Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-22
WORLD FAIR TROUBLES
Some Famous Former Flights Among
Dlreetors-The Ruetlons That Ae.
eompanied the Chicago coIum.
blan ExposItlon-Hurry.Up
Work on the Centennial
BY GEORGE NOX Mccain

designations and squabbles Of various kinds.
1t is unnecessary to go further back than
the Chicago Columbian Exposition OF 1893
to verify this statement.
In our Pennsylvania Board OF Managers
to the Columbian Exposition there were
differences that threatened at one time or
another to wreck the whole organization.
Politics, too. had their part in the dissen-
sons.
In February. 1893. there was an outbreak
at a meeting of the Pennsylvania n,anagers
In Harrisburg that rivaled n recent meeting
of our Sesqui. Centennial Board:
An appropriation Of $500, 900 had been
made by the Legislature. The Board Of
Managers, three months before the Chicago
Exposition opened its gates, unanimously
agreed that they needed more money.
GOVERNOR pATr1soN would not admit
~ that additional money was required.
He was the only member of the board
present who held to that opinion He defied
the board to attempt to obtain any more
money from the State.
lie vowed he would veto any bill passed
by the Legislature for an additional ap.
preparation.
\. B. Farquhar. Of York. a Democrat
and the Executive Commissioner. reported
that OF the original appropriation of $780,
600 there was a balance of only $4,000 left.
In the ensuing controversy peculiar
cup. from a political standpoint, was
presented.
Pattison's stand was vigorously opposed by
Lieutenant Governor Watres, Republican.
who sided with Farquhar in his demand for
more money. .
The Governor was fighting to save his
face. He made no bones about admitting
the fact.
He explained that during the preparation
OF MS last previous message to the Legisa-
ture. Commissioner Farquhar gave him a
statement showing that the board had
enough cash TO carry out the original plans
for Pennsylvania's exhibit at Chicago.
lie had said SO in his message. Now he
aid not intend to stultify himself by asking
for additional funds.
'NHE meeting resolved itself into a regular
L ballyhoo before it adjourned.
Senator j. =. s. Goblin, of Lebanon, Re.
publican, charged Commissioner FarGuhar
with cooking the minutes of the previous
meeting
Robert T.. Wright. of Allentown. Demo.
crat of Lehigh, said he would vote against
the Governors resolution because he put
no taitn IN commissioner Farquhar's figures.
General Goblin took the same attitude p.
"A. Bigier of Clcarfeld, Democrat, backed
up Goblin. 'N~A'N
n general shindy impended when General
Goblin accused the Executive Commissioner
OF two-cent- piece business" in docking
the messenger of the commission part of
his pay. r' Va
me messenger, T. a. Maher, of pbila.
ae,pn'a t;ai s tried to speak. but Governor Pat.
tison ordered him to his seat.
Peace was somehow restored. and tho
managers adjourned after the Governor had
repeated MS threat to veto any bill making
an additional appropriation.
Tn CHICAGO the Board of Dircctors of N.
= Columbian Exposition as early as 1890
hau experienced equally strenuous times,
vice President Thomas b. BRYAN resigned
in high dudgeon as an outcome Of tromblo
in the board. 0"o''
Inc resignation was the result of attacks
made upon him. although the reason given
Pupilcl! was That salaried vice president
MuS at ,'o' NECESSARY; the director general being
aDle 10 perform all his duties.
GENERAL DANIEL II. HASTINGS.
~ aftcrward Governor of Pennsvlvan;o
was Tor time one of the central figures
IN clash between the National Board and
the Local board of Chicago Commissioners.
r, lt was over the question of authority.
ms was back in September. 1890.
For time it looked as though there would
be two directors general of the Columbian
Exposition. ''''"
The National Commissioners fovored
General Hastings, who was a Republican.
senator senator sma!ley' OF Vermont. who was a
= a
prominent Eastern Democrat, favored OK.
Congressman A. A. Stephenson. of Illinois.
Hastings was Republican. and n leading
candidate for Governor. Stephenson was
For weeks the conflict RACED betwee, .ho
bodies as to which should name the diractnr
general. 'e''i
In the end the local body triumphed and
congressman George r. Davis was
chosen director general bv the local body.
ENROM the beginning New York was hate.
L fully jealous of Chicago.
1t beIlttled the exposition. 1t mnimized
every short to make 1t a national success.
Charles a. Dana in the New York SIN
as late as March, 1892. printed most
vicious attack on a proposition that Con.
gress appropriate S6550 900 for the benefit
of the Chicago Exposition.
Dana called it the ''Bunco Bill" His
editorial bore tho caption:
THE Great Lie in the Durborow Rill "
In spite OF everything, factional ructions
in its Board of Managers delay in getting
started, attacks from the outside. the
Worlds Columbian Exposition of Chicago
A YEAR Of Sesqui Centennial time has
"A already been lost by dlly -dallying.
The issue raised by Edward w. BOX as
to the imposSibility of holding the fair in
1926 recalls the following facts on the sub.
jcct of time limits
4 site for the Centennial Exposition Of
1915 was agreed upon March II, 1872 four
years before the exposition was an accom-.
plished fact.
In May of that year competition among
architects for general arrangement of the
Centennial grounds and designs of buildings
was arranged for.
On December 10, three years and a half
before the opening, a committee was au-
thorized to advertise for plans, and $40 900
was Appropriated to secure them.
The following April. 1873. the prizes we're
paid, but the plans were not adopted.
1t was appreciated that with but three
years remaining there was not time for an.
other competition, and so new plans we're
drawn by the architects of the exposition.
A. r. Goshorn was made director zen.
eral May 81, 1878. Subsequently, Senator
Hawley was made chairman of the National
Commissioners.
TJHROUGH jealousy the supposed invita-.