The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
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.

Defeat Gracefully.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram
Chicago men have caught the rainbow and
are taking bath in its prismatic splendors
tonight. On the eighth ballot and in the
midst OF great excitement the house Sc
lected the Garden City as the site for the
worlds fair after tussle of six hours
Hence the Chicago mans rainbow
bath. Wild hilarity prevails in Chi
cago headquarters. Incidentally the
representatives Of the Western states join
with Chicago for it got to be a question of
the East against the West and the West
was the winner. The Northwest was with
Chicago solid from the start Every Min
nesota man was for Chicago outspoken and
vigorous, and so were the representa-
tives of Iowa, the Dakotas, Mon
tana, Washington and Oregon. They
share the feelings of the Chicago man.
st. Louis and Washington never had a
ghost of 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
go to the East against the West
and Chicago was the gamer. Some bitter
ness is in the air tonight and there are pre-
dictions that the whole fair will yet be
killed before the senate passes the location
bill and the two bodies act favorably on the
necessary appropriation for the government
ovhihif
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
fight and that now that they have been
beaten they bow gracefully to the situation,
and intend to do what they can to make
the fair 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
York's chances by delay and quar-
reling, but in their conversation there is
nothing save good will for the victor. Chi
cago, the New York leaders think, has
taken 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 1T AN ELEPHANT
Mr.. Depew tonight said:
feel as every man does who fought to the
best of his ability, and has been gloriously and
fairly licked. New York went into this contest
when we were here four weeks ago, we are abso-
lutely confident with the canvas made then,
that we would have won. We feel that We
have lost by our foolish agarrels We
our best to make the fair at Chicago the phe-
nomelial success Of the century. Now that Chi
cage has got the elephant-fori it is an elephant,
with q prodigious appetite and extraordinary
necessities-the 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
Chicago never before has had the eyes of the
world on her as she has now. If she rises to the
occasion, she becomes without question the me-
tropolis af the West; if she fails it would have
been several dollars in her pocket If she
she will succeed. She has youth, resources,
passed ambition and the effete and worn out
East is behind her with such feeble efforts as it
can render help to her along with this great en-
and brought her spirits down from their present
ssaitati0n to calm view IF the sit
mat chicago has assumed w the @Sss
frightful responsibility that:ever great munich
patty undertook. The most marvellous ex-
closed successfully at Paris Whatever she does
Is to be compared with that. 1t she equals it
she has made u success, il she surpasses it she
has made triumph, If she falls below it she will
be 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
bushWhacking 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 Is 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 '92. They have
said all along. and reiterated the statement
tonight, that they proposed to hold it on
said, was in the habit of doing things in
less time than other cities, and they
would have a fair. and successful one.
too, in 1892. They did not propose to cele-
brate the Fourth Of July on the 18th Of
August. The Chicago people held jolli-
fication meeting this evening at Wizards
hotel, and the Chicago headquarters were
filled to OVERLOOKING. Mayor Cregier