New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-18


MILLER MR.. HIsCOCK, THE GREAT
MASS MEETING HELD AT COOPER
UNION AND THE COMMITTEE
THAT PREPARED THE BILL.
Ncw-York will have the Worlds Fair, This
all-impOrtant question was settled last night be-
yond doubt. and to the complete satisfaction
Of Mr. Platt, Mr.. Depew, Mr.. Miller, Mr.. Hiscock
and everybody interested in the great enter
prise. A compromise honorable TO all sides and
leaving no unpleasant feelings has been effected
and now nothing remains to obstruct the practical
execution of the patriotic idea except the bug
bear of the bills alleged unconstitutionality.
The plan of settlement is simplicity itself
Briefly stated it provides that instead of the
Board Of IncorporatOrs being governed by the
ordinary law of majority ruling, the consent OF
two-thirls Of the O4 men named in the bill is
necessary in all action of importance on the part
of the Commission
This amendment, happy thought of that
brilliant thinker Chauncey NJ. Depew, makes such
a thing as partisan action simply impossible and
of course solves the veXatious and perplexlng
problem Mr. Platt said so the minute the nature
of 1t was explained to him. IL embraced all that
he the Republican majority in the Legislature
and the Republican State Committee desired. Mr.
Platt's and the other Republican leaders ac-
ceptance of the compromise was made known at
the great maSS-meceting in Cooper Union last
night by John F. Plummer, and as result the
assembly which had been called together to de-
nounce Mr. Platt broke up with three rousing
cheers for him.
This eagerly desired consummation was brought
about at the close OF the meeting.
MIR. DEPEws PERSUASIVE ELooUENcE.
Chaunccy " Dcpew had delivered a speech that
kept tie vast audience cheering and laughing
during thrcc-quartcrs Of an hour. lie found
much capital for fun in the difficulties Of the
Office of peacemaker which he had assumed in
this row. He quoted Scripture, and said that
he believed in the literal construction of the Be
otitude Of the peacemakers, and that their bless
ing must be reserved for them, not here, Dut after
their translation TO another world.
Then Mr.. Dcpew told his hearers that un-
daunted by the difficulties he had experienced, he
had 0een trying that peacemakng business on
again. Il thought he added, that in view
of that text of Scripture, Sunday was good
day to work it, | spent last evening at the Union
League Club with Senator IIiscOck | delivered to
him plan that. il seemed 30 me, without surrender
of dignity without surrender Of pride, retaining
selfrespcct. notwithstanding all the wild and fool
ish CHARGES that had been made, everybody could
agree 10.
The senator has big head. lLaughter) He
looked it over and said he would agree to it If
his friends would. DLaughterJ | have submitted
10 10 the subcommittee of the Committee on
Legislation which prepared this bill, and they
are agreed to it. | have submitted it to the
Mayor of the City OF Ncw-York, and he has agreed
~ it. and ! may say that with me in this
matter is every member of the Committee
on Legislation whom | have had an opportunity
To consult: and have received from Washington
this telegram:
Washington d. c. The Hon. Chauncey NJ.
Dcpcw. Ncw-Yorl> Yes. Heartily approve your
suggestion. 1t will be entirely satisfactory.
Frank lliscock Loud cheers
And the suggestion shows that when Colum-
bus taught Ferdinand and Isabella and their
courticrs how to stand an egg on end. four
hundred years aftcrward there would come
another Columbus, who would teach the poll
ticians the same trick. daughter
THE COLUMBUS OF THE FAIR
II am Columbus Tremendous and prolonged
laughter and cheering, and a voice: Hurrah
lor our Columbus.'I
The proposition simply is that there shall
rc put into this bill at Albany
and into the bill at Washington an
amendment to the effect that no contract shall
be allowed no executive committee, no executive
officer appointed the place of no member of the
board who may die be hllcd, except by the vote
of tNo-thirds of all the appointecS in the bill.
Cheers
IF this thing works all right, as | think L will
cries OF Yes and cheers, and IS backed up by
this representative and magnificent asSemblagc,
expressing the will of Ncw-York, then Albany
might pass this bill tomorrow. and Ncw-lork he
at Washington altogether OF Wednesday, Great
cheers.
Mr. Dcpcw soon had the proud satisfaction OF
knowing that his last effort as a pcaccmaller had
succeeded and that hc has as good title TO in
hcritancc in the leatitudcs as he has to the name
and mantle of Columbus.
MR. PLUNAlER'S WELCOME NEWS.
Chairman Starin announced that John f. Plum
mcr had lust arrived with an important message.
Mr. Pummcr said.
Nir Chairman. FellOwCitilrns. Ladies and Gentlemen
Of NeWYor Men VINO the Fair and propose to have
Il: 10 ray be- q pleasure look a this late hour at
of the Innocent causes OF the war When you look
YOU ,c. one of them. because 1 unwtngy and unbe-
known to myself the quiet Of my IN the morning
read unt / wa, to hr ncorpoIaor. uaughtcrl There
Vast uuount Of objection To that and there has
lcrn q vast amount Of apparent pleasure toward IT,
appreciate the honor but have regretted IL for one
reason that through all this agitation Of the last two
week, l have had 10 do what don't Ike to do when