The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-27
DR.. DEPEW EXPLAINS
Why Now York City Lost tho Re.
publican Convention.
HOSTILITY TO THE WORLDS FAIR
Said to Have Caused tho West to
Ignore tho Observation-Disclosures
arc Not Jealous, but I!usy Poo.
plc...IInvcn't Thought Much About
the Exposition Yet, but They VIII In
Good Time.

OF New lork's failure to secure the ma
tional convention, Chauucey N. Dcpow
said, in effect, that tho whole trouble
was thatihe people OF tho West did not
like New York's attitude toward the
Worlds Fair. lIoopened tho eyes Of
tho Now Workers. It'd this fashion:
~ had long interview the other day
with Mr.. Baker, who is the president Of
the Worlds Fair corporation and OF
the Board OF Tradc OF Chicago. Mr..
Baker is Il man oil largo business, who
has given up everything to devote his
entire time to makingthc faira success.
lie expressed what il the unLoubtcd
opinion not only OF Chicago, but OF the
West, that New York Is Indifferent to
the far as Il whole, and the press and
leaders OF public opinion.here are hos
tilo to it.
"Therc is no doubt that tho imprcs.
sion has intensified the growing hosti!i-
ty to Now York, which is becoming go
common in tho west. 1t is one OF the
curious phenomena that Il New Yorker
OF wide acquaintance in the western
states comes in contact with without
any definite reason being assigned for
it. 1t is not so much 4
JEALOUSY OF THE METROPOLIS
MS it is feeling that the interests OF
New York and the west are diverse.
at is difficult to be in any consider.
able company without hearing sncer
about the completion OF the monument
OF General Grant. The cahvassinE of
the west by Chicago, with its usual ar
dor and impulsivcness, for the Worlds
Fair, and the fight over the location,
added greatly to this sentiment. had
adviCcs on Saturday nigh. us TO tho
mind OF the National committee which
satisfied me that no presentation which
could be made by New York would Sc
euro the convention in this city; and
having returned from Washington once
in very humble frame OF mind, l did
not care to do my moro walking except
Tor my hoalth."
''As matter OF fact the West does
not understand New York at ALL In
Chicago they have commercial club OF
sixty members which has been i'll cx-
istcncc many years and comprises rep
rcsentatives OF all their leading indus.
tries and enterprises. This club will
instantly take up anything which will
affect Chicago, because what benefits
Chicago benefits them more largely
than anybody else. The same power OF
concentration through the board OF
trade, in which
CENTEIS EVERYTHING,
has come to every western und north
western state 1t is easier 10 arouse
public sentiment and then concentrate
it thus to secure all the subscriptions
that the community can bear in = city
OF 200,0 900 than in one OF 100000.
"The city is neither hostile to the
West nor indifferent Its people are 80
absorbed in the affairs which immcdi-
ately concerns them that there is no
public opinion in New York unless II is
reused by special appeal and earnest
effort. New Workers have given no
thought to the Worlds Fair, nor will
they unless public spirited citizens
make vigorous movement to have the
city and the state properly represented.
l should DO willing to say that the rush
and drive OF our city lie is so exhaust
ing and one excitement after another
succeeds SO rapidly that ii New York
had no space assigned to ncr at all ut
the Worlds Fair and was not there the
fact would only be known to be lamcnted
by the small section OF this great popu.
lation who visit the spot.
81 think I have rs large an acquaint.
ancc as anybody and am constantly
brought into contact in Il business wav
and in clubs and social and political
liio with the current OF metropolitan
talk, and have heard nowhere the
slightest expression oil enmity or jeal-
ousy in regard 10 the exhibition ut
Chicago.
TWO THINGS ARE sELr-EvIDEST.
One. that New York State and city
should be properly represented, that
this commonwealth should have 4
building commensurate with its position
among its sister states, that the lcsisla-
turc should make something more than
perfunctory appropriation. gcner-
Gus one for this purposc-and to assist
exhibitors in their attendance.
1.-THE second is that tho timo has
come when our people should DO in
formed OF tho extent, magnitude and
success, us already demonstrated, OF
this exhibition. 1t is to be display OF
our progress as nation in everything
which constitutes our greatness far be-
yond anything contemplated ut the
time tho exhibition was authorized.
On its national side it will excel any,
thing OF the kind ever attempted By any
country in which these worlds fairs
have been successes. Tho exhibit OF
the United States will be so stupendous
as to make secondary the international
aspect OF the lair. Nearly, every other
city and state but ours is alive to the
commercial Significance OF being prop
erly represented in its manufacturing,
agricultural and all resources in this
vast competition.
notwithstanding the pessimistic
views which prevail in European cor
rcspondcncc 10 the press, the foreign
contributions will be Very largo and
valuable. More representative business
men will visit this country from Europe
and South America than have been hero,
ail told. in the last twenty-five years
They will come with
THEIR EYES WIDE OPEN
looking Tor market, and they will also
interest themselves in American pro-
ducts which they can proftably handle
ana sell in,their own land
"This view readily suggests the i'm.
4 H. al.
factIrcr OF doing his bost at Chicag,.
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