The morning call., 1893-03-02
VALIANT IN BATTLE
Men Of Jersey Clearly Are in the
r. i'll. &. Fight to Stay.
There Will Be No Cessation of Hos
tiIities Until the Racing Thugs
Are Driven Out. =
Specialize THE MORNING CALL.

: TRENTON, n. j., March 1.-The anti
racecourse people besieged the State House
to-day; the Legislators having taken refuge
at the Managerial ceremonies In Washington.
The citizens began pouring 10 from all over
the State at about9 O'clock this morning,
ard by 10 O'clock nearly every county in
the State was represented. Politics and re-
liglon- seemed to- have nothing 10 do with
the demonstration, rs Democrats, Repub!i-
cans and Prohibitionists participated, and
creeds, too, were ignored, for, Protestant
ministers and Catholic priests conferred to-
gelher. ......s
Rev. DR., +, Kempshall, president OF the
Anti-racing League. at the head of 1000
members, arrived at the State House at I2 80
o'clock. DR.. Kempshall presided at the
mass-meeting. which he onened with fiery
speech denouncing the action of the legis-
latUrs. The meeting then adjourned to the
Opera-house, where DIR. Kempshatl con-
tinued his speech in the same strain. A
committee on resolutions was appointed.
and while it was preparing a report several
ether civines, legal lights and taynien ed
dressed the meeting, denounoing in un-
stinted terms the racetrack bills, and de-.
mandIng their repeal.
The committee on resolutions reported,
denouncing andcondemning the Legislature
for passing the racetrack bills, and demand
ing the immediate and absolute repeal
thereof. The resolutions were unanimously
adopted. and arrangements were made for
the organization Of a State law and order
league.
New YORK, March 1.--To-day's uprising
In New Jersey against the corruption of the
Legislature which recently passed three
al- -,
and gambling thereon, attracts wide atten-
tion and extended comment here. The
papers devote large portion of their space
20 the movement and to the Indignation
meeting at Trenton, where hundreds of the
protes;ants went today by special trains
from all over the State.
Among the numerous memorials taken to
Trenton. protesting against the passage Of
the measures, was one signed almost uEanl-
mously by the students OF Rutgers College
and the New Brunswick Theological Semi
nary, likewise the members of the faculties
in both institutions.
In connection with this matter and the
evils of poolrooms in this vicinity, the Post
prints long New Haven special showing
the enormity of the evil In Connecticut
There are said to be five poolrooms in Con-
necticut, all OF which play daily, except
Sunday on the Guttenburg and Gloucester
races. They are situated in the larger
cities, but they have agencies in the smaller
towns surrounding, and are steadily cover
ing and increasing the area. The poolroom
in New Haven Is situated almost in the
exact center of the city, perhaps five
minutes walk from Yale College. This
single room is said to pay profit of $1,000
week. Each afternoon ii has been attended
by some 200 patrons, most of them young
men. About one-Quarter have been Yale
students. The poolrOom men screen them
selves behind the Commission business
dodge.
CLEVELAND, March 1.-At the Tattersall
sale to-day thirty-seyen horses were dis
posed of for a total of S2l, $50. The princi-
pal sales were: Junen ont, to A Spelay
of mouth. Ohio, and J. d. Creighton
of Lexington, KY. for $4,000; Panacea. to
]. S. Coxey of Lexington, KY, for S3625;
Emma, to Frank Rockefeller of Cleveland,
for $1,000.
New ORLEANS, March There was a
fast track.
Six furlongs, Speedway won, Jim Daugh-
erty second, Annie Golden third. Time,
1:16k.
Five furlongs, Tramp won, John sec
ond. Little Trmble third Time, 1:O315.
Five and q half furlopgs, Ell Mundo won,
Larue second, Denver third. Time, 1:1OA.
Mile and sixteenth, Excelsior won,
Bonnie B second, Wedgefeld third. Time,
1:53k.
Handicap, six furlongs, Lombard won,
Fay S second, Aasel Jr. third. Time. 1 :15A.