Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-25
CHICAGO THE CITY
The Worlds Fair Captured on
 the Eighth Ballot.
A STUBBORN FIGHT FAIRLY WON
New York Secured Only a Divided Vote
 from the East.

the Unexpected ~Outcome-Chicago oans Wild With Delight.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Chicago has won the Worlds Fair battle, after six hours fight in the House, which Tor real excitement has rarely been equaled. Eight ballots were required | before the great contest ended. Aid which had been promised to New York failed to materialize when the crisis was reached, while supposed friends deserted her whom she was most in need of their cooperation.
 Chicago won fairly and squarely. how ever, and the Empire City champions congratulations
 The Eighth and Deciding Ballot. ChlcaEo. .................... 157 S.. "A Hln Ssit 'oii .................... Is Nectssary to d choice, 54.
 St. Louis, whose adherents had from tho first cried "Anything to beat Chi. cago IS wearing sackclo tn and ashes, while Washington, the tail ender in the race, Is still wondering what hither. Lively Western Work.
 The first ballot demonstrated that Chicago had put in a surprising amount of work and had kept it up to the very moment the House was called to order and when she scored 115 votes her ad- mlrers cheered. New Works 73 were not as many as even the most conserya- Jlve estimates had conceded to her, while St. Louis, with her 6S, secured more than even her most sanguine friends had expected When Washing ton showed up 56 votes the Capital City boomers in the galleries shouted long and loud. Their applause was rebuked by the Speaker. who declared that it must not occur again from any source It was repeated, however, when Mir. skinner yelled: II cast one vote for Cumberland Gap"
 Why They Got Left. "Polisics did it"' exclaimed ex-Secre. tary Whitney as he gazed upon the life- less remains of New Works boom.
 That's true" put in Mayor Grant. politics played the mischief with us"
 "Chauncey M. Depew regards tho Fair as irrevocably lost to New York While the Senate may refuse to concur and thus necessitate conference com mittee. yet there is no hope of the Fair now going to New York.
 He attributes the defeat to the fight in Albany. When the New York dele votes pledged. The New York vote never reached above 1l6.
 The End Not Yet. The House has not decided in the negative, neither has it decided bv this vote in the affirmative. The de- tails of the pending bill have all to be arranged. There is certain to be a protracted fight over them. Then, even if the bill gets through the House, which is doubtful. it has to run the gauntlet of the Senate. It will there be referred to Q Special Committee, of which one of Now Iork's Senators, MT. Hiscock. is chairman. If it ever emerges from that committee, it is probable that it's own fathers will not know 1t.
 Conditions of the Bill
 Tho Worlds Fair bill as it Il now stands Nppropriates $10O, GOO for customs dues on foreign exhibits and S1, 1,5OU, 900 for the expenses of a Government exhibit and the buildings to contain tho same. i As New York offered to assume the whole expense of the Government ex- hibit it is now proposed to add an amendment making Chicago responsi- ble for this expense. A provision will also be offered declaring that the Gov ernment shall not be responsi bic for | debts or loans incurred on account of the Fair. Chicago has raised s, 900, 900 by subscription and promised to raise an equal sum by loan, The rasolution
 
 this promise from Chicago
 The bill, under tho rules, must have It's hrst consideration in Committee of the Whole, since it carries an appro. priation. There are quite number of those who voted for Chicago who are really opposed to any fair and will so vote when that phase Of the a ues ton presents irself. This element is strong enough to cause considerable apnrehen. hensl9n ta the Chicago mon even in the midst or this great rejoicing. Among this class are a number O: the Texas men and several from Kansas One of the oldest members from the latter State, predicted last night that the final result would be no fair
 One of the Republican Senators who Is strongly opposed to Chicago says that if the bill reaches the Senate it may be carried by the preponderance of Vest ern Senators, but he does not, as vet regard concurrence as certain
 Hints of Doodle.
 There are curious stories afioa t which affect the integrity of certain fact that leading New Workers were offered thirty votes for consideration of $75, ,OO0 in money, that the offer was refused and that the entire thir' mem- bers voted against Now York. It Is further stated that after the third bal lot New York was offered seven Wes t. ern votes for S2,00 apiece, and that this proposition. like the previous one, was refused.
 How Gov. Hill Received the News.
 ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. ch.-Gov. Hill received the details of the ballot on the Worlds Fair bill as fast as they were received by special wire. When the sixth ballot was announced. he re. marked that it was gona," When the fnKl result was announced he seem ed greatly disappointed. When asked later to express an opinlon upon the subject, he said: 'I do not care to say anything at present It is LOO delicate matter for discussion"
 Wild With Joy.