Ralph Gray Hemingray

THE EXPOSITION.

Indiana Appoints Commissioners to the

Mexico National Exposition.

Vicomte R. de Cornely has received from the Hon. Claude Matthews, Governor of the State of Indiana, the following communication, which is self-explanatory:

Executive Department.

Indianapolis, Ind.

August 13th, 1895.

Vicomte R. de Cornely,

129 Times Building,

New York City, New York.

My Dear Sir. —

I have this day appointed the following citizens of our State (with post office address) Commissioners to the Mexican National Exposition: James Studebaker, South Bend, Indiana; George Ford, South Bend, Indiana; Benj. G. Birdsalt, South Bend, Indiana; John H. Bass, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Ralph G. Hemingray, Muncie, Indiana; John J. Cooper, Indianapolis, Indiana; Voluey t. Malott, Indianapolis, Indiana; James H. Willard, Bedford, Indiana; Francis J. Reitz, Evansville, Indiana; Benj. F. Vonhehren, Evansville, Indiana; John Beggs, Terre Haute, Indiana; G. W. Bement, Terre Haute, Indiana; George Pence, Columbus, Indiana; Walter N. Evans, Noblesville, Indiana; Benj. Starr, Richmond, Indiana; Hon. George W. Beeman, Knox, Indiana.

These gentlemen are all enterprising, representative citizens of Indiana. The Republic of Mexico has at each of our great Expositions manifested the warmest interest and sympathy, and contributed cheerfully and generously towards their success. I beg to express the wish that your own Exposition may meet with that success which the earnest and intelligent efforts of its promoters should merit, and that its results to our Sister Republic may be for both present and future good. I have the honor to be,

Most Respectfully Yours,

Claude Matthews,

Governor.

The appointment of this delegation of representative men to the Mexican National Exposition, makes the state of Indiana the thirty-fourth commonwealth to take official action with respect to the Vicente's gigantic undertaking . "There now remain but fourteen states to follow suit," said the Vicomte yesterday, "and I have the promise of cooperation from them. It is therefore safe to say that the whole American Union will be represented, thus making one of the most important international displays ever witnessed in any foreign exposition."

A copy of the above letter was forwarded to President Diaz yesterday. The preliminaries touching upon the matter of appointing National Commissions is progressing in an exceedingly favorable manner.