Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-31
IL GOtha-a-s International Exhibj.
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The -. E.sk international exhibtioni-ts-
Horace Gre.lat III the chsir-hsd a stormy time
ON Thurs tr light, and the difficulties dsvel-
Cped in ~. w.y OF getting the cherished pro-
ject in ~ - operation seemed to be about
as seriou. nose met by the washipgtonians
in their %.hat' Gled y bornirg."
Mr.. gre -rated that II vas proposed that
the eXh.bl-ar should se managed by the Amer
lean IIs-I .- The building for the fair would
cost ret l,= Ian - eco coo, one-thiri OF which
srsised. 70 r1uld BE permanent building for
state aEt -.i,ual exhibitions, and have a.-
commod4- tJr lectures, which would be free
to the peos G.. IL would be erected in the Cen
trsi Park. .. ~ some other suitable land pre-
sented L. --.- -I-y Of New York. The Institute
did not ash sid fr0m Congress in this under
taking. .- r8T 10 money Appropriation. IL
simply ass ,T Jhe sanction Of Congress, that
the PresiH 20 The United States may officially
inform CO. abroad Of the holding OF t,s
exhibition. nd request their cooperation in
getting foEE IA n l1utactureTs and producers To
send sOCds i,- COmry ;jticn. He (Horacel hon.d
thai II woU.- ae made clear that they expected
no govern 20 aid. by this they would keen
others from he a-ld; AMI he proceeded to make
the mistake assertion that Washington in its
proposed ~ it.tlJn % wanted to achieve local
advautasc The sii Of the national money"
Then III Cleveland moved TO strike ont Nh,
vOTcs 'CcHeT. ssiOual sanction" AMI then tbars
As a 1OS NJ Ss,h undertook TO read ,ba
Cksrter - the Institute 20 show tia. under ir
the rICTcs oI tL@t it should manage the mr.
posed exhibition co1ii not be carried out. Tba-
Mr.. Ely r0s, 10 correct Greeiey's statement t,,+
One-thiTd a the money for the exhibition va.
on hand TIen Mr. Nah bounced up and ,p-
terrupt-d NJ. Ilv, and refused ID sit dox,
when called U!.on 20 Do %. All tbi, TINA NJ
Greeley pounded upsn the table. Mr.. N..,
continued % utterly refuse TO 1T down. n,
Rich form 1liy demanded that Nh Nash sbo,,,
be expelled Nr. Greeley continued Ia po,pI
upon the tab.e. Mr. Nash continued 70 r-tarIy
refuse 70 st down. DIR. Rich again AMI 49,,
demanded tsat his resolution CT expulsion sbo-Il
be put 70 vote. The irTepressible Nash r.1t.s
for the reacirg Of he bylaws. They were -eaI
Sir. Nash disputed ther provisions. Nr. G-as
ley continued % pound upon the .abIa n
Rich continued 10 demand a vote upon Ii. rae
OlutiOn. Dir. Nash continued 10 boId far,
Mr. Greeley, who has served in Congress, .,,-
:ested that the previous question would f.tcb
him. Ii ID. The expulsion was carried no a
vote OF - 20 ?, showing that but thirtv-
seven persons we're present, not a tenth mart
as many as We hal at our Washington ex-
hibition meetings. The pagnacious Nash re-
fused TO leave tie room. Mr.. Cleveland. DR.
Eich, Mr. WI Itney and others called upon the
President to cause Nash 20 be removed. Gree
ley did not seem 70 banker after the lob. and hs
remarked, . You know how IL is yourselves. - or
words to thar erect A person ironically suy-
gested that Dr. Rich De deputed as a couu,,te,
OF one to perform the unpleasant duty. DIR.
Rich eslled The person fool. The person
called DIR. Rich = liar. Mr.. Greeley continued
ali this time 70 pound upon the table. A c,rnla
81 dozen eNhibitionists we're now on the floor
clamorin. for the removal Of Nab But Nash
continued q refuse CO. bulge. At this iupcturs
happy PtcSVicl'-r idea occurred To Horace
and he decided that he did not recognize Nash
rs present. otherwise than "a an ordinary sosc.
ta;or, and a. thev allowed visitors to attend
their meetings lie should be permitted 2, ra-
main SO Nash tTiUmphed and took a middle
seaf, while Greeley and the rest OF the tbirtxsi,
PROCEEDED, sitsr some further wraneIipo. IN
adopt memorial asking Congress to decide n,
New York - the site for the proposed In;erpa-
tiOnal Exhibition, AID that the American Jnsti
tate De allowed - hsvs its entire management.
All OF which shows that the New York pr,fec.
Tor grand International exhibition has rather
ssick look l. hegiI with. New York and ca.
feeiaiy ne ff'6t-1e had good deal TO saw in
depreciation o! the Washington project for ar
international exhibition, but washiny.or ,vo,,,
Y coed dsal ashamed OF any such farcical
F'-eedrg~ as We have just noticed, at WHICH
Greeley assisted; and our project up to the time
that Congress killed il by refusing to do for u,
precisely what the New Ye-kers now ask Cor
themselves, = g. . thoroughly hopeful and well
considered one. Nevertheless we have no ILL.,
VIII sgsisst the New York undertaking. and
hope they may Succeed in getting the Congo.
siOnsl setida We failed to.