New-York tribune., 1908-02-24
MANY WITH GOVERNOR.
,Stnte,ueut 1Iade Public Shozc'ng
Anti-Racetrack Gambling Support.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

- r.d,1 % communicatons from citizens In
all parts of the state. and copies OF les $500"
from organizations of citizens supporting uo'eio
Huebess attitude the abolition OF face'ia'N n
n,. 90 nour,ne into the executive chamber
daily Especially notable, as shown In s'a' -,
made public at the executive chamber 'o-uay - e
attitude of farmers and agricuiturai soce, "
view of the fact that the county falr ofsaii~
are arguing that they will be likely to lose money
If the Agnew- Hart bills passed This state
ment as follows:
Many organizations of citizens throughout scd1 1ne
state nave 70 the ierisature embodied in the bills
INTRODUCED by george b. Agnew in the oehate ma eboIi %
bv Merwin X Hart in the Assembly TOT the doh ~.
ton of racetrack gambling Practically & st cifv gfv
newspapers in the state outside OF SeW ba Aenew
are strongly urging the passage OF 'ile NNe'
seven Thousand farmers divided into local oranges
all the state at its meeting gesopon "a. Honnen '''
Whereas The worthy master In his address oe- @
the thirty-fth annual session sey 81 n1 recon-
mended in interests of morality the repe re- Tl
are now divided among the agricultural societies OF
Whereas The agricultural fairs of the state need
and must have aid from some source tnere1ore D ~
Resolved That the New York STATE isratsu tE
now in session do hereby request the Ieglslhtu :
| to make an annual appropriation from some n LIZ
to 81 be thu used state tor We believe that the
the state are direct help in stimulating ,ne
breeding of stock and should be suStaliieu 'S '
''t Similar resolutions have been adopted by many
The resolutions adopted bv the Canandalguss .
grange some of the officers aha bars of tbe On
tario County Agricultural Society," were do LUZ
@Whereas, Governor Charles F. Hughes. In his his
annual message and also In his rem Ternarh5 d comfy
AGRICULTURAL societies has so clearly anu I ~
bly, defined his yews in gambine Tfgh5e la law: e
"ResoIved That Canandatgua Grange NO; I,vot
is in fun sympathy and accord with an ma !.
The support of the agricnat4rdd agatnd by @ mat Of
Association Of New York City adopted the FOL
"Ressoved That the association approves and
indorses the recommendations of Governor
Hughes as contained in his annual nnessagtSii a
to the in this is state and strongly urges
that the Legislature take such action as 10 give
them effect"
Among the organizations which have adopted
resolutions in support of the abolition OF racetrack
gambling are the following:
Farmers Club of Central New York.
Essex County Fair Association
Peekskill Business Mems Association
Mass meeting of the citizens of Nyack' Fepru-
at Fifth Ward Civic Club. White Plains. n Y
annFs Sro0Kisn ctnreTs Association of New York.
Independent Club of the West Side, New YORK
Good Government Club OF Waterloo. w.
Cooper Civic Club Of the Peoples Institute Ne"
Stnvvesant Heights Republican Club, Brooklyn
Society for the Prevention Of Crime. New YORK
Columbia County Law and Order League
LAW and Order Society of Union Course. Long
iS7@ng Twentv-eighth Ward Board of Trade Brooklyn
South Side Civic League, Jamaica
The Flushing Association.
Rockville Centre Board of Trade
FIatbush Taxpayers Association
West Brooklyn Board Of Trade.
Jamaica Citizens Association
Saratoga County Agricultural Society yco-,,ossa q,
men whose homes are close to the racetracks