The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-07
Personal Tributes to General
Baughman

offered to the memory of the late General
Baughman, by hosts of friends, ac
quaintances, business, political and
journalistic associates all over the State
and country. Many of them are of a
particularly tender and personal nature
and are great solace and satisfaction to
his family and relatives.
Some are more or less of public
character and few of them we herewith
append
Judge Upshur Dennis, of the Balti
more City Supreme Court, in an inter
view in the Baltimore Ne,cs Wednesday,
said:
"Our city and State and the country
have suffered within the week, said the
Judge, changing the subject. THAT
Southern Railway wreck and its conse-
quences were dreadful. | knew Mr..
Spencer. He had done and was doing
splendid work for the South. Mr.
Fisher and Mr.. Redwood were both fine
men, who were useful citizens and who
will be missed in Baltimore. | was also
very much shocked at Vic Baughman' $
death. He was a Democrat after my
own heart, and wanted to see him Gov.
ernor of Maryland. There was no citi
zen of the State for whom | would have
voted Wild more genuine pleasure. He
was warm hearted, generous, splendid
man, and | was devoted to him.
Governor Warfeld sent the following:
"Mrs Warfeld and | are deeply panied
to learn of the death Of your devoted
husband. We sincerely sympathize
with you in this hour of your great sor-
row. | always held General Baughman
in affectionate esteem.
Frank A. Richardson, the famous
newspaper correspondent, sent the fol-
lowing message from Washington, d. c.:
The blow which has fallen upon you
will be felt all over the State of Mary
land. No man within its borders WINS
Drawer truer, kinder than he whom |
was proud to call my friend. .
Senator Raynor teleeraphed: accept
profound sympathies in the hour of your
bereavement. Gen. Baughman was one
of my best friends and | unite with the
entire community in the great grief that
his loss accustomed to us all. "
Judge McComas' message was as fol-
flows: "My deepest sympathy is with
you and your children. | will long
mourn the loss of my cherished friend
so will our State and very many through
out the country.
Ex-Gov. Henry Llyod said: II sym
pathize with you in your sad loss. |
feel the loss of friend and regret my
inability to attend funeral "
Rear Admiral Schley sent this mes
sage from Washington: "Gen Baugh.
mans death was a great shock to his
friends, and as a friend from his boyhood
| tender my deepest sympathy. .
WI l. IIcellldH lldSln SellJ Il llleSSdHe
of deep sympathy, as did also State
Treasurer Murray Vandiver, who is also
chairman of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee The letter said: I'm
the death of General Baughman the
State mourns the loss of a great and GOOD
man. You have my deepest sympathy
in your bereavement. In six months
death has taken from me two of my old
est and best friends-FIon A. p. Cor
man and General Baughman "
Mr.. W. Bates Stephen, State School
Superintendent, telegraphed his sympa-
thy, as did Ex-Gov. John Walter Smith
and a host of others. Many beautiful
letters were received by the family from
General Baughman's friends, which only
those in such position can appreciate.