The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04

Horse racing in Salt Lake CITY will
be placed under the ban if resolution
introduced by t. D. Martin. council
man from the First ward, at THURSDAY
evening S, recess session Of the city
council is adopted and enforced The
resolution, If enforced, will also taboo
all other forms of gambling. such as
stud poker and the like. Following Il
short. but spirited, discussion. the reso-
luton was laid over until Monday even
ing.
The introduction OF The resolution
followed the passing Of the rest Of the
payrolls for the half month ending MAY
81, amounting TO tll.6i1.22, and created
mlld sensation. In speaking to the
resolution, Mr.. Martin said that horse
racing has been run out Of most Of the
principal eastern cities and off The Pa
cific coast. and there is no reason 50
far as he can see, why it should he
tolerated here
Mr.. Fernstrom favored the resolution.
expressing the opinion that it is broad
enough as far as it goes. but that he
would Ike TO have Mr.. Martin define
gambling 80 as TO include other forms
of gambling alleged by him to exist
here. In practically every saloon in
Salt Lake City stud poker is being
played - declared Mr. Ferpstrom. PRO.
Jessloual gamblers may be found sit
ting around every table Fleeing suckers
out of hundreds of dollars. while their
families remain at home in want and
I sometimes in destitution. I would like
10 see these things included IN the rcso-
luton
o'Donnell's Confession.
Here Mr.. o .Donnel made startling
admission. 4 guess / have violated
my oath of Office confessed Mr.
is aimed at the horseraces at the fair
grounds Well. I've attended those
races myself two or three times. and
they re all right. so far as I can see.
l We won little and lost little. TOO,
and when | won l took it gbtv well.
| want to tell YOU: Maybe Mr.. Martin
would take II "A. little better if be bet
on the right horse The races appeared
orderly to me and / also observed that
some of the best people of the town,
including the society folks, attend them,
too IN against the resolution.
Mr., Recdall moved that the rcsolu-
ton go over until Monday evening and
Mr.. Murdoch gave his second.
Before the vote on the motion was
taken. Mr.. Martin made another speech,
in which he classcd the turfmen as
robbing. gambling. blood sucking crowd,
robbing the people of the city of their
money. "And if this resolution ism t
broad enough TO put them cut of busl-
ness. / will bring in enough amendments
Monday evening to make 1T broad
enough and binding enough TO stop the
races. I propose TO put every council
man on record in this matter as 10
gambling.
ssDo You call this gambling'" in
tcrrupted Mr.. O'Donnell,
'FGes. sir shouted Mr., Martin, "of
the rottenest. raukest sort. It has been
state in the union Faro, roulette and
the like are tolerated elsewhere. but
not horseracing; and here. where We
don t even tolerate faro, roulette and
the like. why should We allow horse
racingH'
Wood Favors Resolution.
AZ am in favor of the resolution,
interjected Mr.. Wood. "but am won
derfully surprised at the source from
which il came, n few months ago
certain lady came down here from Og
den with proposition 10 establish an
institution here and there was lots OF
talk from certain sources as to the re-
sultant benefits to the city. If we have
one of these propositions, [ don { see
why we shouldn Z have all, - he con-
cluded. sarcastically,
"This didn 4 come from Ogden. and
neither did that proposition, retortcd
Mr.. Martin, and with this the discussion
closed, the resolution going over te
Monday night without objection.
IT is authoritatively understood that
Mr.. Wood Will come in with IN amend
raent, Monday evening. authorizing The
chief of police TO proceed against the
west side stockade to drive the present
inhabitants out and close the bulldogs
against the alleged immoral use they
are being put TO.
If the resolution is adopted and III
enforcement is attempted, It is SAID
that its constitutionality Will be at
tackled.