Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25

ton of thousands of persons along the
line of march, but the climax came when
the marchers reached their hotel.
Lining up in battalion formation on
Hanover street between Baltimore and
Fayette streets the four-thousand-d dollar
band, with its six-foot-in- diameter bass
drum, crashed forth air after air until
the streets echoed with cheers. After
playing a few western favortes. the bank
and when it followed with Dixie" the
crowd was actually taken of its feet.
Traffic along Baltimore street was stop
ped and thousands lined the street to see
the democrats from Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R.A Mclean have
taken up their temporary abode in the
handsome residence of w. 8. G. Williams,
northwest corner of st. Paul and Monu-
ment streets. They arrived yesterday. and
their guests for the week are expected
early this morning.
In the party will be Mr.. and Mrs. Nicho-
las Longworth. Mrs. Richard Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean and
Miss Lota Robinson. The McLeans Will
keep open house" during the week. en-
PERTAINING each day at informal luncheon
and dinner parties, but no formal enter
tainments have been planned
From present indications the convention
will be attended by a record-breaking
crowd. Men who have attended a number
lican. state that already there are more
strangers in Baltimore than they have
ever seen at such gathering. Visitors
are still coming.
In the past conventions have been held
in cities where expositions were also be-
ing held. and naturally there might have
been a larger crowd In these cities. but
here the entire crowd is attracted by the
convention.
Seldom have the states sent such large
delegations. It is estimated that 5000
will come from New York alone. The
states of the middle west are sending un-
usually large contingents. and the same Is
true of the south. Delegations from the
The crowd of visitors and strangers is
much larger than that in Chicago last
week at the republican national conven-
ton.
A worn and faded ticket to the national
democratic convention of 1872. held In
Ford's Opera House, Baltimore. was pre-
scented by William Burke OF 245l Druid
Hill avenue yesterday to Perry Belmont
of Washington and New York, whose
father, August Belmont, was chairman Of
the convention.
In return Mr.. Belmont presented to Mr..
Burke ticket to the present convention.
to be used by his son-in-law. c. Dadley,
OF newport n. l. ILLS Was SUGGESTED
by Mr.. Burke.
In q letter which accompanied the ticket
Mr.. Burke informed Mr.. Belmont Of sew
eral incidents OF the convention. Mr.
Burke was president Of the Belmont
Democratic Association in 1872.
colored man will have q seat in the
convention as, a delegate from Colorado.
He is ]. d. Harkless of Pueblo, and lays
claim to the distinction Of being the first
member Of his race to SIT as q delegate
in a democratic national convention.
Harkless Is a member OF the National
Colored Democratic League. OF which
Bishop Alexander Walters Of New York
is president. It has 200 delegates in Bal
timore working for strong branch or
held last night at 1901 Druid Hill avenue.
where the league has it's headquarters
during the convention.
Several members Of the league mingled
with the crowds at Clark headquarters on
the fifteenth floor Of the Emerson yester-
bers that there were fifty colored clubs In
the league. James H. Howard OF Wash
ington state said the purpose Of the
league was to divide the colored vote and
from the republican party. The state
ment was made that the league had no
particular favor1te for the presidential
nomination.
Laden with big supply of fruits. nuts.
mineral waters and wines, the California
delegation, with q party numbering 100
men and women, arrived at Union sta
ton yesterday morning. They left Cali
fornia last Monday. and on the trip over
the continent relieved the journey with
sightseeing stops at many points
The California delegates are for Champ
Clark, as they say, "frst, last and all the
time" It Is for this reason that they
have brought the wines and other deli
cacies. They say they are not competing
one draft of their wine will make the
stanchest opponent see victory in Clark.
California has three women among her
alternates, one OF them, q former Mis-
sourian. Mrs. Emma V. 10y OF Los An
geles, Cal.
The committee OF government employees
which appeared before the resolutions
committee Of the republican national con-
vention at Chicago to urge the incorpora-
platform will urge the same plank In the
democratic platform to be adopted by the
Baltimore convention.
Mayor Gaynor's boom reached Balti-
more officially yesterday afternoon. His
the last week. but the real hurrah came
yesterday when the delegation from New
York-3O0 strong-arrtved at Union station
on a special train.
Under the leadership Of William Har-
man Black Of New York and Edwin H
Brownley and Vincent Dimarco Of Balti
more the shouters for the New York
mayor paraded the streets from the sta
ton to the Emerson.
Clark Howell Of Georgia. dean Of the
democratic national committeeman, was
presented loving cup by the Georgia
delegation sin token Of our esteem and
in regard for his long and efficient party
service =.
Charles r. Pendleton Of Macon. chair
man of the delegation. made the speech
Of presentation. Mr.. Howell has served