New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
PIN HOPE ON ASSEMBLY
nAcJNG PEOPLE ACTIVE.
u.rbes Men Think They Despair
of Changing Senate Lineup.
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

1,,ne Efforts of the kind which re-
she defeat Of Governor Hughes's anti
s.-scs gambling bills by the Senate at the
- legislative session are being brought into
18th Assemblymen now. When the Legis-
P" ensembles next week these efforts viii
iS..o,,r,ed iS'"-s, The assertion made to-day,
with seeming authority from important
..-ock reople and horse owners that the As
-, would either kill the bills outright or
- ,bern along until adjournment time, and
..,, LET them so by default
-. interest is being shown by the few legis-
= and politicians here in this new and
.-n.,,e feature Of the work Of the racing
r+s Hitherto the racing people have not
s;5ered the Assembly worth bothering with,
consequence the two bills were passed in
-. uouse at the regular session by overwheina-
iHo. Then Speaker wadsworth while per-
.o,slIv opposed 10 them. was on record as not
fO O.osIrg them in the Legislature. Friends of
w measures now are discussing the statement
ue o,,+ l,v his father in Buffalo recently that
=. hills were sure TO be killed again
.yrebes men say this new move OF the racing
-. shows they have failed TO change the
-. :, in the Senate, and the bills will be
'"' - .bere bv twenty-six votes. That presup-
-,.s the attendance Of Senator Foelker, of
ps-,.,,-r now recovering slowly from appendi-
"a, Pacing T,eople maintain stoutly that Foel-
Ill nor he able 10 be present, and 1t is
-, that they are doing ali they can TO con-
- ,i-, that he should not endanger his
.,.h bz- coming out too soon Certainly If
,,,,,- does not return next week the Gov
-,e measures will be in a bad way. Even
-a, his return. this flank attack by way Of the
.-,hJv now bitterly hostile TO Governor
-,-ax -rts the Governors measures in a
r,-ious position. while anti-Hughes men say
..,-,o+icsllv that If Foelker comes they can
,z-rr the Senate
Governor Hughes returned TO this city to-day
.-,n, New York. He declined to say when he
xould send IN his recommendation for the
enactment OF the anti-race track gambling bills,
,.ic, he has held back thus far during the
extraordinary session because Of the illness
and consequent absence Of Senator Foelker
r,s Governor also declined TO discuss the Sem
- condition. At present the Governor seems
~ he in rather q difficult position The Legis-
l.,r-e practicaIIy has served notice that it
nil c1it next Thursday or Friday because OF
.be psnuhlican National Convention Governor
Hughes does not want TO recommend the racing
lseisstion until he is certain OF Foelkers pres
s,cs. the latter has said TO friends that he
-onld not come here until he was needed for
-he vote. II, after the Governor had fecohi-
roended the passage Of his measures. some con-
tinrency should prevent the Brooklyn Sen
.,o-s attendance, the bills again could be
slaughtered easily by the Governors enemies,
.nd the Governor thus left without any ready
method Of continuing his campaign this year.
u may be that the Governor will not send
=, b,s message on the gambling bills Monday
night. contenting himself then with a message
m III. hovine tuberculosis situation. over which
farmers and the State Agricultural Depart
-neut are much concerned. In that case his
Recommendation hardly could be made later than
7res5ar if it were TO receive consideration,
unless he accelerated the course Of the bills
with emergency messages