Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-22
The Silver-Tongued and Boodle-
Backed Delegates at Work.
DEPEW POLISHING MIR. MORSE
In the Triangular Rivalry Of the
Rest Washington Hopes.
IT'S A VERY PRETTY PARROT OF A TIME

ing 10 the nOnor OF the site fOr the worlds fair
are busy making final preparations for the con-
hict to begin in the House Monday. Not con-
tent with the floods of eloquence poured out
upon the floor of the House during the past
two days, they are lsboring earnestly
and privately with the few mem
bers who are still uncommitted,
or who are believed to be open to a change of
heart. Nobody expects that the site will be
selected upon the first ballot, so that the oppor-
tunities to pledge members to a second choice
are unusually good.
Mr.. Chauncey N. Depew put in an pear
snce on the door of the House this morning to
indulge in little quiet missionary work for
New York. 1t happened that there were fewer
members in the hall than is usual even on a
holiday, as this is, so that there was not large
field for his efforts, but he was introduced to
Mr.. Morse of Massachusetts, who made
speech yesterday in opposition to fair in any
city, and proceeded to show him the error QS
his ways and tell him many good reasons
which, in his judgment indicated that New
York was the only place where a fair could be
successfully held
AN oMINoUs COMMUNICATION.
MIR. Depew expects to remain here over Mon
New York notwithstanding the fact that he has
received card from Chicago displaying a
coffin, skull and cross bones, a CORY dagger and
other alarming emblems of an evil purpose in
vltIng him to a meeting at precisely o'clock
at night, at which he SAID he presumed he was
to furnish the subject for discussion.
William c. Whitney and other prominent
citizens Of New York are also in the city,
and they expect to be joined by a large
delegation of their fellow-citizens tonight As
delegation OF Chicagoans, even larger in point
OF numbers, Is also expected here during the
day, members of the House are not likely to
enjoy uninterrupted rest during the next forty
eight hours.
The Washington contingent are keeping
quiet, bAt out OF all the tumult of interests the
chances OF the celebration being national and
held at the national capital are better, now
that the matter has all been talked over, than
they ever were before.
1t looks today as if the other cities might kill
each other on, leaving Washington with the
fair 1t is In the rivalry of the other cities
that Washlngtons chance lies, supported by
the sentiment in favor of having national cele-
brations at the seat of government
HUNDRED ON THE START.
Chicago is certainly ahead Of them all on the
start. She has had more men ut work on Con-
gress and has had her campaign generally bet
ter managed than any of the rest 1t is ex-
hundred votes.
New York will have sixty or seventy votes on
the start, perhaps, and st. Louis and Chicago
will stand pretty close together as to strength.
1t is thought that the good words said for st.
Louis by MIR. Carlisle and Mr.. Mills will give
that city number Of votes she
could not have counted on before. Some of
them will come from members who will vote
against tie whole bill in the end, whatever site
is selected.
The New York situation is a curious one.
There LIS no doubt about it that the republicans
from New York as a general thing do not want
the fair there, and if they could have it de-
feated without the responsibility being fixed
on them they would be glad washington's
chance depends on how strongly the other
cities combine against Chicago.
WHAT THEY'LL DO MONDAY
The first vote in the House will probably be
on a motion made by Mr.. Mills, perhaps, to
lay the Who'll, matter on the table. That mo-
ton is certain of defeat. Then the vote will be
taken on the site. After the site question is
settled then the details Of the bill have to be
settled and the whole matter voted on. 1t is
possible that after the site is fixed the whole
bill may be debated If by any possibility
they can get the vote on the general PROPOSE
tlon first the chances of there beng a fair
somewhere will be greatly increased.
Ii all the many conflicting interests are ad-
justed and the bill passed by the House it has
no smooth sailing assured IN the Senate The
Senate committee has held but one meeting
since their general hearings
This meeting was held yesterday and at it
the decision was reached not to prepare a bill
or take any other action until the House had
got through with the site controversy. If New
York should win in the House, it is beiieved
that the bill would be killed through New
York influences in the Senate
There Is an inner wheel of politics working
against the fair, and ii is probable that the Sem
ate will not pass the bill at all unless it hap
pened that it be decided to hold the far in
Washington, when it would be free from pol
itics.