The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-02-27
CHICAGO IN LUCK.
On the Eighth Ballot Chicago
is Selected as the Site for
the Worlds Fair.
Chicago Men Hilarious. While
New Workers Accept Their
Defeat Gracefully.


| Chicago men have caught the rainbow and
are taking a bath i'll its prlsmatic splendors
tonight. On the eighth ballot and in the
midst "1 great excitement the house Sc
lerlcd the Garden City as the site for the
worlds fair after tuSsle of six hours.
Hence the Chicago mans rainbow
bath. Wild hilarity prevails i'll Chi
cage headquarters. Incidentally the
representatives of the Western states join
with Chicago. for it got to be Il question OF
the East against the West, and the West
was the winner. The Northwest was with
Chicago solid from the start. Every Min
ncS"la man was for Chicago outspoken and
vigorous and 50 were the representa-
tives OF Iowa, the Dakotas, Mon
tuna, Washington and Oregon. They
share the feelings of the Chicago man.
st. Louis and Washington never had
ghost of a show of getting the fair after the
first vote. They lost straight away from
start to finish With the national capital
out Oft, it was simply gigantic battle be-
/ tween commercial cities When the init
mate friends of st. Louis saw that
city had no show they could not
90 to the East against the West,
and Chicago was the gamer. Some bitter
dictons that the whole fair will yet be
killed before the senate passes the location
bill and the two bodies act tavorabIy on the
necessary appropriation for the government
exhibit New Works leading repre-
sentatives accept their defeat very
calmly and phIlosophically and con-
slider it final. They say that New York, de-
| spite many Drawbacks has made gallant
ti,y,+ Il fla
| beaten they bow gracefully to the situation,
and intend to do what they can to make
the fair a success. Some of them, it is trne
do not feel kindly towards those
! in their own state, whom they
| Look upon as having sacrificed New
! Works chances by delay and quar-
relng, but in their conversation there is
nothing save good will for the victor Chi
cago the New York leaders think, has
taken a tremendous responsibility upon
herself They express the hope and belief
that she will succeed, but Mr.. Depew,
/ Mayor Grant Mr.. Flower and others say
that Chicago is Understanding the cost
CALLS IT AN ELEPHANT.
Mr.. Depew tonight said
! feel as every man does who fought to the
! best OF his ability and has been gOriOusly and
| fairly licked New York went into this contest
| expecting to win If the vote had been taken
, when We We're here four weeks ago, We abSO
| lutPly confident with the canvas made then,
| that We would have won. We feel that we
| have lost by our foolish Quarres. We ac
Crpt the verdict with equanimity, and we will do
= our best to make the fair at Chicago the phe-
nome1!al success OF the century. Now that Chi
c0go has got the eiephant-fOr it is all elephant
with prOdlglOuS appetite and extraordinary
necr%SltieS-tht whole world is gazing to see how
she will take care of him. He is white elephant
and the cost OF maintaining him is far beyond
/ hicago never before has had the eyes of the
| world on her AZ she has now. If she rises to the
occasion, She becomes without question the ne
'"- - II ~ il i 80 Id have
been several dollars in her pocket ii she
! had never been founded. l believe
! She will succeed. She has youth, resources,
PATRIOTISM and uno4ualed energy and unsur-
! passed ambition and the effete and worn out
/ East is behind her with such feeble efforts AS 1t
can render help to her along with this great ell
terpriSe, which she has undertaken. But, after
she has fired her crackers and burnt her red fire
! and brought her spirits down from their present
exaitation to a calm view .t OF the iie SIT.
frightful responsibility that3evor a great munich
| Iality undertook. The most marvellous eX-
hibit Of modern times or ancient times has just
! closed successfully at Paris. Whatever she does
| is to be compared with that. II she equals it
she has made Il success if she surpasses it she
has made Il triumph if she falls below it she will
| he held responsible by the whole American peO-
! pie for having assumed for what she was not
| equal to.
Pointing his finger dramatically New
YOrk's best known citizen concluded, BE
ware, take care" The reporter however,
added one last question:
Then, OF course, you regard the fight as
Over?'
.Of course" replied Mr.. Depew, New York
has been fairly beaten. She don't indulge in any
discriminating or guerilla warfare
FRIENDLY TO CHICAGO.
The supporters of Washington generally
feel very friendly toward Chicago, and so
do many of the friends of ST. Louis. The
opponents of any fair at all very largely
voted for either Chicago or Washington,
and these will of course vote against hold
ing the fair, but it is not believed that
the number will be materially increased
by the selection of the site made to-day.
Many Of the St. Louis and Washington men
have already announced that they intend
to work for Chicago, SO that it is not be-
lieved that the strength of the opponents of
the fair will exceed sixty votes,
which is about the showing made
on what was regarded as a test vote
taken last week. 1t is probable, how
| ever, that large number of members will
| be found in favor of poStpOning the date OF
the fair until 1893. Unless the Chicago men
change their announced determination, the
fair will be held in the year 80. They have
said all along, and reiterated the statement
tonight, that they proposed to hold it on
| the Iast-mentioned date. Chicago they
= said, was in the habit of doing things in
t less time than other cities, and they
I would have a fair and a successful one,
, too in 1892. They did not propose to cele-
s brate the Fourth of July on the 18th OF
9 August. The Chicago people held jolli-
= fication meeting this evening at Wizards
s hotel, and the Chicago headquarters were
, filled to OVERLOOKING Mayor Cregier
d presided, and made a short adj
8 dress, thanking Chcagos friends and
ptedging Chicago to make a success
of the fair. When the house meets to-
morrow a motion will be made to recon-
nit the worlds fair bills to the special com
mittees. After this is done the committee
o will proceed to amend the tri-city bill so a!
to make it conform to the wishes Of thu
+ Illinois members of the committee. Thu
+ amended bill will then be reported bacl
- with Chicago named as the site, and thu
IL bill will then be put upon its passage in tin
1 house.