The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-02-25
CHICAGO IS THE PLACE.
THI: EIGHTH BALLOT GIVES
1T A MAJORITY.
The worlds Fair struggle In tIic
AOuse Yesterday-Every Inch Oi
Ground COntested-The story OF
the session.

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i In spite OF the bad day, with rain tal
ing and the skies so dark that full hea
ofgas blazed above the glass panels c
the ceiling of the hall of the house n
high noon, when the speakers gavel fell
the galleries were packed with spectators
and crowds ohstructcd the corridors
All Of these people had gathered to wit
ness the deciding struggle between th
adherents of the cities of New York, Chi
cago, St. Louis and Washington, upo,
the result of which depends the location
of the Worlds Fair OF 1892.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Mayor Crcgier
and host of representative men were t.
iA,e seen in the reserved galleries. Repre-
sentative O'Ncill, of Pennsylvania
opened proceedings by presenting .Iohr
l.. Reyburn. successor ofale late Repre-
sentative Kelly, Of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Rcyburn took his place before the bal
and was sworn in by the speaker.
The clerk read the special order of the
house, prescribing the method of voting
upon a site for the fair, requiring some
one place to have a majority of the votes
| cast.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, wished to
know il there would he an opportunity
afforded to pass upon the question as to
whether there shall be Il fair before Sc
lccting site.
The speaker replied that under the spc-
cial order this opportunity could not be
had, and Immediately directed the clerk
to call the roll.
There was some applause as the first
lew responses were made, which was
promptly checked by the speaker. The
~; st. Louis, 81 ; Washington, sc; scat
tcring, l ; the detailed vote being as fol-
lows:
Chicago-Messrs. Adams. Allen, OF
Michigan, Anderson of Kansas, Barwig,
Belknap. Boothman, Brewer, Brickncr,
Brookshire, Browne. Bullock, Burrows.
Burton, Butterworth, Bynum. Caldwell.
Cannon, Carter, Carswell, Cheatham,
Chcadlc, Chipman, Clarke of Wisconsin,
Clunic, Comstock, Congcr, Conncll,
Cooper of Ohio. Cowlcs, Craig. Grain.
Culbersou of Pennsylvania, Cutclcon.
Dalzell, Davidson. Dolliver, Dorsey. Dun
nell, Evans, Ewart, Fithian, Flick. Fun
ston. Gear, Gerst, Clifford, Grosvcnor,
Hansbrough, Haugen, Hayes. Haynes,
Henderson of Illinois. Henderson OF
Iowa, Hermann, Hill, Hit. Hopkins.
Kelly. Kennedy, Kerr Of Iowa. Lacey,
LaFollctte, Lawler, Laws. Lind, Martin
of Indiana, Mason, Mcclellan, McCord,
McCrcary, McKenna, Mckinley. Moorcy,
Morrow, Outhwait, Owen OF Indiana,
Parett, Payson, Pcndlcton, Perkins.
Peters. Picklcr, Post, Pugsley. Ray. Reed
of Iowa. Rowcll, Scranton, Shivcly,
Smith of Illinois, Smith OF ". Va. Smyser.
Snyder, Spooner, Springer, Stevenson,
Strublc, TAYLOR OF Illinois, Taylor of
Tennessee, l.. B. Taylor, ], d. Taylor OF
Ohio, Thomas, Thompson, Townsend of
Colorado. Townsend of Pennsylvania,
Turner Of Kansas, Van Schaick, Walker
of Massachusetts, Watson, Wheeler of
Mici 'caa, Whiting, Wickham, Williams
of OHIO, Wilson Of Washington, Yodcr
-11J.
New York-Mcssrs. Andrew ". Baker.
Barnes, Bcckwith, Bcldcn, Bingham,
Blount, Bloutcllc, Brosieux, Drummer,
Buckalew, Campbell, Carlton. Clancy,
Covert. Cummings, Dclano, Dibbcll,
Dinglcy, Dumphy, Elliott, Farduhar,
Fitch, Flood, Flower, Fowler, Gcissen-
hcimcr, Herbert, Ketcham. Knapp. Laid
low, Lansing, Lchlbach, Lester OF Gcor-
gia. Lodge, Magncr, McCHdoo. McCur-
thy. Mccormick. Mills, Moflitt. Moore
OF New Hampshire, Mutchler, Mute, Os-
borne. Payne, Pennington, Perry. Quack-
cnbush, Quinn, Raincs, Rockwell, Rus
sell, Sawyer, Sherman, Samonds, Spi.
nola. Stahlneckcr. Stewart Of Pcnnsyl.
vania, Slivcrs, Tillnan, Tracey, Turner
OF New York. Ncnnablc. Wallace of Mas
Wallace OF New York. Vii.
COX, Wiley. Wilkinson. Wright, Nardlcy,
the speaker. Mr.. Rccd-72.
ST. Louis-Mcssis. Abbott. Anderson
of Mississippi, Bland, Boatrcr, Brcckcn.
ridge of Arkansas. J. Is. Brown, Candlcr
OF Georgia, Carlisle, Caruth, Gate, Cath.
ings, Clark of Alabama, Clements, Cobb,
Crisp. Culbcrson of Texas, Dockcry, III.
lis, Enloe, Foreman, Frank, Goodnight,
Grimes, Hare, Hatch, Heard, Holman,
Linscy, Lane, Lewis, Mansur, Martin of
Texas, McMillin, McRac, Mills, Mont
gomcry, Morrcll, Ncidcringhaus. Norton.
Oates, O'Ncill OF Indiana. Pierce, Price,
Richardson, Rogers, Sayrcs. Stockdalc,
Stone of Kentucky, Stone OF Missouri.
w pNoikt's
Vandcvcr, Wade, Walker OF Missouri.
Washington, Wikc, Wilson Of Kentucky,
Wilson OF Missouri, Wise--6l.
Neutrality-suspicious.. Anderson, Atkin-
son, Bankhcad, Banks. Bartinc, Baync,
Bergen, blanchard, nowdcn. Breckcn.
ridge Of Kentucky, Brewer, Browne OF
Virginia, Buchanan of Virginia, Bum,
Compton. Dargan, Dchavcn, Edmunds,
Finley, Gibson, Grcnnhalgc, Grant, Har.
mcr. Hcmphill, Henderson OF New York,
Hooker, Houk, Kerr Of Pennsylvania,
Landrcn. Lee, Lester of Vermont, Laish,
McClammy, McComas. Millikcn. Moore
o Texas, Morgan, Morse, 0'fcrrall,
O'Ncill of Massachusetts, 0'Ncill Of Penn.
sylvania, Owens of Ohio, Randall Of
Massachusetts. Reilly. Rcyburn, Robert
son, Rowland, Rusk. Scull. Stewart OF
Georgia, Stewart OF Texas, Stockbridgc,
Stump, Tucker, Wheeler Of Alabama,
Wilson of West virginia--56.
Cumberland Gap-Mr. Skinner.
The pairs were Mr.. WILDER with
Mr.. Randall OF Pennsylvania; Mcssrs.
Cooper of Indiana, and Williams Of Iii.
nois; O'Donncll and kilgorc Arnold aud
Forncy; Cogswcll and Phclan; Buchanan
of New Jersey and Whitthornc: Darling
ton aud Cothran; Wilson of Kentucky.
and Payntcr; Bliss and Biggs.
The absentccs were: Aiessrs. Allen Of
Mississippi, Coleman, Hall. Rife, Sanford,
Lcncy and Sweeney. Mr.. Gambler. of
NJ chusctts, chairman OF the special
committee of the fair, did not vote.
The speaker announced that the total
number of votes cast was 900 and 153
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