The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
SHOW OF THE SUNLIT SOUTH.
THE PLANS FOR THE EXPOSITION
AT CHICAGO AGREED ON.

The Meeting of the Southern Dele
gntes with the ChicagOnns Very
Harmonious - Chicago to Take
Charge Of Everything After the
Exhibits Are in PIacc-A Spirited
Discussion over Giving Chicago
Exclusive Control.
Chicago. Feb. 2l-The deliberations Of
the special committee delayed the call
ing to order this morning at the Palmer
house Of the Chicago-southern states dele
gates convention, but when the report
was ready the $50 delegates quickly set
tied down to business.
II. ~ Higginbotham, president Of tho
worlds fair directory, was called into
conference with the committee in an al
visory capacity and the great mercantile
interests which he represents Will be ac-
lively brought to bear in favor of the ex-
position enterprise.
The report 81 the committee declared
in favor of the exposition as follows: 1T
is the sense of this meeting that it is feasi-
BILE and desirable to hold a southern states
exposition in Chicago in 1896.
That the name of the exposition shall
be known as the Southern States Exposi-
ton Company of Chicago
That the southern states pledge them
selves to provide exhibits from their re-
spective states and TO deliver them free
Of cost at the exposition building to be
provided by Chicago, and to install the
same in said building under the direc-
tion of the Chicago organization, and
that they will remove said exhibits from
the building within fifteeE days after the
close Of the exposition, and the said
southern states shall do all the necessary
work of promotion and advertising in the
southern states; that Chicago shall furn-
ish a suitable building with such space as
may be needed up to 100000 square
teeu OF surface, and as much more as
may be feasible and pay the expenses of
maintaining the exhibition, including po-
ice ana nre protection for not more than
three months, but shall not be RESPONSE
bic for theft or loss by fire. And il is un-
derstOOd that the administration and
hnancial management of the exposition
shall be under the control of the Chicago
organization"
cided that the exposition should be held
was received with applause but there
was difference of opinion as to the ad-
mlnlstratlon and financial management
being exclusively under the control of
Chicago. There was "a spirited discussion
| of an amendment Of Editor Hemphlll of
| South Carolina providing for an advisory
board, to consist of one person from each
southern state represented, or the chair
| man OF the state ueieBdIlOn 10 cooperate
| with the CnlcagO managers. The frlc-
| ton was finally removed by the with
| draWal of the amendment and the report
| was then adopted unanimously.
The following resolution presented by
| the Chicago delegates was then adopted:
Resolved, that the Chicago delegation
| in this convention resolves that a pro-
| visiOnal committee of forty or more be
| appointed by the mayor of Chicago 10
| organize and incorporate company to
| be known as the Southern States Expo
(OmDanV Nln1CdRO.F and
cure subscriptions to the stock of said
| company to such an amount as may, in
their judgment be necessary to insure the
success of the enterprise. When a board
of directors shall have been elected by
the stockholders Of the company to be so
organized, the duties of said provisional
committee shall cease.
Col. Hemphilps resolution, providing for
the appointment of an advisory commit
tee for each of the southern states, to
be named by the delegations to confer
with the managers in regard to all expo
sition matters, was again presented and
Ex-Gov Bullock of Georgia favored the
naming Of an advisory committee because
it was in the direction of state rights a
plan for important state action rather
than state cooperative southern action.
Tennessee and Georgia delegates spoke in
favor Of making the exposition per-
of the Chicago delegation, said it was
premature to debate that question.
The South Carolina delegation annOunc-
by a million spindles and defied any other
cotton state to beat them.
A resolution was adopted naming Chair
man Walsh, who is general manager of
the Southern Associated Press, as the
best man to give the enterprise the wild
est publicity through the medium of the
press. He announced that as all the
southern publishers were heartily in IA
visions of the resolution on the Chicago
needed to conduct the department of pub
licity and promotion.
Swift had appointed eighty of the most
prominent Chicago bankers, merchants,
lawyers manufacturers, capitalists and
newspaper publishers, railroad men and
others in commercial pursuits as members
of the committee, according to the pro-
visions of the resolution on the Chicago
After a short recess the following dele
gates were presented to the convention
as advisory committee members from
their respective states:
Alabama-T S. Plowman.
Florida-W. A. Simmons.
Georgia-C. A. Collier.
Kentucky-W. T. RolDh
observation-disclosures Schwabacher.
Mississippi-W. w. Stone.
Maryland-Fred Bracket.
North Carolina-W J. Andrews.
South Carolina-E l. Roche.
Tennessee-JOhn w. Thomas.
TeXas-George p. Zeiss.
Chairman Walsh was chosen a member
at large for the committee. The time for
opening and closing the exposition was
left to the Chicago managers and the ad-
visOry committee.
Before adjourning sine die, Chairman
Walsh, in a happy speech, congratulated
the delegates on the success of the con-
vention, which had exceeded his most
sanguine expectations, and presented the
golden opportunity of the south TO show
it's great possibilities for future develop
ment. He impressed on the southerners
that Chicago had done her part and the
responsibility was now on the south.
Three lusty cheers were given for the
American flag, and when Gov. Bullock |
called out Now the rebel yell," that was |
also given with a will three times. With |
these exercises the convention came to
an end.
The several delegates were entertained |
at the First regiment armory by the Union |
League Club the Chicago committee and |
the officers of the First regiment. There |
was a military and civic representation, |
a fancy drill by the regiment, dance and |
feasting until a late hour