The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-01
HUGHES WILL NOT
GIVE UP FIGHT
He May Call Special Session Of The
Legislature For Anti
Racing Bills.
DEFEATED BY TIE IN SENATE.
An Unsuccessful Effort To Kidnap
A Friend OF
Reforms.

! ALBANY, April S.-With the vote
standing rs to %, one affirmative vote
short of the majority required by the
Constitution, the Senate defeated to-
day the two Agnew-Hart bills embody-
| ing Governor Hughes Recommended
tions for the abolition of race-track
gambling. The Vote of Senator owen
| Cassidy, a Republican, against the
bills was virtually that which won the
victory for the race-track followers.
After the final vote had been taken,
Lieutenant Governor Chanier aided the
friends of the bills by voting WIN
| them to table a motion to reconsider
the vote. Senator Grady, minority
leader of the opposition forces, had
depended on the Lieutenant Governor,
who has the casting vote on a tie in a
parliamentary proceeding to vote with
the Democrats.
While there is little hope that the
vote may be changed on reconsidera-
ton, Chambers action will make it DOS
sible to revive the fight on the bills,
the fate of which, had he voted the
other way, would have been sealed ir-
| revocably.
GOVERNOR WILL RENEW FIGHT.
Governor Hughes issued a statement
in which he made it clear that he
would renew his fight for the propos-
ed reforms. 1t is understood that he
would renew his fight for the proposed
reforms 1t is understood that he will
order a special election to fill the seat
of Senator Franchot, who died recent
ly, and then called an extra session OF
the Legislature. The Governors state
ment follows:
1T is impossible to believe that the
people will permit the plain mandate
of the Constitution to be ignored. The
contest has not ended. H. has only be-
gun. 1t will continue until the will or
the people has been obeyed."
The decision in the Senate was greet
ed by yell from the galleries, packed
with all the types generally seen in
the infield of the race tracks. On the
floor friends of the opposition stood
five deep. An attempt to start dem
onstration was sternly suppressed by
the Lieutenant Governor.
The tenderloin district, hotels and
drinking places, were alive tonight
with the riotously merry victors and
their friends, who came from New
York by the trainload
FINAL BATTLE MOST BITTER.
The vote came at the end of day so
dramatic and intense that persons who
have been about the Capitol for a gen.
Grafton say they remember nothing
like it. Until the vote of Senator Will
cox, last on the list, was cast against
: the bill the result was apparently in
doubt. The preceding debate was most
bitter, and the speeches of the opposi-
ton bristled with attacks on the Gov
ernor. Mrs. Hughes, who was in the
Senate chamber when the session be-
gan, left before the debate on the race
track bills. She just escaped listening
to bitter attack on her husband by
Senator Grady, who expressed doubt
, as to the honesty of Governor Hughes.
All day long the agents of the race
track interests lobbied in the corridors
: and precincts of the Senate.
TRIED TO KEEP SENATOR AWAY
The most remarkable feature of the
day involved the mysterious absence OF
Senator Fancher, a known supporter
of the bills. Messengers searched for
him all the morning without result
When a recess was taken at 2 o'clocB
he was still missing, but appeared q
half Lot
} spiracy to prevent him from being
there to vote. He refused to give out
details, but his friends were convulseC
with laughter when he declared tina
he had Outwitted those who woulC
have detained him, and added, Here
am in time to vote for the bills, as
have all along intended to do"
Senator Cassidys vote against the
bills was particularly censured by
their advocates, as he had supported
them before, but had never promised
r to do so on final passage.
All the fifty Senators voted. Twenty
three Republicans and two Democrat
voted for the bills, seventeen Demo
. Gratis and eight Republicans voteC
against them. The two Democrats il
the affirmative were Fuller and Taylor
G The eight Republicans in the negativ,
were Burr, Cassidy, Emerson, Gil
n christ, Grattan, Knapp, Wemple ant
Wilcox.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILLS.
Principal Of the two bills intended t,
It abolish the protection of race-tracl
gambling which has existed since 1895
was the one to strike from the Percy
. Gray racing law the clause exemptinl
race tracks from the penalty which
the general law imposes for gambling
and to provide that bettors, whethe
e laying odds at race tracks or else
where in the State, be subject to lin
prisOnment in a county jail or peni
Tertiary for a period OF not more tina
Il one year" The second bill was in tn
form of an amendment to the pena