The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-15
SESSIONS
!. WILL DRAW 10000
Chicago Hotel Managers Face
Problem to Care for Crowds
Week Of June 7.

today are attempting TO solve the prob
lem of housing approximately 10000
transients expected to attend the Re-
publican and Progressive National con-
vsntions and the great suffrage demon
stration to be held here Juno 7. This
10 the largest number OF strangers that
his visited Chicago since the Worlds
Fair. in 1893.
Already every available room in the
large hotels has been reserved, and II
seems that accommodations In second
class and smaller hostelries will be at
1. premium. In fact, managers q the
reservs another room, stating they are
holding them FOR the usual run Of
Although they. maintain that the
rates have not been increased. the Of
iicials fthrec hostelries, the La Sale.
Congress. and sherman House have re-
served the right to double or triple un
tho rooms II II becomes necessary"
The same rule will be employed prob
ably at the Auditorium.
-Four hundred rooms have been re-
served at the Blackstone for months. the
rates ranging from IS 10 $40. No reserv-
atoms have been allowed for headauar-
ofhciais smiiinsiy admit that $50
" a head" the La Sale has been
asSed for 800 rooms at $50 and $500 a
person. Both have q few hundred
rooms left which they allege they will
ho.d for their regular guests"
r The A sU,n ri,, officials .sy: has
in all Is and SO being asked. Colonel
Roosevelt will make his headquarters
here. having closed an option on the
three upper fiooru. Other hosteiries like
the Morrison. Victoria. Kaiserhoff. Chi
A.
House have been deluged with applica-
lions for lodgings.
Suffragettes May Camp.
officials OF the Illinois Equal Suffrage
League. who will conduct a monster
parade coincident with the convention.
may have to pitch camp on the lake
front to accommodate the 5000 dele
gates attending from all over the coun-
try.
They have been refused permission by
the park board here TO use the municipal
pier for lodgings. The women will
march from the loop to the Coliseum.
the scene OF the Republican convention.
manding an insertion OF n plank In the
q. o. p. platform for equal suffrage.
The @. o. p. and the Moose local COM
nittee have been busy putting the nm
lshing touches on their preparations for
the convention. The Republicans opened
| week.
The building will he decorated in gala
fashion. The speakers stand will be
In the south end OF the building. Ar
rangements have been completed to ac-
icommodate II .0n0 peole.
The press will occupy the first TO
chair, encirciing the speakers platform.
Tho ss6 delegates will follow ana be-
yond them viii be seated as many
floor and the balconies WIN take care or
the spectators.
James B. Preston, head OF the press
gallery In the Senate. arrived here today
from Washington and laid out the final
STAMPING ground of the Progressives.
ThiS building will hold 1000. The
speakers chair will be placed on the
stage. which has been heightened ana
the press In front Of the speaker. About
5O0 seats will be embarked In the rear
and In the wings for spectators.
Behind the press seats will be 400 dele
comics will accommodate the spectators.
Mazuma Tickets.
Fred Upham. chairman OF the local
convention committee OF the q. y. r.
Inns been given 1000 seats which are
called the mazuma tickets" In other
words these pasteboards will have to be
sold for 10000 with which to pay the
convention expenses.
Three-fifths OF the amount already has
been subscribed. On the other hand
George #. Porter. Ia asking 80 a seat
to ray the expenses Of the Moose con-
| vention.
Sergeant at Arms Stone will have 2oOU
! assistants At the @. o. r. convention.
besides the help of $50 OF Chicago
trest." headed by Assistant CHER OF
| Police Herman Schuettler.
There will be 1000 sergeants at arms
AZ the Progressive convention.
Police ambulances will he ready at all
| times as well as q Red Cross Corps and
two full companies Of the fire depart