The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-29
Committee Was as 81, E',nthral|ltetdl by
Such Eloqnencc as8Nonc
Had EvcrSH card.
John TEMPLE GRAVES a: {.
MAKES GREAT SPEECH
He Was Scarcely Les, L!s IS. llmlprcs.
sive and svvinsol11e Than. G,o'eoctdi'c::, ( { de-,
Name 81 fsExpositl itliiopn, Il, Changed
to the anesto town Inter- h
national and Marine,
Delegations Satisfied.

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(From Our Regular Corresp spondenlt,. , t
WASHINGTON .. y, hiarth 20 The b g
claims of the ia mestown Exposit ton Com
parry, wtichts Is trying ito secure Fl an an a p
preparation OF I hree smill lion dollars lars to
aid in, the exposition TO be held on the 11t
shore of Hampton Reads in 1907 were re.
ably presented to tho II onEe% Committee E'
on Industrial Arts and Exposlt ltions This
morning and this al fterno oor:.5$t e. F
a large delegation of 5busin ness men from ON
Norfolk and $ot her cities. Including Hon. on
j. Taylor Ellyson, from Richmond, we're e
in attendance at the hsarir 8. The g chief HE
address was made by Hon. John Goode.
of virginia, at the morning session OF tho
committee. Mr. GoodesE poke for over an
hour. 1t Is scarcely possl bic to3exaggerat'e I
tie interest " hich his speech excited,
and the crithusiasms which vt Great ted
He devoted himself Ia lmost entirely to he
historical claims which the scheme ofSsa
great exposition had upon his govern
] ment. He sthrewshirnself heart snndlfaoul.
into his subject an TIL er1bers r. III g {
the committee and IT hep! spectators were
senthrallcdsby his elOquerc ce tand his won
fderfulf facility of 5Rpeech His peroration
was an outburst$ of eloquence that conl-
PEELED the applause of the committee
On motion OF Mr. Sherman of New \ ork,
the chairman r.sTawney ex pressed the
measure fSof the committee, at listening
4 "a tho address, which was in reality, the
meet eloquent tliatf4has !. been beard IN
the Capitol In long swfIslesj19 i
Graves Fine Effort.
Mr.. John gTcncc Graves, OF Atlanta
also addressed the committee in behalf
az the claims OF the exposition. ard his
speech was little less eloquent than that
OF Mr.. Goode. Stenographic reports OF
the speeches were made, and they VIII
be circulated throughout the country.
At the session of the committee this
afternoon several gentlemen made ad-
dresses in behalf OF the exposition pro-
iject.
5 The exposition delegation was com posed
of General 4 Fitzhugh Lee, OF tRichmoEd.
president: D. Lowenberg. secretary; N.
Beaman, treasurer: G. T. Sheppard Sec
yretary:& G. s.. s.. Sherwood chairman Of
the finance committee: r.. ]. Wool, gem
eral counsel: S. Gordon Cumming, chair
man OF the legislative committees: George
e. Bowden and r. NJ. Hughes. members
OF the last named committee. and Hon.
]. Taylor Ellyson,, representing the As
ISOLATION for the Preservation Of Virginia
Antiquities.
sa 1t is believed that the committee Will
report a bill in few days. and that II
will recommend the appropriation oflfa
considerable sum. II not so great an
amount as provided for In the original
bill.
Won Great Victory.
Ii It is stated to-right that the Committee
on Expositons of the House has prac-
tically agreed to report, IN favor OF an
approximation to the jamestown EXposi-.
tion OF two million dollars.
The BILL. as introduced by Mr.. May
nard, provided for an appropriation OF
three millions. but the representa-
tivcs OF the exposition company who
are here to-right In force are we'll pleased
at the prospect Of receiving two-thlrds
OF the amount asked, 81
The report that the committee has
agreed could not be absolutely verified,
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