Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
THE GREAT DEPEW.
He Puts Another Feather in His
Head-Gear.
GOTHAM UNITED FOR THE BIG FAIR

Chicago MAY Nov Proceed to Hustle-A
Msss-Meeting Asrmosi.es New York ON
Compromise Proposed by the Indis-
pensabie Chauneey. the New Column
bus"-The Status of the Fight from the
Empire state Standpoint
NEw YoRK, Feb. Is-The Cooper Union
ball was densel- crowded last night, and
hundreds of people were unable 10 gain ati-
mission The occasion of the throng was a
mass meeting to protest against legislative
Among the prominent persons on the plat
form were Warner Miller, C. NJ. Depew, J. II.
Starin, Joseph Z. Hendrix, A U. Teuney.
James W. Tappen and John Foord- Mr..
Stsrin presided, and called upon Mr. Foord,
as secretary, TO read series of resolutions.
which set forth that the original b4ll sent TO
Albany was drawn up by both Democrats
and Republicans; that it was purely bust
ness, non partisan measure, designed for the
benefit of all the people, that this non-polit-
ical character OF the enterprise must be
maintained, or congress will not sanction
the selection Of New York as the site for the
fair; that the commission named in the
bill Is nOn-partisan; that the committees
now In charge, which have been criticised as
Democratic, cease to control the project
after the commission takes charge. and that
there is no reason for dragging politics into
the matter in any way. The resolutions
were unanimously adapted, and the audi
ence gave three cheers.
Warner Miller. Consolation.
Hon Warner Miller then made a speech.
saying he had thought for thirty years that
be was a Republican, but had suddenly
found that he was re Zaried by some as a 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 c. NJ De-
pew, Ehhu Root, C. II Bliss, s V. R
Cruger. and Others lApplause.l Mr. Miller
went on 10 deplore the cry of pertisanship
that had been raised against the bill He
further said that the committee on legisla-
ton was composed Of seventeen Republicans
and eight Democrats, and the subcommittee
thereof, which drew up the bill. was CON-
posed Of two Republicans-Depew and Root
and one Democrat-Mr Whitney: so that
IL the bill was TamInany plot, Dep.w and
Root were the traitors (Applause1
hht huoi.Ptbeaole Nnaubtey.
Mr.. Depew then spoke, saying that il
Columbus had known what trouble this mat
ter was going 20 cause he never would have
discovered America CLaughterl Mr. De-
pew appreciated his peril in coming here to-
night without receiving 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
everybody in St Louis and Chicago. Demo
Gratis, Republicans Mugwumps, Anarchists
and Socialists, agreed on this one point of
wanting the fair. IL was reserved for New
Workers 70 leave Washington and call each
other bad names At home
simply Incredible.
The speaker called Of by name sixty-hvs
Of the commissioners whom the ALBANY bill
named, and declared that TO assert that in
the administration II great trust like the
Worlds fair, in the spending Of the money OF
the people Of the city OF New York. and in
the management of a capital subscribed by
the citizens ~ this town. these gentlemen
would be untrue to their trust and soil repu-
tstlons which have stood both here and all
over the country. and largely ali over the
world, a. synonyms OF integrity and hon
esty, WIS enough to make brass monkey
get up on his mind less and laugh his bead
of
MI Depew's Compromise Plan.
be then said be had offered plan by
which 1t was provided that nothing could bs
done by the Worlds fair commission except
by . two-thiris vote senator Hiscock bad
agreed TO the plan and said Depew Il went
home feeling that was the new Columbus"
Others, however. had treated the COMPROMISE
with great indignity IL was received, saia
he, by Democratic politicians with the de-
clarstion that his backbone was made of
badly cohesive Jelly; by independent and
mugwump politicians with the declaration
that his collar had on il the name Of his
owner and the place where his kennel could
be found II he was lost, strsyei or stolen;
Republican politicians asserted that be had
no business As a common soldier in the ranks
TO lie inter-meidling with those matters
which belong exclusively to the leaders Of
the party.
Dread. = Scoop IN Gotham.
Mr.. Depew DREADED TO have the fair go to
the western metropolis, because 1t meant q
tremendous scoop on New York. He said:
The last canvass made of the house of rep
resentatives showed that New York had 10
votes; Chicago, %; ST. Louis, S.; Washing
ton, IS, and doubtful, % The Ia votes OF
New York are divided pretty equally among
votes OF Chicago are largely Republican
The votes from Chicago will STAY there al
long vote Is taken; therefore New York,
to win. must hold the whole OF the Rspub-
hcan and Democratic strength 1t now has
and get besids forty-eight more votes. Z" and
for this reason he said It was important that
the bill should not have q partisan repu-
tation-
The Goose Altitudinous at Last.
Other speeches OF similar import followed
Finally Mr.. John F. Piummer appeared on
the platform and announced that IL Mr. De-
Psw's two thirds proposal or compromise,
was indOrsst by the nesting Mr.. Plat,
would agree TO it. The question was put
and the proposal heartily indorssd. This
had the eff ct of bringing the meeting to q
sudden ciose. with three cheers for Thomas
c. Platt
Anti-Fsir Meeting ut Gotham
NEW YORK, Feb l6-Late yesterday after