New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
THE FIGHT FOR THE FAIR.
BRAVE WORK DONE BY THE NEW-YORK
MISSIONARIES.
COUNTING VOTES BEFORE THE BALLoTING BE-
GINS ~ CONGREsS-PARTISANS OF THE
FOUR CITIES SERENE AND
CONFIDENT.
ny TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRTBUyE.I

WASHINGTON. Feb 23.-Thc preliminary can
vase, of the four cities now contcstIng for the
Worlds Fair were practically ended this evening,
and vt with all the conflicting estimates in, il
is lust as hard as ever 10 foretc the result of to-
morrows balloting. The Ncw-YOrk missionary
workers, Mr.. Depcw, ex-senator Warner Miller
Mayor Grant cN-Sccrctary Whitney. Elliott f.
Shepard. Erstus Wiman, John II. Starin. Homer
Lee and the others feel highly encouraged at the
progress they have made since yesterday morn
inc. and they predict strong showing for the
metropolis in the first ballot.
They have figured out a list Of nincty-onc men,
her, who are for Ncw-York first. last and all the
time. and with this following n nucleus they
look forward 10 final success IN the break which
is sure to come in the ranks Of the supporters of
s.. Louis and Washington. The fight, in fact is
likely to become one between the East and the
West. with the significant difference that in the
Ta,t there is no real rivalry of business
or other interests between Ncw-lork and
Washington. while in the West it is matter
of dollars and cents 10 either Of the rival cities
10 compass the defeat Of the other. Neither St.
Louis nor Chicago could long hold great many
supporters in case Of hopeless failure in the race.
hut M least enough are likely 10 stick 10 their
first choice ~ turn the scale in favor of the East
as AGAINST the other.
The contest Will not be finished for several days,
as things look now. and the visiting missionaries
viii doubtless have many chances yet for the dis
play of their ustutcncss as n lobby The pre-
lmu1ry canvass las been a brief and rather
formal one. and the New-Norkcrs agree that their
hest work is still ahead of them. Until few
ballots have shown the hopccssucss Of fight
for the two minor contestants 1t has been thought
better 10 hold the Ncw-lork strength in reserve,
and this programme has been followed out
scmpulousy by the delegation in tine canvass
to-day and yesterday. An informal meeting was
held at o'clock today ~ the Arlington Hotel.
ut which the reports OF the various missionary
delegates were turned in, and the estimates gone
over and revised. II was then announced that
Ncw-Yorl would 20 into the struggle tomorrow
with uincty-oue votes, and with a solid chance of
gathering IN stra-slrrs on every ballot after to-
morrow.
Tonight number of leading visitors gathered
at 70 dinner given by representative Flower,
where tie plans for the week were carefully
talked over again. Some additional members of
| tie Ncw-lors General Committee were summoned
10 tlc Capital to reinforce those now here. Those
cNucctcd 10 come on include John d. CrimmnS,
W. Honr,c Cochran, John II. lnman. John {.
! Calhoun. cN-Controllcr Trenholm and Senator
elect Calvin $ Ericc. now of Ohio. II has been
/ found that New .lorS can pick up good many
! vote, among tie Southern Representatives Wth
| the rieht kind Of attention and argument, ana
| tie additional committeeman were asked to come
/ over with view to laborng with the Congress
! men from the South who were once with the
metropolis on the Worlds Fair question but were
| frightened oil by the political developments al
! Albany
As has been said. Ncw-lorkS strength on the
first ballot is expected to reach o. OF these votes
Ncw-York State is expected TO furnish 33, loss
Of one on account of the illness Of Congressman
Wilbur NcwEngand. with % votes, has been
| somewhat divided and uncertain. bu' tonight the
! Ncw-Nork managers are confident that every New
| Eneaud member Will support the city nearest
his section. Even Mr. Mllkcn, of Maine. who
spoke on Friday in favor of Washington, Is counted
! noN ON fine Ncw-York list. Ncw-JerscyS : votes
/ will go To her ncshbor State, and though the
Pennsylvania delegation was at first inclined To
! help the Chicago boom along. il is thought now
that at least Is of the - members will turn up
on the side of Ncw-York Mr. Randall. of course,
! will no, be- able to VOTE and Mr.. Rcyburn the
| ucwly elected member from Philadelphia, may not
he. sworn IN in time 10 east his ballot tomorrow.
! Finally the border and southern States are looked
| 10 to contribute more votes, making the grand
| total of 81. As second choice, Newly Ork has
| been Gaining strength all day among the southern
| and Southwestern members, ana lIlS i lH' H'i"
| which tie visiting committeeman ana the New
! York city Congressman are most assduouSly cull-
waiting. -, e.,
| The Chicago men put their strength on tlc hi>t
| ballot at from 100 to 1870. II Is generally con-
! ccdcd that the Lake City will get lO1 VOTES Oh
! the ballot She has vast extent OF TERRITORY 20
! draw votes from, and has been laNoItu pS NV
presence here of Il strong and active lopnN' IN,
| raeo I'M fact. counts upon the whole NeSI anu
Northwest for support. Here are the states With
would naturally favor Chicago. with thelr IcRrc-
scutotion in Congress: Ohio Il, Indiana IL, lll-
| uois 20 Michigan H. Wisconsin y, Minnesota =
| tLe Dallotas 3 Iowa II, Nebraska >, 'alllorh1
| Il OREGON Nevada, WaShlngtoh Montana ana
! CJor,do :. total los Kansas and kentucky
! ,r, Gl,rI, to add ut least half dozen votes To
! tbis rnlumn but. ON the other hand, Mr.. Forman.
| ~ IIIi,,,is. MIR ONcal. of Indiana, and three or
cr - hrrs from the States east of the Mississippi
nr, tor other cities, while the Pa
citic Coast States have no very de
| Inr ,f drrcctons and adding a few Pennsylvania
| ,',,cs Chicaeo's column VIII stand at about 100.
H,Ii ',t lrost is the present Newly ork estimate.
! ria fnll membership of the House Is $50. Not
| ,orc tLon 300 Representatives are counted on 10
| vote ON any one ballot So deductlng from the
| tntol vote the combined strength of New-lorN
! anI Chic,po-l0G-lOl members would lie left
! -, lac divided between Washington and St Louis.
| These two cities are having IA pretty even tuSSel
! t,r third place with the chances rather in favor
! of Si. Louis .
expect to Get throuGh with three ballots neIore
| odiournmcut Great pressure has been put on
| Tho members for places in the galleries oi the
| IJousc and a large and enthusiastic crowd Is
| cxnectcd to witness the four-corneIed struggle