New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-01
AGAINST THE SPEEDWAY LAW.
LARGE DELEGATION FROM NETWORK
CITY URGE IT'S REPEAL AT ALBANY.
EARNEST SPEECHES BY AUSTEN G. FOX, O. B.
POTTER AND OTHERS Before THE JOINT
CITIES CoMMITTEES-SENAToR
PLUNKITT'S POSITION.
pY TELEGRAPH TO THE rHBrSp-

Albany, March 3l.-Three carloads Of opponents
| Of Senator Plunklts law authorizing the con-
structlon Of racctrack In Central Park New York ar
rived here today from TINT city. and supported at the
Capitol the bill introduced by Mr. Plundtt 10 repeal his
law. The big delegation appeared before both tho
Senate and the Assembly Committees on Cities and
made earnest appeal 10 them 10 report ravCrabv
npon the repeal bin. senator Plundt was present al
both those hearings, and, Willie assuming boldly the
| part Of an "unrepentant sinner and declaring that
he still thought his law good one, said he intended
TO pass his repeal bill tomorrow in the Senate in
| response TO public opinion. The members Of the
delegation astonished to hear from Mr. Webster
| the chairman OF the Assembly Committee on Cities
that there were still persons In New York who favored
| the Racetnck law. and that these would be
heard in opposition to the repeal law Tuesday. al
! have had between forty and fifty telegraphc dis
patches 10 day" said Mr. Webster, asking to be heard
| in opposition 10 this repeal BILL
Whom did they from ?" Mr. Webster was
! asked.
ooh" he answered, from Frederic P. Olcott John
| D. Rockefeller Jacob RUPERT the brewer, and other
| men who nave fast horses. Wish Won gentlemen TO
| understand that there is formidable opposition to
| your repeal bill"
Austen q. Fox said IN part in support OF the repeal
bill reforc both committees: Public sentiment against
the Racetrack law Is wellnigh unanimous in
New-York. The people wish Central Park
preserved Just as 1t Is. They do not
desire OF its finest scenery destroyed by
I the construction OF racetraCk along It's western
border. Why, you would have TO destroy nearly 900
trees In order TO make this alleged improvement. Is
would be enormously costly work. It would destroy
the value OF the park place OF rest and solitude.
and 1t would make THE park hideous. There Is nothing.
more impressive in the popular rising in New-lorlt
against the track law than the fact that the labor
Ing people took most earnest hand In 1t. You sec
before you today the representatives. Of 5000 men
connected with the labor organizations of New York >
senator Plunkitt said al have 10 apology TO Offer
for the Race track bill. / Thought 1t in the Interest
OF the West Side section Of NewYorls didn't pass
II I'm a hurry, no more so than any other bin The
acetrack Was TO run from Fifty -ninth-st to one
hundredthst. in the park. There nothing In tie
bin but a little American-the American horse.
thought be ought tD have chance TO exhibit his
pace never had talk with Robert Bonner and
Rockefeller about the bin, bat always bow public
opinion intend TO pass this repeal BILL and never
yet have failed to pass bin in the Legislature In
which WAS interested
Wallace X. MacFarland said he represented property
owners living Central Park. who opposed
10 the creation OF race-tIack IL II. He thought such
q track would practically destroy the west side Of
the park
W. P. Archibald, IN behalf Of the $1,000 workingmen
In the Central Labor Union, opposed the bill In an
earnest speech
Orlando T. Potter then said | up here 10
express my earnest conviction that the speedway I'm
is against The sentiment Of New-York city, and cs-
peciay OF the poor people. Central Park Is the land
sape Of the poor people II ministers to The happ''
ness of the people. Nothing should ever be permitted
to obtrudc there which makes II an unrestf1l place
In years even. the park win be densey hlled Win
people on gala DAYS | beg OF you that you viii do
nothing which will njIe the park"
senator Brown and Assemblyman webster, me chhr.
men OF the two committees, assured TIE members on
the delegation that they would vote for repeal bill
There Is Gu, sder1be curiosity 70 the faces Of The
members of the delegation from New York which VIII
be here on Tuesday opposing the repeal BILL senator
Phinktt hopes to pass his repeal bill In the Senate
| tomorrow
Nearly 200 members Of the committee appointed at
the Coorer Union meeting b work for the repeal
OF the Central Park Speedway act started for Albany
AT 10 a. m yesterday from the Grand Central station
on special train Of three The greater mum
Ter OF those who went received theft notices 10 20 only
a few hours before the time Of departure, and many
OF them were busy a; the station giving INSTITUTIONS
10 their clerks about work to be done during Their