New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-05
QUARRELLING IN CHICAGO.
BITTERNESS SHOWN AT THE ELECTION OF
FAIR DIRECTORS
OPPOSITION MADE TO A VOTE BY sHARES-THE
SUBSCRIBERS FROM THE WEST SIDE DE-
MAYDED REPRESENTATION A BALLOT
TAKEN AFTER A NOISY DEBATE.

MANDED REPRESENTATION - A BALLOT
TAKEN AFTER A NOISY DEBATE.
ley TELEGRAPH TKrBUSE.i
Chicago April al do not want ring fair;
want Chicago peoples fair" said cXMayor carter
Harrison this afternoon at the meeting OF the Chicago
Stockholders to select directors for the Worlds Fair
His objection was 10 the ticket proposed by the Execu
| tive Committee and enthusiastic was the applause
which greeted his sentiment that the ex Mayor con
tInud ." find here a list Of forty men nominated IN
A meeting of people in a back room We are here 10
carry ticket for directors Of the Worlds Fair, but on
the ticket submitted to me find only one name rep
rcscntng the district from which come the west
side. only find the name Of West slider and
that Is tho name OF a man whom they dare not Ignore
because OF the brave and gallant fight he made at
Washington for Chicago and the Fair-thc name OF
George Il. Davis. noud cheeringJ The names OF
these are undoubtedly the names OF good men.
but Caesar was a good These gentlemen prn-
cpaly were named As proxies to vote for shareholders
who coud not be present They have taken advantage
Of their position TO place their own names on the
ticket. This IS not right. We should have names
presented to rs. and should vote on them III cooi
blood at an adjourned meeting
4 storm II applause from 1000 throats greeted this
arraignmcnt Of the committee. Mayor Crcgicr chair
man OF the meeting sought to defend the unpopular
slate. lie said
THE Executive Committee has for many months
been struggling hard 10 secure the Exposition fJr
Chicago. In order that may make no mistake dc-
sre say. fellow citizens Of Chicago, In a. frank ana
honest IA manner Is can. that pcsun'ine on the con
ndcncc that has been rcroscd in them during tile past
many months. the forty gentlemen OF The committee
have selected number 81 names "a worthy oi your
consideration for election the directory They have
done tins i'm no sarchamber manner" dhc Mayor EN-
phaszcd his remark with vigorous blow on the tablet
~ but I'm an open meeting Of the Executive Committee
and only after the most intelligent and careful dis
ou,sion
The ticket does not suit me- said A. j. stone. the
West side real estate man. as lie scanned the li'''
There ISN'T German on the Ticket ana ana hN
German friends going to make a kick We want
4 Ticket - little bit more rprcseutativc.'
I'm not a kickcr.7 said Dr. Montgomery. OF the
Health Office and want to see this election made
success hu, can't say Ike that ticket There are
mo- doctors on IT, for instance and the doctors are
hcll,- There are no lawyers. either except As yon
might can r. l.. Bryan and George H. Davis lawyers
and the legal profession doesn't Ike it,
:. tle lower hall nllcd NJ. Tire objections to the
rrou,..d ll,t ~ dire,rors grew decided. The
r.rr,l,r II, t lore lit Il forty names and five blank
sn.,r,. ~ h. filed ly ne voter, The hon'f' were
dl,ided between the capitalists and ward politicians
The onro. itou introduced late IN the morning uo"e
hearing The same heading the original h"t
.r,irc,v blank. This circulated freely
h.,amc generally known It wa called Tor
more frequently than was the printed ticket issucd by
the management
LYMAN !. cage said: The charge that there are
no Germans on the ticket Is simply not true Mr.
Kohlsaaf is Of German extraction, and several others
are Germans. Probably some Of these kickers "au'
Germans who came over last year. Well. We thnh
,hf. isn't Germany and are not considering that
,h. Fair 4. going - De- n German fair. There isn't
scandinavian Oh the ticket. and I'm very sorry th'rr
ISN'T heard man jast now onlcctins u th' "'h''
because there wasn't q catholic on the ticket. lie
o,. n,lrltllv cNol'.,i and said that II was blahA
shame the Catholics had men on the ticket Now
a.. ,r. un, Getting up Fair for Germans or Tor any
RELIGIONS element All DID consider was the po'
lt.,al aspect We divided the ticket a fary a.
ro..nle between both political parties. althongh
think that the Republicans ouuinmbcr 'he Dcmo'F""
~ one or two.'
CRIES - ~Canltanst Ticket Mllionaircs' ticket.
--.y louder and the angry sentiment of the opposition
became fierce and formidable. The members "' INC
Executive Committee and would be directors "'N III
a..por,tion They rushed hthcr and thithcr through
the hail. urrng the rccalcltrantS Ia de-i't Tor te
sakc u Chicago and the ci'v's honor
INT the crowd would not dc.lst Harrison ""' re-
lr,or~ei iy HUNDREDS Of West >idcr'. Harrison
finally moved by WAY Of compromise that seventy hV'
directors be chosen instead Of iorY IN order tht All
Interests might h'vc show Th" motion was
.ecoudcd hut a substitute va, offered by Victor f.
Iavson Of The News Inserting the words i"iN
nvc- In the place 81 scvcntv I've. Ihi' was no
.oofcr seconded than motion t. lay the substitute on
the table was made \ vote taken luf, - II "d'
not satisfactory. n formal ballot was demanded This
was the signal for protest, from al! sides. II was
claimed by the opposition faction that vote 10y ballot
giving the large holders Of stock the advantage wa'
unjust Washington lIcsing, Editor of e" Ihc Daily
-taat. Zcltung' and leader Of the German population
Of Chicago. mounted "A chair and poured for'h stream
of nratory In opposition to the balloting.
These men are not representative" he roarcd 81
tell Won thl, Is q plan carried ont by the south side
Elevated Road and The First National Bank uIiS'e')
tell you gentlemen. tnis Is star chamber order Of
things. This +, putup Job, and It was thought that
II could lie rallroadci through over the heads Of the
poorer men Of thi, meeting. Let H. show them that
il cannot. shall we submit to this narrow minded.
selfish. higotcd set Of mcnl Oicnewcd hisscs and
ccrs.D Germans. Scandinavians swcdc' anu Bohc-
mlans neglected here. spcah the champion of
the poor men of the city and the thousands yc to como
into the city,
There was another and mingled storm OF
hi,.cs and cheers Mayor Cfcgicr urged those pres
cn in "A passionate speech 10 drop all personalities
Put on anybody ,ou want he said. Put mo
OF and defeat the whole ticket If y0u Ike but let
Us have harmony
More speeches were made. and finally Thomas II.
BRYAN was called upon to tank. The champion orator
made brilliant speech probably the best effort
he has made since hc delivered MS auuresS Dclorc
Congress for the Fair. " In the words OF the I'M
mortal Grant. et us have peace he sald' Even
now the enemies Of Chicago clcgIaphing my words
and your words to other cities 70 show that thcro
T., not that unanimity among Us that there should
hc 10 assure success. We want every man VINO
sub,crihcs for stock represented, but you cannot
Is not fair curtail the power Of the men WHO
have put up hundreds Of thousands of dollars ana
make their power only equal with that OF the 'macr
stockholders. 1t isn't fair. and wouldn't do IL
Yourselves We want every nan represented. but
only in proportion to his share
The Chair finally succeeded In having balio'S
distributed for the vote on the appeal OF Mr. lie'hS
from the decision Of the Chair that when ballots
were east 1t should be represented by shares anu
not as Individuals While the house wa, preparing
fine ballots Mr. IIcsing Withdrew his appeal In
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