Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
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CHICAGO GAINING.
The vote ON third ballot was


A Washington special to the Philadel-
phia Record says: The House by small
majority decided on the eighth ballot that
the worlds fair OF 1892 should be held in
Chicago. The Senate, heing for Wnsh-
ipgtoD, has yet TO be won to this way of
thinking. Senator Quay is quietly fl hing
in Florida. FIX Senator Plett is quietly
manhginc his express company in New
York. Depew, Miller ard Hiscock, the
rest Of the big four, were here working
zsalously TO Est the fair for New York.
but Quay and Plat did not want the fair
10 New York in 1892, because they
thought it might help the Democrats and
go nurt the Republicans; and Quay and
Plat absent were stronger than the
others present.
1t was foregone conclusion that the
fair would not 90 to New York, simply
bacbuse those two gentlemen mad said 1t
woald be inexpedient for the Republican
purty 10 lot New York have it.
1t went then TO Chicago quite naturally,
because Chicago has the best organizA-
ton md the best workers.
Monday, for example, the Chicago COM
mittae had three ex-members on the h1or
of the House TO the one that any other
city had Warner Miller and John Ii.
S.Grin we're the only members of the
Nov York committee who got on the
fsor. Chhuncay Depew, ex-Secretafy whit
asy, Mayor Grant and otherS were the
guests OF the press gallery because there
was no room for them elsewhere, and they
were not entitled to admission to the
floor. The Now York Democrats do not
take their defeat painfully. They see
that itg political effect will be to their ad-
vantage ia New York, widening, as il
will, the breach between the Republican
factions.
Dspew, Miller and Stariu, on the other
hand, are disgusted. They have no hope
in the Senate, except tina. they might be
able to help to defeat Chicago. They see
it all now. They sse that Quay and Plat
outWittod them. Nothing shows thit
more plainly than the votes of the he.
publicanl Of the Pennsylvania delegation,
which, at first apparently at random,
were gradually massed on Chicago until
ut last Is votes were cast for Chicago,
including oil those OF Qnay's particular
30 lowera, while only five fell to New
York. Reyburn signalizsd his entry into
Congress by almost giving the casting
yote on tho seventh ballot for Chicago
Seeing that she had 1874, and forgetting
ihnt she needed l56, he changed his yot,
from Washington to Chicago, but coult
not prevent another ballot. Otherwise
ihe Philadelphia members voted for New
York. The great Chicago committee
after the Ohicagoans had finished thei
war whoop OF victory, which was thu
only reward 2 COO people had for sitting
through eight ballots in the House, begai
to think OF the Senate, where they hal
dono comparatively little work.
They realize that o majority of tn
senators are strongly committed by per
sonal interest to Washington, aud tina
they will have hard time changing tina
situation OF affairs. They are hopeful
however, that they can. What bother
them most is the fact that so many sena
tors are personally interested in WASH
ing;on real estate. Some, like Sherma
and Cameron, have very large inves
merits. Many others have comparatiVel
small onaa. "A
35It was reported Monday that a syndica'
of millionaire senators mad secured q
option upon large amount Of Washing
ton real estate v lIued at $4,000, 900, fl
80 days. The ssls will turn upon th
location OF the worlds fair. No name
were given, 20 the report could not |
verified; but it serves-to show the feslin
regarding the Sena;ea interest in th
matter.