Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine (1912) (14762118545)

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Title: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine

Year: 1912 (1910s)

Authors: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company

Subjects: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company

Publisher: (Baltimore, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)

Contributing Library: University of Maryland, College Park

Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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Davis as its candi-date for tlie vice-presidency, as a running mate ofJudge Alton B.Parker, therewas much natu-ral surprise thata man of eighty-one should benominated for soimportant a position. Nation-wide curiosityabout Mr. Daviswas aroused, andnewspaper cor-respondents weresent to his homein Elkins,W.Va.,to write aboutthe so-calledde-crepit old manwho might be-come Presidentof the UnitedStates. One ofthese correspon-dents reachedElkins early inthe morning andas he was walk-ing to the hotel, noticed a striking looking man, mountedon a spirited thoroughl)red, riding downthe street. He did not look to b(^ ov(^r

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fifty, was six Iect tall, straight as anIndian, lean, rugged looking, with aclean shaven uj)pei- lip and a closeci()j)pe(l heard. He smiled pleasantly as he returned therespectful greet-ings of numerousacquaintances,but there wereno soft lines inhis face. It wasthe face of thepioneer—of thetype of man whoj)ushed civiliza-tion across theA(l 1 e g h e n i e s,wrested untoldwealth fromlugged mountainsides and builtbustling cities inwhat not longbefore had beenthe haunts ofthe bear and thedeer. Later in theday the news-paperman calledat (J race land,tlie home of thenominee, andfound that theman who had attracted his attention wasSenator Davis. Cordial indeed was hisreception and he soon realized that the D.wis IN Tin; i.ATi: sixth 37 38 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE Senator, in spite of his rough early hfeand lack of education, was a polishedgentleman, kindly in manner, but pre-dominantly masculine. Ive been too busy to grow old,Senator Davis said. Ive been savingthat luxury

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1912

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