The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-11
HORSE RACING
IN DELAWARE.
Some of tho Legislature Can.
didates Favor 1t.
WHY PYLE IS OPPOSED
Said to be Actuated by the At
torney of the Wilmington
City Railway Comt any.

I "There Is no necessity for the Executive
Committeeman of this hundred to turn
down certain men recommended to act us
Judge and inspector tomorrow in some
districts" said IL leading Single Taxer last
evening to REPUBLICAN reporter. 'The
Single Tax people have cut away from tho
salisbury and Gray factions. We arc
Democrats but we are not slaves"
"What caused the ediot against youP'
! ''The city of Wilmington Railway Com
pany to get even with senator John Pyle
who wants to get to tho senate again.
During the last Legislature Pyle had q
bill to compel the company to pay asnall
State tax on its Sl,.OO,OU0 worth of prop
erty.
"Because the Pennsylvania railroad, that
only touches the outskirts of Wilmington.
pays $4,000 and tho B. & .. road pays
k25,0OO"
"How is it in other citics2'
''In Baltimore they pay taxes and In
Philadelphia they pay $50 car. Talk
about the Single Takers and monopoly.
There is one that Pyle had the munliness
to make IL dig ut and now because the Sin
gle Tax men were going to vote for Pyle,
Saulsbury comes out and says that the
Single Takers must pledge their support
to the successful nominee.
Why, you know Pyle tried to give
to the New Castle and Brandywine
companies The right to run their trolley
cars over the streets of Wilmington, but
the City Railway Company of Whining
ton did not want it that way and They
were denied the right TO operate. Ihe
people would go over their lines anyhow,
and it was monopoly killed the bills.
"NoW Lhe attorney OF the road ID getting
n slap at Pyle, but We will hold II meeting
in Wilmington tomorrow night and we
Will sec what part will bc taken Dy the
Single Takers against tho railroad monop'
oily
How about 1t here?'
well, we have Single Takers in the
window in two districts and Single
Tuxer will hold the election in Novem-
ber"
"How about the bolters?' "They are
not as good Democrats as we arc, for they
refused to stand by the nominees of their
party. They should be obliged to swear
TO support tho successful nominee.
FOR HORSE RACING.
The reporter walked about two squares
down the street, when he met leading
politician who asked ii the scribe had
heard the latest. A pencil and pad were
quickly produced and then tho iGforma-
ton was received that Billy Thompson,
the New Jersey racing magnate, would be
before the next Legislature with bill to
legaliZe horse racing in this State.
Talk about money being spent to get
nomination. why Thompson's money Is in
the fight tomorrow and they want to win.
The idoa is to grant permission to the
racing fraternity to bet on horse races and
Hazel Dell will be in the arena once more.
The grounds will be put in good shape,
fair will be held each year, horse racing
will he carried on for thirty days at a time.
"Who Arc at the lead Of the tightI"
"Why, leading Democrats There is
one man running this time and do not
Judge falsely by suspecting John T.Dickey
OF being in tho swim because he was
racing man in his time.
There is an under current to get A. IL.
johnson out of the fight because he is op-
posed to Billy Thompson but Johnsons
Friends are at his back and will not allow
him to be sacrificed.
There is pet OF certain politician in
New Castle who wants to 60 to the Lcgis-
lature because there Is money in the noXt
session, and Johnny had better get his
gun, because Mccoy will walk over him.
Horse racing by many is not objection
able but tho betting is what CAUSES the
trouble. Then in this city pool rooms
would be in full swing and many man
would be ruined.
Young men could 90 to the pool rooms
md squunder their money by betting on
races In this state and in other places. Tho
race track at Kirkwood will be put in trim
and a farm near the state rotd viii be
purchased for II race track, while Clay
mont will also be in the arena.