New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07
EVERYTHING IN ORDER
FOR TO.DAY'S OPENING
Convention Will Start Its Work
This Forenoon.

Chicago, juno Cone advantage &C
crues to the states that have favorite
sons-the!r delegations will have the
front seats In the convention. To-
night everything in the vast Coliseum
was in readiness for the opening to-
morrow, the standards OF the various
states standing out like sentinels. All
that will be necessary for the janitors
TO do tomorrow will be to duet of the
seats, and never before in the history
of Chicago have prospective janitors
been 30 plentiful as tonight. Admis-
sion tickets are easily worth $50 SEES
sion. Under the circumstances, who
would not be the janitor!
When the last nail had been driven
this afternoon, the small army Of dep
uty sergeants-at-arms were assembled,
lectured by Sergeant-at-Arms William
p. Stone on the glories OF the Republl-
can party, past, present and future, and
told how, because Of their exalted posi-
lions, the eyes Of the world will be
on them and the consequent necessity
of their doing their work we'll and re-
sisting the temptation Of slipping q
friend into seat title to which may
rest In some visitor from Oshkosh,
Wis, or Saugus, Mass.
The convention starts at IL o'clock.
The doors will open at $50, on ac-
count OF the confusion expected
among the seat holders in finding
their places for the first time. On
following days the hour Of opening
will be fixed before adjournment.
Except for the delegates and alter
mates and officials who have single
card ticket and highly decorative
badge, each seat holder has a ticket of
a different color for each day. All the
tickets are dated June 7, but each has
printed on IL in red ink First Session"
day Il Is valid. Six tickets are pro-
until next Tuesday. At least four cards
will be used. Each ticket has two cou-
pons, neither being good il detached.
In all, 1900 tickets have been issued.
To prevent confusion Gordon of po-
lice will be around the entire block be-
tween Michigan and Wabash avenues
and East Fourteenth and East Six
teenth streets. No persons will be per-
mitted to enter except those having
tickets for the convention. Automobiles
must discharge their passengers and
move out Of the block, and streetcars
will run past without ringing gongs.
The programme for the first two
days Of the convention has been pre-
pared by the committee. After that it
will be in the hands OF the Committee
on Rules and Order Of Business. The
programme tomorrow will be:
II a. m.-Convention called TO order
by Charles d. Hilles, Of New York,
chairman Republican National Commit
tee.
Invocation by the Rev. DR.. John
Timothy Stone, pastor of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, of Chicago.
Cali for the convention, read by
James B. Reynolds, of Massachusetts,,
secretary Of the national committee.
Election of the temporary chairman.
Address of the temporary chairman.
Election of other temporary officers.
Selection Of committees on Creden-
tials. Permanent Organization, Rules
and Order of Business, Resolutions.
Miscellaneous business.
Fixing the time for Thursdays ses-
sion and adjournment
The temporary officers and employees
already have been chosen by the ma
tional committee, down TO the assist
ant clerks, messengers and the smaller
nibblers at the party patronage. Many
Of them will be made permanent.