The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-06
RICHMOND HOST
TO CHICAGO MEN
Democrats of Both Cities Renew
Vows to Fight Dcmocracy's
Battles.
COOK COUNTY SENDS 300
Famous Organization Pays City
Seven Hours Visit and
Leaves for Lynchburg.
COOK COUNTY SENDS 800

Virginia and Illinois. through the
organizations OF tho largest cities or
tho two States, claspcd hands last
night at tho jefferson Hotel Audio-
rum. and while the band played
Dixie and the speakers spoke,
vowed TO remain comrades true, and
fight the battle of Democracy shoulder
to shoulder. forever and ever amen.
That's the poetry OF It The prose
OF 1t is tho tale of 800 sturdy Demo
Gratis. members OF the Cook County
Democracy, Of fhc good state OF I'LL
nois. who tarried In Richmond yestcr
day between the hours of o'clock
In the afternoon and midnight. on their
way back home from the Inauguration.
They arrived at the Main Street Station
two hours behind their schedule and
struck out up Main Street. headed by Il
band of sixty pieces.
a delegation from the City Demo
cratic Committee and the city at ,arge
was on hand ut the station to extend
a welcome and 10 lead the way. n
squad OF mounted policemen headed
tho marching column and plotted the
visitors to the State Capitol where
the delegation filed in one by one 70
shake hands with Governor Mann.
Dixie in tho RotundH.
The marchers were accompanied
into the Capitol by their band, the
members OF which grouped themselves
around the IIoudon statue In the ro-
tunda- When the last Democrat from
Cook County had assured the Cover
nor that 1t wa san honor to make his
acquaintance. and the Governor assured
the last Cook County Democrat
that the state OF Virginia was honor
cd BY his visit, the band played
Dixie" until Father George trembled
on his marble pedestal and the walls
shook. The Governor bowed and the
crowd gave him three cheers.
From the Capitol tho Cook County
men repaired TO Murphy's Hotel for
dinner. Tho band and the shining
high hats OF the visitors drew toll
from the downtown business streets.
lining both sides OF route with spec
tators from Ave to ten deep. III the
syscraper district on lower Main
Street every window with an outlook
upon Capitol Square framed as many
faces az It could hold.
The festivities proper came at 3
o'clock at the Jefferson Hotel. In the
absence Of Chairman Miles NJ Martin.
of the City Democratic Committee,
Captain w NJ Myers was master or
ceremonies and presented greetings on
behalf OF the Democrats OF the city.
Governor 7. Cbccrcd.
Governor Mann opened the speech
making with an official welcome TO the
Commonwealth. The visitors rose In
body and cheered him for full
minute. He spoke In happy VEIN re-
fcrring humorousIy TO time not SO
long ago when delegation from iii
nois would not have been welcomed
in Richmond His allusions to the ma
tional solidarity which has followed
as result Of the War Between the
States called forth applause.
Miles j. Dev!re, president OF the
Cook County Democracy. responded.
1t was an inspiration. he said. for
tho militant party men OF Chicago
and Cook County. to come again to
Virginia. where Democracy was born
The visit, ne said. VIII send them away
better Americans and better Demo
Gratis He brought the auditorium TO
It's feet when he produced TWO Of the
visiting organizations sflken emblems,
and. pinning one each on the lapel OF
Governor Mann and Mayor Ainslie. de-