The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-01
blicans Support
Exposition Claims Of
San Francisco.
DEMOCRATS VOTE
FOR NEW ORLEANS
Great Crowd Hears Impassioncd
Speeches by Supporters OF
Rival Places, and Result
Causes Wild Demonstra-
tion-Dramatic Tribute
to People Of South.

Washington, January 3l.-Thc House
to-day. Ivy a vote of lsS to 159. voted
In favor Of San francisco and against
New Orleans as the city in which an
exposition to celebrate the opening OF
held. This vote was taken on "A roll
call 10 determine whether the san
Francisco resolution or the New Oh :
leans bill :hould have consideration
in the House On final vote, the san
Francisco resolution was passed by a
vote Of $50 TO 40.
The advocates Of San Francisco are
claiming tonight that their fight Is
won. and that the Senate Will ratfy
the action of the House.
San francisco won by capturing the
Republican Vote III the House. New
Orleans support came from the Demo :
Gratis. Orly thirty Republicans voted
for New Orleans. Thirty-siA Demo
Gratis voted for San Francisco.
The San Francisco resolution does
not ask for government aid in any
form. II simply asks the President OF
the United States TO invite foreign
nations TO participate in the fair
M trenf Naval Parade.
An effort 10 amend the resolution
tional naval parade from Hampton
Roads through the Pana na Canal and
up the west coast TO San Francisco
was defeated on a parliamentary point
of order.
The New Orleans bill called for an
appropriat ion OF sl,000,ou0 for govern.
ment exhibit and the creation Of a
government commission. The proceed
ings in tho House. marking the Gull
lnination OF the exposition iignt- We're
unique. The galleries held the great
est throngs OF the present session, anu
there was no attempt TO restrain the
applause that came from the specta-
tors as the fight progressed
The rival claims OF the two cities
recently were put up to the Rules
Committee Of the House. THAT COM
mittcc would not undertake TO say
which exposition measure should nave
the right Of way. but rendered SOL
emn-like decision that there should pc
{, call Of the House. and each memDef
was to rise in his place and vote ea i,
Francisco" or New Orleans instead
of fave" or mo" as usual on roll ais.
This course was followed TO-DAY.
and during the taking OF the oailot
excitement ran high. The race pc
tween the two cities was exactly a
tie Wien cish,y-seven votes had been
cast on each side II remained UP 70
the 100 mark, and then San Francisco
began TO forge to the front.
When the decision in favor OF the
California city was announced there
was a demonstration. both on the moor
and in the galleries: Members capped
their hands. banged their desks and
Yelled at the top of their voices Some
of them. unable to contain their en-
thusiasm, stood up III their seats or
beat their colleagu on the back or
jumped up and down. waving thcll
arms at their friends in the crowded.
gallery.
Mr.. Carey, of wisconsin. evoked
laughter by responding 'Milwaukee
when his name was called. Mr. Moore
Of Pennsylvania voted for Washing
ton.
How Parties Divided.
These arc the Democrats who voted
in favor of San Francisco:
Bartlett. Nevada; coney, New York
Cox, Ohio; Finley, South Carolina;
Fitzgerald, New York; Fornes. New
York; Gallagher. Illinois: Goldfogle
mond. Minnesota; Havens. New York;
Hitchcock, Nebraska; Hughes, New
Jersey: Jameson, Iowa; kcliher, Mas
tin Colorado: Maynard, Virginia;
Mitchell, massachusetts,; Morrison. In
diana: NICHOLS, Pennsylvania; O'Con-
nell, Massachusetts,; Peters, Massachu-
sets; Rainey. Illinois; Rauch, Indiana;
Riordon, New Y ork Rucker, Colorado;
ger, New York, Taylor. Colorado;
Touvelle, Ohio; Weissc, Wisconsin, and
Wilson, PENNSYLVANIA.
The Republicans who voted in favor
OF New Orleans:
Austin. Tennessee: Barchheld. Penn
sylvania: Bartholdt, Missouri; Bennett
msn'u1 Iao eam Bssdso nansSE Ghap
James, West Virginia. Code. Iowa
Graft. illinois; Graham, Pennsylvania
Langley, kentucky; Longworth, Ohio
Lundin, Illinois,; Mckinney. Illinois
Madden. Illinois; Malby. New York
Morgan. oklahoma; MoSley. Illinois
vania Pickett, Iowa; Rodenberg. ILL
nois; Thistlew God, illinois,; Wilson
Illinois. and Woods, Illinois.
The presentation Of San Franclscos
in the hands of Representative Gard
ner. Of Massachusetts. Representative
Rodenberg, of Illinois. handled the case
for New Orleans. He IS chairman
ported in favor Of New Orleans
"3cbel Yell" Heard.
When Mr.: Rodenberg arose to pre-
sent the claims Of New Orleans he was
pland 1i. from among his feliow-Re,
publicans. The rebel yell" frequently
was heard during the New Orleans
Mr.. Rodenberg declared that call the
nations OF the earth, yea, even the Zap
anesc." would be welcome to New
Orleans.
Mr.. Rodenberg closed with dra-
matte tribute to the people Of the
South, which called out applause and
congratulations from both sides Of the
chamber. Fifty or more members
crowded about him to shake hands
while the galleries applauded.
Mr.. Rodenberg declared that no PEG.
pie In the United States were more
loyal to the flag to-day thar the peo-
pie Of the South; that 1915 would be
the hfticth anniversary OF the close OF
the Civil War, and 1t was proposed