The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-25
CHICAGO Is CHOSEN.
The Worlds Fair u b Held II
the West.
vow On THE EloHrh aAlloT.

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WAsnfEsros CirY. Feb. 3l.-In sPdte q
the bod day. With rain failing, IL hail anA
gailszjss q noon we're packed with speetA-
tofA The crOwds ohetxucted thecCFridofA
An of these people had gathered 70 witness
the deciding struggle between the adoption
Of New York. Chicago. ST. Louh and
Warrington City. upon the result q
which depended the location of the World .
fair Of isae Hosts of representative men
were to b seen in she reserved gaiierieA.
The clerk read the special order prescrib-
ing the method of voting upon The site for
The fair. requiring come place to have
majority Of votes cast
Bi0unf, Of Georgia, wished 10 know Il N
opportunity would b. Afforded 70 pass
upon the question - to whether there shall
b : fair before selecting the sits.
The speaker replied that under the
special order this opportunity could not Be
had. and immedistssy directed the clexk 70
call the roll.
There Was some applause - the first few
responses were made, which was promptly
checked by the speaker.
The first vote resulted O. follows: Chi
caeo ll9. New York TO- St. Louis Sc. Wash
inEton 81. Cumberland Gapl.
Second vote. oiiicisi-Ch Chicago 1sl, New
York s2, St. Louis 50. Washington 46:
whole number so. majority iH.
Third vote, ofiiciai-Chicsgo 1T, New
York g.. ST. Louis 81. Washington 81
whole number 800. majority l5a.
Fourih vote, o.iiciai Chicago 1A. New
York a6. st. Louis 4s, Washington -: total
number Of votes 3f,6. majority iA.
The Chicago people VI re jubilant upon
the announcement Of the trst ballot. but
were restrained from expressing their feel-
ings openly, by reason Of the speakers
caution TO restrain any demonstration.
During the recapituiation Of the votes
there were signs Of consultation among
the leaders, and the Chicago and Wash
ington people looked with suspicion upon
Dockery. of Missouri, when be approached
Amos Cummings. Of New York, and held .
whispered conversation for . moment
The second ballot showed gain Of and
II for Chicago and New York respectively.
aud losses Of 2 and 10 for St. Louis and
Washington respectively. The single scat
tering vote also tisappeared.
None OF Chicago's supporters changed to
other cities ana only one dropped out
Even without waiting for the recapitula-
ton OF votes the reading clerk began the
monotonous roll call once more. As the
cali progressed the Chicago men began. for
the first time, to show symptoms Of un-
easiness. and Mason and Springer, who
were doing the larger part Of the whipping
in. redoubied their efforts, hurrying pages
into restaurant and committee rooms after
absent members, and routing out others
from lobbiss and cloak rooms.
Flower kent tally for New York, and
greeted every accession with smile. From
his seat in the center, Hit vas diosng the
same for Chicago.
The fifth ballot showed q total vote Of
Sl2. and the apprehension of the Chicago
people were justified in . measure. for New
York had gained fifteen votes. while Chi.
cago added but six to her column. ST.
Louis meanwhile fell of ten votes and
Washington five votes.
flitu DdiiDt, oiuctat-tutCaSOs lSo, new
York, no: ST. Louis. 80; Washington, "a.
Total vote, 3i2, majority. l57.
All was excitement as the roll call began
again. II was apparent that the Southern
members. who had steadfastiy supported
st. Louis up to this point, were beginning
to break away. and going over to New
York. Consequently the expectations of
the New Workers were at the highest point,
and, indeed. in this vote they pollei their
full strength, but gained only six votes,
while Chicago added nine and ST. Louis
and Washington kept up their steady re-
PROGRESSION. the former losing ten.
sixth ballot-A veritication OF the sixth
ballot was demanded before il was an
nounced. and IL was made with the fol-
towing result: Chicago. i4a; New York.
fls: 81. Louis. %. Washington, ~. Total,
5i2; majority. i5s
The New York people were discomf;ted
AZ their small gain. and began to realize
they conld do no more. The desertion of
Wade of Missouri from ST. Louis to Chi
esyo addsd IN their alarm. 80 the reading
af the vote Was demanded. not 50 much "a
verify. as 70 secure time for consultation.
Heals were together all over the house
and the result wa. shown inst As roll call
was begun hv Wilson rising and NOV
inr a recess unti, Tomorrow At ii o'clork
There was A shout of si,saoprovai and de-
rision from the conpsct Chicago forces And
when the sneaker attempted to nut the
question several chicagoaus were on their
feet with points OF order. alleging tha, the