New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-19


should be stricken out Thus the hostility to the
non-partisan bill came from the man just nonll-
mated for Leutenant-Governor by Tammany haiL
The leaders of Tarnmany Hall were resolved 10
have the Worlds Fair 81 100000 in their con-
troll or not permit the bill to pass Mr. Sheehah
motioa to make the bill agreeable to lanlinahy
Hall was adopted by o vote Of Gs to A. U Is
satisfactory to know that fcrty-iive votes OUT
of forty-slx in this aggregation in opposition 70
Sbeehan's motion were cast by Republicans 4hc
bill thus amended was then passed.
The Senate refused to accept the bill as thus
amended by the Assembly, and appointed con-
ference committee Then the Tammany Han OPP
position to the non-partsan bill broke forth again.
The Democratic Assembymen uniting with rev
Republicans, killed the Senate Worlds FAR Dnl
by q vote of 63 to AZ. There were forty-hVe he
publieans who voted in opposition 10
killing the non-partisan bill. Nearly three
weeks followed, in which the Democrats Of
the Assembly flibustered day after day IN OPP
position to the passage of q non-partisan Worlo
Fair bill. and in favor OF the Tammany han
measure. Finally, on February 10, public opinion
in Ncw-YOrk overwhelmed the Tammany Han op-
position It compelled it to accept in the Legis-
lature an amendment TO the original bill, providing
that the consent of two-thrds of the Commission
erS SnOulu Dc utCtSSdTy u duJ VI thS i'NAN "
Worlds Fair Commissioners. This amendment
gave the Republican minority the power of Vetoing
anv Objectionable act of the Tammany Hall
majority in the Board of Worlds Fair
commissioners. 1t made the bill nOn-partisan
one. This was what they had sought But for
Tammany Halls opposition this non-partisan bull
would have passed three weeks previous to the
time il did, It was the time lost by this OBJ
structive policy of Tammany Hall in the Legls-
lature that carried away the Worlds Fair from
New-York, and gave it to Chicago. Senator
Fassett's speech in the Senate on February 10,
1890, in favor Of the bill, when the nOn-partisan
Worlds Fair bill finally passed. was a fine sum-
ming up Of the entire controversy. He said:
The attitude of the Senate In the Worlds Fair mat
ter has been consistent from the start lt asked ta
nineteen additional names be inserted in tho bill why
York came hero and told the Assembly that the Senate
wCud pass the bill at once. He told the Senate that
the Assembly would pass 1t at once neither Oh th,S I
original lo3 incorporators sixty were Republicans Leans
That same statement was made IN WSsaI Sasdi
Ss'Sh by Mr. Miller. Mr. Root in his official document
the other day declared that herC were only r.
ESpSGSS Wa9hnson tt that i there was Something wrong when
Ns reaIesed by friends ef the measure to neurazo
the ed4lng Tammany complexion by adding new
names as Otherwise there was hope that tne Fair
could be located in New That request % II d1s WS5 e
ty tongressinen and UnH$d states Senators. The
Worlds Fair Committee Of tie tinted States senao
and By senator Chandler, q member Of tnaG COM com
mitteo We had nothing % 40 Sut neeo N ts e 'oi0'
Here Mr. Fsssett was interrupted by Senator
Cantor. of Tanmany Hall, with the remark, All
these declarations came after the Senate had taken
action"
Not at aIl,' replied Mr. Fassett.
"Yes every one Of them" insisted Mr.. Cantor
"The Senator" said Mr.. Fassett, perhaps
knows more than do about it," Mr.. Fassett con-
tinued follows:
was interviewed by a United states Senator before
the Senate took any acton on this b or before IL was
be pnt in to secure the Fair for New-Yofk That in
formation came before the bill was intr0ducea, anu
10 thers I'M the senate and Assem- bly, we'll myself
We took the position that we were willing at any time
which would secure non -partisan measure. have
been told that present situation represents com
us take Mr. Roots figures. suppodng had converted
nineteen names-fourteen Republicans, five Demo-
sixty Republicans out Of 1913. Mr. Bowers and Tho
Albany Argus" say that nobody ever thought that any
important business under this bill to be done ex
cept by a two-thirds vote. Tho bill said nothing OF
the kind but It did say that majority Of the Board
should constitute quorum. Under the original blIl
done anything. -, Under the bill as i've We
done anything The Independents absolutely con-
troed all business What about toS t~otIS t ar
ore u do anything under the bill. IL getting more than
You demand is bnGkdown if obtaining all YOU seek
now the resolute opposition OF any thirty five men
& WA pefTE c epG If my Denocac frS1ds WRo
previously could control twenty-seven or the thirty.
two iPdepenqent ySts5 are 32ed now now 'a aqe
welcome to the glory that belonged to the philosophers
who made sunbeams from cucumters l not only
I hof
has accomplished just what We always Sought to &C
complish. 1t is a stroke OF genius indeed Mr.;
Dcpew has united the Gordon Knot by cutting It, IL
we had been opposed 10 the Fair, the Democats
assert, we could have killed the bill at any time.
"You didn't dare" said Mr. Ives.
Didn't dare?" repeated Mr. Fassett, scornfuly
"No, you don't now"
That's the reason Platt crawled out Of it
sneered Mr.. Cantor
We have been abused, exclaimed Mr.. Fassett
for wickedly attempting to kill the bill, and now
our Democratic friends tell us we didn't dare"
Not to kill il directly" shouted Mr. Ives.
What's the difference between direct aSSasS-
nation and underhanded murder?'
None, in the result said Mr.. Ives;
My personal friend ex-senator Thomas G.
Platt of New York, has been held up the great
onti-fair bugaboo by the Tammany press and
the Tammany Senators What are the facts
lie is the same honorable gentleman
Who introduced the resolution in the Re-
publican State Convention advocating the fair and
caling for it in Ncw-YOr6 When the COntrlD1-
ton Committee passed around the plate he con-
triDutcd O,00G on behalf of the company he
represented. That is his underhanded and Mephis-
tOphelcan way of killing the bill Then when the
Washington people declared that Tammany's in
auence must be neutralized lie advocated the
carrying out Of their wishes The Senate took
the same position, and we have succeeded beyond
our expectation"
CONGRESSMAN Flower was rcmlrkab!y unfortunate
i'm the House of Representatives. IN securing sup
mort for New-Yorll for the Worlds Fair 1t will be
remembered that upon the final vote IN that
body as 70 the site of toe fair. Chicago received
l57 votes New-York, OF votes; ~. Louis -
votes and Washington 8 votes Why was II
that Mr. Flower permitted so many Southern Dem
ocratic Congressman TO vote for Chicago,
or TO throw away their votes upon Wash
naton and St; LOUIS Maryland, for instance iria
Mississippi 2. North Carolina /, and West Nr-
ginia /. Then Alabama gave Chicago ~ vote
Florida ., Louisiana /, Kentucky 3, Texas g,
Tennc.s see 3. Mississippi ., Missouri l,
North Carolina 3; and West Virginia
votes Here are votes which, with the
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