St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-04

leans to-day, after a gallant fight
against great odds, for the honor of
holding an international exposition
in 1915, to celebrate the opening of
the Panama Canal, lost to San Fran
cisco in the House of Representa-
tives.
The vote, on the first roll call, to
determine which city should prevail,
resulted in 1873 votes being cast for
San Francisco and 159 for New Or
leans. After this defeat the adop-
tion of the Kahn resolution at the
close of the day was merely an in
cident.
1t was not the popularity of the
Golden Gate that won, nor the strong
desire of the House to cross the
alkali plains during the months Of
summer, but the tremendous inf1u-
ence of President Taft and at least
two members of his cabinet uniting
with the power of the transcontinen-
tai lines, and the fear of the plains
mans lash which Editor Hearst
cracks over the heads and about the
legs of luckless Democrats who take
their time from his clock and follow
his bidding like cringing slaves.
These were the CONFERENCE.-The which
were shamelessly showed into the
balance and turned the scale toward
the Pacific. But the end it not yet.
Until within the last few days the
New Orleans advocates waged vic
torious fight. They had majority
of the votes of the House either un-
der pledge or. within easy reach.
Then Mr.. Taft began to summon one
Republican leader after another to
the White House and urge them to
support San Francisco for the osten-
sible reason that a fair out there
might improve relations with Japan,
but as every sane man can well
understand he was simply bidding
for the Western support in the con-
vention of 1912.
1t is estimated that thirty-four
votes were changed from New Or
leans to Frisco within the past ten
days by secret influences. Fifteen OF
these would have given New Orleans
the prize. The Louisiana workers
were cognizant of every move that
was being made against them, but
they continued with energy and
pluk to pick up new supporters as
they lost their old ones, and until
this morning they believed that their
cause would surely win.
The fight for the exposition Will
he carried into the Senate, and 1t
may be that the matter may be
thrown over until next session.
The following statement was is
sued at the office of the Worlds
Panama Exposition Tuesday even
ing: :, ;s,o -
'It would, of course, be idle 10
say that we were not disappointed
in the result of the vote on the ex-
position measure in the House To-Day.
We had canvassed the situation, IN
fact had been doing so, for months,
and are thoroughly convinced that
a majority of the people OF the Unlteo
States favored New Orleans as the
location of the proposed exposition.
"There were potential influences
in the East which exercised tremend-
ous power in the middle West, as
we'll as in their own section, and
tese proved too strong for us to over
come.
"Indeed, when we survey the Sit
nation and consider the enormous
mower of these combined interests,
the fight that We made seems re-
markable. We are proud to say that
throughout our whole fight nothing
has been done for which any citizen
of New Orleans, or of the whole
mood make an apology. Our fight
hos haen laid in the open by fair
means. and, having been OF sucn
character, we may the more oe'
comingly yield to the superior force
which was arrayed against US.
.sJn the result there need be NJ
occasion for regrets. In all the his
tory of New Orleans, we believe, NJ
more superb fight for the promotlol
of the city's interests has ever beer
made. and, even though the fight ha'
heen a losing one, insofar as th'
main object, the exposition, is con
narnad it has nevertheless has beel
n,ai1 worth while. The result of th
publicity given to New orleans na
been to spread the fame OF the CIT.
throughout the whole country ant
to make for us many frlends II
quarters where previously we "er
but little known.
"Of even more value, perhaps, thal
this has been the spirit of eo-opera
tion which it has engenedered amon
our people, which, properly d1recte'
form this time forth, will be pro
ductive of promoting development
along substantial lines, which vii
exceed our fondest dreams and t
a very large extent compensate 10
the loss of the exposition.
"The company is gratified at tn
very generous support which the pee
nIe Of New Orleans, the people Q
Louisiana, the people throughout tn
south and multiplied thousands Q
others in the East, the middle Yves
and the Northwest have given us
We have tried to administer the re
snonsibilities committed to ou
charge with fidelity and with an ey
to the welfare of all our people.
aFor the furure let us co-operat
with intelligence and with enthusi
asm, for in that cooperation lies tn