Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-05-23 | Page 8 | Stone Selects a Force of Aides

STONE SELECTS A FORCE OF AIDES Chicago, May 23. William F. Stone. 3ergeant-at-arms for tho Republican national convention, today began the organization of the force of aides with which he will work at the convention. conven-tion. Ho selected Edward P. Thayer of Indiana as first assistant sorgeant-at-arms and named John J. Hanson of Maryland chlof doorkeeper. at least 800 assistants will be employed em-ployed by the sorgeant-at-arms Tho force will include 100 doorkeepers; 400 assistant sergeant-at-anns, and 200 ushers. Already thousands of applications ap-plications for positions have been received re-ceived by Mr. Stone nnd he Is busy nlasBlfying them according to their fitness. The Coliseum will be turnod over to the national committee May 27, and Architect Arthur G. Brown then will superiutendt the construction of the platform and direct tho placing of seats The first printed briefs relative to contested delegations wero received today from the Ninth congressional district of Tennessee and Fifth dls-trict dls-trict of Louisiana. on .