The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16
THE WORLDS FAIR.
New Workers Indignant Depew's Oppor-
tunity-- G Otham Gossip.


tunity--Gotham Gossip.
NEW YORK. Feb. H. Special. The
week ends with a very curious COM
plicatiOn OF political affairs. The row over
the Worlds Fair has virtually set the whole
State hy the ears. 4 DemocIatic senator
speaking Of the situation says:
1--WE have played good politics, even II
the Fair bin has been lost. The Republican
majority in the Assembly has boon disinte-
grated: anim0sities have been klndled
which cannot be- allayed. In fifteen ke-
publican Assembly districts there VIII De-
internecine Republican wars next iall.
Platt viii try 10 set these Republicans
aside: they win make igh. ana Demo
Gratis will profit by IT, We shalLcontrol the
Assembly next year. The rlih
of this is patent 20 everyone
who cares 10 investigate more than the
surface features OF events. 1t VIII ne much
more manifest when the important meas
ures ON rapid transit and ballot reform
come up in the Legislature. The World.
Fair committee have decided 10 spur public
opinion 90 an expression against the llaii
intrigue by next weeks mass meeting.
How the Republican machine can stand up
and defy the manifest wishes Of the people
Is "a wonder. How Mr. Platt expects 10
succeed IN any of bis future plans
after his present action no one can
imagine TO the lay mind no neater case
0f political hari-kar Is on record. but Nr'
Platt seems determined 90 keep up his role
Of Ajax. and still defy the political lightning.
The incidents 0i next week viii probably
show the quality of his insulatOrs. To be-
lieye current rumOr they are in as Dad "a
condition as the undertakers' wire ihat
has lust been banished from our streets.
A CRISIS REACHED AT LAST.
New Norks Worlds Fair contest has
reached "a positive crisis at last The re-
-necfiye champions of the original $1,000
/ 800 Albany bin insisted upon by The New
/ York committee and by the Assembly. and
of Bo~. Platt's amended bill with kepubli-
can commissioners. insisted upon by the
senate. locked horns IN this city to-day. A
special meeting of the Republican
State Committee, which bad the quail
/ itv of council Of war, was heiu
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel 20 commit the
/ Republican party Of the state 10 the sup
mort of Boss Plat in his fight for the control
/ on ruin Of the fair. This is the first time for
twenty wears that the state Committee has
/ been called together In winter. such "a
move was necessary. however, as the boss
/ had been repudiated by the respectable Re
nublicans al New York and by the indie
/ pendent Republicans in the Assembly. The
| endorsement by the state Committee was
/ the only thing that could save MN
I from general condemnation. or at least
place him in q position where Do
/ could assert that be- was not alone
I'm his efforts 10 send the Worlds FAIR 90
some other city. Every member but TWO oil
the committee was present either IN person
or by proxy. As soon as the committee got
to work. and sub section Of five was al l.
pointed tO 20 through the f0rmaliiy OF bring
ing i'm the resolutions that had been cut and
dried bv the Boss, al the morning confer
euco. he handed General Knapp printed
| cOpv of the resolutions. indOrsing his action
ou the Fair. which the committee IN ~
wisdom was % evolve later. li
order that the proceedings might
be wholly spontaneous he allowed 1enerdl
Knapp % write out on the backs Oh TWO
telegraph blanks. at his dictation, reso'
luton ind0rsing Speaker Reed Tor ms mag
niticenw fight against nctiOus Demo
/ cracv The resolution said that he was 'in
fusing new life and courage into the he
publicans OF the country The FAIR reso-
iutiOus are simply a TRADE against ram
many The committee We're ODedient ana
adoptcd them by "a vote Of twenty-tnfec u
six the latter being the men from The
eitv districts. 10 counter on lh'
Boss move. meeting was held ln
the Worlds Fair Committee rooms 10 pro
test against the action Of llatt ana tue sen
ate at Albany. a majority Of those pre7ei
were Republicans. All were ehlhusl's'i
cally In favor Of an indignation mass me-.
ing. A subcommittee was appointeu u
make the final arrangements for the mas
meeting. The proceedings Of today nave
"A national political influence. Ihey mao'
New York almost as undoubtedly Demo
cratic as Texas while Tom Platt holds th'
reins as the Republican leader. ln ih'
eninion Of the most Obseryant politicians %
.it narfies. Cbauncey VI. Depcw has come L
- fhe pOlitical opportunity Of his llle lhef'
h. mo- conceivable way by which BOs. fial
can come out Of the fair business ih "nl
form other than that OF poiitic,ai "iecN ,,,
uere il Dapew's opportunity. Win llat
dscredited. no other man eau saN0 .,i.
leadership. 10 is Mr. Depew's ilood-tide
: Will he use il and sail on % political LOT
tuneg or will the popular orator make hi'
vovago under the lea of Platt in dangerou'
I sballowss He might save the far. Nin ne
with his OratOrical abilities he could max
the nronosod mass-mectIng beginning 10
. "a whirlwind Of popular favor that Woul
nlant him firmly as New lork's laForit.
n lisa great chance for man win DepeW
; ambitions and curiosity is whltied TO Be
what use he will make OF II.
, THE Sun AND CLEVELAND.
The New York sun is proud Of repeat .u
the assertion that Mr 1llden once saia ,
! Nr. Cleveland: "He is the most SELLS
politician / have ever known
/ A friend Of Air. Tilden's comes iorwar
now 10 state that what the sage Oi Grey stoh
/ really said was: "lle is the Doile7l POI
4 fician | have ever known" Ihis apou
q hits the mark, and is what 30 wise an o'
A server as Mr.. Iilden would say.
; CHURCH NEWS.
Lafayette-avenue Presbyterian Churc
. has formally accepted Rev. Df. lheouoie
7 guvler's resignation. 10 take ehect IN Apr
A subscription has been started LOT iIu
] to give him in lieu Of pension III = ~
U % raise $4,000. Dr. Cuylef : saiai9 "a, n,
baen s. 900 "A year. and be refused 10 tah
. more. The yearly revenue Of the ne. chuIen
abouf S2O.OOO from the pews. Inc chul'
property is valued az Sl90VVV' lnslv ~ !,
aoafing debt OF S7.SbS. The ralslngoi u
money 20 be- known as the 1uyier iu"" Id
been entrusted 10 "a committee.
% The Rev. Abram COnklin, pastor OF u
B. Church of the Good Tidings, JniYersalis
"a Rrooklvn. has rendered his resignation,
4 take effect MAY /. During Ms hNe yea
X nastorate he has been very successful, b
D. has decided 10 accept one OF many cans
s- a church outside OF the city.
George Fade has arranged a tour to Esy
)l and fhe HOLY Land for the Rev. Dr. X:
\. Ilull Of the Greenwood Baptlst thuIcn
y Brooklyn, and large party oil oioene, o''
3. cymen. The tourists leave on Iao"
and a"a 10 be back home early III 'un0'