New-York tribune., 1908-10-21
M'CARREN FOR BETTING
rs SUPPORTING CHANLER.
To Fight for Repeal of 4nt'-R0ce-
track Gambling Lac.

Tie,tenant Governor Chanler refuses TO answer
the questions of Governor Hughes regarding the
attitude he would take II elected. on the repeal OF
the anti-racetrack gambling law anu Oh ZIG uO~
Service commissions law.
Senator Patrick II. McCarren, who Is support
ing Chanler enthusiastically and is known as
man who does not hesitate to declare his atutude
on all questions stated frankly yesterday that Il
,,bon1er ,vere elected he NIcCarren) would make
an attempt to repeal the anti-racetrack samolihs
law He declared he would seek to weaken Ihe
Public Service law and would try to nave repealeo
the identification Of voters law
OF course, McCarren says he is not speaking Ioi
Mr. chanler any one except himself. But 'lS
fact remains that Mr.. Chanler was the candldate
of William j. Conners at the Rochester conVeh-
ton and that Senator McCarren, at first opposed
to the nomination of Chanler, was brought dlouilu
20 the point where he felt that 1t would De wen
for him to support the Conners candidate,
In public speech Monday night Senator NC
Carren said: IF Lieutenant Governor Chanler Is
elected we will try to repeal certain laws ana en-
deavor to pass other laws that will be OF oeneht
the public"
He was not specific so the newspaper men asked
Senator McCarren yesterday to indicate just what
laws he would try to repeal. How about the rae
ing law?' the Senator asked
Il guess my stand that point is pretty well
known" said the Senator. IF ! had my way, the
act repeaIing the Percy-Gray law would be wiped
out of existence"
Senator McCarren also says that he purposes to
try TO amend the insurance law, the Pubic ser
vice commissions law and repeal the registry
identification law and the Superintendent of Elec-
tions law.
In connection with the impression that the rae
ing men believe that Mr.. Chanler favors a repeal
of the anti-racetrack gambling law, the following
special dispatch to THE Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal" dated from this city and printed on October
Is is interesting The editor Of the paper is Henry
Watterson one of the active supporters of Bryan,
who has been writing extensively in the support
Of the Democratic candidate for President. The
dispatch reads:
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler's racing backers-the
big racetrack interests of this statC-are contrib
uting literally to enormous fund 10 be spent In
the last week Of the campaign and on Electlon
chairman of the Democrat tic State Committee early
next week. . ,..- - !,
in racetracks have pledged themselves TO raise a
fund of $500 900 dividing the fund into $4,000 for
Belmont lead Of the Tacetrack interests IN 14s VI
cinity; DRY Dollar Tim Sullivan Patriek Il: Nc Nc
Saratogq racetrack; George Considine, James B.
Reynolds Phil Dwyer and John r. Sanford.
have contributed their share OF this fund out OF
their own pockets. while Sullivan and McCarren
and Gonsidine agreed to ra5se the money from 'helr
In addition to this tund it is understood that
Jones and Joe Fendig, i've Of the leading book
makers at the tracks In this city, who were hit
hardest by the anti-racetrack bill which Governor
Legislature, have agreed to furnish an additional
$1,000 among themselves to swell the fund 10
We will have money enough to win the state .
said one of the representatives Of this group at
This fund was raised. it was declared in racing
circles a result of positive assurance made by
for Governor, that he would sign a bill allowing
racetrac1 bOokmakng with certain restrictions II
the state