The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-30
TO PREVENT THE Big FIGHT
Governor CulberSOn Will Leave no Stone
Unturned.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SPENT.
Those Favoring the Fight Claim That to
Prevent it Now Would Cause Serious
Loss to Innocent Persons, and Claim
That it viii Not be Prevented.

AUSTIN, Tex, Sept 3O.-The following
is direct from the governors Office, and is
self explanatory:
"Govornor Culberson stands firm on his
position against prize fighting He intends
TO suppress it, and will exert every power
of his Office to that end. He believes that
the law as it 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. l, and the
/ case against Comptroller Finley, it 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. If the legislature shall
pass an effective law, and put it into i'm
mediate effect that will end it, If it does
not the supreme court will probably decide
the matter in II few days, after Oct. TO- and
if it 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 to uphold
the law. Should the decision Of the su-
preme court be against the state there will
remain the law against affrays and dis
turbances of the peace"
Ex-Governor o. NJ. Roberts has written
Governor Culberson commanding his con
duct in calling the legislature There are
grave doubts however, about the legis-
lature passing a law with the requisite
two thirds vote to give it immediate effect
Inquiry sent members as far as heard from
indicate chat 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
fight management expended thousands Of
dollars on the building. He waited how
ever, nearly three weeks during which
time, it 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 a
two-thirds majority. Eleven senators can
do for the emergency class, and it is well
known that the senate and the governor
" "Oo o- Soou uStlllo "u Iie ouJoliIH-
A2t of the legislature last winter.
= correspondent of the Chicago Tri-
NVE <Megraphs interviews with a num-
llSIEl4laS AEas senators and representatives,
/G%/ NaE opinion regarding the passage
Y rs ~ Nan emergency clause to pre-
y AT NttFitzsimmons fight They
~ ~ R\3ption favorable to the law,
M @ <3nd representatives de
SS&f Nterms that they will
Nlberson. 1t is said
Nwho have all along
plitting headache immedi tS5e friapds Of ,,rle'
vlieved by the use of VI PiO-
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