The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-01
Capitals Of New York, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island and New
Jersey to Be Visited.
SPECIAL CAR FOR THE PARTY.
President Francis, Mayor Wells
and Other Prominent st. Louis.
ans to Make Plea for Worlds
Fair Appropriations.

The itinerary OF the Worlds Fair dele.
CATION TO Albany. n. Y, Boston, Mass.
providence, X. l.. and Trenton, N. J.. has
been completed. The delegation will Ieaye
81. LOUIS Sunday night. February Q, in a.
special car over the Big Four Railway for
Albany. where. on February Ii, It will ap.
pear before joint session Of the Legfs,a-
ture ana ask for an appropriation Of $4,000
lot an Empire State exhibit
me party will next proceed to Rosfou
a. aHifisihS there the morning Of February
-, ihat day 1t will attend a Joint session
y. the massachusetts Legislature and re-
h@ues' @ IN. .he passage Of a bill appropriating at
ieast sJD.co0 for the Bay State disnI,v .t
the Exposition. The details TO- ~ -
VISIT have been arranged bv the Hoard 90
1iaue ana Chamber Of Commerce
i"'ihence. X. l., is the next des,inat tio,
VI the delegation. They are scheduled IN
arrive there February II. No set .nm hs.
Deen mentioned as to the amount nj the
III Irlpppiopriaton expected from Rhode Island
oe1esauon then proceeds to Trenton
n. j.. where the Iabors of the n,r,v ,.'ii;
nave been completed WIS
Ahe deiesation will include:
Member. of the DELEGATION.
sitiSn it rnnnsnn M francis. president of the Expo
WIN governor Dockery of Missouri: c9r. ".
WI MI n. Spencer. vice president ~ Yha E.t
treasi,rep. phpany, pa, william H. Thompson. its
E,ora;ei ei Auoiphus Busch. Chairman ~ fhe
rHoreisn Relations Committee and n n, tne me
EEouser, C. w. Knapp, Nathan F'rsnk =; ~. NJ
mann cb,,Iam committee: Frederick W. Leho
po'osS, and George W. Parker, chaJr.m.n
YhaI ,nt committee on Manufacture and
Lehman n IS enrarss In view Of the fact tina. MI.
gauon to visit Des Moines la IN ~. aeis- .siS
Wsvnr ., reDruary. II is possible that former
1daco niac. or !, tyrus T: Walbridge viii take his
Inc trip to Maryland has been ro.,,,,
I've Dc, week beyond the original date !pr m.
done d,1e on ,bn from ndoo st. Louis. This has been
Baughman of Baltimore, who is IN ths 'otor liz.
do,nsli with the Fair ofIiciaIs IN IN.
desiras desh,,s OF the Journey. Colonel Baussmsn
and arranss afe fer time me to return to Baitim,re
10 annapolis for the St. Louis party The
IS escort . VIII probably be made up OF memfers
The ~ Chne hna,tinore Chamber OF Commerce.
Wnr,.Esh .EshamDer also desires TO give the
M9Iios H9Iios Fair missionaries a receptio, In
Baltimore on February IS ''o" Ia
May Make One Trip Suffice.
81, dhere Is some talk now of consolidating
Jtie w naIyiand and the Virginia trips. Seth
E:nos;9tc;o oSPG; one OF the vice pres dents Of the
VIII head the delegation to the Old Domjn-
ION. III the consolidation is made, they Will
asiuompany sir,ora the MARYLAND d. legation to Bal
James L. Blair Of the Exposition Company
mas been invited to accompany the Mary
land delegation
Secretary Reeves OF the Joint committees
on States and Territorial Exhibits and Leg
lslation. has called a meeting for 8 O'clock
to-day TO settle all the details Of the
Southern trip. The meeting will be attend
ed by President Francis, Chairmen Huttfg
and Houser of the joint committees Vice
President Spencer and Secretary Stevens.
President Francis may leave the Eastern
delegation before 1t has completed its
round in order to attend the Press Club
February Is at Chicago, and Chairman
Houser may leave the delegation at Provi-
dence to join the Maryland delegation at
Annapolis.