Arizona republican., 1906-11-03
GAMBLING QUESTION
BEFORE THE PEOPLE
The Council Next Week Will Formally
Order Its Submission and Call an
Election.

Some day next week, following cleo
ton, the members of the city council
viii meet not as councilmen. but as cit
liens for the purpose of outlining a
plan to govern the holding of an cleo
ton at which the question TO be decid-
ed viii be: shall gambling be abolished
in the city of Phoenix? The election
viii not be held under any law, for
there is none on the statute books gov
erning such a proceeding. 1t is held
FOR the simple purpose OF securing an
Expression OF the people on the ques-
non.
The expense OF the election viii be
borne jointly by the members of the
council When the call for the election
is published it will contain the princi-
pal features of the proposed anti-gam-
bling ordinance, the names OF the men
who viii conduct the election, and the
hours the election will be held, and
the qualifications of the voters who
viii be eligible TO a vote. All of the
members of the council viii abide by
the decision of the people as expressed
at the polls
Shirley Christy. the councilman from
the second ward in discussing the APP
preaching election last evening. said:
The election is called i'm order that
the question of whether Phoenix wants
gambling or not may be settled. There
We're many who claimed that a fair
vote on the question was not had
year ago last May. on account of the
political feature of that election There
are others who feel that since then the
financial condition of the Jovn has
been shown To be such that the revenue
derived from gambling is necessary for
the present needs OF the city There
are other voters of my ward who are
ready to close gambling no matter what
the cost TO the city i'm the loss of license
collections would be. To get a tru5
understanding Of the situation we are
going to arrange Tor an election. II
was promised by the last city repubIi-
can convention and the pledge viii be
redeemed"
councilman kersting was seen at his
home last evening and asked for infor-
nation regarding the election. He had
with the other members Of the coun-
ell been considering plans for the call
Ing of the election and the regulations
which would govern the same. There
is one thing you can say for me if
you wish" said Mr.. Kersting. and that
is there viii be a change in the license
law. Whichever way the election goes.
II requires So much revenue to run the
city and ii S necessary to raise this
amount il rot from one source then
from anothe-- The gambling question
has been befre the council Of Phoenix
for many m nths now and it is time
it should be settled. There will be q
meeting held Turing the week following
the county esction at which time the
details of the election viii be announc-
ed and the eli issued. The question
has been gone aver at several caucuzes /
Of the member OF the council but the !
entire program has not been arranged
for One thing is certain. 7 believe. |
and that is nat however the election
goes the cou ell viii very soon enact
an ordinance in accordance with the
expressed Win of the people.
IF IT is voed that there is to be no
gambling, tn. city council will frame
and pass an rdinance which VIII stop
gambling. II licensed gambling is 20
BE- abolished is the idea of the council
90 prohibit gambling in all its differ
ent forms. Cne thing YOU can say. II
you wish. Tie entire city council is
working harnoniousIy to one end I'm
this, to find ut If the people of Phoe-
nix want gambling abolished. and sec
ond. to enac an ordinance in accord
ance with tie expressed wish of the
people"
Mayor CoEgius has on several occas-
ions expressed himself regarding the
election and it is known Councilman
Cisney entetains the same views as
DO Councilnen Kirsting and Christy.
The regular meeting of the council viii /
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