New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
ONLY WORKING TO SECURE THE FAIR.
snN AroR AHB,Rx DEFINES HIS PosImoN-DE-
LENDING HIMSELF AGAINST TAMMANY
ATTACKS.

Senator John F. Ahcarn, Of the With District tho
snlv County Democracy member Of the state Seha'c,
arrived here from Albany Yesterday. In speaking OF
the situation in the Legislature regarding inc "oFuS
Fair he said that he had not yet given up nope
90 What we want to do" he continued, "is 10 throw
ovoy political and partisan preludices and support
he Fair II VIC can't get The bill In the shape we
desire we should accept the best we can get. wv
positlon and that Of The County Democracy menecrS
Of the Assembly has been misrcprcscnted We want
the Worlds Fair IN New York. When senator
Stewart introduced the original hill IN the Senate
voted FOR IT, when the amended bill was presenter
I became convinced that the Republican majority OF
the senate would stand by It and voted for that
I am very clear that the iii ought 10 be amended
70 insert The Controller Of New York CITY among the
oorno,at.r. The Controller IS the head OF the
Finance Department 81 tie city, chosen by the poph
lar vote In Ike manner as the Mayor. and nc mas
separate and direct responsibility for the guardianship
Of tho cty's financial Interests. That these Interests
must he largely affected by the Exposition IS beyond
dispute Tho principal financial officer Of the
1nctrorols ought therefore, 20 be member Of tho
Commission having the Fair in charge.
Il am also Of the opinion that Nev York being
the chief Democratic city OF the country, majority
OF the corpora'ols Of the Worlds Fair ought to ne
Democrats BUT the question assumed phase beyond
the political complexion Of the oorporitors' oi'
not consider Mr. Platt, OF TNnmony Hall or the
County Democracy considered the necessity OF
New Yorks getting the Worlds Fair. clrt an
political alliaton- aside for the SAX OF aS,oinP!'"
ING the demands OF the public. stand resl} 10 P"s'
the bin I'm any way shape or form IN which n can
lie passed in order 20 bring the FaT u NcN folS
CITY Thor are nineteen Republican senate aHu
thirteen Democratic SENATOR. II the thirteen Demo
cat, want 10 pass the lli r the 'tna'" ~
o.,t II tie rli teen Republican, VII onIt pas II lh
a certain .hape What ere the friend, o. tho far thc
ucotl.-to do. They want the air ana the way !"
81 +, 4. ~ acqu .c,ce lu the Republican bill A.
Mr Dcpcw said 1t may BE worth 500 V,o.V4 I"
Tic pcoule ~ lbs state have the Fair IN NEWTON
ami II viii Dee great political MISTAKE Tor az parry
10 defeat the lI simply because tAo} 90 not approve
saw by the payers that the Tammany orsanJa
ton Of the Kiln Assembly, bi,'rcl f2aarmhsL .!"o
inr my uctou lu voting VIu thc Ecpup"' aus I"I l'
Inir On tire very tay on which uc' conc. Hl.d U '
senator cantor. the uc"Y.fn'lc leader 100 the senate
and a Ilmm.ny Hail member. commended my A. ..'l
i'm the s-aatc. / called senator canton aite u 700"
on the Zoos q the scuat" Z" ~" a. n"n ~ We lou
nanny mon ~ the NfIfh District. ana his app"
Of NV conduct and joe .iid tnat They dIdnl ku""
what thcv Wcr. doing Do NcvA oft. We VIII ei or.
- 10, II n,rfs,n roltc, are thrown asf' AMI
ali viii pui together ior the good Of Se'r York.