New-York tribune., 1908-06-12
10y Telegraph to The Tribune. !

IBy Telegraph The Tribune
Albany June 1.-THE votes of Senator Foel-
ker of Brooklyn, who got out OF a SICK bed 10
attend the session, and of Senator Wallace, of
Niagara Falls. elected as result OF Governor
Hughes's stunping trip on the gambling and
boss issue. passed Governor Hughes's anti-race-
track rambling bills in the Senate to-day IN
sDite of the desperate and persistent opposition
of the racetrack interests and anti-Hughes pol
iticians
Soon after p. m. the bills were sent to the
Governor, and less than hour later ne had
signed them. They became Chapters SOC and
5O7
Beaten, even outgeneraled. yet struggling and
hoping against hope to the very last, the racing
leaders saw Senator Foeker, wan and almost
in a state of collapse. register the vote which
they hoped his illness would prevent That and
the vote of Senator Wallace made the twenty
six votes which carried the bills to victory. They
had failed to swing Senator from the lineup
of the tie vote at the regular session. and they
confessed before the session to-day began that
they were beaten unless fate took it into her
hands to keep Senator Foelker away from the
Senate chamber.
1t was a bitter, crushing defeat for those men
who had labored in every conceivable way TO
kill the Governors rneasures-for them and the
political bosses and representatives of special
force because. scout the Governors prin-
ciples and derde his methods as they would.
they knew 1t was a direct rebuke from the peo-
pie for those whom the Governor has charac-
terized men who know absolutely no limit
in their approaches to legislators in their own
interests. It the second appearance Of that
Handwriting the WALL which the Governor
prophesied in his Niagara Orleans campaign to
elect Senator Wallace
WHAT ANTI-HUGHES MEN THINK.
What the anti-Hughes Legislators and poll
ticians think of the Governors victory was IN
dcated sufficiently in the gbes jeers and nasty
petty allusions to him in the scanty debate
when the Senate what the result would be.
In these those Republicans who for the second
time deserted the majority of their party rep
resentatives to vote against the Governor were
prolific.
What the racing people think Of 1t was ex-
pressed by Senator "Christy'' Sullivan in answer
to a question on the effect OF the laws on future
racing:
''There won't be any TO speak Of Whos
going up to Saratoga this summer When ne
can't have the pleasure of making small
wager?"
Rut what the people at large think of 1t was
boy,, bv q chance conversation The Tribune
correspondent had with a man in the senate
elevator after the vote had been registered
.,rbis tickles me TO DEATH" said this man. L
came su the way from New York 10 see tneso
hills pa ssed and think the day wen speii'-
dor,+ care ANYTHING for these horse owners anu
tbeir gambler and bookmaker fr1ends- uaoU
tho poIice force in New York CITY,
a T know all about them. They're a ouicii
oP hood1ers and grafters. Why, I've seen iouo
No older than my nephew mere
bov of ten years who acconipaiieu nm
,,ode wagers Of 10 and 20 cents reguldrS' anu
I've seen their bets increase to 81 ana D, piaOo
.,,,t,, handbook men, The police could do httle
o.. s+on that sort of thing. but what the GOV
ernor has done will come pretty near stopp'is
- never voted anything but the Democratlc
,i.Lat IN nv life but you can be pretty sure
that TIL vote any Republican tlchet III iU'o
that has Hughes's name on IT, 49,,
ca,aor, has there been more tense anu
aromatic moment in the Legislature IMAM "h0i
Senator Foelker, pale, his head oo"eu'
sled into the Senate chamber on the arm VI III
.,,,,s,c,an and slipped wearily into SENATOR
~, .ms~, .aa+-+be nearest chair-just before the
.-. ots IN the Penal Code amendment. HIS
Ids foil Iimply into his lap; his NOUN
.i+cbed conyulstvely for moment; MS nhselS
,rinned spasmodically at handKerchiei' mo
nbysicz1 condition and the fact thal HIS "a'
tho deciding vote inevitably orousn' up 'H0
oar.ras+ of that other vote in the Senate when |
Owen Cassidy of Schuyler. the fepuphcdn
1rbo switched and defeated tIe Io'eiA0t ~
~. ers+ time was about to cast the decisive |
-o+. Senator Cassidy, too. was almost IN d
.t.+a Of nbvsical collapse. but in his case 1t |
60. tro,, sheer trepidation and nervousness.
,oarsa he realized well the consequences OF
.h' ,o,e he was about to deliver.
FOELKER SAT MOTIONLESS
Nv FoeIker sat absolutely motionless during |
- .,1cau So weak was he that his name was !
ouo5 and he either did not hear IL or was un-
~, 70 answer until the clerk had called two
-. .hrse other names. Then in voice scarcely |
o,,a,bre he voted against Senator Grady's emas- |
c,,I.tine amendment. vote on second
o,oenduent was taken a few moments later, |
"a h,, that time he had recuperated somewhat |
1I;s voice was much louder and there was no |
hesitation when his name was called. Even a |
,bird amendment came. with much talk on the |
ollcaIIs and the tenseness of the situation |
saaroad TO distress the Brooklyn Senator some |
,hat PIuckily he stuck to 1t until he had cast |
t,io vote for the first bill Then he was helped |
into the Lieutenant Governors room. where ne |
la,, on a couch until he was required Tor the
vot. on the second bill, repeating the Percy-
GRAY law in its exemption of punishment ior
rac.track gambling. Leaning on the arms OF
Dr Murphy and Canon Chase. he voted In the /
Affirmative then Immediately went 20 his rooms \
hare He had performed the duty which ne