Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-14
BAL T|MORE BUSY
PREPARING FOR
BIG CONVENTION
Hosts of Democratic Meeting
Plan for Comfort and
Entertainment of
Visitors
ARE SPARING
NO EXPENSE
Even Repaved Many Streets
Before Arranging the
Decorations and
IlluminatiOns

BALTIMORE. June l3-The same
energy that the citizens of Baltimore
displayed IN going after the demo
cratic national convention is evident
IN the preparations that hSve been
made here for the comfort and enter
tainment of the convention guests ana
the convenience of the political lead
ers and delegates who will name the
partys next candidate for president
As soon as baltimore was chosen for
the convention city. the Maryland leg
lsIature authorized the city TO eN-
lend $4,000 in repairing ami re-
lighting ana decorating streets and
buildings This Was exclusive OF the
81? 90" appropriated for remOdeling
the Fifth Regiment ArmOry. whore
the delegates will assemble.
The committee that went 10 Wash
ington to lay the advantages OF Bal
timore before the democratic national
committee was composed largely OF
bankers and business men One OF
their first arguments was the prcsen-
tation OF q certified check for 800
600 as a guarantee thar Baltimore
would do all that il promised The
the best convention halls in the cOlu-
try, to remodel it as the national
committee saw iii and to do every
thing in their power 10 oil the intri-
cate mechanism OF the convention
routine and look after the convent
ence. not only Of the delegates. nut
also oil the guests from all parts OF
the country who could attend
r.
Preparations to fulfI these prom
ises and 90 even further have been
carried out here by means OF thor.
ough organizations. The r>rst step.
after the meeting OF the convention
here was assured, was the appoint
ment of a citizens committee of 900,
which was divided into sub-c0mmit-
tees. and 10 each OF these was dele
gated a certain part OF the work. Al
the head OF the whole organization
is the Hon. Robert Grain and Mayor
Preston he latter by virtue Cf his
Office and Mr.. Grain as chairman Of
the executive committee OF the Citi-
zens general organization. The SUD
committees have charge respective
ly OF reception, convention hall. press,
visiting merchants, SpOr'atiOn,
program, concessions and privileges,
entertainments, music. publicity no
raj decorations and receiving editors
and publishers
The general municipal convention
committee. appointed by the may or
is Snbdiyidod into state committees. 10
which the delegates and visitors from
the respective states may turn for
Information and assistance.
The problem Of handling a great
convention crowd was two-fold-first
TO bring them TO Baltimore; second
10 house, feed and entertain them
while here The first OF these was
simple. Baltimore is proud Of her
transportation facilities both by rail
and by water Three railroads. The
PENNSYLVANIA. the Baltimore and Ohio
and the Western Maryland connect
the city with the north, south and
west and forty steamship lines give
il a prominent position in the trans
oceanic and cOastwise trade and pas
Senger service.
Thousands of Visitors Expected.
Judging from the number OF hotel
and boarding house reservations and
from past conventions. the addition to
Baltimcre's population during the
week of June - will be not less than
10000
This estimate is the minimum here
The more enthusiastic are counting
on nearly 100000 convention guests.
The special committee which inyesu-
gated the city's hotel and boarding
house facilities and rates has re-
ported that all strangers can be taken
care Of: and visitors who arc unable
to find accommodations are asked 10
communicate with the general con
vention committee
The hotel committee found that
practically all the space in the larger
hostelrics would be occupied by the
delegates and alternates and Others
actively engaged in the convention.
This committee. however. has pre-
pared a list OF boarding houses and
private residences where one may