The morning times., 1896-01-27
DENOUNCED RACE TRACKS
Alexandrians Expressed Their OPP
position at a Mass Meeting.
day 10 Protest Before the Legisla-
ture-Track People Active. frt

in the city drew crowd OF about 700
persons to the NJ. E. Church South last
eyening to protest against the continuance
of the race tracks in Alexandria county and
petition the legislature to adopt the Maupin
bill, abolishing all forms of race track
gambling In the State.
About half the audience were ladies, who
took much interest In the proceedings.
On the meeting being called to order, and
the singing of hymn, Mr.. George r. Hill
was called to the chair, Capt. X. Kemper,
the chairman of the committee appointed
at the preliminary meeting, to arrange a
program for this meeting, then took the
stand, and in short address entered his
protest against the evil influences Of the
race tracks.
He then called ON Mr.. Frank ]. Pollard to
address the meeting. Mr.. Pollard made a
strong protest against the continuance Of
the tracks, and denied the statement that
they put a large sum of money in circu-
lation here. .Messrs. ]. E. Supple OF Del Rey,
and A. G. Uhler OF this city. urged the
meeting to take concerted action against
the great evil of horse racing.
Rev. Mr.. Butler, who next spoke, said
that the fight to be made was not against
horse racing, but against the gambling
that accompanied IL.
Mr.. A. H. Thomson here moved that a
committee of three be selected 20 go to
Richmond and appear before the committee
of the legislature having the Maupin bill
in charge. but withdrew his motion to
allow the regular order TO proceed.
Rev. Clarence Ernest Ball. rector of st
Paurs Episcopal Church. next took the
stand, and after a severe arraignment OF
the track for the evil, which he said they
were doing in the community. spoke of the
pamphlets which the advocates OF the race
tracks had prepared. setting forth ad-
vautages the tracks We're to Alexandria
He denied the statement in the pamphlet
that 100000 had been expended in Alex
andria, and even IL it were SO, the money
could in 10 way counterbala nee the immense
evil the tracks were doing As TO the
names attached TO the race track pa implicit.
representing the larger portion of the people
of the city, he did not believe it.
He urged united action against the tracks,
and then read series of resolutions, pre-
pared by the committee of ministers
The resolutions were adopted by a stand
ing vote, nearly every one in the church
rising to their feet W hen the vote was taken
Rev. Mr. Benson then announced that the
ushers would go around among the con-
gregation for signatures TO a petition to
the legislature praying for the abolition of
the tracks. He wanted the ladies to sign as
well as the men.
Rev Theron II. Rice made an address
op the same lines as the speakers that pre-
ceded him.
When the getting of the signatures had
been completed, Mr.. A. Fl. Thomson
renew wed his motion for the appointment
of a committee CT three to go to Richmond
10 represent the meeting.
Nominations were begun and it was
found that twenty-siX gentlemen could
and would go to Richmond today and
the committee wa" named as follows:
George r. Hill, G. William Ramsay, Rev
T. II. Rice, A. II. Thomson, j. c. Smoot.
Frank T Benson, Rev. c. E. Bail, John
r. Zimmerman. ]. T. Reckham. Lawrence
Washington. George 5. French, J. T. VIII
iams, J J0hn L. Cha pman. Henry F. Robert
son, F. ]. Pollard, John II. Trimyer. @. F.
Carter, ]. w. May. f. r. Kemp. Harry K. |
Burke, George II. Hinken, Herbert Bryant 4
A d. Brockett, Rev. Bergman Greene,
and Gardner l.. Boothe. OF Alexandria,
and ]. s. Supplee. OF Del Rey. The COM
Inittee is composed of representative busi-
ness men.
The comniittee appointed TO go to Rich
mond met after the regular meeting.
and organized by electing George r. Hill,
chairma n. and f. r. Kemp. secretary.
They will go to Richmond this morning,
taking with them the resolutions adopted
at the meeting
The race track people have not been idle.
and on Saturday night the names OF
several hundred more voters of the city
We're added to the petition for the retention
of the tracks Every signature to the
race track petition is that OF an adult and
a voter in Alexandria city or county