The Washington times., 1908-04-09
GOY. HUGHES URGES
ANT.-2ACING BILLS
IN SPECIAL LETTER
Investigation Of Wall
Street Methods Also
Is Asked.
Plea Defeated
Measure to End Book
making.

ALBANY, y. Y. April s.-Gov. Hughes
today sent a special message 10 the
Legislature urging again the necessity
OF passing the ai,Ji-race track gambling
bills The message reiteraUes the gov
ernOr's contention that gambling at
race tracks is not carried on through
evasion OF the law. but under the law
as il now exists.
The message further recommends that
the Legislature provide for direct nom
nations and for laws facilitating the
construction Of new subways. and sug-
gests the advisabiiity Of creating a com
mission 90 investigate tne methods OF
Wall Street
Senator Ra-nes moved that the por-
ton OF the message relating 10 race
tracks should be laid on the table with
The Agnew-Hart bills and the remaining
portions oe referred 90 the appropriate
committees.
Message AugeTs Senate.
Senator Grady bitterly attacked the
governor. saying that the executive was
turning into q common scold and that
he exceeded ms right IN reading a lee
tuTu 10 the Legislature.
Senator MCCarreR charged that the
message OF the governor was a positive
insult 10 the senate. he startled every
one by saying the senate should re-
SpecIulIy seuC d message u the gov
ernOr inviting MIN 10 attend 10 his own
business Senator haines ueIenued me
governor, declaring ne was wnOlIy
within his rights ceiling ran high
To Order Election.
After more wrangling that part OF the
governors message referring 10 the race
track bills was laid on the table with
the bills.
The governor Will issue a call for a
special election in the Fourty-sevenrh
senatorial district, comprised Of Or
leans and Niagara counties. 20 be he'd
Oh May II 10 eject a successor TO the
late senator ErancEot- The call Will
be issued today or tomorrow. The chief
object IS 10 give the senate its fun mem
bersnip OF nIty-one, 50 another tie vote
On the race track bills would be i'm
possible.
Unless the race track bills in some
manner are acted on iavorably at this
session, which by a concurrence Of
botR houses is 10 end April g il is
positively known that Governor Hughes
Will cali an extra session Of the LegIs-
laIure 10 meet or NY IL
Woman Defeated Bill.
Governor Hughes was beaten in
mis- efforts 10 stop rs.ce track gambling
By the caJoleries Of a woman. who
turned one vote 10 the side OF the gamb-
iers, the senate rejecting the Agnsw-
Hart bills by a tie vote OF . TO 25 after
the most stir 're night seen here in
years.
Senator WilcS (, whose vote would
have passed the bills, admits mis- wife
caused him 70 vote against them. From
the day the racing bills were introduced
Mrs. Wilcox. who is fond Of sport OF. all
kinds, and particularly Of track contests
hasqleaded with her husband to DO all he
could 10 beat them. She has been his
constant companion this session Be
fore parting with him yesterday Mrs
Wilcox, half-tenderly, Notwithstanding
ly, approached him and said
Ben, remember, IL is ali of between
you and me If you vote for those bills
What Could He Do?
Mrs. Wilcox was unable TO witness
how obedient er husband was, being
confined 10 he room by illness But
the hugs and kisses she gave TO him
after his delivery Of what proved to be
the deciding vote in opposition made
him very happy indeed
What could I dor exclaimed VIII
cox in excusing his vote. 4 did not
want 10 lose my wife, and, anyway, /
don't think these bills viii stop gamb-
ling, so / did just as was told
Charle- Holds Key.
Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuyve-
sant CharIer holds the key TO the sit
uatIou If an effort is made TO recon-
slider the vote Of yesterday and the
hne-up Is not changed HE would have
the deciding vote on a motion TO take
from, the table Senator Agnew's motion
10 reconsider. This situation, however,
II is pointed out, is not likely to arise
as the. advocates Of the bin would be
unlikely 10 desire a reconsideration un-
less theX gained another vote Absence
of one Sf the opponents on account or
death or sickness or any other con-
tingency would not aid them, as they
must have twenty-six votes 10 pass the
Chanler's action yesterday in voting
with Agnew on the motion 10 lie oil the
table the right 10 reconsider has ere
widely here today A few OF the more
bitter opponents Of the bills criticise
MIN strongly, bit the more generally
accepted opinion is that IL was a wise
move from a political point Of view. as
All the Democrats in the senate, except
Fuller of Brooklyn and Taylor OF Mid
iletown mad gene on record against
he proposed reform which had wide /
popularity
-Four Defeated Bills.
The victory for the racing interests
was won by tn three senators who, be- |
sides wilcox. W'e-s in doubt until yes
terday.
Grattan. Of Albany, got his orders l
from William Barnes, jr., political boss !
who made him senator.
Knapp was subjected to tremendous !
pressure from Clinton county yesterday I.
and he gave in to his political spon- /
sors-
Cassidy had been wavering for some /
time He voted with the friends of /
the bills iast week He steadfastly
refused &c say yesterday how he would 1
vote until his name was called. No one
knows when he reached his conclusions !