St. Paul daily globe., 1890-01-29
POLITICS AND THE FAIR.
Boss PIatt Gives New York's
Hopes a Crushing Blow.


New YORK. Jan. 2S.-Vexation in
this town at the failure of the Albany
legislature last Friday to pass the
worlds fair bill is now giving way to
Indignation with those who delayed the
passage of the measure. There is
strong talk in public resorts tonight be-
cause no one appeared in Albany to-day
before the senate committee to speak
in behalf of the bill. The Evening
Telegram has not allayed the ugly feel
ing by printing the following in its last
edition: The Platt wing of the
Republican party in this state
have at last shown their hand in the
worlds fair fight. There was an in
formal meeting of the committee on
Depew's Office to arrange for the send
ing of a delegation to Albany to appear
in behalf of the bill before the senate
committee this afternoon. 1t was ex-
pected that MessrS Depew, Root and
Whitney would go up there to defend
the cOnstitutionality of the proposed
bill. At noon to-day it was ascertained
that they had changed their minds and
had not gone to the state capital. This
was great surprise to other members
of the general committee who are anX-
iOus that New York will get the fair.
All sorts of rumors prevailed as to the
REASON FOR THIS STRANGE CONDUCT
on the part of the three men who have
been particularly active in advocating
the bill which will decide the contest in
favor of New York. 1t finally became
known that 1t was due to a visit paid
last evening by Senator Fassett to Mr..
Depew. They had long interview,
and the result was that Mr.. Depew and
Mr.. Root decided not to go to Albany.
MIR. Fassett, who Is known to be eX-Sen-
atOr PlattS representative in the legis-
lature, informed Mr. Depew that
before the bill bonding the city
for Sl0,000,000 could pass there
would have to be change in the names
OF the 100 citizens named in the bill as a
commission to have control of the
handling of the money. He insisted
upon it thatrtwenty of these named in
the act should be taken out of it and
their places filled by twenty Republi-
cans outside of the city. Mr.. Fassett
claimed that these men were mug
wumps and held the balance of power
between the stalwart Republican and
Democratic members of the commission.
lie said it was desirable that sixty men,
bers should be strong Republicans
and the remaining forty Democrats.
Among the names of the twenty
whom he demanded should be
cut off were Henry G. Marquand,
George Jones, lsidor Strauss, Morris K.
Jessup, John Ford, Daniel f. Appleton.
Samuel GOmpers and George Warner.
Mr. Depew would not agree to the pro-
posed change. He stated that the men
mentioned were among the best citizens
OF New York; men of high character,
who would not allow political consider
atlons TO have any effect upon their ac-
tionS in the. conduct of the fair. He
also made the point that it was the city's
money that was to be spent. and the
residents would not agree to have poll
ticians from other parts of the state saw
how the money should go. If 1t was to
be a state matter then the state should
appropriate the $10,000,000; and this.
Mr.. DepeW told Mr.. Fassett, he knew
well
WOULD NOT BE AGREED TO.
The proposed substitution of twenty
members would give the Republican
senators the appointment of one man
each. Senator Fassett, iu spite of Mr..
Depew's arguments, was persistent i'm
his demands, but Mr.. Depew would not
agree to Mr.. Platt's ultimatum. He
finally told Senator Fassett that he
would not go to Albany, and that he
and Mr.. Platt could do as they pleased
with the bill. Mr.. Root also refused to
go, under the circumstances, and there
was no one present at the hearing be-
fore the senate committee to-day to
speak in behalf of the constitutionality
OF the bill"