St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-23
FAIR BOOMERS BUSY.
Representatives OF the Con-
testing Cities Are Hard
at Work.
They Will Utilize the Sabbath
10 Prepare for the Fight
Tomorrow.
Chicago Leads All the Other
Cities Just at This
Time.
Washington's Chance Lies in
Clashing of the Tumult Of
Interests.

W ASHINGTON, FEB. 22.-Ihe repre-
Sentatives of the four cities looking and
working for the worlds fair are hard at
work tonight. and will utilize the Sab
bath in making preparations for the
conflict over the site question,
which will begin in the house
next Monday. G. NJ. Depew, eX-Sec-
Rotary of the Navy Whitney and other
prominent New Workers. are here and
will not relax their efforts from this on
60 secure the site for New York city.
The friends Of Washington are work
ing quietly, and feel confident that out
Of the tumult of interests the chances
OF national celebration and eX-
position at the national capital
are better than ever before.
1 looks now as if the other cities might
Kill each other off, leaving Washington
with tie fair. 1t is in the rivalry of
other cities that Washington's chance
lies. supported 10y the sentiment in
favor of having national celebrations at
the seat of government.
CHICAGO Is CERTAINLY AHEAD
Of them all on the start. She has had
more men at work On congress, and has
had her campaign generally better
managed than any of the rest. 1t is ex-
pected that she will lead on the start
with hundred votes. New York will
have sixty OF seventy votes on the start
perhaps and st. Louis and Chicago will
stand, i'll strength, pretty close together.
il is thought that the good words
said for St Louis by Mr.. Carlisle and
Mr.. Mills will give that city number of
votes she could not have counted on be-
fore. Some of them will come from
members VINO will vote against the
whole bill in the end whatever site is Sc
lccted. The New York situation is a
cQrious one. There is no doubt about it
tiat the Republicans from New York as
general thing do not want the fair
there, and If they could have it de-
fcatCd without the responsibility being
fixed Oh them they would be glad.
WaShiugtoa'S chances depend on how
strongly the other cities combine against
Chicago. The first vote will proba-
bly, be on motion made by Mr.. Mills.
perhaps to lay the whole matter on the
table. That motion Is certain of defeat.
The the motion will be taken on the
eitc.after the site question is settled, then
tie details of the bill have to he settled.
and the whole matter voted on. 1t is
possible that after the site is fixed, the
whole bill may be debated. If by any
possibility they can get the vote on the
general proposition first, the chances Of
there
BENG 4 FAIR SOMEWHERE
viii be greatly increased. If all the
8any conflicting interests are adjusted
and the bill passed by the house, it has
no smooth sailing assured in the senate.
The senate committee has held but one
meeting since its general hearing. This
sNeering was held yesterday, and at it
the decision was reached not to prepare
81 bill or take any other action until
the house had got through with
the site controversy. If New York
Should win in the house it is believed
that the bin would be killed through
New York influence in the senate.
There is an inner wheel working against
the fair. and it is probable that the SEN
ate will not pass the bill at all, unless
it happens that it be decided to hold the
fair in Washington, when 1t would be
free from noliticS -