The Washington times., 1910-03-24
FRIENDS HOPEFUL
FOR FAIRGROUNDS
Champ Clark Declares He
Is Open TO Argu-
ment.
MANY EXPECTED
TO ACT FAVORABLY
Final Effort Is Being Made BY
Supporters of Movement to
Get Appropriation.

Friends OF Fairgrounds are now play
ing their last card for The passage Of
a 1880 appropriation in the attitude
that will be taken by Champ Clark,
minority leader Of the House.
While a canvass of the House shows
that. for the most part, Representatives
have not changed. their views concern
ing the authorization OF the item since
the conferees reported the District bud
get, considerable encOura cement has
been given supporters of Fairgrounds
through a statement made by Mr. Clark
that he has not decided how ne viii
cast his vote
Should the minority leader decide TO
come out in favor O. the House re-
cedlng from the e, nferees' report.
which provided that The sum Of SIG5O0
should be paid equally from the District
revenues and from the national appro-
priation for the District. il is believed
that his decision will influence a number
of Democrats to. pursue similar
course
Mind Still Open.
Mr. Clark stated that his mind is still
open" that the recent fight in the
House against the rules has kept MIN
SO busy that he has not had time 10
20 over the Fairgrounds situation. and,
for that reason, II would be impossible
for him 10 indicate what attitude he
will take when the conferees report a
second time
1t is believed that there are num-
Der OF members Of the House who voted
10 strike out the appropriation last time
through no particular enmlty TO the
measure. but because they had not been
entirely won over 10 all the features
IL included.
VIII Mean More Votes.
Thus il is pointed out, favorable
decision on the part Of Mr. clark might
bring over a number of supporters 60
the movement, who, in the light Of the
votes they cast last time, are not, al
present. enumerated among the friends
Of the movement
An example of this Is ne attitude Of
Representative Jack Beall, of Texas.
When the conferees' report ~as up re-
Gently Mr.. Beall voted against the play
grounds provision. However. Mr.. Bsaus
action was not the result of his being
entirely opposed TO the measure. he
had not been entirely Won over 10 IT,
When seen today Mr.. BeaI stated
that he recently has been looking into
the merits Of the proposition. and that,
in all probability, he VIII vote IN favor
OF the report.
A similar case is TO be found in the
attitude Of Representative CTeager or
OkIahOma. il is understood that Mr-
Creager attitude of opposition al the
time of the cOufereeS' report was based
upon minor features OF the report, but
tnat in case of a deadlock among the
COnfcrees he would not a second time
nh 1n of he 4
tuorized appropriation.
Results Show Gam.
As the time draws near for the pre-
CipitatiOn OF a second fight over the
report, Fairgrounds supporters are ex-
ertIng every effort TO secure favorable !
action Of the House. Members who are
known 10 be not violently opposed 20
the appropriation are being singled out
and deluged with arguments why the
House should vote for the 81 ,5OJ
amount. In many instances, Il is
claimed. the results have been not alto
gether Unfsvorabie. ana II is believed
by the more ardent supporters of the
movement that the vote VIII show sur
prising gains for Fairgrounds.
II already Is evident that the mem
bers who TOOK decided stands against
the report last time viii be numbered
among the "standpat.ers,' when the re-
Port again IS submitted. Some Of them
base their opposition on the half auL
half" method Of providing the appro-
priation. Others are opposed 70 the prin-
Ciple Of paid supervision Of Fairgrounds
Representative Barnhart Of Indiana
a Democrat viii cast a negative vote
because he thinks tle. District alone
should provide the ,,Pprop -.atiCn.
According 70 Representau e Austin OF
Tennessee, a Republican, he is in favor
OF the Federal Government making ap-
propriations with which 20 construct
Fairgrounds, but does not beIe,c that
The Government should stand the OK
pense Of the supervision OF the play
grounds.
Many Are Silent.
There are members like Joel Cook Of
Pennsylvania, Republican. and William
G. Adamson Of Georgia, Democrat, who