Telegram-herald., 1890-02-18
ONE WEEK MORE.
TIE Words Fair Question 20 Sc
Deaided Next Monday.
CHElCOS BlCGERS Are CONFIDENT.
Eas Garden City ts S0aeedea 20 sas< an.
Rect SheS Tor securing the Location
some Estimates 70 New the
sets VIA stsaa.

NAsHfSefcS. Feb. IT-Ths House
I committee on the worlds fair has d.
eided 10 report 10 the House q resol a.
tioa making q special order tor the con
sideratioa IN the House OF the TAR bills
next Thars1ay and Friday. aud the
hslloting for the selection OF site next
Monday
WAsHlSsTON. Feb 1.-THE House Of
Representative. according 70 revised
list prepared hy toe Cbieaxo COMMITTEES
on Congr gresslonal action. Is thus di-
sided on the worlds fair question.
Chicago I5I; New York, 81 s.
Louis. Al. Washington, 4s; unknown.
-: total $50 The New York esti-
mate is a. follows. New York, -. Chi
cago. log. - Louis, -. Washington
50. unknown. 80. The 81 Louis sppor-
tionment Is. - Louis. 50, Chicago, ll2,
New York. ieo; Washington, .5. un-
known, 10. The Washington people
claim. Washington. g., Chicago. l05;
New York, 81. 81 Louis, 20; unknown,
2a Prom the foregoing IL will be
seen that Chicago is conceded easily in
the first place by the managers for all
the cities In addition 20 the 1877 votes
Oh first there are twenty-seven Con
gressmen who are pledged 10 Chicago
after they are convinced their cities
stand nochanee of winning.
The first fight viii come on the ques-
tion whether the fair shall be held at
all, but il is not expected there will be
more than 100 votes against an exposi-
tion, including the New York and ST
Louis men
The St Louis people have practically
withdrawn from the race. They still
keep their headquarters and the cards
are still hanging in the windows where
they have been since the middle OF No
vember, but the local committee has
discharged all their lobbyists and
gone home. leaving the work entirely
in charge Of their Congressman. and the
congressman are now talking against
holding fair at all They say tat IL
is impossible to get ready for proper
exposition in 1899, and that some other
manner OF celebrating tho dis
covery of America might be
adopted at less expense 20 the
Government and be of equal honor
20 Columbus. Representative Frank
said yesterday that he did not know
whether there would he fair or not
and that the sentiment against il was
growing rapidly in both houses Of Con
gress and, while he should vote for
the bill himself, he feared il would not
pass.
The New York people are talking the
same way, and ~ would not be sur
prising if that city would withdraw
from the race before the vote is ia ken.
NEW YORK. Feb. 17-By vote of %
70 Saturday afternoon the Republican
State Committee Of New York placed
the Republican party Of the State off
cially on record as being in thorough
sympathy with and ready 10 give its
support TO ex-senator Platt in the
stand he has taken in relation
to the passage of the worlds
fair bill. under circumstances. as the
committee charges, that Tammany
Hall would control the expenditure OF
the proposed $40, 600 900 appropriation.
This effectually kills any chance New
York might have had for the prize, for
Mr.. Platt will find il impossible to get
his own bill through the Legislature,
the opposition to it being bitter and un-
compromising.