The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-29
JERSEY GOES FOR RACING.
THE ANTI-GAMBLINa AMENDMENT
DEFEATED BIZ 5000.

EAsCh County In line
against It-vcr, Light vote ~Cast-other
Am, ailments Probably Go Down. Too.
TRENTON. \. J., Sept. 2s.-The a~nti.race track
amendment to the Constitution 10 defeated by
fully 5000 majority. according to estimates
based on returns received here at midnight.
The vote cast was light, not over 50 per cent. OF
that cast last year.
Trenton gives q majority OF over 1900 against
the race track amendment, 1000 against the
ad interim appointment amendment, and over
1900 against woman suffrage. Tho returns
from the townships will reduce the majority on
the race track amendment to 1,4oo.
Comden county gives about 100 against the
gambling amendment The city Of Camden
cast 3,5l2 votes for 1t and $500 against 1t.
The appointment amendment runs ahead and
woman's suffrage considerably behind in the
county.
Gloucester city voted 700 against the ram.
bling amendment. The old race track In located
there. Gloucester county gives about 500 ma
jority for the amendment.
Cape May county gives 45o for the amend
ment.
Monmout county voted for racing and against
the gambling amendment by nearly 1900 ma
jority in q light vote. Eatontown township, in
which Monmouth Park is located. gave 4o6
against: Freehold. the county seat, sos against;
"ho Siutilb auh "
against. Neptune township, which includes
Ocean Grove. Asbury Park, and other resorts,
gave but 100 for the amendment Long Branch
gave 729 majority against.
Burlington county, estimated 1000 against
the race track amendment.
In many parts of the State an organized
effort was made against all OF the amend.
ments. and official ballots were circulated
with all Of them cancelled. In Camden
fhesa cancel1ed hallnta wAr0 Dlaced In
the polling booths. and in some districts were
given out by the election officers with the regu-
lar ballot. When this latter fact was disoov-
cred it was stopped by the leaders because Of
its illegality. In Newark circulars were dis.
tributed urging voters to vote against all tho
proposed amendments. The circular began
with the following:
"Oae OF these amendments, purporting to
suppress race track gambling. Is in reality an
attempt to rcinstate intolerance and interfere
with the personal liberty OF individuals. Under
the %pretence of suppressing bookmaking it in
directly prohibits innocent games of chance,
card playing. and all forms OF amuse-
ment and imposes q penalty Of $1,000 fine or a
term in prison for the most trifing breach OF
the law. 1t interferes with the individuals
right to select ones own pastime, and il an ef-
fort to revive the old blue laws. under which
even homes were invaded by minions of the
NC Injuries nave yet Deen received from E0SGX,
but It Is expected the county will give 5000
against.
three ministers who preached in favor Of the
amendments. not one voted.
tvs election returns indicate a majority Of about
5000 for. the three amendments TO the State
Less than 4.5oO votes were cast for them, and
1 Nss than ma on a.5oI e sSa Issu them, n,;m The t total , y9is
interest Gfe ess S Se'ne sat sns l sridse ea'ne CITY T gives hi he
amendments about 500 majority.
se Ss% t sse0 anti-Eanb aiifpt a%me :mInss ct ~ i as;
and the other TWO amendments by a slightly re-
MiddIesex county will give a majority against
the amendments of at least 500. The vote was
about q per cent. OF that cast. in the Presidential
ri FhT EIT = 9 ROY ,ot Sept +, 2 Ss;xasn t 55S .,s se,u sog
in favor Of the anti-gambiine an ntment. and
about 1000 in favor Of the other amendments.
NEWTON. v: j.. sept. 2s.-Ihe race-track
soNERy1LLE n. J.. Sept. 2s.-The town of
gambling amendment. 156 majority for tho
ad interim amendment, 1876 majority for the
:Mcagre returns from the outlying districts in.
dictate that the anti-gaInbling amendment will
be carried in Somerset county by about 500, and
the other amendments by considerably less.
sa MoE ma i69,Tis: ~; y; * lie sent sept ii 2 :; ioNsI imoV
First amendment. 24l; second, 275; third, 1877.
Returns from the county indicate 600 majority
for amendments.
,E~LIzlaETH., i. J.; Sept. 2s.-Union county
gambling amendment. The majority against
the woman suffrage amendment will be con-
PATERSON. =. j.. Sept. 2s-Hardly more than
n e-fourth OF the voters in the city went to the
Several thousand were DISTINGUISHED through
neglect to register. Saloons were closed, but In
no other way was it apparent that the day was
The vote Is about the same for each Of the
the amendments and 3 0lD against In pAsSaic
the vote was also light; the amendments wero
The vote in the townships. cannot be learned
tonight, but Il is understood that a fairly heavy
vote was cast On both sides. II is estimated that
the amendments are lost In this county by about
NEWARK. Sept. es.-Newark's complete vote
on The gambling amendment was 6,S37 for and
e.4sl against, making q majority against tho
amendment OF 1851 The vote was less than
one-third OF that OF the city election OF last
,'0RHNeE, Sept. 2s.-orango went 1872 against
went loo in favor OF all The amendments,
West Orange went 20 against them.
The amendments were defeated in ten of the
Twelve wards in Jersey City by majorities rang
The Eighth and Ninth were tho only wards in
Hhlch the amendments had q majority. l2l and
,Thsiotal vote cast was 1850. For the anti
@"ioriiys se"ins'. 4.as5. The The nsIorisie ;: asains,
the other amendments were a trihe smaller.
IN HOboken tho total vote was 3,3RS. a de-
crease Of about 5000 from last spring. All the
amendments were overwhelmingly defeated
The n~tLgambling amendment received 6ls
vote to 1851 against ii.
In Union Hill II got 1914 to 1875; in Gutten
burg. 80 for and 4o7 against; in W~eehawken
81 for and 1893 against.
The vote on the anti-gambiing amendment II
West Hoooken was 296 TOR and s67 against; II
West New York it was 40 for and 357 against.
DROWNED AT FORT HAMILTON.