Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-25
TALE OF The BALLOTS.
How the Different Votes Were CAst-The
Eighth Ballot Decisive One.

How the Different Votes Were CAst-The
Eighth Ballot Decisive One.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-The floor
of the House was tbropgsd and the gal
leries crowded at an early hour, in antici-
patton OF the vote on the Worlds Fair
TIE scene presented was more like po
litical convention than a deliberatiye
body.
After Mr.. Raymond had been sworn in
the clerk read the special order of the
House prescribing
TEE MODE OF VOTING
for the site for the fair, requiring some
one place to have majority for the votes
cast.
The first ballot resulted: Obicsgo, 115;
New York, 70; st Louis, 81; Washington,
So; Cumberland Gap, 1-Mr. Skinner, OF
North Carolina.
The second ballot resulted as follows:
Chicago 12l; New York SO; st. Louis SO;
Washington 46.
The third ballot was as follows: Chicago
l27; New York 90; s.. Louis 5S; Washing
ton 81; total 800; necessary for choice,
154.
As compared with the second ballot,
this showed a gain for Chicago OF 6. for
New York of 8, and losses for st. Louis
and Washing of 6 and II respectively.
The Speaker again directed the roll to
be called. This was the fourth ballot aud II
resulted 10 the casting Of the same total
vote, 3O6. The details were: o. icsgo
1S4; New York 95; ST. LOuis 4S; Washing
ton 90.
The Chicago men frightened visibly at
the result, for they had gained seven vOtes
as against a gain Of only three for New
York. while st. Louis lost 8 (the hegiu-
ming Of the snd in their case and Wash
ington 3.
The fifth ballot showed a total vote of
3l2. snd the spprehersions of the Cbica-
gOsns were justified in measure, TOR New
York gained fifteen votes, while Chicago
added bu. six 10 her cOlumn. st. Louis,
meanwhile, fell of ten votes and Washing
ton five.
All was excitement aa the roll again be-
ean. The total vote was again 3l2, of
" aich Chicsgo received 149i New York,
ll6; St. Louis, % aud Washington 10.
The New York people were discounted
at their small gain and began to real zs
that they could do no more. Heads were
together sll over the house and the result
yes shown Just az the roll call vas begun,
by Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, risirg aud
moving a recess until TO morrow at ii
O'Clock. There wss a shout of disapprOval
and derision from the compact Chicago
forces. and when the Speaker attempted
TO put the question several Chicagosns
we're on their feet with points OF order al
leging that the motion came too late
that the roll csll had begun.
The Speaker, however, declared that he
bsd recognized Mr.. WilsOo before the hrst
uame was called and put the question.
Without waiting for the announcement OF
viva vOcs vote, Wilson demanded the
yeas and nays and they were ordered
There yas much excitement on the floor
AT this p)int. A rumor ran over the west
ern side of the hall where Chicago was IN
force that it was the purpose OF the New
Workers TO arrange over night for a trans
fer OF their strength and that OF st. Louis
TO Washington, and the fact that Wilson,
in charge of Washington's interest, was
leading the movement tended to add cur
rency 10 the rumor. The House refused
10 take a recess by vote OF yeas 13s,
nays IT'S
The Cbicagoaas were in feyerish impa-
tience fearing some diIatory tactics that
would lose them the advantage they had.
Msson rushed forward TO the Clerk, ex-
claiming. Call the rollr' "Call the roll"
The result was 81 votes divided as fol-
lows: Chicago. 154; New York, ll2i ST.
Louis. 27; Washington, II. A msjOrity
would be l56. and Chicago had Just two
votes short. There was an agony OF exptc-
tatiou when Mason dragged Reyburp, the
new member, forward. He ssid be wished
N change his vote from New York to Chi
csgo and did so. He was greeted win
applause and evidently expected TO lead a
stampede for Chicago, but he was disap-
pointed. Nobody followed his example,
and Chicsgo's total was l55. One less
than a msiority.
The neT York forces were retiring in
sood order and contested every inch OF the
9ronnd. So another rol call was neces
ssry. Twas the eighth aud the last, for
Chicago achieved her victory, and OF the
total of 3O7 votes received l57, three more
than msiority. New York had 1O7, st.
Louis % and Washington Is. The an
nouncement of the result WAS greeted with
tremendous applause by the Chicago ad
herents. They shouted and cheered Wniie
Lswler waived hil handkerchief around
mis- head and shook hands with everybody
within reach. The House adjourned st 6
o'clock in the midst Of the uproar.