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DEMOCRATS SENT THE FAIR TO CHICAGO.
T. Q. CAMPBELL ASKS AMOS j. CUMMINGS SOME
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DEMOCRATS SENT THE FAIR TO CHICAGO.
Z. O. CAMPBELL ASKS AMOS J. CUMMINGS SOME
EMBARRASSING QUESTIONS
T. C. Campbell. OF the Hamilton Republican Club.
has sent the following letter TO Amos J. Cummings:
Your letter sent In response to the invitation sent
you by this club to address IL the subject OF the
location of the Worlds Fair duly received last
evening. We regret that you were unable TO be
present.
"You were offered by the club the privilege OF
opening the discussion of the Worlds Fair bill at such
length you might choose A member of the club
was to reply and then you were to have all the time
you might desire to close the discussion surely the
club could not have been fairer.
:" Your letter read TO the club; and we regret
that In the haste of writing ii were. inadvertently,
we suppose, incorrect In your statements You sug-
gested that the club should invite Warner Miller or
Chauncey VI. Depew Mr. Belden and number OF
other Republicans, all of whom were heartily In favor
of the Fair being held in NewYork, TO debate the
question. We suppose YOU forgot that II too late
TO invite any Of these gentlemen to come forward at
50 late hour in the campaign; and then you must
have forgotten that all these gentlemen have been
making speeches and rcuting statements concerning
the Republican party the loss Of the Worlds Fair
TO New York.
In letter to you asked you kindly to explain
TO Us how it that out of a total of l52 Demo
Gratis In the House of Representatives, only SEVENTY
10 our own, vot,d for New-York
We have assumed that If the Democratic leaders.
Mr. Carlisle. Mr. Mills. Mr.. Breckenridge, Mr.. Bynum
and the entire Maryland delegation had dom Thomas
B. Reed did. vote and work for NewYork, our city
would have been successful Are we wrong in that
New York lacked only fifty votes in getting tn. Fair,
eighty three Democrats did not vote for NewYork
You say in your letter 10 the club that Mr..
Carlisle did not Is II not possible, Mr.. Cummings
that you in 4" The Congressional Record
shows that Mr.. Carlisle voted TINS In success
sion for st. Louis. that voting against New
York Would il not he much our loss If the Fair
had gone to st. Louis though il went to Chicago
From Mr. Carse's home In Kentucky 10 ST Louis II is
nearly 400 miles due West. Newiork lies about ''o
miles East. II il political question. could not
Mr.. Carlisle readily have overcome his repugnanee to
travelling the extra $50 miles
You also forget to explain in your letter how II
came entire Mississippi delegation voted against
New York. Mississippi know, is on the Gulf
of Mexico and the home Of JEFF. Davis Is almost "a
near TO New-lOrk as it i To Chicago. Besides she
has water connection with New York and has not
with Chicago. Your explanation OF why. the Texans
voted against NewYOrk is that Texas Is nearer 81
Louis than it Is New York. That true and that Is
the point that determined the question There are two
members living west Of the Aleghanies to one living
east As three is than one, so was the vote In
the House against New-York. II il was political
question would not Mississippi and Texas have voted
IL
Mr. Reilly, who represents the schuylku district In
Pennsylvania have voted seven times against New
York and one time for her. Wiud not Mr.. ONeiIl the
Democratic member from Massachusetts, have voted
against NewYorki
You say only fifteen Southern Democrats voted for
Chicago. Did not large majority Of the southern
Democrats vote against NewYork Did not
majority OF the Democratic party in the House vote
against New-YOrki
You say Mr.. Beldcn during the Worlds Fair
fight in the House sent dispatch to Mr. Fassett urging
prompt action upon the S1OOo0.O00 In the state
senate the dispatch ne said if this was not done
New-York would lose the Fair. This action was not
taken by Mr.. Fassett-
Are you not in error Mr.. Cummings Was not
the Albany Worlds Fair bill passed the 21st day Of
February and the vote taken in the House OF
Representatives Oh the cath day of February And
was not the Albany bill the text used BY the great
Democratic leader Of the House, Mr. Springer, In pre-
senting ls matter the Democrats Of the House on
behalf of Chicagol
Il suppose you were led into these errors In the
enthusiasm of the moment and only write you now
concerning them in order that you may reestabiish
your reputation for fairness by correcting the mis-
statements in the journals which conveyed them
to the public by publishing your letter TO the club
zone word mort, Mr.. Cummings You very truly |
say that Mills voted for ST. Louis because IL was
to his state and yet large portion Of Texas
Is far from St Louis. about, as New-Iork Is nom
Chicago STILL the reason which you say governed DR.
Mills is no doubt correct The applied |
also t. the members Of the Pennsylvania dele
cation Pittsbnrg. Allegheny and Erie AZ near |
Chicago Is they NewYork, and that accounts |
for the eleven Pcnnsylvsni.ns VIM voted for Chicago
"Tbe Maryland dele CATION voted for Washington |
when there earthly chance Of that dty being |
considered II the race on the last four ballots the vote
Democrats would not vote for NewYork although very
likely break from that state to NewYork on the |
fourth ffth sixth seventh ballot would have been
of great value TO city MIR. Cummings, why did |
not yOu and Mr.. Flower, Democratic Representa- |
tives show TO the Marylanders that IL political
question and then they surely would have voted for
New York -