St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
The Republican Boss of New
York Capitulates to Pub
lie Opinion.
He Accepts Chauneey Depew's
Compromise Proposal on
the. Worlds Fair.
Empire Statesmen Will Now
Endeavor to Head Off the
Windy City.
Cardinal Gibbons Praises a
Deceased Patriarch's Work
for the Church.

NEW YORK, Feb, 1.-THE Coope
Union hall was densely crowded to-
night, and hundreds of persons were
unable to gain admission. The occa-
sion OF the throng was mass meeting
to protest against legislative delay in
passing the worlds fair bill. Among
the prominent persons on the platform
we're Warner Miller, G. NJ. Depew, j.
III. Starin. Joseph Hendricks, A. U.
Ienny, James Tappen and John Ford.
Mr.. Starin presided. and called upon
Mr.. Ford, as secretary to read a series
OF resolutions, which set forth that the
original bill sent to Albany was drawn
up by both Democrats and Republicans:
that it was purely business, non-par-
tlsan measure, designed for the benefit
of all the people; that this non-political
character of the enterprise must be
maintained or congress VIII not sane
ton the selection of New York as the
site for the fair; that the committees
now in charge, which have been criti-
clsed as Democratic, cease to control
the project after the commission takes
charge, and TINT there is
NO REASON FOR DRAGGING POLITICS
into the matter in any way. The resO-
iutions were unanimously adopted, and
the audience gave three cheers. Elihu
Root then read a letter from Senator
Evarts. sympathiZing with the objects
OF the meeting. Edward Conklin read a
resolution, adopted at a meeting of the
Central Labor union, in accord with the
sentiments expressed III the foregoing
resolutions. Hon. Warner Miller then
made speech, saying he had thought
for thirty years that he was a Repubii-
can, but had suddenly found that
ne was regarded by some as Tam
many Democrat because he was
in favor Of the worlds fair bill
he found consolation in the fact that he
had been read out of the party in good
company-that of 9. M. Depew, Elihu
Root, c. n. Bliss, S. V. r. Cruger and
others. [Applause.] Mr.. Miller went
on to deplore the cry of partisanship
that had been raised against the bill.
MIR. Miller further said that the COM
mittee on legislation was composed of
seventeen Republicans and eight Demo
Gratis and the subcommittee thereof,
which drew up the bill, was composed
of two Republicans, Depew and Root,
and one Democrat, Mr.. Whitney, so
that if the bill was a Tammany plot,
Depew and Root were the traitors.
Applause. Mr.. DepeW also spoke say
ing that if Columbus had known what
trouble this matter was going to cause
he never would have discovered Amer
lea. Laughter.] Mr..
DEPEW APPRECIATED HIS PERIL.
in coming here tonight without receiv-
ing permission from the new guardian
of the Republican party of New York
state, Hon. w. E. Chandler. of New
Hampshire. He went on to say that
ruth DIV IN, II
Democrats, Republicans, MugWumps,
this one point of wanting the fair. 1t
was reserved for New Workers to leave
Washington and call each other bad
names at home. Every man is enti-
tied to his opinion without be-
ing charged with party bias. A
very eminent and able Republican
leader, with his friends. thinks
that fair in New York in 1892, because
of the machinery of the city government
being in the hands of the Democracy,
would lead to vast crowd of visitors
illegitimately voting IN the presidential
election, I, OH the contrary. believe
that the great prosperity which would
follow all over the country from the
fair would rebound to the credit of a
national administration under whose
auspices it was held, the same as the fair
of 1876 unquestionably did. Each of
US is entitled to fair consideration of
our opinions, without cutting each
others threats. Mr.. Depew went on to
deny that the commission proposed is a
partisan one. Other speeches of similar
import followed. Finally John F. Plum
mer appeared on the platform, aud an
nounced that if Mr.. Depew's 'two-
thirds'' proposal or compromise was in
dorsed by the meeting. Mr..
PLATT WOULD AGREE TO IT.
The question was put and the pro-
posal was heartily endorsed. This had
the effect of bringing the meeting to a
sudden close, with three cheers for
Thomas G. Plat. While the meeting
was IN progress within the hall the
thousands of people outside, who had
been unable to get inside, were holding
an overflow meeting, presided over by
Fulton Cutting and addressed by Capt.
Thomas B. Cullom, G. c. Shayne, J.
Waldo smith and others. Finally this
meeting divided into a number Of
smaller ones. each listening to some
,1nnnIar Oro TOW IF iooa1