The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
BARR DISCUSSES
TUCKER INCIDENT
Declares He Took Away
Only Such Powers as
He Conferred.
.QUEsTIONOF BIRTH
IS LTNFORTU N ATE
SO the Director-General Thinks
for the Reason That More
People Live Outside
Of Virginia Than In
Tt-Quotes By
Laws.
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NORFOLK. VA, August 2s.-Direc-
tor-General James M Barr, of the
Jamestown Exposition. made public
defending his order which transferred
certain ceremonial and entertainment
duties from the Office of President
Tucker, of the Exposition Company. to
the shoulders of Commis missioner-Generat
Charles w. Kohlsaat.
The statement was made to members
of the press who called at his office
and asked If he cared to make public
his side of the case. He responded
at first that he was preparing public
statement which will explain in detail
the whole matter. and which will be
given out this week with the letter he
wrote Mr.. Tucker In announcing the
change In the ceremonial duties OF the
exposition.
Mr.. Barr regretted that so much had
been published about the affair with
out giving his side of the CAFE. He
said that he is serving the exposition
without compensation, and doing all In
his power to make the tercentennlal
q success, and in view OF this he thinks
the public might hold in allegiance a.
verdict until he gives the reason 1or
his order.
Took Awny What He Gave.
you may say. and would like TO
have it distinctly understood. that T
have not relieved Mr.. Tucker from any
duties whatever assigned him by the
board of directors" said Mr.. Barr.
The ceremonial duties taken from
Mr.. Tucker by my order are the same
given him by an order issued by me
when i assumed the office of director
general of the exposition.
Before came into the management
of the exposition, the ceremonial and
entertainment duties for the exposl-
ton were managed by the board of
governors, who We're represented by
Secretary Gwynn t. shepperd. Thes.
ceremonial duties were under the direc-
tion and supervision of the board got
governors. When became Identified
with the exposition such ceremonial
and entertainment duties as were man-
aged and supervised by the govern
ors came under my personal direc..
ton. One of the first things I did
was to transfer those duties from
Mr.. Shepherd to Mr.. Tucker.
Now, 1t can be readily seen that
i, have only taken from Mr.. Tucker
what I gavc him. and that have
not in any manner whatsoever cur
tailed his powers as president OF the
Exposition Company. He'is in the same
position now that he was when / as
.sumed the duties OF this office.
AS to His Nativity.
"The question has been raised abou,
nv nativity. / think this is unfor-
tunate. There are more people out
side OF Virginia than there are In, and
sectional lines should not be consld-
cred In our efforts to make this expo
sition success.
"I will add further that there Is not
to-day employed in the executive man
aeement OF the exposition one official
who was not here when I came. The
chiefs of the departments now under
nv supervision were employed by the
former management. 1t Is true that
Mr.. Seldom was for a while connected
with the exposition, but his railway
duties necessitated his resignation.
might saw in this connection that Mr..
Seddon is a Virginian."
In making It clear by what pre-
sroeatiye he acted when he delegated
to and withdrew from Mr.. Tucker the
ceremonial, duties, the director general
Quoted the section Of the bylaws OF
the company. which gave him super-
vision over all the affairs of the expo
sition. He stated thatihe assumed the
duties formerly executed by the board
of governors, and quoted the amend
ments to the by-laws which trans
ferred those duties to him.
The director-general also stated that
the president of the exposition. under
the by-aws. had general supervision
over. the affairs Of the company, but
stated that 1t was well-known fact.
that the president did not exercise his
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