New-York tribune., 1890-01-29
TAMMANY MUST NOT RUN 1T.
THE DELAY ON THE WORLDS FAIR BILL
cuAUNcEY NJ. DEPEw, EX-SENATOR THOMAS
pLArr AND ELIHU ROOT EXPRESS THEIR
VIEWS on THE SUBJECT.

VIEWS on THE SUBJECT
The discussion that has been In progress for several
DAYS concerning alleged attempt by kepuohean
leaders 10 manipulate the Worlds Fair legislation az
Albany in the interests OF that party has resulted
IN bringing out facts likely to prove exceedinsp
Interesting TO the legislators OF both parties ana 10
the public generally. The latest developments
are Thought by some TO indicate that
the bue and cry about Republican inter
ference was raised by Tammany men to cover up their
own neat little scheme TO obtain for that organization
complete control OF the administration OF the Expos
ton enterprise.
the Worlds Fair Committee on Legislation, has com
mitted worse than blunders In assuming iuhctiohs
that had not been assigned 10 him.
II has become known, too, that the proposition to
amend the worlds Fair bill introduced In the Lcgis
lature by adding incorporators the names OF twenty
or more residents Of districts in the State outside OF
the city was made with the idea OF counterbaancing
what seemed to some Of the leading Republicans 10
he a predominance OF Tammany influence In the
nroposed Board Of Exhibition Commissioners. and was
not in any way due to desire to defeat the project
NJ holding a Worlds Fair in New York In 1892. Some
~ the leading men OF the party believed that Tammany
would have majority In the Board that there wouid
he q Tammany for Director General, ana that
the whole Exposition scheme would become machine
for grinding out Tammany patronage, il additions
men refused to place confidence in such OF the in
cornorators as had been identified first with one
Marty and then with the other, and classed them all
s democrats Others OF the leaders think that there
should be no question of any mans political Affiliations
In an enterprise so vast and popular as the Worlds
Fair and are inclined to believe that no party would
dare to make a partisan machine OF the scheme.
Ex-senator Thomas C.. Platt ana Senator Fassct
are among those who have contended that the enter
ba MIA danger
turned to Tammany. MT. fihoV saiu "
Tribune reporter yesterday:
at have not attempted in any way" he said to
block the legislation for the Worlds Fair, rs some
newspapers have asserted l have tried, however, 10
noint ont the attempt OF Tammany to secure controi
Of the Fair patronage with which politics and pohcai
organizations should have nothing TO do. The list
% generators mentioned in the bill contains 1O3
,ames When Mr. Stokes distributed the bill III
Albany he had marked in red ink opposite the name
Of each corporator the political party TO wmch nc
belonged. Among the Republicans he Hcnaeu suo"
men as George Jones, John Foord, D. l. u 'larNc'
Ceorre Warner Samuel Gompers, Henry G Marquahd'
Isdor straus, and fifteen others VINO OF ia'e yea's
have affiliated with the Democratic party ana nave
osnoused f,eetrade principles The idea Of chasing
George Jones with Republicans! Why, he Is not
even decent Democrat.
MR. sToKES's PECULIAR METHOD.
aAccordinr TO stokcs's peculiar method Of political
Classification he figured it out that there were Sixty
one Iepubcans in the list Of commissioners OF CUT
norators without critically examining the iSt loi
himself Mr. Depew accepted stokess stateiheh. d.
true and when he went TO Washington nc gave every
body announcement by declaring that there were
sixty-one Republicans named In the phi' lie was
completely deceived by stokes. Mr. Depew ana MI
Passett came 10 my rooms last night and we talhea
tho situation over Mr.. Depew was frmysfAeu III
his opinion that the list OF cOrporaors as na'eo III
he bill should not be added to, ana that inc e''ui
shouId be passed Just 1t was when sent W |io'''
7 ,boucht and so did Mr.. Fassett, that the lailmanS
| element was too dominant In the lst anu VIZ '"o
gested TO Mr.. Depew that to ada le" n'',''' 9.'
hout twenty of men from other parts OF the ota'e
| ,s ogset tbe Tammany predominance. MI
| nencv nrotested that this would give ground lo'
| charges that the bill would be unconsttuuoha' VIZ
| showed him that such could not pc '"o 'ao' 80 49,.
| a number of men named as corpotalors "oo nv
residents OF the city, and that, IL such u co"'0
make tho bill unconstitutional 1t was uhoo"'V'."
tional already. For instance Gavin 80, =. Je,sev
| yen of Ohio Orestcs Cleveland Is Mayor Vi voS1,
civ Mr. Chapin is Mayor of Brooklyn, John fooiu
tycs on staten Island and number oil others name"
in the bill neither reside in the city hor
movers of citizenship here. A.. Ia
| NJ Danew saw that we were right ana thal ho
had been mistaken and he yielded MS poli'' o'''"o
sav what senator Fassetts course VIII DC, pu' .'
| Id
| indicated. - ,,,ics !,
.I ao NOT belleye there should be any politics III
| tho worlds Fair enterprise consequently an Up
posed TO Tammany having eontroi o'cf ~ -
organization is trying its utmost 70 Keep i.' ~,
| and increase it, and unless we can slop ~ 'nV'O
ho a Tammany DrectorGencral oil inc r" ''.' ,
Taomonv natronage in connection with the work ;''o
',,o tor tbe next four years. With only forty
Republicans among the incorporatorS Iau'hans 49,
| h,o 10 do as she liked Men from otner parts
% the state would be free from that ihhuenco any
| ,.orId nrevent the work of preparing Tor the run
degcneratng into patronage entirely
DENYING A RUMoR
Mr.. Platt had no doubt that the bill wouia pass U,'
| Senate. and said he had no idea tha' IL "Ou-a
| amended TO its injury. The puDiisheu repoi' ~ ~
continued that l had insisted that the haiio o o. "
| Nurwumps should be eliminated from the hS' VI " IA
onnora.ors is absolutely untrue. There never ,S .%
nIceetion made 10 me by me 10 ent0rce I'
| withdrawal OF any man. nave a' , The fnredom
sddironol incorporaors be named 10 meet .c
nance OF Tamnany i'll the proposed boaiu u -'-"
| ton commissioners
WHAT MR. DEPEw SAYS.
When asked for the particulars OF tiic l'e
betveen himself and Messrs Platt and fasse,'' |'i
cev NJ Dspew said last night that the coh'ersauo'
| ,,,voo, them WAS earnest and cordial all around
at was agreed" said he, that the Dill ousi'' u
nass and pass Immediately. Mr. Patt salu tha0
majority of the ncorporators were Tammahy i men
+ tod him that II were convinced OF lhd.' 49," ,S
at once publicly announce that we nau @ pevn LII an,
IN view of Tammany's prominence in New. orh an, an
the act tna that organization controls all .ic aepa,
mcns IL wond not be desirable that size si0uu ~ w
a preponderatng influence on tho Board OF ENioi.io
Commissioners. Democrats, a. well as hePno,os'h s y
should think would concede that ~ n WouS Han nv hee
dealing fairly with public at large which mas pee
| assured that the Board of a non bipartisan cha'
| actcr. - ., , - .,o4 ,.,+ convinre
| But as | told Mr.. Platt, vas not YET cohNlnCe
| that Iammany In II majority. ON inc co,,iu i ,
| II seemed TO me that the Democrats ana kepuDhcii
| wer, about equally divided according 10 uc la,
| cassfcaton. with twelve gentlemen VINO acted apIu %
| t,yo.thlris OF the time with Republicans ana aD0u aD
| cnc-third Of the time with the Democrats bu i