The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
Train|Oad Of Citizens Will
Storm Washington to
PresentFu|| Claims
SOUTHERN MAYORS AND
BUSINESS men WILL AID.
Logical Claims VIII BE Presented
President Taft and to Congress +
for Holding Big Exposition f
In New Orleans

Washington. May 24.-(Special )-Coi
James L. Wright of New Orleans assist
ant secretary of the Worlds Panama ex-
position of that city arrived in WASH
| ngton today and established headquar-
ters at the New Willard hotel for the
purpose of assisting Chairman T. P.
| Thompson of the executive committee in
arranging for the reception of and accom-
modations for the big delegation of SOUTH
erners which is coming to Washington to
present to Congress the claims of New
| Orleans as the logical point for the expo
sition. Speaking of this delegation, Col-
onel Wright said:
For the first time in the history of this
country the entire legislature OF one of
our states has adjourned and given up a
| week of its time out of brief sO-day ses-
sion to come to Washington in a body in
| behalf OF a great public movement OF this
kind. and it very clearly demonstrates
how thoroughly in accord is the entire
state of Louisiana with reference to the
exposition.
"This afternoon the Louisiana general
assembly. now in regular session, will adj
journ and headed by Gov. Thomas ].
Barrett, Speaker H. Garland Dupree, and
| other officials. together about $50, go In
body by special train from Baton Rouge
| to New Orleans
| so interested are our state officials in
| New Orleans success in this matter 1t
was with considerable difficulty that an
acting governor was secured, as every
official on whom the duties of that office
would temporarily fall was anxious to
| join the delegation, and the honor went
begging.
"At New Orleans the legislative earty
VIII join another delegation of prominent
business men and exposition officials.
about 40 strong headed by Mayor Martin
Behrman. Republican National Commits
teeman Pearl Wright. Democratic Nation
| al Committeeman Robert Ewing. Presi-
dent C. p Ellis of the board of trade,
President Philip Werlen of the Progress
| siye union, and proceed to Washington
| by a special train via the Louisville and
Nashville and Southern railway. on which
| train will also be practically the entire
publicity department of the exposition
company under the direction of Chairman
Sam Blum and his assistant press agent.
Emile Stier.
"At Mobile delegation headed by
Mayor p j. Lyons will join the Louisiana
party and at Atlanta a delegation head
ed by Hon. Asa G. Chandler. Hon. w.
NJ Wimbush and Secretary w G. Coop
er of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
will board the special. as also will Mayor
William S. Jordan of Jacksonville, Fla,
and Mayor r. c. Thompson of Chattanoo-
ga. and President j. A. Patten of the
Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce.
Another delegation from Vicksburg,
headed by Mayor j. J. Hayes, President
e. j. Bomar of the board of trade and
President p l.. Hennesseey of the Vicks-
burg Business league will come direct to
Washington to join us here Wednesday,
as also will Mayor Walter G. Macrae OF
Wilmington, N c., and representatives OF
the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.
Among the other influential men who
have signifed their intention of joining
our delegations here this week and lend
ing us their aid and influence in nav.
ing New Orleans admitted to be the only
logical point for the exposition are Hon
Thomas Taggart of Indiana, whom | ex-
pect to meet here today; Col. ]. M. Guf-
few of Pittsburg Hon. w. T. Brady, DEM
ocratic national committeeman rom
Oklahoma; Hon. P. d. Barker, republican
national committeeman from Alabama
who also arrives today; Hon. t. G. Du"
pont. republican national committeeman
of Delaware Mayor w. o. Head OF
Louisville; Hon Willard Salisbury, DEM
ocratic national committeeman or Dela-
ware, and several others
During the past two weeks our onlces
have been fafrly SWanpeu Will iet'ett
and kilograms containing assurances OF
support and cooperation from governors
senators, representatives, mayors ana
others, prominent officials, and CONNER
cial organizations from nearly every state
east of the Rockies. In fact. with the
exception of the Pacific coast the whole
country seems fully alive to the fact
that New Orleans is indeed the true and
only logical point
Train Leaves Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, May 24.-In special
train Of IA coaches. including sleeperss
dining and baggage cars, both the upper
and lower houses of the louisiana gem
eral assembly started today for Wash'
inston, where they go to press the claims
of New Orleans for the international ex'
position, which is to celebrate the coms
pletion of the Panama canal In 1919 ms
delegation is headed by Governor SAN
ders. whose last official act was the sign.
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