The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11
CRESCENT CITY
ARDOR FOR FAIR
BEGINS TO COOL
Southerners Realize Success of
Waterways Project Rests
With Pacific Coast
New Orleans May Compromise
by POstpOning Three Years
Its Exposition

active campaigners for New Orleans.
that the people Of my city are luke
warm toward the Panama exposition
We want the lakes TO gulf waterway
and we want 10 retain the navy yard
but we also want the Panama exposi-
tion. 1t remains to be seen what viii
be done if we don't succeed in getting
what we want"
Congressman William Rodenberg'
chairman Of the committee on indus
trial arts and expositions, said today
that he was impartial as to San Fran
cisco and New Orleans. that he had
never expressed himself as opposed to
san Francisco's claim to the exposition
and that the publication OF any state
ment to that effect was an error
Tt has been generally believed that
Rodenberg felt aggrieved because the
san Francisco exposition bin intro
duced in the house last spring had
'heen referred to the committee on
foreign affaris instead of 10 his COM
-1nittee. The exposition workers have
proceeded on this theory. and II Is
probable although still too early 70
predict. that an effort VIII be mace
10 push through the bill now pending
before the committee on foreign rela-
rf0ns Rodenberg's declaration OF I'M
partiality was made TO Frank l.
Brown who was present this morn
ing while the committee held its first
meeting Of the short session on other
matters.
Governor Judson Harmon Of Ohio'
who is daily being regarded with more
So leaders of the
democratic party. was brought 10 head
quarters during the day by Theodore
A Bell who has been doing splendid
work among his democratic friends
and acQuaintances. Governor harmon
spent considerable time in the rooms
and discussed the exposition question
with members Of the committee pres
ent.
Bell also attended a luncheon given
in Harmons honor. and was the only
democrat outside of members Of con-
gress present
At GRIDIRON DINNER
Californians were well represented
tonight at the gridiron dinner. Those
present were: Governor elect Johnson,
guest of the club; Senator Flint, Act
ing President r B. Hale and ". r.
Wheeler. guests Of Ira T. Bennett who
also had as his guest the Mexican am
-hsssadors Franklin K. Lane and H A
French. guests Of Samuel G. Blythe
Invitations were sent out today for
e California tea. The women Of Cali
fornia resident in Washington includ-
ing wives of some Of the more promi-
nent officials Of the government. viii
hold a reception in honor Of the Misses
Cfllett. Mrs. Leon Sloss. Mrs Frank L.
Brown. Mrs A ". Scott Jr. and Mrs
Cutler. who accompanied the governors
party. The affair viii be held Decem-
most enjoyable Of the Washington sea
son.
During the last As hours it has be-
come apparent that California must and
viii win the exposition. The resistance
offered by New Orleans is not all Wis
ihle. but there is in California head
quarters a feeling that the cause Of the
southerners is weakening. requiring
constant bolstering.
Among the representatives of San
Francisco. on the other hand. there is
an absolute satisfaction with the con-
oitions prevailing and with the pros
pect that cOnfronts them. Every move
~ ken IS carefully considered and every
result obtained has been reported to
the committee of five. consisting Of
Acting President r 3. Hale A ".
Scott Jr. Frank L Brown, NJ H de
Young and Leon Sloss. They constitute
the working center from which all
AllL%H Ldulale. ana IneN are IN and
about headquarters from early morn
ing until midnight and even later.
Keeping track OF the legislation in
Washington is no easy matter. and the
strain is beginning 20 tell on some
members Of the party. who viii appre-
ciate an interval Of rest tomorrow.
San Antonio Fight
OF the able strategy Of the California
delegation to the Trans Mississippi
commercial congress, which met at San
Antonio, when the move to endorse
New Orleans as the site for a Panama
exposition was defeated. Colonel II. D.
Lovelsnd. chairman of the delegation.
has reported TO Governor James n. GIL
lett. Attached to the report is an ap-
pendage by Frank H Gould. addressed
10 the California development board. in
which Gould comments on the modestv
OF Loveland's report, and gives the
chairman from California full credit
for the good work accomplished
Loveland states that when the Cali
fornians arrived in San Antonio they
found the whole town plastered with
advertisements OF New Orleans as the
'logical' place for holding the worlds
fair. The California delegation set
about 10 checkmate New Orleans nv
parliamentary practices They. secured
the passages by the congress Of A reso-
luton declaring that under its bylaws
the congress was committed to the vel
fare OF the whole transit -AIississfpni
country and could take no action that
would injure one section by being to
the advantage Of another