Evening star., 1900-04-26
PROPOSED WORLDS FAIR
DELEGATION IN THE CITY SEEKING
AN APPROPRIATION.
Distinguished Citizens in the Party
Hearing to BE Given Before
SpeciaI Committee.

The big delegation from the Louisiana
purchase states and from the city of st.
Louis, whose mission in Washington is to
urge the passage of the bill introduced
by Mr.. Lane in the House and Senator
CockrelI in the Senate, authorizing an
appropriation Of 100000 for worlds
fair in ST. Louis in 1903, arrived this after
noon over the B. and o. road. The dele
CATION is to have hearing before the
House special committee on the Louisiana
purchase fair at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. 1t is probable they will also have a
hearing Saturday before the Senate COM
mittee on expositions.
The delegation which arrived this after
noon was made up as follows: Gov. D. W.
Jones of Arkansas, Lieut.. Gov. E. A Gill
bert of Nebraska, Attorney General Camp
| bell of Colorado T. P. Rixey, labor commits
sioner, of Missouri: j. d. Slonecker, repre-
senting Gov. Stanley, of Kansas; ex-Gov,
R. B. Hubbard of Texas: d. D. Leech Of
| Oklahoma City. Okla, representing Gov.
| Barnes of Oklahoma; Hugh Mcintosh of
| Nebraska; John Perry of Kansas City. No:
| Judge T c. Humphrey of Fort Smith, Ark;
| N. p. Ramsey of Columbus Ohio; ex-Secre-
| tary of the Interior D. r. Francis and
| the following prominent citizens of st.
| Louis: William H. Thompson, C. F. Joy. ].
| G. Partner, c. H. Huttig, ex-Mayor c. P.
Walbridge o. L. Whitelaw, Geo. T. Cram,
ex-Lieut. Gov. J. D. O'Meara W. H. Wood
ward, Nathan Frank. D. NJ. Houzer. E. S.
Orr. Seth w. Cobb, C. H. Spencer and Jas.
| Cox.
The following additional delegates will
| arrive tomorrow in time for the hearing
| before the House committee: John r. G.
| Pitktn of New Orleans, president Of the
Trans-Mississippi Congress; Ex-Governor
land Of Dallas, Texas; Governor Leslie
| Shaw Of Iowa, and from st. Louis T. H.
McKittrtck. Breckenridge Jones, James L.
| Blair, D. s. Holmes, Murray Carleton and
John Schroers.
Governor as Chairman.
The distinguished delegation went to the
Gordon Hotei. which will be their head
| quartesA Governor Francis, who is the
chairman OF the worlds fair executive COM
mittee. and who will make the opening ad-
dress before the House special committee
| at the hearing tomorrow, outlined the pur-
pose Of the delegation as follows:
| I'VE are here to make an ISSUE We want
action upon the st. Louis worlds fair bill
at this session Of Congress. If 1t is an af-
| frmative action we will commemorate the
| centennial anniversary of the Louisiana
| purchase by a worlds fair in st. Louis that
| will surpass anything of the kind heretofore
held in America or in Europe. II Congress
| does not desire to contribute its just share
| toward the proper celebration of this great
| event in American history, We wish to know
| il before Congress adjourns. The delega-
| special committee tomorrow to urge the
| s5,OOO,OOO appropriation for the fair will
| be composed of distinguished representa-
| tives from every state in the Louisiana
| territory. The whole west Is enthusiastic
| In its support of the proposed exposition.
| have just returned from the meeting of the
| trans-Mississippi congress at Houston,
| Texas, and was not only gratified but sur
priSed at the deep interest manifested by
| that representative body in the worlds fair
| movement. That congress was made up of
| 400 delegates from ell the states west of the
| Mississippi river
Enthusiastically Indorsed.
when the resolution indorsing the bill
| which provides for federal aid for the fair
| was presented to the congress delegates
| from every state west of the Mississippi
made strong speeches in it's support, and
1t was unanimously adopted by rising vote
| amid great enthusiasm.
| THE congress. not content with the mere
passage of the resolution approving the
| project, appointed delegation to come on
| to Washington to represent the congress at
| the hearing before the special committee of
| the House, and John R. G. Pitkin, the pres
ident of the Trans Mississippi congress- was
| made the chairman of this committee
| "As far as the city of st. Louis is con-
| cerned. can say that its citizens are en-
| thusiastic for the fair, and the city can be
| absolutely relied upon to fulfill its promise
| Congress does its share. Nearly $1,000, 900
| of this amount has already been raised by
| popular subscription and the remaining
| S5,o00,006 will be raised by the issue of city
| bonds to that amount. 1t is for Congress
| to say. therefore, whether or-not the CEN
| tennial anniversary of the Louisiana pur-
| chase shall be celebrated in a manner be-
| fitting its Importance