The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-01
Dire ctor. neral. J: Expo. 3.
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& draw |, I Resi- gnatiio a.
:l|l,:l :Dl|Il,:Rl.ECTO RS RE SIGN
ND OIHE RS WILL, L
Sherwood and Wakefield
q Give q, 4 heir ositionss and
N All Slr. Dixon I. Exp ected stoI5 y
So at Ono N olles
Denies 4 That i II e
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ltgs ss6g lSpeclal to The etTlmoB-Dlspatch.J73 I'll
q sA N =; s TO w N E xPiol lsIT:IO ON}
GROUNDS September o.- James
NJ Barr. director generator the u amcs-
town S8Exposition. has a donc tyst the n most
thing and declined to with
draw his RESI- gnatton. atendered on Sep
5tembe rs1 6th. as he result 10 f,kfriction
between himself and Presid d erlt Tucker
oyer the sn agement the ociaLl
announcing his pur pose was $ q sen ito
ctorsft day 81,
T he refusal of Mr.. II Barr to withdraw
the resi- gna tion5 leaves tho ex position
nnagemcnts u n ag chaotic condition.
No direetor or other ex position fficer
can be found 81 owl III venture q pre-
dictiona as to the flnnl out come of the
unset i7f tied 8afra airs. Fo.so wing the issu-
ancc %of NJ r. Barr s. letter ito day, ,Bsthe
resignationSaof.S 4. y ohm AZ ~ ak e1ield sas
director Q { concessions and admissions,
an q also that Sof n. T.. Sherwood, achief
OF that MISUNDERSTANDING III In.
Twas also re ported to night tha the
designations of Step phen W. Bolles, 81 as
dire ector OF publ icity ,s, and S$S William
Dixon. as VI assistant "a to theS III directot-
general were also ready. Mr.. Bolles
|orgwould I'd o Sc.
sSs Messrs Vaks field land Bo1les came
Into the ton management about
the s8i time sSth hat Mrs.. Barr was made
ldirector- general They are from Mis-
sour and were connected with the ST.
Louis Exposit tion. s33 III r. Dixon " as pros =
noted to his present position BY Mr..
1s.1 r'Is and his resi- ignation comes as a
nntterEof Co urse. lieutenant Governor
Taylor Ell Tyson. Ii: d irector Il OF history
and tioni T.. IS. Southgate,5 5direc-
| tor OF exhibit and r. H. Sexto d ircc-
tor OF con gresses and special events, 1t
is3 is3sannounced will re tain st heir post
tons # l@SassS
clai .'li! med assil to Hare Fall =.
s$ Mr. Bars anne cement In His IL tier
E that he cannot ser;t ays a rect gen
5eral 3und d condit Ions existing ana 81 i
4 sta o! teament that he was morally bo ilnt,
Il toy serve he expos sition as director gen
5erl'tal II he onditions imposed BY him
accepted oei by he exposition and incor.
i sPorated IN It's by avs were recognized
land enforced. and construed byssomea ~
4 mean that h g es will + yet y reconside,
i s;h0uld SheS receive assurances that the
Icondltions Will be enforced. Mr.. Ba@,
4 claims that light to the absolute man.
$agGment OF 81 the social affairs n 81 g The
exposl lion unde the conditions imposed
i by him and accepted by the exposi:
Etion. .5S siE:
4 8 $i$ MR. ga rr's opponents are now NOR;
Il hitter gainst him than ever The,
i charge: chat he 4 has not accomplished
4 What he hoped \ at the exposition an:
4 5thn L he considers this an opportuae
i time TO get out. But It can, ,safely$bs
said = ha Z here re those who will yss,
A seek TO keep him in power.
q Mr. Barr 1T the city for the Soutl
i this afterno oon wi ithout making I any
sta tement al tier the Issuance Of his let
a ter G. a Presi dent T uck would not dis
cuss the situation.
4 Sss The stionS OF who vii ! be the sue
icessor#of a' Mr. Barr is: again being dis
scussed. IS Names Il heard siSs In Il sconnectio;
4 with the ONCE to-day were u those AZ
l5EIlieutenant-Goyern j. ia aylorS Ellyson
4 who as cad OF the Gdepar tment$ of his
T tory and seduca ation has " orked rhap
81 harder and q more successfully for tn
d Jamestown Exposition than any othe