The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-21
Favorable Report Is Made By
 the House Committee
TAFT FOR SAN FRANCISCO
The President Wants to Win the Vest ern Votes for the Presidency In 1912 and May Turn Expo
 sition to Frisco
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY

Washington, January 2o.-(Special)-
 New Orleans won the Panama exposition
 over San Francisco fin the House commit
 tee on industrial arts and expositions to-
 day, and while this is ordinarily an as-
 surance that the House will follow suit,
 the best information obtainable tonight
 is that the contest is a close one and the
 Golden Gate may yet walk off with the
 prize
 It was stated today from perfectly
 reliable source that the President has en-
 tered the contest and will use his infiu-
 ence for San Francisco against the south
 ern city The Presidents attitude in the
 matter is very easy to understand. By
 supporting the western city he makes
 himself stronger In the enemy's country,
 while he is already assured of the south
 ern delegates through Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock and the officeholders. In the west, where insurgency Is ram pant, the President is only being sup ported because the group of republican western senators in control in that sec ton have little hope that they could con- trol the national convention against him. The Taft candidacy is regarded with the utmost misgivings among the insur-
 gents who give him but perfunctory sup port because of the hopelessness of try ing to nominate La Toilette or some other
 progressive republican. By lending his aid to the western congressman. who, for geographical reasons are for San Fran
 cisco, the President somewhat strengthens himself in that section. It is undoubtedly true that the President will be able to swing into line a number of votes against New. Orleans and the situation Is not as roseate as the vote of the committee to- day would indicate.
 Outcome Is Doubtful | New Orleans is making a hard fight for | the honor and the Louisiana delegation, which has made a careful poll of the House, claims success with a number of votes to spare. The outcome is doubtful. Representative Hefiln of Alabama, who is member of the committee on indus trial arts and expositions, was warmly congratulated today by the New Orleans people now in Washington for his efforts toward securing the worlds fair Panama exposition at New Orleans. The committee met today for final de-
  ter of the state of Washington offered substitute for the bill naming New Or eans: his bill named San Francisco. MT. Ueflin opposed 1t and after a lengthy dis cussion of the matter moved To lay IL on tho table Hefiins motion prevailed, the vote being to G.
 TheA New Orleans people who were waiting in the hall outside of the large committee room expressed their gratitude | Toat for no oh
 made for them. Committee FavOrs New Orleans After long consideration of the claims of the two cities, New Orleans and san Francisco, the committee voted to report favorably the Estopinal bill recognizing New Orleans and authorizing the selec- ton of board of commerce, the making of a government exhibit and the like. No appropriation for the pecuniary aid Of the New Orleans fair Is authorized. It IS understood. however, that the committee will favor an extensive govern
 ment exhibit to cost approximately N,- 00O GOO.
 | The bill was referred to a sub-commit- tee for perfection. This committee will | report Tuesday, and the bill will then be | favorably reported to the House, where | the new San Francisco fight will be re- | newed
 | The members of the industrial arts and exposition. who voted today in favor Of New Orleans today, were:
 l Rodenberg of Illinois, Langley of Ken lucky, Murphy of Missouri, Woods of | Iowa. Rhinock of Kentucky, Hefiin of | Alabama Collier of Mississippi. Cullop of l Indiana, Covington of Maryland. | The members who favor San Francisco | were
 | Gardner of Massachusetts, Southwiek of | New York; Steenerson of Minnesota | Polndexter of Washington, Maynard of | Virginia, Nelson of Wisconsin. | A minority report will be made to tlfe | House by those who favored the choice | of San Francisco.
 | Plans of Mir. Kahn 1 Representative Kahn of California. who has been leading the congressional fight | for San Francisco. said today he would l bring the question up on the floor of the
 House next week.
 Mir Kahn is to secure action on his res- | oiution, which was favorably reported to | the House committee on foreign affairs
 of the last Congress, inviting the partic-
 ipation of foreign countries in the Pan ama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco l in 1915.
 l The committee at that time avoided | n decision on the controversy. report | ing both the Kahn measure and the Es-
 topinal resolutions inviting the particlpa-
 ton of foreign countries in the Panama | eyposition at New Orleans in 1915. Both | these measures are now on the calendar.