The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26
Work of the Great Confer.
ence in Chicago.

w OAh VI Cu0 \1Icdt OOu10r.
ence in Chicago.
WHAT WAS SAID AND DONE.
Chicago, Feb. 20.-The deIibera-
tions of the special committee de-
layed the calling to order this morn.
ing at the Palmer House of the
Chicago.Southern States delegate
convention, but when the report was
ready, the $50 delegates quickly set
tied down to business. Il. N. Hig-
ginbotham, president of the World 8
Fair directory, was called into con-
ference with the committee in an ad-
visory capacity and the great mer.
camille interests which he represents
will be actively brought to bear in
favor of the exposition enterprise.
The report of the committee de-.
clared in favor of the exposition as
follows:
at is the sense of this meeting
that it is feasible and desirable to
hold Southern States exposition in
Chicago in 1896.
"That the name Of the exposition
shall 0e known as the Southern
States Exposition company Of Chi.
cago.
':That the Southern States pledge
themselves to provide exhibits from
their respective States and to deliver
them free of cost at the exposition
building to be provided by Chicago
and to install the same in said build
ing under the direction of the Chi.
cago organization, and that they will
remove said exhibits from the build
ing within Is days after the close Of
the exposition +; and the said South
ern States shall do all the necessary
work of promotion and advertising
in the Southern States that Chicago
shall furnish suitable building with
such space as may l'e feasible and
pay the expenses of maintaining the
exhibition, including police and fire
protection for not more than three
months, but shall not be responsible
for theft or loss by fire. And it is
understood that the administration
and financial management of the ex-
position shall be under control of the
Chicago organization"
The reading Of that section which
decided that the exposition should
be held was received with applause,
but there was a difference of opinion
as to the administration and fnan-
cial management being exclusively
under the control of the Chicago
organization.
There was spirited discussion of
an amendment of Editor Hempbill. of
South Carolina, providing for an ad-
visory board, to consist of one per-
son from each Southern State repre-
sented, or the chairman of the State
delegation, to cooperate with the
Chicago managers. The friction was
finally removed by the withdrawing
Of the amendment, and the report
was then adopted unanimously as
presented The following, present
ed by the Chicago delegates, was
adopted
"Resolved, That the Chicago dele
cation in this convention resolves
that provisional committee of 40 or
more, TO be appointed by the mayor
of Chicago, to organize and incorpor-
ate company to be known as the
Southern States Exposition Company
of Chicago and to secure sabscrip-
tions to the stock of said company to
such an amount as may in their judg-
ment, be necessary to insure the sue
cess of the enterprise. When
board of directors shall have been
elected by the stockholders Of the
company to be so organized, the Gu
ties of said provisional committee
shall cease -
Major IIemphill's resolution pro-
viding for the appointment Of an ad.
visoTy committee for each Of the
Southern :: States, to be named by the
delegations. to confer with the man.
ayers iii regar:! to ali exposition mat
ters, was again presented and
a:;optcd
Ex Govc,. Bullock Of Georgia
favored the naming of an advisory
committee because it was in the di-
rection Of State Righst, a plan for
indepc. cent State action rather than
Southern action.
Tennessee and Georgia delegates
spoke III favor Of making the expo