The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-03


White Sulphur Springs, Etc.
Through the kindness Of Mr. F. 5. Land
street Vice President Of the Western Mary
land Railroad Company, "a special train. con
sj>tng Of two private cars aud a baggage car,
was placed at the disposal OF Murray Naudiver,
/ ESQ, Chairman OF the Democratic State Cen.
trail Committee. for the purpose OF conveying
the Maryland party To the Greeubrier White
sulphur SpriugS for the ceremonies connected
with the notification of Hon. Henry 6. Davis
s- Vice Presidential nominee of the Demo
cratic party.
The ;raiu left Baltimore nj o'clock on
Monday morning, August Is. was houored
with an invitation 10 accompany the party,
and boarded the train at Westminster at about
. 10 q clock Our route was by the Western
Maryland Railroad to Cherry Run. Our en-
glne then took the tracks of the b. 4 o. to
F. Cumberland. where We came 20 the West Nir-
gtuu Central, now q part, SIS the Western
Mary land is. OF the Wabash system. About
I g o clock our train came 10 thc town of Elkius.
It@tF 'fs tfltftH' tA7' tltIAttlHhAti~s NisaAttt
tu a small valley og the Allegauies, aud which
is the home of Mr. Davis We remained
there until the following morning about ;
clock, when We resumed our journey. ar.
riying at the White Sulphur a, Las p. M.
The trip from Cumberland sas quite new to
me and carried uz through lhe mos, rugged
and picturesque mountain scenery | have ever
beheid. The entire line oi the West Virginia
Central Railroad passes immediately on the
s'de of, aud sometimes under. tremendous
mountains, ihe work involving enormous ex-
Feudl,are af money in is construction. At
msay plaea. sgJ especially along the liHs Of
the Cheat river. it wss necessary. in order To
get good road bed. 60 5ui fhe side Of lbe
moaatasa 'o 'hr height of 80 60 loo feet,
through solid ruck The road Is very sub.
s'augia..y bui.' has heavy rails. Is well balas'ei
and has so, IS o; q wooden lres,ls uu the linr.
A great deal o. ~ork has been done on the
Z uss lng g: The Western Maryland between
Chrrry Raa and Cumberland. bat i, viii re-
4a.rc . ysar ur m0rs, a. I szs told. ,o com
I p.eiril. The road crossss the Potomac R5vcr
sni 'br Chesapeake 4 Oaio Canal a, nine
I i,ssrsut plscrs. involving expensive bridges,
( bess4ss Sbich there u,Il b. tunnel ct con
/ siderable length. Abuai 8 miles Of track
( immediately ~szi at Cherry Rua. has been
. LAID, sni our party vas taken over il. being
{ ibs iryi ess.ss and cars that touched the uew
Z Ias
No vabGe woTS shas has ever been under.
taken a Maryland .s oi greater Importance 10
The State. and especially TO the City ei Bai,i
marr, than the connection Of ihr Western
Maryland Railroad w5sh the Wabash system,
thas nsAkinE BALTIMORE the eastern terminal of
extensive railroad connections. The tide,
Nslsy tersasns. e, Baltimore has already been
ba5ll, and aaF people ~, baii ~ilh delight
the c3ar.~,jas g; tbv liuk between Cherry
Ran sud Cawbrrlaut ,hus making the West.
era Maryland < part af 5ar af the largest
-sstrosd sy.iera. ia The Coiird States,
The Waite salpAar Springs. .l,sAiyd ia
Grvea5rsrg coanly. West Virginia. is the most
famous sammrs rrsof; IN tbs South. The
main hoisl bgsli'ag Is very large, withoui
F. rgrteGi5azs architecture. located in splendid
grove % mAsa;ve oaks sui other large forest
sr,e-, Ta- Eroaai, arr srll sep, aai syrry.
fhins hss 90 a4roi Gena,ns Saaiheru comfort.
Meas shr bs,si proper thrre arr a great suauy
g,1ttagrs. rla5a ard asA, 10 lhrir appearance,
,li is'ark5as 90 ,hs SFuazs Camfany. The
~4I,g % the .pFisg decidedly charged ajlh
.ulgaas AMI ,s .aiI ;o haye hnv medicinal
qsalsi.es- This famous old resort, which bad
a great reputation before the War. Is ou ihc
main line ~ ihc Chy.aF,.,se 1 Uhia Railroad.
sai s. a~st.ei right amosg she lofty peak. IT
'h,. AH,,.any Mountains.
When aar party reached Elk.us nn Monday
rsvaJnc Mr. ley. >lu ,u Ian ID Nj. DAVIS,
n.rs "a, ~ilh a rs4a.~i lrom 30, father iu-aw
ihaJ ., shauld spcad the niSh, a. his home
uhich. by the vas, 5s one uf thr most elegant
private residences have ever srsn, We
aer, ,u comfortably dSci in our train, and
oar baggage being there ~ thanked Mr.. lee /
t1r lhe pru1-=t-sl hospitality and concluded TO
rraaiu la the ears ior the night. We. how
ever. made y5s.t la bis hom- dnnne the I
rrrulrg. and a.i>., visited rhe residence og hJ, I
ErpabHgau ,ou pa iaW senator Elkius, which .
s emily a Sea huajred yards from the DAVIS .
bose. Al both places ar 4rre most delight (
fully entertained
Wednesday. fhe lay Of the notification, was .
a memorable day for Ihg oIi White sulphur. .
Crowds began 20 pour iu early in the morning, .
by tram and BY vehicles Of all sorts, unuI by .
uo1u u WAS estimated there were $3.50 persons .
present. The weather was Ideal aud the ex-
erclse, were hri .u che open air. A large
aud handsomely decorated stand was erected .
under the bjg oaks iu the grove. Al one
clock those immediately connected with he
notification ceremonies, with Mr.. DAVIS, the
nominee. aud Hon. John Sharp Williams the
Chairman OF the Notification Committee, a,
the head OF the line, came from the hotel aud
took their places upon the stand, good baud
lea tbr meantime furnishing music for the oc
casiuu. After prayer Mr.. Williams was in.
troduced aud delivered his speech, bringing
TO Mr.. Davis the startling intelligence that he
had been nominated by the s.. Louis conveu-
ton for the Vice Presidency. The speech OF
Mr.. Williams which was delivered in capt..
waiting STYLE, elected from the great crowd
rounds of applause. Mr. Davis was sensibly
affected bv The enthusiastic ovation which his
feIloweitzens were giving him. and when he
arose TO speak so great aud SO continuous was
the applause that it was some time before he
could begin his remarks. His speech, which
has been published all over the country, was
a calm, temperate, busiuess-ike production,
Just such speech as one would expect from
a man of clear head aud broad slaiesmauship,
a man with such experience with men and
affairs as he has had in his active aud proml
nent public aud private life.
Mr. Davis is in many respects a remarkable
man he is eighty years old. but would pass
anywhere. | think, for person OF front sixty
five 10 seventy years. lie is tall and cre,t,
steps with the spring of Young man, and ~
his conversation and manner eNiuoes unusual
preservation. His powers Of endurance were
pretty fully tested on the notification jav, he
was constantly on the go. | saw him 10 the
early morning aud in the late evening. and hc
s.ar,.1 than as fresh 4s Whom La, started tt, D