The evening world., 1890-02-26
POLITICS KILLED THE FAIR.
Motives that Induced Congress to
Vote for Chicago.
Boss Piatt Denies Responsibility
Charges of Bribery.

The most engtossing topic Of discussion
in this city is still the unexpected collapse
Of our Worlds Fair bubble. The hope
which is frequently expressed that the
bubble may be rehabilitated when the
subject is brought up in the United States
Senate, and that the Worlds Fair bill
may be amended there. the namc of New
York being substituted for that of Chicago,
is conceded by the well-informed to be
groundless. The New Workers at Wnsh-
ington acknowledge defeat, and ac-
cept IL as gracefully a. possible.
They are unanimous in deprecatlng
nly f~actious opposition TO a final agree
ment on Chicago, though they, together
with mnny of those who voted for Chi
cago Monday. will s~trenuously oppose
the appropriation of any Government
money to help Chicago do whit New
York ng. ecd to spend $4,000 900 OF her
own money for.
The only comfort aud consolation the
New Workers can squeeze cut OF the turn
OF affairs is the thought that Chicago has
won n white elephant, Will OF necessity
make IA fn lure Of the Exhibition as IN
International attain, and will leave the
defeated ~mctropolit%WT s ,o 10 p pon sol" Sne''
Boss Plat consented TO be interviewed
last evening. He tnid " cannot be.
lieye that DIR. Depew made any such as
sertions as were contained in The EVEN
mo WoRLp interview. lie isn't q TOOL.
and he il q Republican candidate Tor
President and wouldn't be hkely 20 pr'nE
such n charge against Cha rman Qnay, OF
the National Committee, o against me,
IA 1 may have some influence in the next
National Convention"
Almost at the very moment when Boss
Plat was expressing himself in this sell,
satisfied, "touch-me-and-Il l-hurt-you y
tone. Chauncey NJ. Depew was reiteratinR
bis arraippment Of the bosses Of the Re-
publican party in q different form. He
said TO little knot of reporters at the Jer'
sey City depot: ,,
of the Fair to New York Is concerned. II
is simply that Chicago was on the spo'
for four or five weeks. and three OF thes'
weeks we were but no there. were u
Albany, and during that time not onl,
lost half our votes, but lost the bockbon'
, of our vCters-the enthusiasm. we los
by our internecire strife ut Albany one
! half our votes.
: At Washington the idea that politics ha!
entered the New York plans hurt MS bot
ways. Democratic and Republican Con
gressmen alike d~istrusted ny. Every vot
: that belonged geographically aud natu
rally tn Chicago she held as IN n wise
s while 80 per cent. Of the TERRITORY r iron
vent against us, Massac uusetts an
Q PENNSYLVANIA men voted for Chicago"
. MIR. Depew thinks there will be, an
= should be, no obstruction Of the Chieag
u bill in the Senate. though he says the
-, Warrington still has hopes that the Fa'
= will be held on the Potomac shore.
y V. X. Stevenson. who was at Washing
!, ton during the scramble. comes HON
" full of stories of corruption and bri6er
y in behalf of the Windy City. He declare
that the Chicago hustlers at WashinRto
a had their pockets full of money; and wei
!, buying up all the votes that wer
for sale. He quotes q Tennessee Congress
y man as saying that he was offered $500
" n he would cast his vote for Chicago
Mr.. Stevenson says the Congressmn
: pointed put the man who made the one
:, and he declares that he knows OF sever
congressman who were bribed to vol
for Chicago,