The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-30
70 PREVENT TnE fight
Governor Oulberson VIII Leave
No Stone Unturned.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SPENT.

Those FsyoriDg the Fight CLAIR, That to
Efrsvent II Nov Would Cause Serious Loss
to Inaocsnt Persons, and Claim That 1t
Uwm Not be Prevented.
AUSTIN. Tex. Sept so.-The following
Is direct from the governors Office, and is
self explanatory:
Governor Culberson stands firm ON his
position against prize fighting. He intends
TO suppress IL, and win exert every power
Of his office to that end He believes that
the law as 1t now stands Is against it, and
that the decision of Judge Hurt is funda-
mentally wrong. His proclamation does
not recede one inch from his declared pur-
pose to enforce the law, regardless of the
Hurt opinion, He simply begins with mild
pacific measures before force is used. The
legislature will convene Oct /, and the
case against Comptroller Finley, 1t Is said,
Will be set for hearing In the supreme
court. What the Legislature will do then
will be known when the case comes up, In
all probability. II the Legislature shall
pass an effective law, and put 1t into i'm.
mediate effect, that will end IL. II it does
not the supreme court will probably decide
the matter In a few days, after Oct. 10, and
II 1t holds that the license law Is not oper-
ative, and the criminal statute against
prize fighting Is In force, the public may
rest assured that the governor will use all
the military force Of the state 10 uphold
the law. Should the decision Of the su-
preme court be against the state there will
remain the law against affrays and dis
turbanoes Of the peace"
Ex-Governor o. NJ. Roberts has written
Governor Culberson commencing his con
duct In calling the legislature There are
grave doubts however, about the legis-
lature passing law with the requisite
two thirds vote to give IL immediate effect.
Inquiry sent members as far as heard from
indicate that a law to take immediate effect
making prize fighting a felony will go
through by an overwhelming majority.
1t is claimed, however, by those favoring
the fight that Governor Culberson should
have called the Legislature Immediately
after Judge Hurts opinion and before the
light management expended thousands Of
dollars on the building. He waited, how
ever, nearly three weeks, during which
time, 1t Is asserted, many thousands of
dollars have been paid out in making prep
arations for the fight, and TO prevent it
now will cause serious loss to innocent
parties and be an act of injustice. Several
members Of the Legislature are known to
entertain these views, and it may be that
they can muster force enough to prevent
two-thirds majority. Eleven senators can
do for the emergency class, and it is well
known that the senate and the governor
were not on good terms at the adjourn
ment Of the legislature last winter.
The correspondent of the Chicago Tri-
bune telegraphs interviews with num-
Der of Texas senators and representatives,
giving their opinion regarding the passage
Of a law with an emergency clause to pre-
vent the Corbett- -Fitzsimmons fight. They
are without exception favorable to the law,
and the senators and representatives de-
clare In no uncertain terms that they will
stand by Governor Culberson. It is said
the List includes several who have all along
been counted as among the friends of pro-
moters of the mill.