Evening journal., 1890-02-18

Mr.. Depew also spoke, saying that II
Columbus had known what trouble this
matter was going to cause he never would
have discovered America Q4aughter) MIR.
Dapew appreciated his peril in coming 20
the meeting without receiving permission
from the new guardian Of tho Republican
party Of New York state, Hon. w. f.
Chandler, OF New Hampshire. He went on
to say that every body in ST. Louis and Chi
csgo--Democrats Republicans, Mugwumps,
Anarchists and Socialists-agreed on this
one point Of wanting the fair.
1t was reserved for New Workers 20 leave
Washington and call each other bad names
at home. Every man is entitled TO his opin-
ion without being charged with party bias
A very eminent and able Republican leader,
with his friends, thinks that fair ia New
York in 1892, because Of the machinery OF
the city government being in the hands Of
the Democracy, would lead to a number Of
the vast crowd Of visitors illegitimately vot-
ing in the presidential election /, on the
contrary, believe that the great prosperity
which would follow all over the country
from the fair would rebound 70 the credit
of national administration under whose
auspices il was held, the same as the fair Of
1876 unquestionably did. Each Of US Is en-
titled to a fair consideration without cutting
each others throats.
The "rwo-thirds Vote Amendment.
In conclusion Mr. Depew said: ~ have,
after consultation with as many Of the
members Of the committee as / could talk
with, formulated a suggestion which think
solves the enigma. That suggestion meets
with the approval Of majority of the leg
islative committee and is agreed to by the
mayor OF the city. / laid it before Senator
Hiscock, and he said it seemed 70 him to
meet all objections, but he wished 10 see his
friends before expressing his adhesion to it.
My suggestion is briefly that the original
bill before the legislature and the bill before
( congress be amended so that no contract can
be let no vacancy in the commission or cor
| poration filled and no executive officer APP
pointed except by two-thirds vote Of all
the fO3 commissioners GApplause) This
evening / received from Washington tele-
| gram in which Senator Hiscock says:
81 agree heartily with your suggestiou;of
an amendment to the Worlds fair bill. Ii
meets every difficulty Every man with
whom / have spoken agrees with me in its
entire acceptability TO Democrats, Republi.
cans and Mugwumps Now let us all, with
out regard to our party afliliation, lay aside
our differences and come together and upon
lines upon which sensible men can agree
unanimously, pass this bin at Albany, and
60, as the Empire State should, to Washing.
ton 70 claim heritage which will benefit
not only ourselves, but rebound TO the glory
of the republic and to the prosperity OF the
whole people Of the nation"
MIR. Platt's Proposition.
Other speeches Of similar import followed.
Finally Mr.. John f. Plummer appeared on
the platform and announced that il Mr..
Depew's 'two-thirdsn proposal or compro.
mise was indorsed by the meeting, Mr. Platt
would agree to it. In making bis announce
ment Mr.. Plummer said Mr.. Platt had sent
for him that evening at the Fifth Avenue
hotel and told him he was anxious to have
the fair in New York city, and that if Mr..
Dspew's proposals were indorsed, there was
no doubt it could DO carried in the legis
lature.
Mr.. Depew made few remarks compli.
menting Mr.. Platt and saying that his action
showed that the criticisms on his motive.
were unjust The ''two-thirdsn propose.
was then indorsed.
Three Cheers for T. c. Platt
The question was put and the proposal wa,
heartily indorsed This had the effect o.
bringing the meeting to sudden close
with three cheers for Thomas G. Piatt
While the meeting was in progress within
the hall, the thousands Of people outside
who had been unable 20 get inside, wer
holding and overflow meeting, presided
over by Mr. r. Fulton Cutting, and ad
. dressed by Capt. Thomas b Culoln, Z. G
Shayne, J. Waldo smith and others