The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-07
CHICAGO IN LU1
On the Eighth Ballot Chicago
is Selected Us the Site for.
the Worlds Fair.
Chicago Men Hilarious, While
New Workers Accept Their
Defeat Gracefully.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram
Chicago men have caughtthe rainbow and
are taking bath in its prismatic splendors
tonight. On the eighth ballot and in the
midst OF great excitement the house Sc
lectcd the Garden City as the site for the
worlds fair after tussle of six hours.
Hence the Chicago mans rainbow
bath. Wild hilarity prevails in Chi
cago headquarters. incidentally the
representatives of the Western states Join
with Chicago. for II gor1o be a question OF
the East against the West, and the West
was the winner. The Northwest was with
Chicago solid from the start. Every Min
nesota man was for Chicago outspokcn and
vigorous, and 80 were the representa-
tives of Iowa, the Dakotas, Mon
tana, Washington and Oregon. They
share the feelings of the Chicago man.
St. Louis and Washington never had
ghost OF ia show OF getting the fair after the
first vote. They lost straight away from
start to finish. With the national capital
out oft, it was simply gigantic uAttlc be-
tween commercial cities. When the init
mate friends of St. Louis saw that
city had no show they could not
go to the Fast against the West,
and Chicago was the gamer. Some bitter
ness is in the air tonight and there are pre-
dictions that the whole fair will yet be
killed before the senate passes tho location
bill and the two bodies act favorably on the
necessary appropriation for the government
exhibit. New York's leading repre-
sentatives accept their defeat very
calmly and philosophically and con-
slider it final. They say that New York, de-
spite many drawbacks, has made gallant
fight, and that now that they have been
beaten they bow gracefully to the situation,
and intend to do what they can to make
the fair success. Some of them, it Is trne,
do not feel kindly towards those
in their own state, whom they
look upon as having sacrificed New
York's chances by delay and quar-
reling, but in their conversation there is
nothing save good will for the victor. Chi
cago, the New York leaders think, has
taken tremendous responsibility upon
herself; They express the hope and belle
that she will succeed, but Mr.. Depcw,
Mayor Grant, Mr.. Flower and others say
that Chicago is Understanding the cost
CALLS 1T AN ELEPHANT.
Mr.. Dcpcw tonight said:
feel az every man does who fought to the
best OF his ability, and has been glOriously and
fairly licked. New York went into this contest
expecting to win. II the vote had been taken
lntely confident with the canvas made then.
that we would have won. We feel that We
,, have To- lost by our foolish q,arrels We ae-
Our best to make the fair at Chicago the ple
nomeiIal success OF the century. Now that Chi
cago has got the elephant-fori It Is nh elephant,
letessities--ihe whole world is gazing to see how
she will take care Of him. He is q white elephant,
nn!i The cost Of maintaining him is fnr beyond
Chicago never before has had the eyes Of the
world on her as she has now. II she rises to the
l,, Md ,.l never ever, been founded 5 , believe
p;lssed ambition and the effete and worn out
East is behind her with snch feeble efforts as 1t
can render help to her along with this grent Ell
she has fired her crackers and burnt her red fire
and brought her spirits down from their present
eXItation ,;S, to calm view & ot The co,s1. St.
that Chicngo has assumed the most
frigltfu responsibility that::ever great minlci
kibit OF modern times or ancient times hos Just
closed successfully. at Paris. Whatever she does
is to he compared with that. II sle equals it
s s a trp shs a. sns ssa% Il ss Il VIII VIII
he held responsible by the whole American peo-
Pile for having assumed for what she was not
equal to.
Pointing his finger dramatically, New
York's best known citizen concluded, "l3e-
ware, take care" The reporter, however,
added one last question:
Then, OF course, you regard the fight as
ovcr!'
"of course" replied Mfr. Depew, New York
has been fairly beaten. She don't indulge in any
bushwhncking or guerilla warfare"
FRIENDLY TO CHICAGO.
The supporters of Washington generally
lo many Of tho friends of st. Louis. Tho
opponents OF any fair at all very largely
voted for either Chicago or Washington,
and these will OF course vote against hold
ing the fair, but it is not believed that
the number will be materially increased
by the selection Of the site made to-day.
Many Of the St. Louis and Washington men
have already announced that they intend
To work tor Chicago, SO that it is not be-
lieved that the strength of the opponents of
the fair will exceed sixty votes,
which is about the. showing made
on what was regarded as a test vote
ever, ever that large number of G members % viii
he found in favor OF postponing the date of
the fair until 1883. Unless the Chicago men
change their announced determination, the
fair will be held in the year '92. They have
said all along, ana reiterated the statement
tonight, that they proposed 10 hold it OH
the last t-,ncntioneil date. Chicago, they
said, was in the habit of doing things in
less time than other cities, and they
would have fair, and successful one,
too, i'll 1882. They did not propose to celc.
bratc the Fourth Of July on. the 18th of
August. The Chicago people held jolli.
tication meeting this evening at Willard's
hotel, and the Chicago headquarters were
filled, to ovcrflowing. Mayor Cregier
presided, and made short ad-
dress, thanking Chicago's friends and
pledging Chicago to make a success
of the fair. When the house meets to-
morrow a motion will be made to recon-
init the worlds fair billsto the special COM
mittces. After this is done the committee
will proceed to amend the tri-city bill SO as
to make it conform to the wishes of the
Illinois members Of the committee. The
amended bill will then be reported back
with Chicago named as the site, and the
bill will then be put upon its passage in the
house.