The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-30
LACK OF SYSTEM
AT BALT|N 0 RE
Serious Complaints of Misman-
agernent, Especially at Con-
vention Hall.

Washington. June 2g.-Thcre Is much
talk of having the next Democratic
convention in some other Eastern city
! than Baltimore. If 1t is held in the
East and though another meeting OF
tne Democrats similar to that which
has been going ON in Baltimore this
week VIII not be held for four years
ii is more than likckly that the ques-
, ton VIII be much considered before
mat time 1t is no; likekly that Bal
tlnlore VIII get another gathering of
! TINS Kind soon. Complaints of mis-
management have been many and in
some cases. serious. The worst OF
these was the way the convention hall
was operated No Que cared much
for being held UP for dollar or two
day on meals and similar matters.
Tor the reason that il WAS to be cX-
pectcd. But the management of con-
vention hall could not have been
worse. on many occasions there seem
ed TO be no one In control and much
embarrassment was met with, when the
doors were closed Iii the face or dele
gates and newspaper men. and when no
amount of pleading would open them
AT times officers on duty claimed
that they had orders to keep everybody
out, ana again 1t seemed that almost
any one could get In by giving the
high sign. Beyond II all lies the fact
III New York gets the next conven-
ton, 1t is believed that the limit OF
excellence Will be reached In the sc-
COMMUNICATION of the big crowds that
always attend gathering of this kind
Baltimore did not have half the num-
Der of people she lookckd for, and yet
even with mat Washington had to take
care of many visitors every night.
Three of the men attending the con
vention most eagerly sought for by
visitors were Congressman FItzgerald
ana Rediield, of Brooklyn, and Jim
Ham Lewis, of pink whisker fame
1t seemed like everybody wanted to
see Mr.. Fitzgerald. or "Fitz" as he is
generally known by his colleagues and
intimates In Congress- Tho Brooklyn
Representative has inndc q name in the
House as scrapper. On the speak
crs' stand at tho big meeting he was
In evidence Mt all times and helped
shape events OF tho Important week
just ended.
Mr. Rcdfield was sought also Ills
sound position on the tariff and the
many stories which have been printed
about his being n running mate with
"Jim Ham" Lewis in the whiskers line
made many persons ask for him. No
TWO men in tho country. perhaps. are
able to grow as pretty a set of facial
nGornnents tho New York Con-
gresham and the man from Chicago.
Mr. Lewis may have 1t on Mr.. Red
field just bit because the color of his
chops are pink, while those of the
latter are just ordinary yellow. but
all the same they were both much
sought after in Baltimore for their
general popularity.
MISS Gcncyicvc CIn-l's Work.
No man at the convcntion-or wo-
man or young woman either, for that
mattcr-worked harder or more faith
fully for the success of the candidates
than did Miss Gcncvicvc Clark. the at
tractive seventeen yca--old daughter
OF the Speaker. Early on the scene.
she did heroic work for her fathers
cause.
One OF her plans for extending the
scope of her fathers canvass was to
get all the messenger boys she could
ind. newsboys and others and pin
Clark badges on them, not forgetting
at the same time to say word for
dad" Many "a street urchin doubtless
went his way with n Champ Clark
badge feeling all the better for hav-
ing had this attractive young girl
rim 1t on.
Throughout the night session of
Thursday. when many others had gone
to the land Of nod little Miss Clark
was wide awake. When tho big dem
onstration for her father was at Its
height. she was round standing on the
chairman's desk with q gigantic Amer
lean flag swinging in midair.
While the Speakers son. Bennett
Clark, was on hand while tho nomi-
mating speeches were being made and
the ballots counted, more effective
work was probably being done by his
little sister. who was on the Job every
where. She is a valuable assistant to
her father. Hundreds OF cheers rent
the midnight air for "Gcnevieve Clark"
and the young miss Will doubtless re-
member the scene many years.
p. II. MEG.