Public Artagon of 1900 National Republican Convention
About 20,000 Republicans gather in Philadelphia for the twelfth national convention to nominate president and vice president with 900 delegates and 18,000 spectators. The event, held in Philadelphia where the party first met in 1856, is viewed as a ratification meeting for McKinley. Philadelphia spends around 200000 on hall and entertainment.
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Philadelphia
Republican Party
John C. Fremont
Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
Louis
Wiswell
Swords
Repubean National Committee
Hanna
McKinley
National Committee
William McKinley Osborn
London
National Republican Committee
Perry
Heath
Neath
Republian
John ©. Fremont
Ohio
Democratic
Republic
West
Seward
Prairies
Hine
Lincoln
Charles Dick
Cincinnati
Blaine
Conkling
Congress
Ingersoll
Knight
Maine
Cameron
Indiana
Hayes
Grant
Johnson
Jesse Grant
South
William L. Dayton
New Jersey
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Dayton
Fremont
Kansas
Harrison
Sena
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Philadelphia Exposition Auditorium and Convention Plans
Sewell Ford outlines plans for a massive Philadelphia convention hall built from the old exposition structure. The 88 500 square foot space seats 18 000 with elevated tiers and a semicircular stage. Costs reach about 35000, acoustics to be enhanced by a large sounding board. Delegates will be seated by state with credentials required for admission. The site blends near University of Pennsylvania museums, Franklin Field and labs. Americans spend millions on nominating conventions, with substantial travel and telegraph costs accompanying large gatherings.
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Sergeant-at-arms and conventions shape political pageantry
The piece analyzes the role and costs of the sergeant-at-arms in national party conventions, noting expenses for printing tickets, hotel and rail arrangements, and staff choices. It contrasts practical duties with the symbolic power of leadership, and previews Philadelphia 1900 as a stage for platform fights, staff jockeying, and vice presidential speculation.
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