New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-19
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FAIR
TANiMANY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT'S LOSS TO
NEW.YoRK CITY.
TURNING THE light on THE REPUBLICAN
RECORD IN THE MEMORABLE STRUGGLE AT
ALBANIA DEMOCRATIC PARROT CRY
THAT HAS no BAsIs-MR. FAssETTs
FIGHT FOR NoY-PARusAN FAIR.


THAT HAS no BAsIs-MR. FAssETT's
FIGHT FOR A NoY-PARusAN FAIR.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsEI
Albany, Sept. lS-Roswell P. Flower. the Tam
many Hall candidate for Governor. in his speech
Of acceptance Of the nomination at the Democratic
State Convention. said 1--WE shall not hesitate
TO throw light on the Republican record in this
State during the Lost few years. We shall not
fail to remind the voters Of that base treachery
by which New-York was deprived of the Worlds
Fair and $500. 900 lost to her citizens" 1t
is rarely that candidate thus stabs his politi
cal supporters to the heart Mr.. Flower Of course.
knows that il was the Tammany Hall members
Of the Legislature who prevented the Worlds
Fair from coming to New-York by their prolonged
opposition TO the nou-partisan measure supported
by the Republican Senators and AsSemblymen.
1t was Tammeny Halls desire to have bill
passed by the Legislature which would give
its leaders the handling of the S10,OOO,OOO 10
be loaned to the fair by the city of New-York.
This was the bill opposed by the Republican SEN
ntors and Assemblymen. But these same Repub-
lican Senators and Assemblymen supported and at
last passed non-partisan measure which shut out
Tammany Hall from all opportunity to control
the huye fair fund. What is more, David Il. Hill
signed this Republican bill.
Perhaps it is not to be wondered at that q Tam
many Hall candidate for Governor should wall over
it's loss of n big political corruption fund.- but at
the same time it is surprising that he should eX-
hibit his grief so publicly. The Republican record
is excellent upon this Worlds Fair matter. In
the fall of 1889 Thomas G. Platt offered fesoln-
tion AT the Republican State Convention pledging
the hearty support of the Republican party to the
project to hold the Worlds Fair in New-York. Mr..
Platt also, in his capacity as president Of the
United States Express Company, subscribed the
large sum of 81 900 to the enterprise. The fol-
lowing winter that of 1890, after weeks of
agitation in New-York, a Worlds Fair
bill was brought TO this city for presentation
to the Legislature by w. E. D. Stokes, secretary
of the Compittee on Legislation of the Worlds
Fair Committee The measure was long and
intricate one, but the Republican Senate neverthe
loss at once ordered it TO third reading, while
the Republican Assembly had 1t read q first time
without sending 1t TO committee, as is usual
with Legislative bills. Suspicion, however, was
aroused concerning the bill by the evidently keen
desire Of the Tammsny Hall Senator's
and Asseulblymen to pass the measure the
same day of its arrival in Albany II
the bill could not bear examination
would not some regret having passed it? This
thought posed through the minds OF the leaders
of the responsible Republican majority in both
houses and they decided to defer passing 1t for
few days. and In the meantime carefully ex-
amincd it. In the Senate the measure was in
troduccd by Senator Stewart, of NewYork, Re-
publican on January "a, 1890. He asked that
immediate action be taken upon it. Senators
Hendricks and Fassett, Republicans, seeing that
the Democratic Senators were rushing the bill
1long, became alarmed and frankly said that they
thought the bill should be examined carefully
before it wus passed. Senator Fossett said:
newspapers, but did not have time to read it,
II would have been msSpent time 70 have done so, be
az t'7g Work e remodeIlng his bl After three weeks
hard work they have at last completed II and have
pS9fd + Without ~ up G att Il seems to me that this
treating the Legislature with disrespect Senator
bin as If It were tri6ing thing TO eXpead that
Of money. The parentage Of thu hlll doubtless
10 he considered in relation TO the appropriation OF
SiO,OOOOOO We all know that eminent LAWYERS in
three weeks past to see if they cannot get around 1t
on this matter. Whether they have or not | 90 not
ttl" mTsof before approve Of what t6ey have done
Let me edd that do not discover any disposition TO
dcIay this bill. Upon the contrary, / see a kindly
disposition toward it. ! do not sec that either
chicago WASHINGTON will give up We pa pass IN ms ,oL Dill
leforcl Mr. stokes says important amendments have Y
been made to it. In IN, Ret it was yor nGt hcRed no
Senator Stewart. of New-York. said he could
not but confess that Senator Fassett's remarks
had good deal Of justice and truth in them. 1t
was the truth that the bill had gone around among
the various departments of the New-York City
Government. and that eminent counsel had re-
peatedy examined it and changed it. He would
modify his motion into one that the bill be ordered
10 a third reading and considered next Wednesday.
Senator Cantor moved that the bill be con-
sidered Immediately.
Senator Brown. Democrat, then said II for
ore viii not vote ignOnntly and blndfolded on
what Senator Cantor evidently thinks small
pittance of S1O,OO0,0O0.'
Senator Sloan said there was a friendly
feeling among all the Republican Senators
in favor Of the bilI and desire for swift action,
but they ought not to be expected to swallow
a bill without even inspecting it.
The bill was then ordered to a third reading
by the Republican majority. The same bill was
introduced III the Assembly by AsSembyman
Sheehan, who evidently knew its character, for
he made strenuous efforts TO rush it through the
Assembly at once. But Mr. Deyo, Republican,
objected o, the ground that he hqd not had
homfbts time TO examine the important measure
since Its arrival in Albany.
As is now well known, the Republican Senator'S
upon examining tte bill found it carefully pre-
pared measure TO give Tammany Hall the control
Of the expenditures for the fair. That corrupt
organization, substantially, had majority OF the
Worlds Fair Commissioners The Republican
Senators resolved that the measure should be a
non-partisan one and made il 50 by adding sulli-
cient number Of men hostile to Tammany Hall 10
the Board of Worlds Fair Commissioners to make
it non-partian body. The Senate added twenty
two names of eminent citizens Of New-Iork to the
list of Commissioners named in the bill
But the Assembly Republicans did not examine
the bill with the care and passed the bill
on January 2S By practically unanimous vote,
only one AssemblymAn voting against il. No
greater friendliness upon the part Of Republicans
toward the Worlds Fair enterprise could have
heen shown than TO have thus taken upon trust
Tommany Hall bill But the Democrats of the
Senate fought the ILL because OF the addition Of
twenty-five uemcs 10 the list Of Worlds Fair Com
miesioners. They wished the bill maintained in its