Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-10

and clipped the managers wings. Tho
wing-cilpplng process was accomplish
cd by the resolution;
That after the program has been
finally settled by the entertainment
committee and given to the manager OF
the ball and banquet on the night OF
tho Vail the manager shall have full
control 20 carry out said program 80
far as the music, police. military and
dancing are concerned"
This was. indeed. sad blow 70 Mr..
| McAllistef. In a moment all us plans
were swept aside, and he was left
| merely the floor manager, 10 carry out
the plans Of that man Fish," az no
contempiuously designated the chair
man OF the entertainment committee
In a newspaper Interview.
lie resigned the place OF secretary
but stu chung TO the post Of manager,
IN the hope that affalra might stlli per-
nit him to see the fruitlon Of the dream
OF his life.
At u meeting OF the committee angry
words passed. and Mr.. Fish demanded
his resignation IS manager, which he
| refused TO Rive--to hlm-addinR that II
Mayor Grant, the head OF the general
committee, wanted II he would resign
to him and TO him only.
A very bitter war OF words followed.
First MIR McAlllster talked 10 reporters
troversy dragged on FOR weeks In THIS
way and made the spioicat OF reading.
! Neither Fish nor Gerry has the
slightest iden Of how TO get up a ball"
said Mr. McAllistor. ut requires n
special talent and much observation
and study. Gerry says that It makes
no difference II you have nothing better
than pork and beans, 80 long as you
have crowd. That's his idea OF a
great ceremonial ball
McAIiiHfers Dream.
II have seen this centennial BAH in
my mind, pictured even It's smallest
particulars. saw It's surging masses.
never quiet FOR | meant to put chafo.
payne on one side and refreshments on
the other to keep the great kaieido-
scope over moving.
~ saw in my Imagination the great.
est ceremonial that tho country had
ever seen In the entrance OF the presi.
cont OF the uuited states / saw tho
opening quadrilla In it1 every moye-
ment--a magnificent thing as magniA-
cent 70 The eye ms TO the faney-and
last OF all tho great cntllion.
II nave attended tho great balls of
the Duke of Tuscany, OF tho Emperor
or Austrin, Of dozens OF other rovnI
potentates, and I had planned to re-.
produce In this ball the best features
Al Mr. McAillster didn't rcsign the
committee literally "nred" hin In tho
midhlo or April IN o letter from Sec
IelAry 9ouyena..r Morris. in which IA,
uud That az the committee had robbed
lne oiiice OF manager OF LIS Import
Hnoe Il was the committees wish that
ne Mr McAlllster. should continue mo-
LONGER 10 mn the omce. '''
=, Ihg whole thing IA Il nutshell, gald
Mr. FISH FOR publication. ia that Nc.
hlllster ia getting pretty well adyanrrd
~ years, aud tho committee, oonslgtin,
" Mlllllm jay, w. W. Astor. William
*. vanderbilt Robert Goelpt and my.
sslf, u not one that can be bossed IL
or old" 'e' S"uuB
Mr MeAlllstcr then resigned and
talked rather exploslvely OF "tbnt man
fl1h'' Ito added II do feel a little
strunBpr on balls than n mere railroad
president An this. you know. is Fisb's
dolnga. F'lsh wanted 10 turn tho wh"l@
,llng Into q Republican jubiler nnd
nave Gerry share the honora with N M.
luDhean president. / put a smoke In
ms wheel, ana he got very angry.
,''aistcu m having our Democratic
mayor take the leading pnrt."
"McAllister," Mr.. Fish rosponaod
sFptst. ,t.att ~. '''''''f'f ~ upUN
h,ii ~ uS y MANAGER FOR small
bss tm ~ t ~ uttlalcun' where all ha
Nd VA ~ 10 A. A., guy 70 lielmonleo' Give
,t,,,o lusWau or pink this
AMI '"' s"gi ~ p nave come differ
Nj usrr, ~, ,m'iie1' cont you know
NJ NJ H. tM,,VNillsler anyway
,,,,,. ...,,l, 'lY.tr was run or fight. ana
poured contempt upon both Mr.. CORY
ana MT FISH Then he told taiss out
Jcn 1,,',ol 'n9 SAD mat Mr. Gerry had
inr,,,,,',, ",uNpr tfhht M mentally
hngt ,,,,i 20 assume the dutlea Of
tIo,, ne n'HGe tremendous gepsa-
n,e,,, ~ Mi' Gerry drnled the state
,n,. go u' tuo next DAY Mr. McAllis-
ssNt v 49, 'ol,Hlhly
, a,,t,,.,, 'tt'h 'onlu me- ana l viii make
49,, w 80 W. u hVtcAtArN, that Mayor
,.a,,s ~ nor quallhod by iutelli-
W nn.'iun
ma, ,'a ,. T"'i'" nm servant.
NJ N,iiiu.lrN was hdmmiug with Il, Mr..
MVI;.N'iAler became probably tho most
Inn. o -, utn on the continent for the
n '1,v, WY nus iaine swelled Into great
t,o ,,i,, ~ Inst Mr. Fish settled
r,,,,, H. iin'y ~, 70 ms own satisfaction by
n,, Ii1y uehouheing Mr., McAlllster In a
r soc,n1 llserNi9w' lte declared that his
nv thnt all that no was was a little
ssk1lr, 1, ,tS!e OF COOK
",NlllAleri ne said, was our ma
SoT uono, our master OF cprefnonieu