New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-12
FOR THE ORIGINAL BILL.
THE WORLDS FAIR COMMITTEE OPPOSES
CHANGE.
A REPORT SIGNED BY ELIHU ROOT. W. W.
AsToR. CHARLES A. MOORE. W c. WHIT
NEY AND JOHN NJ BOWERS UNANI.
MOUsLY ADOPTED-A SPEECH
WApNEp NrTrr-p
BY WARNER MILLER.

by WARMER MlLLEk.
One-hundred and twenty-five members responded
TO the call for a meeting of the Worlds Fair
General Committee which was held at the Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday afternoon OF thai
number an overwhelming majority Demo-
Gratis and Mugwumps, 1t being an nconteStable
fact that there were scarcely enough Republicans
of influence present to form n corporals guard.
In such an assembasc there could have been bus
one result, and that result was accomplished.
The combination of Democrats Of various species.
with their natural allies, the Mugwumps carried
the day. and the bill that Tammany Hall has
determined TO have passed by the Legislature as
all hazards was indorsed Il is an astonishing
fact that even if almost every Republican in the
General Committee, composed Of 42j members.
had been present, tie combination at the meet
ing Yesterday would still have had "A majority
The RepubiIcans unable 10 contend against such
enormous odds, simply remained away. Ii would
be difficult to convince them that there was no
design in making the General Committee so
overwhelmingly Democratic. or that it is not
distinctly and desgnediy partisan. With over
800 Democrats, mostly Tammany Hall men, and
much less than 100 Republicans. on the General
Committee. it is only natural that Tammany's
scheme should be ndorSed.
Mayor Grant called the meeting 10 order az
> 80 p. n. Among those present were
John T. Agnew Edward II. Ammdown, William
Waldorf Astor. Joseph G. Baldwin, f. c. Brown,
Daniel Butterield John l.. Baker, T. c. Brown.
Eugene G.. Blackford. Charles r. Bi-elOw, George
K. Bdwel. John Bogart. John W. Bowers Thomas
Brennan, Lawrence J. Callahan, Hugh y. Camp,
eN-Nlayor Edward Cooper Charles ClucaS, Colonel
John Y. Culyer, Robert Fulton Cutting. J. l. c.
Clarke. J. W. Cornell L. \. Cruikshank, John d.
Cummins Louis Contencin. Edgar " Crawford.
Frank Curtss, Orestcs Cleveland, Mayor of Jersey
city; John. CuIcy, T. +. Decgan, Robert Dunlap,
A. g. de Frece, Chaunccy VI Depew, William L.
Davis George Ehret Timothy c. Eastman. Jo-
>iah w. Fishe. John Foord. John s Foster, Thomas
p. Fowler Samuel W. Fairchild. Joseph Fahys.
John II. Graham, Henry Goldberger, W. d. Car
rson, Samuel Gompers. Wilson Godfrey John
Good, Rufus T. Gigs, Franklin l.. Gunther,
Mayor Grant. Joseph c. Hendrix, Hiram Hitch
cock Henry L. IIocuet. Daniel Harris. Richard
VI. Hunt George G. Haven Edward I. IIorsman,
Wallace IIgtohins. + w. IeNamer. Warren NJ.
Icaiey, Francis VI. Jencks, Charles A. Johnson.
Eugene Kelly, Richard Kauenmeyer. Seth c.
keycS, Joseph kepper Frederick A. Kursheedt.
Joseph Lehman, l. y. Lowell Thomas Laughran,
Joseph J. Little. william II. Lee,
WILLIAM Loft. Charlie, A. Moore. Charles r.
Miller. John Mckesson, Jr. HermaA ). NIendelson,
J. McCooll. Leonard Moody, Frederick Mohr, J. R.
O'Donnell, Joseph j. O'Donohue, Francis ONeill,
Jesse Platt. James Rogers, Thomas f. Ryan, Robert
Rutter. Elhu Root. D Rich, r. \. {. smith,
James Simpson, Walter Stanton, John H. Starin,
Jesse Sehgman, George J. Seabury. William Stein
way. William l.. Strong, Isidor Straus. Captain
Ambrose snow Frederick l.. Saward. Frank W.
SANGER. George Storm. g. Waldo Smith. W. f. d.
stokes. W NcM Spccr. Daniel SomerS, Isaac /,
Stilln-s +. : Talmad-c. F. b. Thurber, James
W Tappin Evan Thomas. Frank Iilford James
1alcott. George Warner. William c. Whitney,
Lurien c. Warner. Louis Windmuilor. William II.
Williams, Timothy l.. Woodruff and James G.
Young.
The Mayor declared that he had given no
thought TO the political affiliations OF
the men he had appointed 70 places on the
committees forming the Committee of One
Hundred and tie General Committee. As chair
man of the committee he was at The disposal Of
tie members Whatever they should do. he said,
would he agreeable 10 him The Mayor was safe;
no knew his committee. f6r he had created it.
When he had finished his little speech he called
= upon E.ihu Root 10 present the report OF the
subcommittee of five appointed last Saturday 10
draw mp am address reviewing the situation con.
corning the legislation Tor the Fair.
Mir Root read long report. reviewing the
efforts found necessary in preparing legislation
20 , submitted 10 Congress and to the legislature
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