Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-20
SUNDAY CLOSING WINS.
The Worlds Fair Will Not Be Open
on the Lords Day.
The Directors, Convinced from sad Expe-
Renee That the People Do Not Want
the Gates Opened, Take De-
cisive Action.
SIX DAYS ONLY.

CHICAGO, July 15.-By a vote of "a to
the local directory of the Worlds
Columbian exposition has ordered the
gates closed on Sundays.
Chairman Peck in short speech in
PRODUCED the Sunday-closing resolu-
tons He said that the resolutions
had been drawn up and approved by
Attorney Edwin Walker The intro
duction of the resolutions brought sew
eral directors to their feet and many
speeches were made on the various
phases of the question. Directors
Adolph Nathan and Washington Porter
thought that full and fair test of
the question had not been made and
they strongly favored reducing the ad-
mission for Sunday to twenty-five cents.
They were overwhelmed, however, by
speeches in favor of shutting the gates
tight There seemed to be an almost
unanimous sentiment in support of that
proposition.
THE VOTE.
The vote on the resolutions was as
follows:
Yeas-Butler Camp, Clowry, Chappell Craw-
ford, Dixon, Ellsworth, Gage Hutchinson, Hen
rotin, Keith. Kerfoot, Ketcham, Lefens Law
son, McNally, Peck, Revell. Rothschild, Scott
Walker, Waller Winston, Young. Total, "a.
Nays-Nathan, odell, Porter, Schneider.
Total, 4
CHANGE OF OPINION.
The speeches indicated a great change
in the opinion of many of the directors
since the Sunday opening rule was
passed. Edward B. Butler, who was
formerly an enthusiast for Sunday
fair, took active part Friday in the dis
cussion to close it Sunday. Mr. But
Ter took up the question as one
involving financial failure. He was
convinced that the people of the
United States did not want a Sunday
fair Gentlemen, he said, I'VE have
made mistake. We have gone con-
trary to the wishes Of IS per cent of the
exhibitors. We have miscalculated the
desire of the Chicago workingmen We
have misjudged the sentiment of the
American people Let Us. then. reverse
our decision, close the gates Of the
worlds fair on sunday and honor the
American day Of rest. :
SHOULD DO THEIR DUTY.
Arthur Dixon also took part in the
discussion in favor of Sunday closing.
He formerly was jealous advocate of
opening He recounted the things
which show the failure Of a Sunday
fair and then made an appeal to aban
don their old opinions. He said.
when a body 81 men discover that they have
done wrong, that they have violated the viii Of
The people. il is their duty in so far they can
10 place themselves in the right We are now
convinced that the American people revere
their Institutions and that the sabbath is one
az them Churches that have not been filed
for ten years are now overfowing every Sun
dav a feeling that you VIII be inconsistent
should not influence you We should DO our
duty.
Director-General Davis said Friday
night that he had advised Sunday clos
ing. 1T has been shown that the peo-
pie for whom the move was made have
not visited the fair to any large ex-
tent, he said. and by reason of the
opening it has been demonstrated that
their is lack Of energy among ex-
hibitors and employees which would be
removed By closing the fair for one day