News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-06
CHICAGO W|NS!!
The House Votes to Hold the
Worlds Fair There.
End OF a Protracted and Exciting
Struggle.
The Order of the Cities, Chicago, New York,
ST. Louis, Washington-The Roll Call.

In spite of bad day, with rain falling and
the skies so dark that full head of gas blaz-
so ABOVE the glass panels of the ceiling of the
nail OF the House at high noon, when the
Speakers gavel fell, the galleries were mack
ed with spectators and crowds obstructed the
corridors. All of these people had gathered
TO witness the deciding struggle between the
adnerenls OF the cities of New York, Chicago,
81. Louis and Washington, upon the result of
which depended the location of the Worlds
FAR OF 1872. The clerk read the special or
der OF the House prescribing the method of
voting upon the site for the fair, requiring
some one place to have a majority of the
votes cast. There was some applause as the
nrst few responses were made, which was
promptly checked by the Speaker. The vote
resulted:
First ballot; Chicago, rs; New York, 70 4;
St Louis, 10; Washington, Sc; Cumberland
Gap, Mr.. Skinner Of North Carolina).
Second ballot: Chicago, 121; New York,
50; st. Louis, So; Washington, 46; total,
500; majority, 155.
Third ballot: Chicago. 127; New York,
81; St. Louis, 50; Washington, "a; total, SO6 ;
majority, 154.
Fourth ballot: Chicago, 1874; New York.
50; st. Louis, As; Washington, %; total,
306; majority, 154.
Fifth BALLOT: Chicago, 40; New York, ITO {:
St. Louis, IS; Washington, "a; total, 312 !;
majority, Isl.
All was excitement as the roll call again
began. 1t was apparent that the Southern
members who had steadfastly supported ST.
Louis up to this point were beginning to
break away and were going over GO New
York. Consequently the expectations of the
New Workers were at the highest point, and,
indeed, on this vote they polled their full
strength, but gained only six votes, while
Chicago gained nine, and st. Louis and Wash
1ngton kept up their steady retrogression the
former losing ten and the latter five votes
The total vote was again So, of which Chi
eago received 149, New York, 116, st. Louis,
% and Washington, 10.
The clerk again took up his list and began
"Mr. Abbott and so on down the roll. The
result was 81 votes. divided as follows: Chi
esgo, 154; New York, 112; st. Louis, 81 !;
washington, II. A majority would be I56.
and Chicago had 154, just two votes short.
There was an agony of expectation when
Mason dragged Reyburn, the new member,
forward. He said he wished to change his
vote from New York to Chicago, and dill so.
He was greeted with applause, and evidently
expected to lead a stampede for Chicago but
he was disappointed. Nobody followed his
example, and Chicago's total stood at I55-
one less than a majority. The New York
forces retired in good order and contested
every inch of the ground. So another roll
call was necessary. 1t was the eighth and last,
for Chicago received her victory, and out of
the total of 30T votes received 15T-tbree
more than a m jority. New York had l07;
st. Louis, %, and Washington 49,
A dispatch from Chicago says: The toots
OF resurrected election horns mingle every
few minutes with the boom of cannon on the
lake front, and at the clubs, hotels and other
resorts the coming of the Worlds Fair to Chi
cago is being celebrated with vim.