
carolina. 3 Virginia. l.. and the District
n columbia. >. Nearly all involve fac
uor,l disputes. those OF Louisiana and
Georgia beiir; a contest between the
black and tan n lilly white fac
tors.
Never before in the history Of political
conventions have there been so many
Implications for tickets.
~ ALI ~, bat n mn A.,a q a nan
tickets given ont as follows Delegates
10 the convention, 1000 extra tickets
10 delegates. being one a piece. 1000 TO
s.,ernates. 1000 press tickets. 700 for
distribution among Chicagoans by the
citizens committee 2.21O: to the eleven
members OF the national convention SUBJ
committee. 2.20o 30 the members Of the
National Committee, being fifteen apiece.
rs FOR distribution NON Presidential
candidates. being ten for each. 40.
Price for SIX Tickets $1,000.
Fred ". Cpham. chairman Of the To-
al committee OF arrangements, has the
distribution OF about 1000 tickets and
- an indication Of the demand he gave
tbs experience, as he "a leaving for
New York To-day for a conference with
Chairman lliiies. when a nan whose
nsme in politics and business was OF
sufficient moment to gain instant adj
mi,tance to his office:
The only way YOU can get eight
tickets is To- subscribe $1,000 to the con-
vtrtion fund.-" was Mr.. tpham's ul,i-
mstum.
Wien do YOU want the money %
ASKED the visitor.
an thirty minutes" replied Mr..
rpltm.
The man departed. In fifteen minutes
ls secretary was back with a check
for $1,000.
A0er that the price went up.
Arp;ht~ prominent man inquired o!
NJ, uphan.
How many tickets IAN | have II
sutscil'e $1,000 10 the convention fund 49,
be asked
"SN. biuntly replied Mr.. Cpham.
Here a check" smiled the visitor,
Two prominent men TO arrive in Chi
Gag To-day in the vanguard OF conven.
ton visitors were Edmund J. Wachted OF
Baltimore. chief clerk of the Republican
national convention and Edward i.
Iaa!ei Of Indianapolis. assistant ser
geant-at-arms.
Bays Roosevelt sweeps West.
Sentiment for col. Roosevelt is sweep
ING the Rocky Mountain region" This
10 the message brought TO Progressive
headquarters to-day by Clarence Phelps
Dodge OF Colorado Springs. State chair
mar OF his party In Colorado. Neither
hughes, Root, cummins nor any OF the
nvor.te sons will satisfy the voters OF
the West, according to Mr.. Dodge. The
caI for Roosevelt comes from Demo
crals as well as Republicans and Pro.
gressires, he asserts.
The liberal minded voters in the West
have made u a sturdy fight for theiv
principles that IL Is foolish TO believe
that they can be switched to any candi-
date, Just for the sake OF harmony
sad Mr., Dodge. When II comes &c
Roosevelt party lines have been elimi-
mated.
There is little Root sentiment. As
Tor Hughes. the West likes a man TO he
ou'spoken. perfectly free and above
board in national problems. No one
Knows whore Hughes stands, BESIDES
he is not the type OF man whose person
eity appeals to Western voters.