Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
CITY
OF HOSPITALITY

BALTIMORE, Md, June 24-Dur-
ing the next few days delegates to
the Democratic national convention
will feast upon Maryland, My Mary
land" and chicken a la Maryland I'M
til they are likely to feel that they
have acquired a property interest in
the State.
The people of Baltimore are moth
ing II not hospitable. This is a gala
| occasion for Baltimore and it's citi-
zens are doing everything in their
| power to make the Democratic hosts
happy. Incidentally they are having
a good time themselves-the time of
their lives, If M a judge by the
hotels here tonight.
Southern courtesy and Southern
good fellowship prevail everywhere.
If you ask a man on the street COR
tells he not only takes time to give
you the direction in a way that will
not possibly permit you to go astrayl
but If you have the time to devote to
him he will give you full informa-
ton about all the various and unex-
celled attractions of Baltimore.
Already some of the delegates from
the Bowery are beginning to acquire
a Southern accent from the kind of
conversation handed out so freely by
the natives.
The entire population of the city of
Baltimore and its environs came
down to the hotel section tonight to
see the sights-the sights being Dem
ocratic statesmen and the decorations
and Examinations. The local enter
tainment committee had provided for
the delegation of visitors. The hotels
of Baltimore, while up-to-date in
their appointments, were o built to
accommodate such crowds as will
overtax capacity during convention
week. The hotel rotundas are small
and the crowds are immense. What
will happen when the delegates ar
rive is awful for those who have
duties to perform in connection with
the convention to contemplate.
The streets ins the downtown Sec
ton r as badly congested as are
the hotel rotundas. Baltimore's
streets are rather narrow and 1t
does not take an err ormous crowd TO
make them almost impossible. But
despite the congestion and the heat,
| which adds to the discomforts of those
caught in the eddies of humanity,
everybody Is good natured and po-
lite.
Whether they have beer instructed
by the members of the local enter
tainment committee as to how they
should conduct themselves toward
the visitors the Baltimoreans are act
ing non-partisanly. The crowds are
filed with enthusiasm, but their en-
thusiasm finds a patriotic rather than
a partisan outlet. The cheers on the
streets are for "Uncle SAM" not for
any of the rival candidates.
Baltimore is very strong for the
Democratic convention, but all can
didates for the Democratic
ton look alike to the crowds. They
are refraining from any expression
of preference.
To the visitors who walk about the
streets it appears that Baltimore has
a strong preference for Wilson, as
most of the decorations are made up
on black and yellow. which are the
colors of Princeton University. Many
of the visitors did not know that
these are the Maryland colors, but
they soon were enlightened, and their
resentment over the supposed favorit-
ism was dispelled.
The big buildings In the downtown
sections are Illuminated from founda-
ton stone to turret.