New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23
CANVASSING FOR VOTES.
p,RTIsANS OF THE RIVAL CITIES WORK
ING LIKE BEAVERS
A FORECAST OF THE BALAOTING IN CONGRESS
on THE w Ribs FAIR s1TE-NBw-
,s1 TELEGRAPH 10 TIE TKiBCNE.I


IBr TELEGRAPH 10 THE TKIBCNE.J
Washington. Feb 22.-TO-day has been devoted
by the partisans of the four cities now contend
ing for the honor of holding the Worlds Fair to
rallying their forces and making quiet canvasses
of the strength likely to be shown by the various
competitors on the first ballot next Monday. Tie
New-YOrk delegation was reinforced this morning
by Chauncey NJ Dcpew. Mayor Grant, eA-SecIe-
tary Whitney. L. W Tappan, w. McM Speer'
Homer Lee and q number Of other workers VINO
were sent out at once TO labor with Eastern ana
Southern COngresSuen who were claSsed rs d0ao'-
ml upon the Neyv-York list. The canvaSSlns was
all done in an transformations way the New o. n
ers separating into smaS parties ana WISHING INC
Representatives at their houses or at the hotc!S.
No headquarters were opened ana there VIII DC
no public reception demonstration oil any KIM
The New-Yorll committeeman want 10 soheHy Ve
last and the South and get the support Oh OI1
Washington people after the Capital drops OUT OIL
,ho racs This programme has been followed out
industriousy to-day and will be adhered 10 To-
morro,y s.. Louis and Chicago will be left TO
fcht for votes through the West, and after sew
cral ballots are taken' It Is thought that II.
Louis. recognizing the absolute necessity OF de-
feating Chicago for the protection OF her own
commercial interests, Will turn her strength over
finally TO New-l DIX.
II is impossible, as vet, TO give anything but
mere approximation of the vote likely to be poled
hv each city in the first ballot on Monday. The
Chicago boomers claim between 100 and 80 sup
norteys to start with, and the Lake City will UNI
doubtedly have over 100. New-fork
will do well TO get 100 votes at
the outset. From present indications Washington
NAV have 90 votes at the start and St Louis
about So No choice is likely to be reached on
the first days voting. and Monday night VIII be
the time when the clover lobbyist Will he IN
highest demand. The New.Yorkers can count on
onlv 80 votes from their own State, Nr. NIIoT
being still kept al home oy illness. men 9 1ncA
a6d 20 votes from New England, as many from
Pennsylvania. 6 from New-Jersev. and about 20
roore from the border and Southern states inc
South Atlantic and Gulf States have shown a
marked preference for WASHINGTON so far. but they
are likely TO vote for New-lOrk IN tAe emu rs
AGAINST ST. Louis or Chicago.
The figures given above are. Of course largely
conIectural but there Is evidence enough 10
show that the strength of the -four cities VIII nov
y-or,- greatly from these provisional estimates.
There has been some MISUNDERSTANDING "oou, ,He
way in which the site question will come up for q
vote on Monday. The first vote IN tlc House
will prOba bly, be on a motion made hT Nr. NILS
70 Law the whole matter on the laple maj
motion is certain of defeat Then the Notc VIII
no aken on the site. After the site Is settled,
tben the details of the bill have be taken mp
and the bill as a whole voted on. II j. posi- pie
that after the site Is fixed the whole pm may he
debated -,
General proposition first. the chances Of there
hciDC a Fair somewhere will he greatly increased
Tho Senate Worlds Fair Committee VIII do moth
inr further until the present contest III the House
is disposed Of.