St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-19
ONLY FOUR IN THE RACE.
Contestants for the Worlds Fair
Agree on a Plan of Campaign.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Committees
representing the four rival cities which
are striving to secure the location of
the worlds fair met at Wizards hotel
tonight for the purpose Of agreeing
upon common plan TO be presented to
congress for the worlds fair, leaving
the question of site to be decided in
congress. Those present were: Wash
observation-disclosures Hine and
Douglass. Hallett Kilbourne and
Alexander u. Anderson. st. Louis
Congressman Frank. Chicago-Sen-
ator Farwell, Congressman Hit
and Springer, Mr.. Cragin and
Judge Edwin Walker; New York, Con.
gressmen Flower and Spinola. Con-
gresham Frank was chosen chairman
and Mr.. Cragin secretary. In response
to a question fIom Representative
Frank as to the object of the meeting,
Mr.. Springer stated thati was to unite,
if possible. upon some plan that will eX-
pedite decision by congress upon the
matter of the worlds fair. Senator
Farwell said it was the purpose of the
senate to
PASS A WORLDS FAIR BILL
within sixty days. There was some fear
expressed that the house committee
might not be appointed before the holi-
day recess. and it was finally agreed to
urge the speaker to announce the COM
mittee before adjournment Saturday.
1t was also proposed to make the men,
bership of the committee thirteen in
stead of nine, as proposed in the resO-
luton introduced in the house by
Mr.. Hall, of Minnesota. The
New Workers favored a committee
in which each of the four contesting
cities should have three members
friendly to them, with a chairman who
was uncOmmitted. Judge Walker, of
have the selection of only one member.
Mr.. Springer expressed his willingness
to leave the whole matter with the
speaker, whose fairness could be relied
upon. He was satisfied that the speaker
was in favor of fair. although he had
not expressed himself as to
the best location OF the same.
Representative Spinola said that as the
struggle was to be made on the floor of
the house, he would have the four
cities select members of the committee
and thus give all fair chance in the
house. Mr.. Kilbourn said that the
Washington committee had argeed
upon the following resolution, which he
OljGTItI 1OT auOplfOlls T..
Resolved, That it is the sense OF congress
that the 400th anniversary of the discovery
of the Western hemisphere should be ceie
brated by the nations of the new world under
the auspices of the government of the United
States. and that this can be best accom- plished
by an exposition showing the progress i'll
civilization.
Resolved. That such an exposition should
be national and international in character,
and that all foreign nations should be in
yited to participate therein.
Mr.. Kilbourn explained that the only
purpose was to secure declaration by
congress regardless of the question of
location. The resolution was ruled out,
however. on point of order by Senator
Farwell that it was not germane to the
object of the meeting. Mr.. Springer
moved that a committee representing
each of the four cities be appointed to
wait on Speaker Reed and request him
to secure a meeting of the COM
mittee on rules with view of
having it report on the resolution
to create a committee on the worlds
fair. Saturday next. and that the speaker
be requested to appoint the committee
before the adjournment for the holiday
recess. This motion was carried, and
under it the following committee was
appointed: Commissioner Douglass. of
the District of Columbia; Congressman
Belden, New York; Hit, Illinois, and
Frank, Missouri, The meeting then
adiourned