The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-23
CHIPMAN'S DEFEAT.
Commissioner Hatch Tells How
1t Was Effected.
He Assisted in the Prosecution OF Lincoln's
Assassins and the South Protested
Forsyth's Chances.

The members of the California Worlds
Commission who journeyed to Chicago re-
Gently have begun to return, and two of
them are now In the CITY.
Captain Thomas Y. Thompson of Tulare,
the Secretary. was the first TO arrive, and
registered at the Lick House on Sunday
night He was followed by A. L. Hatch,
who came in yesterday, and bore no evil
dence of fatigue from his long journey.
Captain Thompson is quite enthusiastic
over the outlook for State exhibit, and
predicts most confidently that California
will surpass all other States in the variety
and extent Of her display.
eve were ret only courteously but en-
Enthusiastically received" he said, "by the
Local Directory of the fair, and we were
told that every reasonable concession would
be made in our favor We were granted
five acres of land for site for our building
in Jackson Park, and will begin operations
so soon as we SHALL have selected our plans.
The building itself will cover two acres, and
will be novel in design. One concession
granted us was of unusual Importance, and
that was to allow us TO dispose of our wines
and peTishable fruits in cafes and stands TO
be maintained in our own building. Much
of our exhibit, of course, Will be OF that ma
IuTcs ana IL Will DC Il great ShNILS u the pCO-
pie of the State. In addition to the one
question of economy it will give the people
of the entire world an opportunity to test
our products, and will be the means of CIV
ing us u first-class advertisement"
FoRsYTH's CITIZENSHIP.
A. 4. Hatch was found at the headquar-
tsrs of the commission, on Market street, as
he was in the act of debating telegram to
DrectOr-General Davis IN regard TO the con-
irmat0n of Forsyth for Chief OF the HOrti-
cultural Bureau, and opened fire at once
upon his opponents.
al am informed" he said, 'tha: Forsyth
is not a naturaliZed citizen Of the United
States. Word has been conveyed TO me
that when questioned about his naturallZa-
tim papers he makes the excuse that they
have been lost, aud that when he is in the
company of Canadians and Englishmen he
openly boasts that he has never become
citizen Of this country. Understand. |
DO not make this charge myself, but
give il as 1t was conveyed 10 me, and as such
| have wired Mr.. Davis, asking him to look
into the matter
IL desire to say through the press also
that lid not make the charges aga nSt Mr..
Forsyth which have already been attributed
TO me. l went before the Board of Control
and stated that it had been told me. aud cave
at the same time the name OF my informant.
The newspapers misunderstood the real sit
uation and Laid the entire blame upon my
shoulders.
CHIPNAN's REJECTION
Now l want to tell you why General
Chapman was defeated, and no less per-
son than DirectoT-General Davis himself is
authority for the truth of my statement.
When his name came up for confirmation
the board went into executive session ana
considered the matter at some length. After
the adjournment Mr.. Davis told me that
the fight against General Chapman was led
by j. w. Sinclair of West Virginia. who
was seconded by George w. Massey of
Delaware, both of whom have stood in
with De Young and Maxwell. When the
name Of Chapman came up Sinclair made
speech, IN which he recalled the fact that
Chapman was one OF the attorneys employed
10 prosecute the asSassns of President Lin
coin. He urged that the confirmation OF
his name as Chief of the horticultural
Bureau would raise the old sectional issue,
and that the South he WAS assured would
refuse to participate in the display Fearing
that the threat would be carried into eXecu-
ton, ChiDman was rejected and the name OF
Forsyth sent In instead.
FORsYTH's CHANCES.
THE latter have cause to believe will
meet the same fate, and in that event the
successful man will probably be j. de Barth
Sh0rb of Los Angeles. We are assured
that the place will be given 20 California,
but the Chicago people tell US that we must
put forward man Of unimpeachable char
acter. Such man l believe Mr. Shorb to
be. and his confirmation would be easy to
secure. / have assurances TO that effect, in
fact, and believe that lie will ultimately Do
chosen for the place
"All my experience at Chicago goes to
show that Mr.. de Young was not candid in
saving that IL was Maxwell or no one so far
as California was concerned The people
having direct charge of tho fair are more
than friendly to us, but insist on our putting
forward a fiist-claSs nun. Until that is
feat"
When asked about the horticultural CLASH
fcaton Mr.. Hatch expressed the opinion
that il could not be changed.
1T is certainly unsatisfactory" he said.
'to all concerned. but TO alter it would be
to open the door TO thousand similar COM
plants"