Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-05
HOW CHICAGO BEGINS.
Her Citizens Start Their Worlds Fair
With a Riot.

The worlds fair meeting in Chicago was
something Of q "wow, wiot and q wumpus''
yesterday. As soon as the prelm inaries were
disposed Of ex-Mayor Carter H. Harrison, who
had previously addressed meeting in one
corner OF the hall, walked to the front, and,
mounting chair, said he desired to move that
the number of directors be increased to seventy
five, SO that the poor man would secure fair
representation on the board. He did not want
to cut out names mentioned-they were good
men-but he wanted to see localities represented
which we're now being sighted. Mr..
Harrison was followed by Washington Hesing,
who made great sensation when he openly
charged star chamber proceedings and that the
ticket had been prepared by the South Side
street railway and the First National Bank A
few Kisses greeted this thunderbolt. but the
cheers were weightier. Foreign nationalities
had been overlooked There we're twenty-four
natonalities in the city. The Germans had
been honored with two names on the proposed
board Of directors and the Irish one name. In
behalf OF the whole city he deplored the at
tempt to force the forty star chamber names
on the city. 1t was narrow minded and selfish.
and he seconded Mr.. Harrison's motion to
make the number seventy-fve. More Kisses
and groans and loud cheers followed this.
Victor +. Lawson moved as an amendment
that the number of directors be forty-five. A
to be unsatisfactory and a formal ballot by
shares OF stock was called for. At Ills o'clock
the noise became simply deafening. A hun
dred stock holders jumped to the seats of their
chairs and all were talking at once, and during
the whole trouble the only question which had
yet been put to the meeting was that concern
ing the number of directors to be elected.
Fifteen minutes of something which more
nearly approached riot than any
thing else were spent before the tellers
supplied the hundreds of voters with
ballots. Speeches were made in a dozen parts
Of the hall at the same time. When the vote
was finally taken and announced it was found
that the motion to increase the number of di-
rectors to 10 was lost, 54,345 shares of stock
being voted for the motion and GAG, 444 shares
against 1t, making a total of 300,7S shares
voted. Victor F. Lawson moved the nominal
tons be made by the voters present sending to
the secretary the names of whoever they de-
| sired to represent them. The motion prevailed
and each of the several thousands present pre-
pared a list of forty-five names and sent it up.
Then Secretary Scott drew a long breath and
proceeded to read. All the forty names on the
printed list were Nominated and many more,
| ranging from Chauncey Depew of New York to
John Smith of the sixth ward. ballot was
then taken for the purpose OF choosing forty
five OF the nominees to act as directors of the
corporation. When all of the votes had been
cast the meeting adjourned. A great deal of
time will be required to count the votes, as
cumulative voting was provided for. The re-
suit will not be known till next week. Shortly
before adjournment the following resolution
| was passed and ordered sent by telegraph to
the Senators from Illinois in Washington:
Resolved That the vast meeting represent
ing the great majority Of shareholders in the
worlds exposition of 1892 and representing
also the larger body of citizens of Chicago, APP
prove and confirm all pledges heretofore made
on our behalf by our Representatives in Con-
gress. We earnestly appeal to the United
States Senate for a prompt and favorable con-
sideration of the House bill on the Worlds
Columbian Exposition in order that our people
| may expedite the needed preparation for the
stupendous undertaking to be confded to us. "