The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
S[Ek1OHOLDUPG AMBLERS.
Mr.. Navin Makes q Serious Ad-
mission to the Council.
INTRODUCES 4 RESOLUTIONS,
says Ganablers Are Running Crook
"a Games, and when Mr.. GIL
Answers That Populists Are Try
ing to Make Them Pay Next
spring's Fusion Campaign Elk
penses, ne Fails to Deny IT,.

81 ..
penses, ne FAILS 10 DeHs Ae'
Councilman Thomas Navin, the single
tax representative Of the First ward.
made an unsuccessful attempt at last
nights meeting of the city council TO Sc
cure the passage OF q resolution direct
ing the chief OF police to close gambling.
The resolution was referred, but during
the debate that followed its Introduction
Councilman Gill made the direct charge
that an attempt had been made BY the
Populists to compel the gamblers TO ad-
vance money with which to conduct the
Populist campaign next spring and Mr.
Navin publicly acknowledged the charge
to be true.
The resolution onered by MT. Navin ana
seconded by Crawford read as follows:
Whereas. 1t Is q matter OF public
notoriety that gambling houses are pc
tnE OPENLY tconoucted WIN tne nnow,-
sn "vbsr.an rtta sfrect ~ The nonen-
nppnrent BY the prevalence Ok bunko.
theerafape "a Il
t1et ,,S,, - 'rhat tho chief NJ notice
~. ~ trSosetI forthwith f to enforce the,
Councilman Navin, aiter oMerins tne
resolution was quick 10 take tue hVoi ~
III support.
..T,he 20 n,hlers ;, he said ssare not con-
49, y. s,a-.ta .ayoa vrhych are cornmon-
=, s.,g ~ he lecit,mate They have cs-
~ sara 70 DC iesi'na.e. Aney 10,
tablished games which no gambler ever
plays and which the player is sure to go
hroke an IL he plays The charge is made
Ut ,he 90 n,hiers own fhis council: that
III .n LIZ, az $3.50 ~ chisf ~ nolice
tney own . ,ns i,ssvaraa .S.snas even 10
the courthouse. II this charge isn't true
let this resolution be adopted; otherwise
the uutlic will believe II to be true"
80 w. ny y,osrsa o,,d revarue con,mittss.
and then GIN took the floor.
..rhere is no use in any member Of this
co,,rcsi. savtnr he doesn't know gambling
g runn iays he s said we all know
ity A lot Of us, Including the gentleman
who has offered THU, resolution, went
through the gambling houses about six
70 which IN Mr. Nayin refers were running
has has" the he gentleman waited until this late
II am told :" continued Gil, raising his
voice and sneakinr with great force.
Chat an attempt has been made Of late
sSth e sonMs r Mavin ~ 10 ,n comnel the gam
h1ar. t. advancs the camnaicn fund for
tie Popuiists next spring. The threat
< rasSI,tior 'siynijar IN the one now offered
ans9 ~ 'ntrnamced IN This Council Con-
seGuently j was not surprised when this
desires can name the man who made
the demand"
understand tnat somepo1y aio make
that threat, aamtteo MI NaVi n rrah hs-
", amlo suppresseo lauSn.er t from me-
the moor once more In support OF ms reso-
lu aT, yr,,, y. .s,d ga r,est,rv q, th,s
In jury, ne ne saio, m t OF TINS
council was had at when the terms upon
which camping should reopen were dis
! cgssed the sanders nad iuii knowi-
edge tnat tney Were anoweo 70 reopen
S Thea ree esd and tbey have yiolated
the sgrsement then maze ana nave ag-
norsu NE n ,rni, u me so,,e ~ ,be,,, ~
eaMes nov r s,rnis' o I'll, some ~ men, az
games. .Nopody wins put tne boosters
VINO are IN the pay 81 the mousse;
Counciiman McAroie also PopuIst
faction Of the party which which, Mr.; ,, Mavin
represents, gave MS ieAoW Fopuhst
au.Ysl, rav yessi Enaw" he declared aof anv
neeti neYe o ts counc whereat me tea amy
npon Wnicn eamIhng snouiq reopen
Were mscusseu, anu ! o2n iHi L any
n ern in ss which "a my Colleague discusses s
Dooster. punko ana sucker am ieo
to peieve lnat ne SHOWS considerable
about the gampnng Dusiness--more tnan
, know: ana ! am even in the saloon
business. :. -.
James moion 70 refer tne resoIut1on
70 the ponce; Incense ana revenue commit,
voting In the negative.
DIR. limerick Confirmed.
DR.. B. 8. Limerick was confirmed as a
men,ter NJ the hoard Of health Nv a
nnanirmous vote Of o the council. rrIcgton a
ahsenting himself when fhe vote wa g
taken. DR.. Limerick was appointed a