The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
Tie Vote on New York Anti
Gambling Measures-At-
tempt to Kidnap One
Senator.
ANOTHER VOTE IN STORE
Lieutenant Governor Makes One Pos.
siblc through Tcclnicality--
Two Senators Switch
Suddenly.

Albany, n. Y, April S,-The vote of
Senator owen Cassidy of Schuyler
tcounty, republican, to-day created u
tie vote of % to %, and defeated, for
the time at least, the two Agnew- Hart
bills embodylng the recommendation of
Governor Hughes that the legal pro-
lection be abolished, which since 1925
has protected public gambling at race
tracks, while 1t Is felony elsewhere in
the state.
Later Lieut.. Governor Chanler, In the
chair, cast his vote to break the tie up-
on parliamentary motion, which, but
for him, would have resulted in killing
the bills for the Balance of the session,
ana saved them for another vote at the
discretion Of their introducer Senator
Agnew, at any time when the order of
business permits him to call up the
matter The Importance Of this bit oil
subsidiary procedure may prove to be
very great and If by any means the
friends of the bills can gain a vote
from the opposition ana at the same
time hold the twenty-five they had to-
day, they might yet pass the bills and
send them to the governor,
Governor Hughes made no secret Of
his disappointment at the result of
the days battle. He would not nti-
mate what measures he would adopt in
the premises, but that he regards the
matter as far from settled he made
clear by the following statement given
out from the executive chamber to-
night:
1T is impossible to believe that tho
people will permit the plain mandate Of
: the constitution to be ignored Tho con-
lest has not ended. It has only begun.
1t will continue until the will of the
people has been obeyed."
The vote came at the end of day
of dramatic interest so intense that
people who have been about the capitol
for generation say they remember
nothing like 1t. Until the vote of Sena-
tor Wilcox last on the list, was cast
; against the bills, the result apparently
was in doubt, though the opposition for
three days has expressed confidence
that he would vote as he actually did
day involved the mysterious absence
D of ienator Fancher. It was known he
Int ided to support the bills, and his
vo was indispensable TO their pass
ag Messengers searched for him all
IN ling without result and the charge
w freely made by the supporters of
tils that his absence was involun-
3 t,and would prove to be the result
e ofconsplracy. When a recess was
Y talat o'clock he was still missing
Hppeared at last about midway in
fheress with nothing to say for pub
lfcan but story which, told private
iy, IS accepted by the supporters OF
The | as confirming their suspicious
and its details 1t convulsed every
bodyhat heard 1t. The outcome in a
Wordvas to the effect that he had out.
1vitteothose who would have detained
MIN, ald as he put 1t, here | am ii
n time to vote for the bills as have al
along attended to do
Senator Cassidy, whom the support.
ers ojf the bills hold responsible FOR
their defeat had on two previous oc.
casioons voted in their favor, though
The friends of the measure admit thai
hf has never promised to suppor
hem on final passage.
Until II o'clock Senator Grattan o
Albany was declared to be in favor
of the bills. At that time after a con
ference with leaders of the Alban,
county republican organizations h,
went to Senator Agncw and annomc
ed that he would vote against them.
Senator Knapp until late in tn,
morning also was regarded as prac
tically certain to vote for the bills
but about the same time he also an
nounced that he would vote agans
them.
All of the fifty members Of the sen
ate We're present the only vacant sea
being that of Senator Franchot Of Nj
agara Falls, who died recently. !
seems to be generally agreed that h.
would have supported the bills.
Twenty-three republicans and tw
democrats voted for the bills; seven
teen democrats and eight republican
voted against thcm The two demo
Gratis In the affirmative were EULER o
Kings and Taylor of Orange. Tn
4 eight republicans in the negative wer
Burr of Suffolk Cassidy of Schuyler
Emerson of Warren, Gichrist o
Kings, Grattan Of Albany, Knapp o
IA Clinton, Wemplc of Schenectady, an
d Wilcox of Cayuga
After the defeat of the bills Senate
n Agnew made the usual motion "Tha
the vote by which the bills were los
be re-considered and that that motto
L lie upon the table" Apparently real
izng that the defeat Of this motion b
the same vote which had defeated hi
bills would kill the measure beyon
rescue Senator Agncw withdrew t
Instantly Senator Grady, who IS a pas
master at parliamentary strateg,
4 seized the apparent advantage and re
n newed the motion
Senator Ralnes came back uuickl
~ with motion to table that Of Senate
Grady Attention was then called b
Senator Armstrong to the fact that
this situation tho presiding office
would have the casting vote. Senate
Grady made an urgent appeal to tn
lieutenant governor and to his co
leagues for support of his notion bit
the lieutenant governor said thu
!. whilo the point immediately at issu
was motion of the mir FORTY leade