The Hattiesburg news., 1912-06-13

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the Resolutions Committee which
drafs the platform, as yet have no
regular meeting place. Some OF
their work may be done at the Bel
vedere in rooms allotted them by the
National Committee. and some in the
rooms assigned to them at the con-
vention hall.
Next to the rooms engaged by the
National Committee, the largest re-
servation at the Belvedere has been
made by Thomas Taggart, National
Committeeman from Indiana. For the
members of his committee and his
friends Mr.. Taggart has taken 80
rooms in the main buildings, with ac-
commodations for 65 persons more in
the Annex and the "Blue Parlor" on
the second floor as state delegation
Headquarters. Other National Com
mitteemen in whose name large reser-
vations have been made at the Bel
vedere are: Roger G. Sullivan, Illi-
nois; Homer S. Cummings, Connect
cut: ]. B. Kremer, Montana; A. j.
DAILY, Alaska; Alvah Adams, Colorado;
Edwin O. Wood, Michigan; Clark
Howell, Georgia; J. NJ. Guffey, Penn
sylvania; Willard Salisbury, Dele
ware, Urey Wilson of Kentucky, sec
retary of the National Committee,
and Herman Ridder, of New York, it's
treasurer, also have their quarters
here.
Representatives of the candidates
for the presidential nomination will
be early on the ground, and all of
them engaged their headquarters
months ago. Several of them have
taken suites of offices in the down
town business section, as well as
large blocks of rooms in the principal
hotels. The Clark campaign COM
mittee has offices in the Munsey Build
ing. corner Calvert and Fayett streets.
Gov Harmon's manager have a suite
in the Equitable Building, across the
street, and the Wilson committee has
leased an entire small building at No.
10 East Lexington street.
The Underwood forces are the only
ones that expect to have whole hotel
to themselves They have reserved
all the rooms and parlors in the Eutaw
House, one of the Oldest hostelries at
the corner of Eutaw and Baltimore
streets This hotel was badly dam
aged by fire few weeks ago, but it
is expected that repairs will be finish
ed before the convention opens.
The hotel headquarters of the Will
son, Harmon and Clark workers are in
the Emerson at the conrer of Calvert
and Charles streets, in the heart OF
the business district and only half q
block from the Munsey and Equitable
Buildings. The Wilson committee has
the banquet hall and parlor on the
mezzanine floor and IA bedrooms. The
Harmon men have Is sleeping-rooms
and a parlor on the mezzanine flool
for their meetings.
Two of the notable figures in Balti
more during the convention will bt
William ]. Bryan and Alton B. Parker
4 the former thrice and the latter once
the choice of a Democratic president
ial convention. Col Bryan comes al
| BRYAN AND PARKER -. ... TWO
a delegate from Nebraska and Judg,
Parker as a delegate from New York
The Nebraskan and his brother hav'
a suite at the Belvedere adjoining thu
rooms of the National Committee, an,
the Nebraska delegation also ha
quarters in the same hotel. Judg
Parker will stay at The Emerso.
where the New York state delegation
will make its headquarters, although
/ not all the 80 delegates from tha
state have been able to obtain az
commodations there.
| Tammany Hall has taken 25 room
at the Emerson, having abandoned tn
l plan of coming to Baltimore on a bi
steamer and using the craft as hote
| druing the convention. Other celebr
ties from Empire States who hav
suites at this hotel are Gov. Dix, U.
Senator O'Gorman and Charles 4
Murphy, the Tammany Hall leade
l Col. George Harvey also has announ
ed his intention of staying there. Th
rooms of the New York leaders are e.
s pected to become one of the impo
tant skirmish grounds of conventio
week, since this state sends the lar
est delegation and its representative
come uninstructed. Until develo
! ments in the convention hall itse
are conclusive the deliberations of IL
New York leaders and conferences
the headquarters of Mr.. Bryan are e