The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-10
AGAINST THE
RACE TRACK.
Non. Partisan-Anti- Race TrackCon
vention at Elkton.

ELKTON, Md, March 0.-The Non. Par
tisan Anti-Race Track Convention Assem-
bled here this morning in the Presbyter-
IAN Church, on East Main street, tho OBJ
Ject of the meeting being TO organize a
campaign against the race track evil by
securing the nomination for legislative
positions of men who are known to be un-
qualihodly opposed to race tracks and
their attendant evil, and II bitter warfare
will be waged from now until election
day next fall. 1t looks as though no one
but those opposed to racing need apply
for position on either tho Republican or
Democratic ticket this fall.
States Attorney William S. Evans was
chosen president. The secretaries were j.
N. C. Cathcart, of Zion, and Samuel G.
Bye of Fair Hill. Mr.. Evans upon taking
the chair reviewed the situation, and, as
the principal prosecuting officer, testified
to the deplorable conditions Of affairs re-
sulting from the race track gambling.
Whereas the fair name of our State and
county are dishonorcd by the presence in
our midst of the race track gambling In its
various forms, and
Whereas, its adheronts, driven from other
States, have in large numbers settled here
with the avoWed purpose of fastening this
evil and
Whereas, its baneful results are seen in
the brutality practiued upon horses. The
Generalization. moral and financial of
men, tho corruption of women and girls,
the growing familiarity of our youths with
open and hidden vice and the manifest
tendency to bargain away respectahility
and decency for money, and
Whereas, these results proceed from the
presence of a law upon our statute books
so worded aS to permit and sanction said
evil and TO allow its expansion to an cx-
tent limited only by its proftableness,
and
Whereas, said law must be repealed by
the same authority whence it came, the
sovereign people OF the State, and,
Whereas that opportunity will be pre-.
sented ut the coming session Of the IIegis-
luGurc,
Therefore, be 1t resolved by this convcn
tion non-partisan in character and repre-
sentative of the citizenship of said county
that said law should be SO amended or re-
pealen as to prohibit race track gambling
under any form and at all times and
places within the limits of Cecil County
Resolved, That the men who shall be
nominated by the respective parties To req
resent Cecil County In the Senate and
House Of Delegates at the session should
be men whose character and standing in
the community auit whose opposition to
and freedom from any and ali connection
with raCu-tfacK gambling and It's aUten-
dunt interests should be dS manifest that
their election would De IL sure guarantee
OF The repeat ul III, said Law so iar us it
permits rAcD'tlack gambllng in Cecil
County III any .prm, aJ amy IimU or place.
Resolved, That i'll addition TO tho nom.
inutlou Of such mLn the several parties in
their nominating conventions should de-
clare unequivocdiIy ans Enthusiastically
against the present law ai Instruct their
nominees for the Senate and House of
Delegates tc secure its rCpral.
Resolved, That the convention urges
upon all lhc people of our county who have
regard for its material and moral interests
and who place its fair name above money,
to labor from this time forth for tine
furthGring of the ends sought by this
preamble and resolutions by such honor
able means as the circumstances may re-
quire.
EcSoivod, that to put into practice tho
operation and purpose of this convention
and secure the aims above described, we
commit the management OF this AnIi-racG-
track gambling campaign 10 n committee
OF L., To be hnOWn as The Committee of
Public safety, said committee to consist
of one FROM each district except tho third
or Eliton district, which should have two
together with the secretary and treas urcr,
wh0 should also he from he third district
and that this committee should hr named
by the Executive Committee which has
called the convention toge her.
The evening session convened in the
church at O'Clock. DIR. ". h. Crafts, Of
Washington, ID. c., who aided in the iighJ |
against the outlaw race tracks ST. Asnph |
and Alexandria Island, Va, matlc an ;ld-
dress which was enthusiastically received. |
Over 3)O delegates tom all parts of the |
county WGro in Attendance to-day. Tho |
luuius took ln active interest in the con. |
vcntiOn and furnished rclroihmeuts 10 |
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