El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-11
Citizens Committee of 800
Members-Vi Visitors to Be
Royalty Entertained.

Baltimore. Nd. June 1.-The same
| energy that the citizens Of Baltimore
! displayed in going after the Democrat
&c convention is evident in the prepar-
I tons that have been made here for the
[ comfort and entertainment Of the con
[ VentiOn guests and the convenience Of
| the political leaders and delegates who
Z VIII name the party'S next candidate
/ Tor president. AS soon as Baltimore
! was chosen for the convention city, the
/ Maryland legislature authorized the
/ city to expend S55, 900 in repairing and
] relighting and decorating streets and
] buildings. This was exclusive Of the
! $4,000 appropriated for remOdeling the
! Fifth regiment arnOry, where the DEL
/ egates VIII assemble
The committee that went TO Wash
/ ington to lay the advantages of Balti-
7 more before the Democratic national
| committee was composed largely OF
/ bankers and business men, one Of their
Z first arguments was the presentation OF
a certified check for 500. 900 as a guar
antee that Baltimore would do all that
il promised
800 on the Committee.
Preparations 70 fulfill their prom
ises and go even further have been
carried out here by means Of thorough
Organization. The first step, after the
meeting Of the convention here was as
sured, was the appointment OF a citi-
zens committee of 500, which was di-
Ylded into subcommittee, and to each
OF these was QEleEaLeQ q certain part
OF the work At the head OF the whole
organization is the Hon Robert Grain
and mayor Preston, the latter by virtue
Of his office and Mr.. Grain as chair
man Of the executive committee Of the
citizens general organization
The problem Of handling a great
convention crowd was tWo-fold-first.
10 bring them to Baltimore; second, to
house feed and entertain them while
mere The first of these was simple
Baltimore is proud of her transporta-
ton facilities both by rail and by wa
ter Three railroads, the Pennsylva-
MIA, the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Western Maryland connect the city
with the north south and west and
40 steamship lines give il a prominent
position in the trans-Oceanic and
ccaStwise trade and passenger service
10000 Will BE Present.
Judging from the number Of hotel
and boarding house reservations and
from past conventions, the addition to
Baltimore's population during the week
of June IS viii be not less than 40. 900.
This estimate is the minimum here.
The more enthusiastic are counting on
nearly 100000 convention guests. The
special committee hich investigated
the ctty's hotel and boarding house IA
cilities and rates has reported that all
strangers can be taken care Of; and Wis
ltors who are unable 10 find accommo-
dations are asked to communicate with I
the general convention committee.
Hotels Have Doubled Help.
The committee made a searching in
qulry into convention hotel rates and
its formal report was 10 the effect that /
these rates were by 10 means exorbi- [
tant and amply justified To meet the |
increased demand the hotels have been /
obliged practically to double their |
forces of employees for the convention /
week and, in order to get them /
trained, put them at work a week be- ]
fore the convention opens In addition I
the hotel managers have nearly dupli- !
ram inn au~# rrNr H-e
bleWare- The rate plan agreed upon is I
as follows. One of the first class no
tells, for instance, where the normal 4
charge for room and bath varies from i
So to 81 a day, will charge as many /
persons as occupy a So room IS each.
and those in 81 room 81 each, but II
no one viii be charged more than 81 a
day, even though he be one of the Oc-
cupants Of SIS or 81 room The Hotel
Managers association claims this is a
Ia1r arrangement, since otherwise a
guest might expect to hire a IS room
and put in it as many persons as he
saw fit. paying only a nominal service
charge for each additional person. Such 4
service charge, the hotel men say, ?
would not compensate them for the
outlay for extra equipment and help |
uecessitated by the convention.
Rates Not Raised.
The hotel committee reports that
none of the hotels has raised cafe rates.
ana that room rates viii run as low as I
S L00 day II declares that a compari- .
son with prices Of cities that have
taken care Of previous convention
crowds and with the rates scheduled I
IN Chicago for the Republican conven-.
ZION this year shows that hotel charges /
mere are as low as any and in many
Instances lower.
A booklet issued for the convenience /
Of convention visitors contains the fol-
lowing paragraph regarding this sub
Ject of food and lodgings
Baltimore is prepared to handle a
reservations in advance. No one need
EEL disturbed however, il reservations |
have not been secured in advance. 4
7ery ettective plan has been developed
persons arriving. without har- [
ng made reserva tons, viii be able TO I
secure comfortable quarters at no in |
convenience to themselves. All that is I
needed, after reaching the city. is to |
make application at the official head
quarters These headquarters are down /
own on the first floor Of the Eouits bic
oulldlng, Calvert and Fayette streets.
complete register is on file there Of I
-nd accommodations, from the 81 room /
o the more pretentious suites II no
ice IS sent In advance as TO the time
lsltOrS expect 10 arrive in Baltimore /
n eIIort viii be made to have some of
ne reception committee at the partic-
lar place OF arrival so as to look after
nose who may come Any and all IN
ormaUon about seats and accommoda-
ions can be obtained BY writing TO
tooert Grain. general chairman, Cal
'ert building. Baltimore"
Baltimore has been putting her house ,