Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-26
QUITE A TINE.
,rvuY SCENES IN THs WORLDS FAIR
MANAGEMENT.
Which Co.. St. CLAIR, Of West Virginia,
Us Saws an Emphatic and Jodl'i'u' Say
Ds.als Of an Interesting
Episode.

r,ra o1-lt seems Vuoto
go live time at the last session
was ~. 4-' T,rional Worlds Fair Commits
which the Chicago papers nave
so.' failed to adequately nar II,
some ,-t. al. wv. ST. Clair Of West
anu ~ frursd very prominently and
I-'-''' will De seen by a perusal
ottae facts. n.n. National
.,..,,n and the Local Directory
mi along in go-as-you-pi.e,4iSe way
r..-s.-,rs.ug rs much as possible the Tie
-l.- binds. This policy came very near
i.f,- iii. end of both Chang ana Eng:
rt-~ after long comforting, board OF
-.r.re-.eandc0 control, consisting Oh elght
o-.-.,rsr commissioners, and elgnt
s.r..-ors. was formed 10 do what
-4r-e indicates. An of the real
,-e.s which has been made has
since the organization OF
p,.rf But the eight National
,....,t -..oncrs occasionally lind 10 nee
...,- o 70 to their homes and attend
...,.-a business. Then It'll that the
.....s-..al instinct of the local end
Oh. away with The national honor
a., latest instance was bad one. Il
fx.avs ago the eight National Com
..,r.rs came back 20 Chicago TO dis
...- -1 their amazement0udd disgust an
s...v new phase of the commercial
- "The Worlds Columbian EXpi-
r.-.,.., WAS getting ready 10 sail with q
fcpnt spread of canvas. IL mad
rs. alice in with the offices of the Ma
,.-aI Commission. III had its station
e~v hearing close resemblance TO the
oa..ial stationery. it seemed TO be IN
every way under the auspices and IN
lorsement of the National Com
mission. A 7ery euterpriSing gentle
man named Hamilton WickeS was
tho master mind eff the Column
b.Yn expedition. lie was entirely
"a, home i'm the headquarters Of the com
mission. and was seemingly endowed
with abundant authority Tor what ne
WAS doing. Mr.. Wickes scheme was
thoroughly ChicagOan. That Is TO say,
there was money Ia IT,. When the Ma
tional Commissioners came 10 ChlcaE1
in haste MIR. WickeS had made n start
toward the success OF Lis undertaking
he was engaged in recruiting com
panv of boomers, who were 10 gOabroaC
On n GRAND tour and talk World Fan
on the Chicago plan 20 the nations O
the earth. There were 10 be sixty OF
more in this Columbian expedition
They were 90 have credentials from TIT
their own money for the expenses %
themselves and of Mr.. WickeS. III wa
not difficult 20 find people with mean
more or less recently acquired wh
could see the advantages of a CRANE
tour with such passports as Mr.. Woke
offered. There was charm about DE
ing one of sixty representatives. or th'
Worlds Fair, even u the appointmen
carried no cash compensation. 1h'
credentials would be an open sesame q
almost any Old World door where they
might Dee presented. The World
Columbian Expedition" had a pleasing
whom the National Commissioners go
onto the scheme.
The Board of Control was called to
Cether i'm haste. Mr.. Wickes deSl
room was suddenly vacated. His sta
t.onery was condemned. And then TIM
Board, TN the interest OF national honOr
proceeded 90 pat QuletuS IN advance
upon all such jUnketS. \ preamble ant
resolutions of length We're adopted
They set forth the earnest request tina
nobody should receive any recognition
abroad as Worlds Fair repreSentatlV
unless he carried the credentials duL
signed by officers OF the National Com
mission, and also duly stamped Win IN
big seal These resolutions were com
muuicated 90 the Government al WASH
lugton, WIN the request .hat copies o
immediately forwarded TO every ulpIo
matte Oluclai OF the country I'D Ioreigl
ports. The necessity OF prompt actlol
was impressed IN ORDER tnaJ thls or an,
other Columbian expedition mlgM O
headed off.
While the National Commissioner
We're putting through their expression
OF disaoprovql of the expedition scan
DIAL. the row occurred i'm the Board o.
Control. One of the eight local Di
rectors on the Board is Fred ). Wins
ton. He is the son of the Chicago gen
tleman who had picturesque career in
Teheran rs the American Minister tC
Persia bv the grace of President Cleve
land. Mr.. Winston is lawyer anC
furnishes advice 20 Charles T. Yerkes
the street railroad magnate on th,
North Side. When the matter o
Suclchiug the Columbian expedition
and AN future propositions of that sor
was up. MIR. Winston took the floor
unbottled the wrath which the com
mercial interest i'm the Worlds Fan
has been storing mo for some time
against the National Commission. Chi
caro was putting up the money. ergo
Chicago should run the Fair. That was
Lis forfl. Then ho rrOenpipd iD StrOup