The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-26
TALE OF A BALTI-
MORE SURVIVOR
Narrowing Stories Told BY Those
Who Participated in the Memora-
BILE Siege of Crabtown

Baltimore!
II you want to see the one hundred
yard dash, running high jump and al
titude records smashed to smith
Greens just yell that one word the
next time you happen to be in
crowd On second thought it won't
be necessary to yell. Just whisper it,
and you'll see some of the greatest
acrobatic performances you have ever
witnessed. In every crowd there are
bound 10 be few survivors of the
democratic siege. and mere mention
OF the place where they fought, starv-
ed and were bled will be enough to
start them throwing fits, somersaults
and rocks
Now | know why they call it the
Monumental City" said Big Tom"
Foley. the Tammany leader Its a
monumental frost when it comes to
accommodating a democratic national
convention The city had a monu-
mental nerve TO ask for it and the
democratic national committee had q
monumental nerve to send it there.
There viii be at least one more mon
ument there now The waiter who
served me will be able to build pri-
waite one and have enough money left
over 10 erect a few fountains
All OF which will be seconded by
the twenty or thirty thousand victims
delegates and spectators-who paid
Ali Bahia prices for the privilege of
fasting and sharing a ballroom or pool
table with forty or fifty intimate
strangers Most Of the survivors
have managed 20 get back to their
homes They've been struggling in
by ones and twos and tours, bleary
eyes. hollow chested. knee-sprung and
dlshoveled. retaining consciousness
long enough after falling into the
arms % friends to give four cheers
for baltimore. said cheers being inhal
I'd 70 distinguish them from the
Froans
Quite a few OF the intrepid explor
ers who made a dash for the unfroz
IN south have become permanent res
idents Of the city. thanks TO the per
suasiyeness of the walters, bartend
ers. BARRIERS. manicurists and taxi
grabists Hundreds applied for plac
80 In the Baltimore directory after
thelr FIRST session with some of the
city's enthusiastic coin collectors.
Va installing the welcome Balti
more extended 10 visitors Some oil
the citizens couldn't wait for the
trains 20 come in: went half way
down the line TO meet their guests
Thousands Of persons are qualified tc
give illustrated lectures on that old
southern hospitality thing Huh! And
Htlll another huhl
II didn't matter whether you had
money or not man without dol
lar vas just as welcome as the vel
los fever
@ took torty-six ballots 10 decide
Wh0 should lead the democratic at
tack on The White House, but it tool
huf one ballot 70 decide that Balti
mafs was $50 place TO hold a nationa
political convention That ballot was
taken iew hours after bosses, dele
eatea and visitors arrived. and was
absolutely unanimous Some o.
those eho Were stung went so far as
fo as that Baltimore would have hard
ifpuhle trs ne 20 accommodate a con
yention 81 steeple climbers or ho
crosse ban manufacturers II didn't
make he sufferers feel any better t
hear fhe Haltimoreans complaining o.
fhs small attendance They expected
81 least looeoo visitors
Im awfally glad 10 hear the Other
-H n STAYED az home" said Senator
lohn SHARP Williams of Mississippi
A. Ras We came near eating each
oIhsr 81 eep from starving to death
4 frN thousand more would have
nrnea ae strand old democratic par
ts nto q io' of cann.bals"
Nouae where they're going tC
haa fh neW national conyention?'
aaksd uaFor Baker Of Cleveland.
It pu 10 bid for Punxsutaw
ne Co -a.d Pennsylvania dele
aa.r
nu yaa haven't any hotels and
restaurants there said Senator Luke
la ~ Tennessee
Were getting along without them
here pretty well" was the reply
There's plenty CT trees around
lunAsy and ne won't have to hang
nare than five persons on limb"
Eie.n. no.. will get it. if | have
anything 10 say. observed Roger C.
sullivan. the Illinois boss They've