New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-14
was "a Night at the Circus was delayed only few
moments
Sunday At THE GREAT FAIR
ARGUING TIE QUESTION OF A CLOSE Oh
AN OPEN DAY
GREATLY IYCREA1ED INTEREST AT THE HEAh'
ING pY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.

(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiBCNEJ
Wa-hineton Jan. l3.--The adNcat's ana opponents
% Tho open sunday fair had then mai nearing to''S
before the House special committee on the Coinmoah
Exposition. The mild interest ut the oeHhnrig OH
Tuesday and apparently placid Indifference OF the
committee warmed mp 10 genuine Interest yesterday
when the three Chicago women representing the
Women's Club OF that city made their clever arguments
In favor OF "Cpcn fair To-day the Interest was
Intensified by the Chicago men. and the scene was
Impressive and at times dramatic. scattered D7F'o'
cast over the table were two pamphlets. presumably
L, BE- used by the committee at It's leisure One was
Three Reasons Against Repeal OF tho Worlas Falr
sunday Closing Law" the other "Constitntlonality OF
sunday Laws as Affecting the Columbian EXPOSITION
II need hardly be said that from the religious ana
legal points OF view the pamphlets agreed to close
Tie fair Sunday.
Colonel Elliott +. Shepard led the Sunday closing
forcesor, the great stress on the American sabbath
would better place them, the American Sabbath Keep
Ing people. They included such shining lights MS
Bishop IIust and the Rev. Joseph Cook Among the
open fair people at the other end OF the room were
the Rev. Dr. Savage, OF Boston the Eev. DR.. Thomas,
Of Chicago: John Asker and Thomas Morgan, OF
Chicago delegates representing rs 1t soon appeared,
great number OF powerful labor organizations: Mrs.
Marion Foster WashburD, Mrs. NJ. S. Rennick ana
Mrs. Ingof X Boyeson, sent by the WOmen's Cub Of
Chicago to plead for an "open fair" Mrs Wash
burn Is q niece OK Secretary Noble. Mrs. Boyeson
came IN place OF Mrs. Charles IIenrotn, and rep
resented the Womens Board OF Managers whose presi-
dent Mrs Potter Palmer has declared I'm favor OF an
open fair.
These three young and decidedly attractive women
proved to be extremely good takers, and as men,
Der OF the committee said aside, "stuck TO their
text closer than the preachers 1t IS quite certain
TINT this drectness and talking to the point made
Il favorable impression the committee to say moth
ing OF the arguments brought to bear In favor OF
opening the Exposition on Sunday.
a telegram was read by Colonel Shepard stating
that two members Of the Common Council OF Chicago
owners OF saloons, favored the "open Fair even
though 1t would, Of course, be against their business
interests. This produced little STIR throughout the
committee room. The telegram. however, made nc
reference nor did Colonel Shepard to the other 1000
saloons. backed by millionaire brewers who 90 no'
favor tie opening. They open saloons on sunday, ana
naturally they would conflict with an open Fair On
Sunday. 1t expected that the Rev. Joseph CooR
would close for the American Sabbathkeepng people
to-day and make strong speech in favor OF closing
on Sunday but another minister occupied all the
time belonging to that side. leaving only two minutes
for Mr.. Cook, who did not regard two minutes as
any time at all. And yet when tile chairman yes
terday offered two minutes TO Miss Susan b. Anthony
It was promptly accepted. The chairman knew that
II any woman In the room, anywhere IN the United
states for that matter, could say anything worth
hearing In two minutes, TINT woman was MISS
Anth ony. And she did, In terse little speech, make
an appeal for an open Fair Sunday.
Extra time was given Mr.. Cook and after present
ing some resolutions to close the Fair, he gave the
rest of his time to a criticism Of Mrs. Boysson who.
no said had threatened yesterday that II the Fair
closed the red flag would be waved through the
streets OF Chicago This brought Mrs. Boyeson to her
feet and she replied that she had made threats but
had said az the F6lr IS closed against the working
people on Sunday the red flag may be waved In the
streets OF Chicago The Rev. DR.. Thomas and the
two labor delegates closed the argument for the open
Fair They were by far the most effective speakers
on either side DR.. Thomas took the middle ground
.ctween the conservative and radical extremes. and
made n calm but powerful argument In favor OF an
open Fair lie defended Chicago against the charge
Of greed and gain' and declared the Fair was not
business venture.