Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-25
FINALLY SETTLED.
Wins the Worlds
Fair Race.
A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY
But She Will Prove Herself E0ual
to the OccasiOn-New York
Bows Gracefully.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, February 24.-The fight
over the Worlds Fair site is regarded ae
finally settled by the action of the Hon sc
today. New York's leading representa-
tives accept their defeat calmly and phil.
osophically, and consider it final. They
say New York, despite many drawbacks
made gallant fight, and now that they
have been beaten, bow gracefully to the
situation, and intend to do what they
can to make the fair success. Chicago
the New York leaders think. has taken a
tremendous responsibility upon herself
Depew said tonight: "The most marvel
GUS exhibition of modern times has just
closed successfully, in Paris. Whatever
Chicago does is to be compared with that.
If she equals it she has made a success
lif she passes it she has made triumph
| if che falls below it she will be held res
ponsible by the American people fol
having assumed what she was not equal
to. I believe, however, she will sue
ceed."
Many St. Louis and Washington men
have already announced that they in.
tend to work for Chicago. 1 is not be-
lieved the strength of the opponents tc
the fair will exceed sixty votes. 1t is
probable, however, that large number
of members will be found in favor oi
postponing the date of the fair until '95.
Tonight the Chicago people are over
flowing with gladness.
THE BALLoTING.
WASHINGTON, February 24-In spite
of the bad day, with rain falling, the hall
of the House and the galleries at noon
were packed with spectators, and crowds
obstructed the corridors. All of these
people had gathered to witness the
deciding of the struggle between the ad-
herents Of New York, Chicago, St. Louis
and Washington upon the result of which
depended the location of the World .
Fair of 1892. a host of representative
men were to be seen in the reserved
galleries. The clerk read the special
order prescribing the method of voting
upon the site for tae ,iair, requiring somc
one place to have majority of the votes
cast.
Blount. of Georgia wished to kp.w
if there would be an opportunity afforded
to pass upon the question as to whether
there shall be a fair, before selecting
site.
The Speaker replied that under the
special order this opportunity could not
be had, and Immediately directed the
clerk to call the roll.
FIRST BALLOT.
There was some applause as the frst
few responses were made, which was
promptly checked by the Speaker.
The vote resulted: Chicago, 115; New
York, 72; St. Louis, 81; Washington, 56 !;
Cumberland Gap, Tenn, 1.
The Chicago people were jubilant upon
the announcement of the result of the
first ballot, but we're restrained from ex-
pressing their feelings openly, by reason
of the Speakers caution to refrain from
demonstration. During the recapitula,
ton of the names, there were signs of
consultation among the leaders, and
the Chicago and Washington
people looked with suspicion upon
Dockery of Missouri, when he approached
Cummings, of New York, and held
a whispered conversation for a moment.
The second ballot showed gains of
six and eleven for Chicago and New
York respectively, and losses of two and
ten for st. Louis and Washington re-
spectively. The single scattering vote
also disappeared.
SECOND BALLOT.
The second vote resulted: Chicago
121; New York, 83; St. Louis, So
Washington, As; whole number, 800
majority, 1856.
THIRD BALLOT.
| The third vote resulted: Chicago, 1877;
New York, 90; st. Louis, So; Washing
ton, "a; whole number, 306; majority
154.
| FOURTH BALLOT.
| The fourth ballot resulted: Chicago
1874; New York, So; st. Louis, 4s; Wash
ington, 20.
The Chicago men frightened visibly al
the result, for they gained seven votes ,as
against a gain of only three for New
York, while ST. Louis lost five (the "be-
ginning of the end" in their case), and
Washington FIVE. None of Chicago's
supporters changed to other cities, and
only one dropped out.
| FIFTH BALLOT.
Even without waiting for recapitula-
ton OF the votes, the reading clerk, show
ing signs of weariness, began the mo-
notonous roll.call once more. At it pro-
crossed, the Chicago men began, for the
first time, to show sym ptoms of une ,si-
ness, and Mason and Springer who were
doing the larger part of the whipping.in,
redoubled their eff ,rts, hurrying pages
into restaurants and mittee-rooms
after absent members. and routing out
others from the lobbies and cloak rooms
Flower was keeping tally for the New
Workers, and greeted every accession
with smile. From his seat in the cen-
ter OF the House, Hit was doing the same
for the Chicagoans.
The fifth ballot showed total vote of
1912, and the apprehensions of the
Chicagoans we're justified in a measure.
for New York gained fiftesn votes, while
Chicago added but six to her column
St Louis mean while fell off ten yotea
and Washington five.
The vote was: Chicago, 14O: Nav
York, 10; st. Louis, SO; Washington, "a.
SIXTH BALLOT.
All was excitement as the roll. call he,
gan again. 1t was apparent that the
Southern members, who had steadfastly