The sun., 1908-01-31
An GNTI-GAMBLTNG CAMPAIGN
COY. HUGHES no ADDRESS A MASS
MEETING HERE on SUNDAY.
senator Ralnes Now Comedies That an
Antl-Racetrack Betting BIn VIII Pass
Speaker Wa1swOrth Practically Adj
mlts the Chances Are In Favor OT lt.

ALBANY, Jan. 3O.-Cov. Hughes on Sun
day afternoon at $50 O'Clock will addrs AZ
a mass meeting in the Majestic Theatre,
New York city, which has been called by
the Citizens Anti-Racetrack Gambling
! Committee, which includes tho City Club
| Of New York city, the Brooklyn League,
the Merchants Association Of thu City Of
New York, the West Side Civic League, the
Independent Club Of the West Side, the
Society for the Prevention OF Crime, the
Municipal League, the Association Of
NeighboThoOd Workers and other organi-
| cations. Announcement IL made that ap-
plioations for tickets should be made to the
City Club or the Merchants Association.
Senator Raines again showed to-day
that he is changing front. When the Cover
nor's recommendation for the repeal Of
the Percy-Gray betting law was made
the Senator showed in his conversations
that he was opposed to such legislation and
intimated strongly that he did not believe
that there would be any change. To-day,
however. in a private conversation he said
that he believed the Percy-0 Gray betting
law would be repealed. although he did
not say what kind Of a bill would be- passed
He says that the action OF the people OPP
posed to racetrack betting in getting the
local oranges throughout the State to adopt
resolutions supporting the Governors rec
ommendatiOn IL a wise one and Is bearing
fruit 1t was behind the opposition Of these
oranges in former years that the upstate
members took refuge in refusing to support
the repeal bills.
Speaker Wadsworth, who has also op-
posed the repeal bills, practically admits
that the chances are decidedly in favor of
the law being repealed. However it re-
mains TO be seen what kind of showing the
interests involved make at the committee
hearing. The Jockey Club is at work
trying to contravert the agitation that is
being made against raoetrack betting.
Representatives are going throughout the
State and ministers are not shown up
in any too favorable a light. IL is in
sisted that ministers have never been iden-
titled with any real reform movement,
but merely get aboard some movement
that has for its object the interference with
the personal liberties OF others. 1t is also
shown that the masses Of the people are not
interested in the question of racetrRck
gambling.
sBut it Is admitted on all sides that II the
bills get out Of the codes committees of
the two houses there Ia no doubt but that
they willkbe passed and sent to the Governor. |
Members are afraid to take chances of Of |
Tending the people who are petltiOning them |
to vote for the repeal bills, so that the entire
work will have TO be done in keeping the |
bills in committee. The Jockey Club is
going to be prepared better than ever this |
year TO show what harm the repeal OF the |
Percy-Gray betting law will do to the breed /
ing business of this State not alone to the |
owners Of thoroughbreds. but to the har-
ness racers, for the breeding of harness
racing horses is fiourishing here and the
prices that stations are bringing Is some
thing wonderful.
II is known that the principal studs in
the harness racing game are located In this
aeagN
II great extent in recent years by the pur-
chase of such horses as Todd, Mckinney.
OEh land Baron the AXwoTthys and others
Of that character. Beginning at Long
derOga and west 10 Buffalo the entire State
il dotted with harness racing breeding |
Iarms, which, it il argued would be wiped !
nut Of existence if the Percy-Gray betting !
cw is repealed.
Gov. Hughes has accepted an invitation
10 address citizens anti-ra cetrack gam
ling campaign meeting at which Jossph
r. Choate will preside next Sunday after
loon in the Majestic Theatre, Columbus
.TrClc at 33n O'Clock. DR. Stephen y.
Wise and Edward J. McCuirc are also ex-
'r-tei to address the meeting. Admission
wi ua by tickets only They may be hat
Jrty-fDurJh street; the Mercantile AssD- ,
iItiOn. 90 Lafayette street: Brooklyn
League, 81 Court street, Brooklyn.
The Mems Club ~ Holy Tricity Church
l22d street and Lexington G.SonuC. has
adopted these resolutions:
ma-muCh a. 1t ha. been clearly revealed
hat sections " aai ~ OF the -o-oii!ei rae
ng law enacted in iSlI we're devised solely
a the interest oi Jockey clubs -r"iDT.
special legislation under the cover o. IL sna-
val bill; and.
lnasmuCh a. the Racihg Association formed
since that time have been lost tpriuR "A system
,i betting within racetraCk enclosures. which
plainly contravenes the Fundamental law.
therefore. be- it
RCsojred That this meeting commsnds the
ict OF tiov. Hughes in recommending to the
II g,lature the repeal OF what is commonly
lnoWn as the Percy-Gray law.
Further mat. the secretary be instructed
o send a copy Of thi. resolution TO the Gov
ruor of the STATE Of New York. assuring !
'Im OF the support Of the Mems club in his call
o obey the constitution aud our appreciation
II his continued high ideals as a public ser
ant