New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
WHOLE STATE AROUSED
HOPE FOR RACING BILLS.
RumOr That VOtes WM Change
Governor Urged. to Speak.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

fBy Telegraph The Tribune
Albany April 13.-All parts of this state are
aroused over the defeat of the Governors anti
racetrack legislation through eight Republican
votes and the open manifestations of political
hatred toward the Governor of a few of the
leaders of his own party. So freely is this in
dignation expressed, and ready have the
people shown themselves 10 follow the Governor
in his fight that already il is said here that
some of the Republicans who voted against the
bills will vote for them if they get another
cnance, while far sighted politicians are be-
ginning to predict party disaster this autumn
if a certain faction of the Republican party
persists in its efforts to discredt the Governor.
From all sides letters and kilograms are pour
ing into the executive chamber bearing requests
for the Governor to make addresses in support
of his anti gambling campaign. If he accepted
half of them ne could address two meetings a
day from until July. Friends who accom-
panied Governor Hughes on his trip TO Water
town and Buffalo say the bitter resentment ex-
pressed privately and publicly over the defeat Of
the anti gambling bills remarkable At
Buffalo after the Governor had made his adj
dress throng of thousands surged around him
TO grasp his hand and assure him of their sup
port in his effort to abolish gambling. At Utica
yesterday there was similar demonstration.
In the districts of the Republican Senators
who voted against this legislation the feeling
seems most intense. Round robins being
circulated in Elmira and the outlying districts
of Chemung County denouncing Senator owen
Cassidy and threatening to elect this autumn
somebody who will represent the sentiment of
his district accurately. These are being signed
by Republicans of every grade. Chemung
County has not yet instructed for Cassidy's re-
nomination. The Tioga County organization,
gates for Cassidy. but of the leading mem
bers of the Smythe organization to-day con-
fided to friends that the feeling in that county
was so bitter that the delegates might easily
bolt their instructions. The Winters faction in
Tioga is denouncing Cassidy as a traitor and
renegade.
Senator Wemple. of Schenectady, under the
influence of John Sanford of the State Racing
Commission. voted against the bills. His new
district comprises Schenectady, Montgomery,
with the Sanford power dominant. and Scho-
harie. a Democratic county The city of
Schenectady is supposed to be accustomed to
the accompanments of wide open" admins
tration, yet last night there was a large meet
ing there which excoriated Wemple.
Senator Grattan. of Albany whose mother and
brother urged him to stand out against the whip
of William Barnes. jr.. and vote for the bills
instead of against them, is getting letters each
day which make his face carry a sober look.
A union service of Protestant churches in
Cohoes. his home town, last night adopted
resolutions calling on him to change his vote
when the bills come up again.
Governor Hughes expects to make addresses
in the next few weeks-as many as he can with
out detrment to the regular course of his eX-
ecutve routine. 1t is entirely probable that one
of the first and from a spectacular point of view
~ tna INN in no eli,
here in Albany. To-day representatives of the
Civic League. which for two years has been
fighting the Barnes local administration in an
effort TO clean out the gambling houses and the
TenderlOin district called on the Governor with
a request that he address a mass meeting He
has not given a final answer yet, but his friends
expect him To speak and make emphatic
joinder TO William Barnes. jr.. who every few
days takes occasion publicly to denounce the
Governors policies and performances and to
rdcule his views
veiled alusion 10 Barnes and his course in
swinging Grattan from his publicly announced
intention TO vote for the anti-gambling bills.
Il believe in party organization" said the
Governor. but do not believe In the dctation
of petty satraps. What sorry thing it is when
bully a Senator of the state of New
York into voting against his conscience. This
Il not the leader VINO makes the party great
Speaker Wadsworth to-day declared his belief
that the Republican candidate for Senator in
the Niagara Orleans district. where the Governor
has called a special election, would he pledged
to vote for the anti-gamblng bills. If not
pledged formally, the Speaker said. he believed
the question would be made such a vital issue
that the candidate would have to declare him
self for the bills.
It's bad mess up there, said the Speaker
referring to the factional fight between the Mer-
ritt-WadswOrth and Porter tevens forces
Neither faction, far | know. Vet has a
candidate, and We may not have any fight over
this. But even AT that the result will be very
close" The Speaker said that if the Governor
stumped that district it would be a considerable
help to the Republican candidate
Asked about the truth of a report that the del
egates from that Congress district to the Chi
cago convention would not vote for Governor
Hughes, the Speaker said: Il do not like to
anticipate any action, hut / expect 10 he a dele
gate to Chicago from that district. and if ! am
shall vote for the Governor
The Speaker made no hesitation about saying
that he thought the Assembly had finished its
consideration of the Governors direct nomna-
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