New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-30
TITRFMEN ARE IN TROUBLE.
Any, pErr1NG RINGS LIKELY TO BE SUP
PRESSED.

TIVE QUESTION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE voT-
rRs OF THE STATE IN NovEMBER-sTRoNG
FEELING AGAINST GAMBLERs-MIs-
TAKES OF RAcETRACK
MANAGERS.
Tho Constitutional Convention about ten days ago
s...od an amendment to the Constitution prohibit
,rs all forms Of gambling. This amendment es
,.uv mentions poolselling and bookmaking AS
RI. tribune has already stated clearly ana iorcoiy'
h approval Of this amendment by the voters OF the
c.o,e will nufy the Ives Pool act ana VIII MAKE
,s,,inc on racetracks impossible until another Con-
s,,tu,ional Convention shall meet twenty years from
,w NJ until two successive Legislatures and vote
=, tho ntope OF the State shall amend the Consttu-
ton anew in the interval before the next OoS'''u
tional Convention. This ant-Sambnns amendment
takes away absolutely from the Legislature '"e
mower 10 protect any form OF gamohng Whatever.
All the amendments adopted by this Cons''tuuoiai
Convention will be submitted to the people d. VI.
corning election although the convention had 'fe
legal right to declare these amendments d pdi' "
the Constitution by It's own action without S"
ting them to the vote OF the people Inc ieaNe
,awvers y the State. both Republican and Demo
cratic agreed that the convention hau 'iiis 20
right. and was not compelled by any law OF p' az,
,r, q, tho Constitution itself to submit the result "a
DC labors TO a vote of the people. But the i'epuo'
can majority in the convention DECIDED 10 a
these amendments TO the action OF the Pe0p' N
the polls in November . ~-vor,
Hence II Is plain that the voters Oh ->e" 80
State will have the opportunity to deciue ""e"e ,,
hating on the raceracks shall be permitted OF sa''
he entirely abolished The opposition 10 the am
rambling amendment, when II was auoPN ~
Constitutional Convention was extremely
The vote in favor of the amendment was lV9, anu
orlv four votes were cast against It, oh fiiua,
tho question came up before the convention Vi
a,.i,c the Constitution as altered by the various
amendments which have been passed. Hciu'ie ~
an,-garlbling amendment The vote III laVo' VI ~
amended Constitution was 81. and only 10 votes "e'e
cast against it.
INTENSE OPPOSITION TO BEIllN" ni>''
II is therefore evident that the great majority OF
the Constitutional Convention was determine "
o.s hot,,ng on racetracks Now. what do the
.ocusy c,uhs and racing organizations OF the STATE
expect 10 do? Unless they succeed IN per
the voters that betting on the racecourses 10
sirable thing and in the public interest," INC o.'7
,,cs ~ tho racetracks will be closed and prooaoy
will remain closed for twenty years Inc sun
H,aors IN rscetracks the bookmakers and other
professional gamblers. and the many thousands oi
people who are interested IN one way anu anu
IN the promotion of betting ana gamohhs "a az
kinds will undoubtedly do all they can 10 ueiea '
anti-eambng amendment at the polls in November.
The men who favor gambling can conHiahu 8 e
daal of money and they energetic ana IN
eenious persons. But public sentiment mas oee"
greatly stirred on this subject. and the hos''! 70
the betting rings the racetracks Is intense d"
over the State. ...,,
The Republican majority OF the constitutional
Convention has sent out the people OF the state
an address explaining the reasons for the suop'Io'
OF amendments passed By this convention III ~
address the following statement Is MADE IN ies"i'
10 the nti-gambling amendment: -, ,..o,,
The passion for gambling 10 which the system EN-
of lotteries formerly mns,Hr rd mas Pool bill and
Under color and preteXt Of betting upon hosS In
among the young and weak throughout the com.
munty We have extended the PROHIBITION aga, al
Ing and other forms OF gambling 1t Is claimed
that this provision Will aTTay IN 13
money power but appeal to the virtue ana s1Iit
Judgment Of the people to sustain the position
In the convention number OF earnest and e 10
s1ting from iegaiized gambling on the raGetrae iI
were delivered aud these addresses seemed 10 'in-
press the members OF the convention oeep'''
A GAMBLERS CAMPAIGN FUND TO BE
RAISED.
II "a well known to politicians and racing men
Generally that the passage of the Ives Pool act
bv the LEGISLATURE cost a great deal of money.
large fund was raised by the racetracks 10 puy
votes in the Legislature. But buying votes IN d
Legislature and buying the people OF the state
are two very different undertakings !here We,e
only l2S Assemblymen and few more than th I "
Senators In the Legislature which passed ahe osr
pool act but there more than I,OV,No 'oteI >
in the State Of New-York. and it will be most
dsut JOB Oo defeat shI key ha big sums
money and the use of every conceivable influence
w sary the betting rings are to be maintained on
the racecourses OF this State. 1t is despera te
tns pTopeyty will undoubtedly employ posi-
bic device to defeat the ant-gamblng amehah1 me
Rut they will have tremendous and prooapy
as The Tribune has pointed out repeatedly. the
rsSagtrs Of the Eastern racecourses have made
mistake after mistake and error after error, ~
81 faaI2e against the racetracks. II they had con-
Quoted their effars In discreet conciila.oy aisu
against h THE TTS
has given Them sad1c eea wSc6 they
failed to accept in the spirit IN "h'ch II Was o'
fered
THE MISTAKES MADE IN NEW-JERsEY
The race-track men affronted public opinion 'r
New-Jersey and embttered the decent people Of
that State by the scandals and abuses on tn
tracks and BY the outrageous proceedings IN Tren
ton in the Legislature Of 1893. They tried to bea
down all opposition by hgh-handed and arrogan
methods. They were not concliatory: diplomat
to purify the turf in New-Jersey. and to raise IL
reputation so that the people OF ,he e ram
with a lofty sense OF honor and in the best inter
es5s OF the nSSgf thoro9gh disguised will
the msmanagement of the racetracks IN tnat state
10 the betting-rings on the racecourses; and IN
Legislature of New Jersey last winter passed sue
in New-Jersey this year. 1t is not at all likely tina
there will be any betung-rlngS III 1>e"-Jersey ~
many years TO come. -. II, =
II is amazing that the tremendous calamity whic
fell upon racetracks in New-Jersey this yea
was not taken TO heart by every one interested II
the racecourses in this State. IL ought TO nav
been plain to every intelligent person in any wa
connected with racing that only the most searching
corpete and radical reforms. only the most ex
haustive and thorough publication Of the turf. onl
an entire reversal of former methods and ways o
management only the practice and enforcement o
the most rigorous regulations against al abuse
and evils on the turf, only the most relentless cam
papn and crusade against all persons in any wa
connected with racing who gave cause for suspicion
could save the racetracks OF the Empire State fror
a disaster similar TO that which befell the race
courses In New-Jersey.
MANY ERRORS IN THE EMPIRE STATE.
After the Legislature OF New-Jersey closed all tn