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his doorkeepers, ushers, messengers
and assistant sergeants-at-arms his
long experience in conventions making
him an adept in selecting the proper
persons for each position. At pres
ent he is preparing plans for hne
electrical display in the Convention
hall. AS St. Louis has not had Ma
tional Convention for twelve years, the
whole city is intensely interested in
the coming show. Twelve years ago
Alton b. Parker was nominated In the
old Coliseum at st. Louisa building
which was torn down several years
ago. The one used today is more
substantial building and only few
squares from the busy section of the
city.
Cost of a Convention
Every four years the various cities
vie with each other for the honor of
having the National Conventions, and
the citizens set about to collect money
for the purpose of defraying the va
rious expenses connected with the at
fair, and there is always a big fight to
secure the prize. The cost of nomi-
mating President varies Twenty
years ago $50,00000 would cover all
expenses, but today at least $780,
10000 must be placed at the disposal
of the Convention managers. Usually
the amount left over from a Conven-
ton is turned over as campaign funds.
It Is said that st. Louis raised $780,
10000. and sl50,O00O0 could have
been obtained if it had been necessary.
The nomination of man for the
highest Office in the gift of the people
is an event in any city, and the occa-
sion of his selection is eagerly sought
after. 1t gives that city certain
prestige and brings thousands OF peo-
pie to the place who not only visit
the Convention, but spend money in
various ways
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markable executive ability and abso-
Lutte fairness to everybody made him
exceptionally popular with business
men. and the Republican party is to
be congratulated upon having man
of this type to manage this part OF
the Convention. Three times Mr..
Stone has managed the Convention,
and he knows full we'll how to face
the trying and complex problem. At
Chicago he will direct an army of as
sistants in preparing for the great
event.
The Convention will be held in the
Chicago Coliseum, on Wabash avenue.
The building was erected in 1896 for
convention purposes, and was known
at that time as the largest hall in the
world. Mr.. Stone, accompanied by
his secretary, went to Chicago early
in May and opened offices in the Coli
scum.
Plans For Seating
Tho plans for the Convention are
pra ctically the same as they were four
years ago, except that the aislos arc
Il trlne narrower. Twenty-Five seats
have been added. which brings the
capacity of the hall up to 11,1S9
These sct.ts are divided into foul
grades. about thirty-threo and one
third per cent. being regarded a!
best seats. Every person Gncludinl
delegates aud alternately entitled t.
seats receives a certain number o
each grade OF tickets. The number t.
be allotted to each Is divided by thu
sub committee of the national com
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Colonel John l. Martin will act as SER
geant- t-arms-a position he has held
for the past twentyfour years. Colonel
Martin is a St. Louis lawyer and poll
tician, and has served as Speaker of
the State Legislature of Missouri. He
Is an able orator and has taken an
active part in every national campaign
for the past forty years. He bears
the title of Colonel in the Missouri
National Guard, of which he is in
spector of rifle practice. His work
in tho present St. Louis Convention
seems an endless task, for never be-
fore in the history Of the Democratic
party has there been such a demand
for seats. Colonel Martin is now at
the Coliseum directing the laying out
of seats and making preparation for
handling the crowds. Colonel Martin
takes especial pride in the decoration
of his committee rooms, as we'll as
the main auditorium. His seating OF
delegates, too. has always been so fair
that there is little complaint. He per-
sonally selects the musical program
and is always in touch with the mu-
sicians, giving them the tip as to when
and what selections to play. The
press seats are practically the same as
at the Republican Convention. and
the same excellent facilities are pro-
vided for their comfort and conven-
fence. A hospital and postoffice will
also be maintained in the Coliseum
building.
Selects Officers Himself.
! Colonel Martin personally selects al
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johnson, Grant, Hays, Garfield

Andrew johnson is buried in the
center Of the family lot at Grcenville,
Green County, Tennessee. The lot is
surrounded by an iron fence. and in
the corner Is q tail marble monument.
on the lower front is carved an open
Bible. The upper corner of the right
hand page is turned down and hand
rests there, as If taking the oath of
office. The American flag is festooned
about the shaft, which is surmounted
by an eagle.
On tho shores of the lordly Hudson,
Ulysses S. Grant sleeps his last sleep
under one of the most magnificent
memorials ever erected in honor of a
statesman. The funeral of General
Grant was one of the grandest Mill
tary and civic demonstrations the
country has ever known, as nearly all
the foremost men of the country were
present to do honor to the dead states
man. Tho beauty of the memorial is
best described by the architect, John
Hemingway Duncan. who says: "All
| in all, it is a tomb marked in modern
times. Greek. yet composite; colossal,
yet informal. like Grants own COM
position"
Rutherford b. Hays last resting
place is in lakewood Cemetery, at Ere
mont. Ohio. and his grave is mark ed
by a monolith cut from granite pro-
cured in Vermont. The tomb is plain
but elegant in its massiveness.
The body OF James A. Garfield, our
second martyred President, lies in the
splendid memorial vault and mon
ument which has been set ur
at Lake View Cemetery, Cleve-
Lland. Ohio. II was erected at the
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crate inscription written by Jackson
himself setting forth the virtues of
his dead wife.
Martin Van Buren, lies in the little
Reformed Church cemetery at Kim
derhook, Columbia County, New York
In the center of the lot is a tall granite
shaft which acts as a memorial for
both himself and wife.
William Henry Harrison was first
buried at Washington, d. c., but later
his remains were taken to North
Bend. Hamilton County. Ohio, whore
his remains now rest in n simple
vault. There is no monument. but
merely family tomb, which is still
maintained by the descendants of the
late President.
Tyler. Polk, Taylor, Fillmore
Not ten yards from the Monroe
tomb in Hollywood Cemetery is the
grave of John Tyler. Fully fifty years
Iago the Virginia Legislature passed
resolutions authorizing the erection of
q suitable memorial to President Tyler.
but somehow these intentions on the
part of the State have never been
carried out. For thirty-seven years
the grave was unmarked but in 1899
1.-The Hollywood Cemetery Company
placed a granite stone over the grave.
In September, 1893 the remains of
James X. Polk We're removed from
the family tomb, in tho yard Of the
Polk mansion at Vine and Union
streets. Nashville, Tennessee, and re-
inferred in the grounds of the State
Capitol. There a tomb in the GreCian-
Doric style was erected, forming a
canopy over the grave.
Zachary Taylor, like William Henry
HARRISON was first buried at Wash
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cost of nearly s1S5.oOO.oo. contribu-
lions coming from all the States
and Territories and five foreign coun-
tries. 1t stands on wide stone ter
race, and is in the shape of a circular
tower, rising TO the extreme height
of one hundred and forty-eight feet.
While the exterior is beautiful, 1t Is
| the interior with it's mosaic. its COL
! ored windows and it's delicately tinted
walls that forms the real elegance of
/ tho structure. Garfeld's entire life is
portrayed in painting and mosaic
a fitting tribute to the soldier-Presi-
/ dent.
Arthur Harrison, Cleveland, Mckinley
In the Rural Cemetery at Albany,
New York. is the unique tomb of Ches-
ter A. Arthur-a stone sarcophagus at
the foot of which stands a bronze
| figure Of heroic size representing Sor-
row. The figure with folded wings
leans against the sarcophagus, the
right arm hangs lstlessly. while the
left is laying palm leaf upon the
tomb.
Benjamin Harrison Is buried in
Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.
Indiana. His tomb Is an enormous
block of Vermont granite said to
weigh nearly thirty-five thousand
| pounds. 1t Is carved in a delicate
conventional design, and on the whole
| is n memorial of quiet dignity. The
late Presidents first wife is buried
nearby.
Grover Cleveland rests in the family
plot in the cemetery at Princeton. New
| Jersey. A monument to his memory
Is in course of construction.
The Mckinley Memorial Association
collected more than half million
dollars to build a fitting memorial to
| William Mckinley, the most lovable
and gentle of all our Presidents. Not
content with memorial vault, they
surrounded the structure with a park
of twenty-six acres. The mausoleum
is a circular domed structure nearly
a hundred feet in height, and stands
on an eminence known as Monument
Hill, being reached by flight of steps
These steps are broken in the center
by a magnificent statue of the dead
President, representing him as he ap.
peared at Buffalo a few minutes be-
fore the assassin fired the shot that
proved fatal. The structure Is seventy
eight feet in diameter and contains
the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley
and their two children. Carving typi-
flying War, Peace Industry and Pros
perity, adorn the structure.
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board and operators in the Coliseum
Special Offices

There is a chief doorkeeper who has
about one hundred men under his
charge. These men are paid and are
expected to attend strictly to business.
Only ticket holders are admitted to
the building. Several hundred assist
ants-at arms are on hand usually
party men who are glad of the privi-
lege of serving in order to see the
Convention in session, About fifty
paid ushcrs are on hand to seat the
people. These are usually young men
who have a knowledge of this kind
Of work.
A corps of fircmen and policemen
will be on duty at all times during
| the Convention. They will assist In
keeping the aisles clear and always
be ready to quell any disturbance out
of the ordinary. An emergency hos
pital fully equipped and presided over
by several physicians and nurses will
be set up in the lower rooms of the
annex of the Coliseum.
Uncle Sam will have a branch post
Office in the Coliseum, where all the
duties of the regular postonice will
be carried out. This is always an in
teresting room, for the Convention
mail is large. A private room for the
lady visitors Is maintained on the
lower floor.
Plans For The Press
Special attention has been bestowed
upon tho accommodation for hun
dreds Of newspaper correspondents
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lid represents the American shield
suspended over the flag Of the Union,
the latter hung in fcstoons, and the
whole surmounted as crest by an
eagle with open wings.
The tomb of Washington is one of
Americas vcneratcd shrincs. and
each year thousands of Americans
journey to the spot. Foreigners too,
come to pay their respects to this
great statesman.
Adams and jefferson
John Adams, our second President
lies buried beneath the portico of the
stone Temple" a Unitarian church
at Quincy, Massachusetts. A granite
slab with huge clasp, paddock and
massive hinges Of wrought iron, forms
the door to this queer tomb. The
body lies in leaden casket placed
within a case hcwn out OF q single
stone. At the left of tho pulpit is a
memorial tablet upon which is writ
ten the virtues of the deceased. The
tablet is surmounted by a life-sized
bust Of Adams.
Thomas jefferson rests at Month
cello. His grave is in the woods and
up to a few years ago, was marked
by two monuments. An iron fence
surrounds the grave, erected to pro
tect it from relic hunters. The one
known as the obolslk was erected il
1925 and is made Of granite quarriet
in Vermont 1t was Jcffcrson's wish
that his tomb be of Virginia stone
but this could not be procured.
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marked grave for twenty-five years
and was then honored by a monument
erected through private subscription.
The memorial is a simple obelisk con-
sistnE of seven massive stones. 1t
stands in the center of a large field on
the farm which Madison owned at the
time of his death at Montpelier,
Orange County, Virginia. BY his side
| lies the remains of his wife, the fasci-
mating Dolly Madison, who was the
most famous woman of her time.
James Monroe was first buried in
New York City, but in 1853 his body
was taken to Virginia, where it now
rests in the Monroe vault In Holly
wood Cemetery at Richmond--a ceme-
terry which contains the mortal re-
mains of so many noted statesmen.
The coffin is in q vault of brick and
granite and covered with huge block
of Virginia marble. The name plate
was stolen by some vandal years ago
and never recovered. Since that time
the vault has been covered by an OPEN
work iron caging.
John Quincy Adams sleeps beside
his parents beneath the portico of the
First Unitarian Church In Quincy,
lMaSSacnuSellS, ana, IKE MS rather,
John Adams, his virtues are set forth
upon a tablet in the church. This
tablet is a companion piece to that
of his father, being also surmounted
by 4 life-siZed bust of the deceased.
Jackson, Van Burcn and Harrison
In Tennessee Andrew Jackson rests
beside his beloved wife-the woman
who was the beginning and end Of
his life. Their graves are in the gar
den of the Hermitage enclosed by an
iron railing. A simple but elegant
monument rests over their graves. on
the tomb Of the wife thorC Is an clah-
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Gigantic Task of Prepar-
ing the Great Halls for
the Nomination of the
Men Of Both Parties for
President VastAmount
ofLabor DevolvedUpon
the Sergeants. ALARMS
Copyright, 1916, by The international
Syndicate


77 HEN a National Convention
opens its doors few people re-
alize the vast amount of labor
WV that has been required to
bring about the orderly conditions un-
der which the meeting opens. The
preparation for handling the crowds
which will attend both the Chicago
and st. Louis Conventions began long
ago and has already entailed a large
amount of labor on the part Of those
having the matter in charge.
The Republican Convention, which
meets at the Coliseum, at Chicago, on
June 7th, promises to be the greatest
one ever held by that party, and the
work Of planning out the seating is
no easy task, to say nothing of the
preparations for the accommodations
of committees. the press, the telegraph
and telephone.
Hon. william L. Stone
Tho greater part of this labor has
fallen to the lot of the Honorable
william f. Stone, of Baltimore, who
for the fourth time will act as Ser
geant-at-Arms Mr.. Stone was for sew
oral years Collector of the Port oil
Baltimore during which time his re-
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Plans For The Press

Special attention has been bestowed
upon tho accommodations for hun
dreds OF newspaper correspondents
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from all parts Of the country. They
will have seats on either side OF the
speakers PLATFORM where they will
get a full view of the audience and
guests, who will occupy seats d.
rectly behind the speakers platform.
The various news services have spe-
cal wires located in places convenient
to the correspondents. Mr.. stone has
given special attention to the press,
doing everything possible to make the
getting out of nows as easy as posi-
bic. The majority of newspapers send
their Washington correspondents to
the Convention, frequently sending
special writer's beside. A corps OF pho
tographCrs is always on hand to pic
ture the doings of the Convention and
scatter news broadcast over the world.
These men always have a busy time
vieing with each other for a beat on
some particular person or scene.
Flash lights are not generally per-
mittcd, although most enterprising
photographers manage to secure one
or two OF the vast audience, which is
sure to pack the Coliseum from pit to
dome,
Colonel John I. Martin
The Democratic National Conven-
ton win be held at st. Louis just one
week later, opening its doors on June
18th. 1t will be held at the big brick
Coliseum at jefferson and Washing
ton avenues-a huge building which
will seat. even in normal times, 49,
500 persons. It's seating capacity will
likely be increased for the Convention
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Last Resting Place Of the
Statesmen Who Served
Our Country AS Chief
Executive Tombs Al.
ways Remembered On
Memorial Day

Copyright 1916, by The International
syndicate
Flowers for or dead!
The delicate wild roses, family rcd;
The valley lily beds, as purely white
AS shines their honor in the vcrnal
light,
All blooms that be
As fragrant as their facclcss memory;
BY tender hands Cntwincd and gar
landed,
Flowers for our dead"
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landed,
Flowers for our dead"
H4MM EMORIAL DAY was estab-
lished primarily for the pur-
n y pose of paying tribute to the
u 81 h memory of our dead soldiers
who had either been killed upon the
field of battle or had subsequently
died. Many of our Presidents had
served our country in it's conflicts with
other nations or in the great Civil
War between the States. Their graves
are, of course, remembered with beft-
ting floral tributes and other evidences
of respect. but the custom of so hon
oring our departed Chief Executives
has extended to all our deceased Pres
idents, and rightly. too. for peace has
its heroes no less renowned than war.
Washington
Washington, our first President,
loved so well. The present tomb was
constructed according to a clause in
his will and contains besides the bod
les of Washington and his wife, the
remains of about thirty of his rela-
tives 1t is some distance from the
house and stands on a hill above the
river and Is arched over by trees and
surrounded by delicate shrubbcry, an
ideal resting place for a man of WASH
ington's type. The interior walls are
of brick archcd over eight feet from
the ground, forming a vault about
twelve feet square.
Enclosing the tomb proper is q
higher brick structure with a gate
way of iron. In the antechamber are
two marble sarCophag. The one or
the right contains the body of the
Father of his Country. The sCulpturet
The true Democrat., 1916-12-16

bin sometime later for s50,00o. which.
OF course he paid and then endeavofed
10 fnd out on shat basis the Nayo
brothers made charges
II his inquiry wen' far enough he
could have learned that their system
Vas neither hit nor miss In surgery or
in hnance that in the ease Of a major
operation mans pocketbook was more
carefully scanned by organized sys
tenn than / would be- under the inyes-
LEGATIONS Of the town tax assessors
Mr. lin would have discovered that
after making reasonable deductions
the charge for a successful major oper
alton was ten por cent of the patients
income for one year Indeed his life
vas valued according 80 his own work
and the lifesayrr system called itself
entitled io 1.-THE Of his income for
one year
While Mr. Hil vas fusstng over his
bill and his inability to dictate to the
institution. poor woman visited the
hospital with the meager savings of
her life represented in the bank book
she carried This she volunteered as an
The true Democrat., 1916-12-16

% this parish and but two second
grade teachers the remainder of the
teachers holding first grade certificates
OF college degrees or diplomas The
teaching force imptesses one most
laEerahly All Of the teachers seem
deeply interested in their sofk aud
imbned with a spirit OF earuestness
and devotion TO dufy that promises
we'll for the continued success of the
schools OF the parish
The schools OF this parish With the
exception Of those schools whose dis
iricis have voted apecial mainte-
nance taS cen be operated only Aye
months upon their present revenues
II the schoois Of this parish are to
continue io improve and keep Ia line
With the progress Of be other schools
OF the State an additional tax for
'he support and improvement Of the
schools will have to be voted hy the
people Of these districts Upon their
present revenues they have about
reached their fail Development. and
unless the people Of the parish are
alive 10 The value OF school Improve.
mpnl, their schools sill continue To
mark t,m and be dtstanced In the
educational race hy the progress of
the schools of the other parishes Of
the State
The true Democrat., 1916-12-16
FINANCE IS FUNDAMENTAL.
OVAL Street Journal

" Hfi Ntiffs JhAf tAi#F
There are three religious organiza-
tions In the world whose business bases
are today the envy of all their rivals.
tor their financial organizations are
nearly perfect These are the Roman
Catholic Church, Christian Seieaoe and
Billy Sundays organization I.aN aud
medicine wil be greater successes
when financially organized greater
successes for the profession and for
client and patient
II Is. therefore, with qualification we
note what VIII surprise most medical
practitioners, that the famous Mayo
brothers OF Rochester. MINI. have uos
reached an income basis Of si0o.0oo
a month
The work. of course, Is not accom-.
plished alone by two surgeons. how.
ever great their skill They have l2
assistants OF the highest medical and
surgical ability Blu, they permit no
patient TO set price upon the services
OF the institution
u II Hartman had not money
enough 10 induce them TO leave their
hospital and attend him la New York
and James ] lIill Was not permitted
TO say as TO how much he was 10 be
charged
Some ears ago Hili arrived at
Rochester in his private car and sent
for the Mayo brothers and received
reply that his case would be attended
to at the hospital He siormed AS he
left his private car aud wended his
way thlther aud stormed again when
he found himself taken In hand by
assistants who diagnosed hts case aud
made engagement for his return at
specific hour several days later When
ae had been fully attended TO, this
mAsterfni man thought himself stlll
master OF the situation. and writing
a polite note of appreciation, he en-.
Closed his check for si0,00o TO the
Mayo brothers The note, however
was no politer than that which came
back returning his check and noting
that in due season a bill wound be-
sent him.
What Ras his surprise to receive
The true Democrat., 1916-12-16
INSPECTION OF EAST
FELIClANA SCHOOLS
tBy lno Il Counlh

Accompanied by superintendent T.
II Waller and Ncssrs Reilly, Dunn aud
Hatcher members OF the SChooi board.
! visited aud inspected the Wilson.
Norwood Gurley Jackson. Slaughter
Ethel. Union Giiead. and Wall schools
Of East fcliciana Parish. September
25 -. -. 1916
All OF the schools visited are 10 need
of additional and better equipment
There Is noticeable lack of maps.
globes charts. library books. supple
mentary readers and other materials
necessary for the proper instruction of
the children Additional seats are also
needed in all Of the schools with the
exception Of the hurley 1chool
All OF the wells on the school grounds
ot the schools visited wIth the escep-
lIUn ot the Jackson High school. are
hot being used either because the
water Is bad or that the wells are
defective The water supplied the chill
dfen is being carried by them To the
schoolhouse from their homes or is
being furnished them from wells In the
school neighborhood
The outhoases or toilets Of these