Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-25
Baltimore IS IN
HOLIDAY attire
Carloads Of Decoration Makes
Old Town Bloom Forth in
Great Shape
Orange and Black, State
C0lorS Mistaken for Tribute
to Princeton Head

BALTIMORE, Nd, June 25.-Balti'
more blossomed forth today as real
convention city. Everything was in
readiness at the armory for the great
gathering, the principal business
blocks were hidden for the first time
behind carloads of flags and bunting
! and thousands of strange feet crowd
ed the main thoroughfares and no.
tells. The advance guard of the dem
! ocratic gathering was fast succeeded
, by an enthusiastic mass of delegates
| and visitors.
The meeting of the arrangement
| committee of the convention and the
| opening here of headquarters by each
of the avowed candidates for the pres
idential nomination started the con-
vention session with a boom. Hun
dreds of decorators converted the
streets into long, avenues Of color.
Mingled with the red, white and blue
of the nation were the orange and
black of the state.
Many was the shock anti-Wilson
men received as they first beheld the
prominence given to the state colors,
and not until some obliging inhabi-
tant of the city explained that orange
and black represented Maryland as
we'll as Princeton were their fears put
to rest. Some could hardly believe
their eyes as they beheld the conven-
ton hall platform swathed in orange
and black, which they mistook for a
tribute Of Princeton followers to
Woodrow Wilson.
Parade Opens Festivities.
Electrical illumination will be fea-
ture of the convention display The
great White Way" will be formally
dedicated by parade tonight Fes-
toons of evergreen and lower boxes
will be other features of the conven-
ton dress of the city
Pictures of Washington, Jefferson
and Jackson dominate convention
hall The keenest contest arose among
the rival camps at the Emerson Ho-
tel over the best display there Will
son men scored first by hanging tre-
mendous portrait of the Princeton
man just above the lobby The Har-
mon admirers procured oil paintings
of their leader to flange the figure of
the New Jersey man, while the Clark
managers had Autographs of their
candidate stuck in a solid fresco
around the balcony overlooking the
lobby.
Not content with the headquarters
in the Emerson Hotel, the Harmon
managers today took possession of
the Basil Gordon mansion, not far
from Convention Hall. This will be
converted into a home for the Har-
mon leaders during the convention
Huge Harmon banners were immedi-
ately hung in its vicinity.
Announcement was made by a local
telephone company that arrangement
had been made to establish telephone
communication with a private car in
which Representative Oscar Under
wood would stop in Baltimore while
the delegates we're passing upon his
for the presidential chair.
Many There With PIanks.
Men with all sorts of planks for the
platform have come to Baltimore early
lest th,y miss some opportunity to
press their ideas. Manuel Quezon,
resident commissioner for the Philip.
pines at Washington, is here to con-
fer with Chairman Mack and other
democrats in regard to the Philippine
independence plank. The commits
sioner wants the so-called Jones bill
Endorsed by the convention.
Henry w. Dooley, who feels sure
he will be member of the conven-
ton, because he is on both delega-
tons from Porto Rico, has begun a |
for Porto Rican home
rule plank.
Contesting delegations are fast
known their grievances. The
rapid filing of contests last night led
to the formulation of plan to have
the national committee appoint sub
committees Monday, when it convenes
to listen to the respective contending
forces.