Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-25
HER NAME is ELL"
Chicago Seems to Get There
When She HustIes.
THE STAR OF EMPIRE GOES WEST,

And the Garden City Boomer shouts
1--WE Are the People "-Tbe Eighth
Ballot In the House Fixes the Site of
the Worlds Fair-An AIi-Day Contest
Over the Matter-Nsnes of the Voters
on the Winning side-A Granger Bill
In the s.nate-Omcial Miscellany.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 25.-Excepting q
lev moments occupied In administering the
bath OF office TO John r. Reyburn, OF Penn
Ulvania, the new member who succeeds the
IAte Judge Kelley, the house spent the entire
ssssion yesterday in settling the question Of
khe proposed site for the Worlds fair
Eight ballots were taken, and on the eighth
and last ballot Chicago secured l57 votes and
shc prize. When Speaker Reed raped for
order al noon, thsre were 80 Representatives
ON the floor. The galleries were crowded
with pc l'le waiting to witness Iie struggle
tor the priE5 bstween the adhsrenis OF the
rival cities Chauncey NJ Depew and ex-Sec-
rstary Whitney and others from New York
sty; Mayor Cregisr, Of Chicago; Governor
Francis. OF -. Louis, and a host OF repre-
sentative men from these cities, and many
Washington men, members Of the original
board OF promotion, were in the galleries or
sorridors, Interested and anxious spec
tators.
The BsIIoting Begins.
At 1918 "a m., after Rsyburn had been
sworn in and had taken his seat, the clerk Of
shs house read the special order prescribing
ihs method Of voting on the site QUESTION,
and requiring some one place TO have a ma
Iority OF the votes cast.
Blount OF Georgia wanted To know il there
would he an opportunity afforded 10 pass
npon the question as to whether there should
be fair before selecting a site. Speaker
Reed replied that under the special order
there could not be, and directed the clerk to
cal the roll for the first ballot, which re-
suited: Chicago, lis; New York, 72; St.
Louis, 81 Washington City So, and vote
tor Cumberland Gap, cast by Skinner of
North Carolina.
Chicago Gains on Every Vote.
As fast as the roll could be called and the
result announced the balloting proceeded.
On every ballot there were numerous changes,
but it was noticed that Gambler of Massa-
ohusetts, chairman Of the Worlds fair COM
tnittee, did not vote. Skinner went for
Washington City after his first vote for
Cumberland Gap, and a number OF members
Jailed TO vote on each ballot The second
ballot resulted: Chicago, l2l; New York, IS;
st. Louis, 50; Washington. 40
Third ballot-Chicago. i27: New York. 92:
St. Louis, So: Washington, "A Fourth bal
lot-Chicago, ia: New York, g6; st. Louis,
Is; Washington % In this ballot Chicago
gained :, New York g. while ST. Louis and
Washington each lost 5. Fifth ballot-Chi-
cago. 100; New York, 10; st. Louis, IS;
Washington, "a The great increase for New
York-i3 made Chicago men look little
blue, but they still had such "a big lead that
they retained their confidence.
Gotham Votes Her Full strength.
The sixth ballot was taken under great ex-
oitement. Tire southern members who had
supported ST. Louis had been breaking
away, and the question was whsre would
they "a. Under the rule-a ma jority OF all
the votes cast-provided 8l2 was the full
vote Chicago needed but II votes 20 get the
prize. while New York was looking for
something 20 drop in her direction. The
vote was-Chicago, l4e: New York, ll6; St
Louis IS; Washington, ~ New York was
IN the dumps. Her full vote was in and she
was not -ths people" To gain time for con-
sultation the reading Of the vote was de
manded, and just as the seventh ballot was
about To begin a motion for recess to IL a.
m to-day was made by Wilson OF West Vfr-
ginia, the yeas and nays being demanded.
The motion was rejected-l74 to 13s These
dilatory tactics caused much excitement, it
being rumorei that the object thereof was
b. enable New York to make dicker with
St Louis
A Stampede That Didn't MsteriaIize.
Amid cries of ~Cal the roll" from the Chi
cage people the seventh ballot was begun,
IL resulted-Chicago, l54; New York,
liz; ST. Louis Is; Washington, I7-iust
two votes short Of q win for Chicago Just
bsfore the result was announced Mason of
Illinois was observed wildly seeking to at
tract the speakers attention, and at the same
time dragging Reyburn, the new Pennsyl-
vania member, forward, saying the latter
wished TO change his vote 10 Chicago This
was done, ami Chicago men looked eagerly
for n STAMPEDE in their direction But il
did not come No one else followed Rev
burns example, and the western metropolis
had 20 go 10 another ballot with the plum
dangling before its mouth, and only need
ing one vote 10 capture IT,
settled ON the Eighth Ballot.
Everybody expected that the next ballot
would be decisive, and in this case the ex-
pected happened. The roll was called for the
eighth ballot, and anxious tally was kept by
the Chicago men and the still hopeful Of the
New Workers. The result was-Chica9o.
l6T-three more than majority, there being
In all SO7 votes cast; New York. l07; ST.
Louis, p: Washington. Is The vote in de-
tiil for Chicago was as follows:
Abbott, Adams, Anderson, Allen OF Michl-
gan, Allen Of Mississippi. Anderson OF Kansas.
Atkinson, Bartine, Barwig, Bayne. Belknap.
booihman, Boutelle, Brewer, Brickner Brook
shire, Brewer, T. NJ. Browne, ]. b. Brown.
Bullock. Burrows. Burton, Butter;gorth, By
mum, Caldwell. Cannon, Carter CaswelI
Chestkam. Chapman. Clark Of Wisconsin. Clu-
nie, COgswell. Coleman. COmstock, Conger.
Council, Cooper 81 Indiana, Cooper OF Ohio
Craig, Grain, Culbertson OF Texas, Culbertsou
OF Pennsylvania, Cutcheon, Dalztn. Darling
ton, Davidson, Dolliver, Dorsey, Dnnnell, Ev-
ans, Ewart, Finley, Fithian, Flick, Forman,
Funston, Gear, Gest, Clifford. Gr-ennage,
Gro-enOr. Grout. Hall, Hansbr1ug,.. Hare,
Haugen, Hayes. Haynes, Henderson Of
Illinois, Henderson OF Iowa, HERNIA IL, Hill,
Hit Holman, Hopkins, HOuk. Kelly. Kenne-
dy, Kerr Of Iowa, Lacey. LaFolletts Lane,
Lanham, Lawler, Laws. Lewis, Lind,
Martin Of Indiana, Mason. McCielland,
McCOrd. Mccormick, McCreary. McKenna
Milliksn. Morse, Morgan. Morrill,, O'NsiIl Of
Massachusetts, Osborne, Outbwaite, owen of
Indiana, Owens OF Ohio, Parrett. Psy-on. PEN
dleton, Perkins. Peters. Pic-le Post, Pugs-
10y, Raw, Reed of Iowa, Reyburn. HI e, Rock
well, Rowell, Sayers Scranton, scull seney.
bhively Smith of Illinois, Smith Of West Vir-
ginia, Smyser, Snyder, Spooner, Springer
Stephenson n, -truble, sweeney, Taylor of II l.
po ;, Taylor Of Tennessee, T. b. Taylor, j. ID.
erado, Townsend OF Pennsylvania. Turner Of
Kansas TurUiu vandevar Van Schaick