The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-11-04
WILSON, that's Al"
IS CRY OF SOLDIERS
Will Listen to Nothing But Star
Spangled Banner-Itout Republic
can Speakers IL Font OF i'iitl
Regiment Algnory.

A big open van, its top and side
lists covered and IWined with Amer
ican flags, it's sides d mass OF les
.ooned bunting, two big transpar-
.ncies with Charles Evans Hughes
lecture blazing oat and the words
vote for Hughes and the Whole
Republican Ticket" painted on their
J,her sides, a band blaring away be-
nind the drivers seat, and, smiling
and bowling over the taiiboard,
Lloyd Odend hal, judge-advocate of
NE Army and Navy Union, and d
ecretary of the Hughes Business
Mems League.
That, as briefly as possible, is de-
,cription of the spectacle that moved
up Hoffman street, Baltimore, al
$50 last night, turned into Bolto;.
street and stopped, so that the flag
checked horses faced north and Mr..
,dend hal faced the entrance TO the
nth Regiment Armory, from which
he men of the First Regiment i'm
,nediately began to pour, their sup
pels over-a happy crowd, delighted
% see Mr.. Odend'hal, who might be
bringing bit of diversion.
They looked at him, then at the
wagon, then at the transparencies.
and they spotted Mr.. Hughes pic
ture. And this was the shout that
went up and multiplied and increas
ed in volume until the band quit:
"Hooray for Wilson,"
Mr.. Odend'hal Strengthened him
self, nxed his coat, cleared his throat,
stretched his hand over the crowd OF
peaked hats and grinning faces, anC
began:
Fellow Citizens: I have come to
.ell you why you, of all men, should
vote for Charles Evans Hughes Tol
President"
Right here let it be said that Mr..
Odend'hal told them nothing at ALL
though he and the big bandwagon
stayed in that spot for half an hour
What happened, taking up the dia-
logue where Mr.. Odend'hal, per-
force, left off, was. somewhat as fol-
lows:
The Soldiers-We want Wilson!
Mr.. Odend'hal-Now, if you men
who want to ask questions will come
up close, PHI
The Soldiers-Yee-e-e-ee Wood
| les good enough for us. 'S'no Use
l uCy, thO1 III uoS' LIS ~ Il
Wilson crowd.
Mr.. end'hal-How about YOU
| widows and orphans? How a3oat
| their pensions?
The Soldiers-We amt wori yinG
about that. Wilsonli attend &C ,ln@~
| Wow! We won't swap nOTaG4 ii :;
stream!
Mr.. Odend'hal-Your horse la
| got blind staggers!
| One Soldier-Yes, but he's getting
his eyes opened.
| And so on with yells and cat cali:
and Wilson cheers and Husne.
..Boos," until Mr.. Odend hal couldn' /
be heard even by the men directly
under him. Most of the noise came
from the edge of the crowd. Those
closer up stood quietly with folded
arms, waiting until they could catch
! the speakers words, and if it was a
Hughes argument they hurled 1t
back at him. For half hour ii
went, Mr. Odend'hal at times swing
ing his hat in affected merriment, the
men beneath him waiting; a lew
stray words like Just minute, .
Give me chance, Now, how
about'-barely heard from the
4 speaker, du0 LIE AACCdoiii6 az I'm
i paniment from the crowd farther
away 'sWow-Wow! 1ii7en !! !. VII.
lsoni = ! n r. -. -
i what do you suppose the news
papers will say about this in the
morning?" he shouted, and wher
somebody answered Are you going
to put it in the papers?" he turned
away disgustedly, signaling to the
driver and to the leader of the band
simultaneously Private Willard E
Tydings, who was a member of the
House of Delegates last year, yelled
Three Cheers for Wilson," The
three came, and then some"
The band was playing now, anc
there was a hush so sudden that il
deafened one more than the din. II
was the Star-Spangled Banner" ano
every man in khaki stood at rigid at
tention as though the whole regi
FL ment were on dress parade. They
| were standing that way until the
big brilliant bandwagOn was bloci
and half away and the national an
them was over.