The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-24
MY MARYLAND IS
NOW THE HOSTESS
BALTIMORE Is EXTENDING CAR
DIAL WELCOME TO ARRIv-
ING DELEGATES.
COLORS ARE MISTAKEN
ORIoI.E DECORATIONS MIsLEAD
VISITORS INTO THE BELIEF
THAT WILSON fS BEING
FAVORED.
Hv JUSTIN MeGEATE,

BALTIMORE. MD, June 23.--Dur~
ing the next few days delegates 70
the Democratic national commute VIII
feast upon Maryland. My MARYLAND
and children a la Maryland until they
are likely to feel that they have &C
CURED property interest In the state
The people of Baltimore are nothing
If moi hospttabfe, This Is gala &C.
casion for Baltimore, and It's CITIZENS
are doing everything in their power 70
make the Democratic hosts happy. IN
cdentaily they are having good
time themselves~~the time of their
lives If one might judge by the scenes
on the streets, and around the notefs
! here tonight.
Southern courtesy and southern
good fellowship prevail everywhere II
you ask n man on the street corner
To be directed t., ene Of the hotels.
he not only takes time to give you the
directions in q way that will not pos
sihlv permit Of your going astray, bat
IL you have the time to devote to MIN
he will give you full information about
all the various and unexcelled attrae-
tions Of Baltimore.
Already some of the delegates from
the Bowerr are beginning to acquire
q southern accent from the kind or
conversation handed out SO freely ny
City is Conaested.
The entire population Of the CITY of
Baltimore, and its enyirons came down
to the hotel section tonight to see the
sights--the sights being democratic
Statesmen, and the decorations and H.
Nominations which the local entertain
1tsttt-t-t,fftf4t+te l-.+ ,Atfti-tt1Flha
delegation of visitors. The hotels OF
Baltimore, while UP to date In theF
apartments, were NOT built to accom-
MEDIATE such crowds as VIII pNsFla1
the capacity during convention Week.
The hotel rotundas are small, and the
Jam In them was something heree To
use the comment of statesman.
N hat liz will he when the delegates
arrive Is awful to contemplate Tor
those who have any duties to perform
in connection with the convention.
The streets In the down town sec
| ton are badly congested as the hotei
rotundas. Baltimore's streets are very
narrow. and 1t does not take an ehoF-
! nous crowd to make them almost
| impossible But despite he conges-
| ton. and the heat which added to the
discomforts OF those who were caught
| In the eddies of humanity, everybody
| was good natured and polite.
| Non-P artisan Welcome.
| Whether or not they have been m
/ structsd by the members of their local
| entertainment committee as to how
| they should conduct themselves to-
ward the Democratic visitors, the Bal
| timoreans are rnanifesting non-par-
/ tisanship in their welcome wnich IL
remarkable. The crowds are filled
| with enthusiasm, but their enthusiasm
| finds a patriotic rather than parti-
| san outlet. The cheers on the streets
were for Uncle Sam not for any
Of the rival candidates.
Baltimore Is very strong for the
/ Democratic convention but all -ettatll~
dates for the Democratic nomination
! look alike 10 the crowd. They are
| refrainlng from any expression OF pre-
| ference.
To the visitors who walked about
| the streets II appeared that Baltimore
! had q strong preference for Wilson
! since most Of the decorations-whieh
| by the way are profuse and attractive
| In all parts Of the city the residen-
! tial section az well as the down town
section-are made up or black and
| yellow, which are the colors of Prince
ton university. Many OF the visitors
did not know that these are the Mary
land colors but they were soon en-
'tghtened, and their resentment over
the supposed favoritism was dispeiled.
The big buildings in the down town
sections are illuminated from founds-
ton stone to turret.