Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06
Mr.. FUCKERS "sARRv FluHT.

Few who have heard Mr.. Tucker tell |
IN the stump that story which wound |
40 with the announcement on the part
If one of the participants, that if those
present would only remain and be
auiet for q few moments they wonld
see the d-st "bar'' fight that had taken
place in them diggins for long time;
ever supposed that Mr.. Tucker would
have on his own hands a real Barr
fight, with al Ohio bruin, such as we
have witnessed within the last few
days.
To those who have not read the par
ticulars we will briefly state what we
mean. Hon. H. St. Geo. Tucker, whom
we all know, is the president OF the
jamestown Exposition, and has been
in charge, since it opened. of the
''sOclal'' features. Mr.. }. M. Barr,
whom none of US know personally, but
who drifted into Virginia somehow
from Ohio and who seems to be Il
proper enough person to handle the
financial side of the Exposition for
those who are trying TO make money
out of it, has been placed in charge OF
the business end of it.
Mr.. Tucker has had no money given
him to entertain any of the dignitaries
who visit the show, so be has been do
ing it out of his own pocket A few
evenings ago be entertained within the
grounds the young Prince Wilhelm OF
Sweden, and invited about "a persons
to meet him Mr. Barr nor any mem
Der of his family was invited. nor was
any other officer of the Exposition.
Mr.. Barr wrote and demanded invita-
tions. Mr. Tucker replied that the
seats were filled. Now whether Mr..
Tucker meant anything by leaving
Mr.. Barr off his list we do not know,
but evidently Mr.. Barr thought he did,
for when Mr.. Tucker went, probably
the next day, to p meeting OF the
American Bar Association at Port
land, Maine, Mr.. Barr practically de-
posed him as president, and put in some
dutchman of the name of Kohlsaat
from New York, to take charge Of the
social" features of the Exposition.
This deposed and dropped from the
lists about the last Virginian at the
Exposition. But great guns, think of
it, Dutchman from New York In
charge of the social features at James.
town.! When one wants man to feed
a threshing machine. or do chores or
mental work, he may seek him among
the Bars or the Kohlsaat g, but when
he wants distinguished guests met and
entertained he will certainly seek a
man who has sometimes been in
drawing room, read few books, and
can speak che English language with
a degree of correctness
Mr.. Tucker has not been known as
quitter, and consequently al the com
mand of the gentleman FROM the Buck
eye State, who is running the money
mill end of the show, did not take up
his hat and walk out, he CALI d meet
ing of the Directors aid the matter
has been patched up, smoothed down
and salved over, with the result that
Mr.. Tucker retains bis position and
prerogatives. Mr.. Kohlsaat drops
out, and Mr.. Barr remains the same
MIR. Barr be always has been, save for
little more experience, with E reef or
two taken in his hat band.
MIR. Tucker, it is said, had already
spent $25 900 of bis own money in ell
PERTAINING distinguished persons visit
ing the Exposition. The money for
this purpose will hereafter be spent (if
any, out OF the funds of the institu-
tion, and one Can imagine how lavish
the expenditure will be. Thus has
ended what to Mir. Tucker must have
been very unpleasant Incident, Que
intended by q man OF not very fac ii Der.
to humiliate him, apart from All etfJrt
to force himself upon MI fuckers
hospitality at time when be was ayi
IDENTIFY not wanted. and where he no
doubt would have been misfit.