The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-28
The Right of the Press q" Report
the state oT Public OpiniOn.

This innocent statement 81 ld'' ~
general interest appeared yesterday IN
the news columns of the New York
Tipaes in despatch from Norwich,
n. y, describing the progress IT the
campaign preceding the election 1T
successor 20 JOTBAN =. AIIDs in the
State senate:
There is . strong pro~psrt that frNAHp
NAsa the Democratic candidate. Nill ne chosen
over Professor THOMAS Of colgate nlNsrsiy. the
Rrpubuean NOMINEE Betuas 20 night Il to
that Mr. NAau gill carry ChenAnso county. and
even % tue district
Our contemporary prints this informa-
lion under the headline BETTING Now
Even on senate Fight
The editor of TIRE SUN has heen asked
by the viCe-prcs'dent of the Citizens
Anti-Racetrack Gambling Committee
% write To- that c~iimable organization
q letter IN favor of the Agnew-PeTkIns
HI now before the Legislature. II il
npt THE STNs habit 70 present lt- views
n exactly the form proposed. hut we
have no ohjeCiipn TO telling our friend.
N tho good old fashioned way, what We
think If the bill
The Agnew- Perkins measure fnrbiis
the publication ~ betting odds III any
hind. " makes a m,-demeanant of
anv editor ar other person who pub
HsheS any statement setting forth the
betting Odds WhlCh have been offered
which are helng offered or winch are
sNp~cted 80 ~ offered upon the result
a anv thai ~ contest of skill. ~I'eed or
nower NJ endurance ~ man NJ beast
whether held within ~ without the state
or upon the result II any lot. chance
casualty. unknown ur contingent event
whatsOever. whers-oever the >am" may
oerur. or who either before or after s'ich
trial. contest oT even, shall take place
ADVERTISE ar publishes Hnv Information
account or report concerning the terms
Of anv pools sold ar offered for sale. or
Of any bets or waGers made ~ offered
to he made. within or without the state
upon anv such trial. contest or result. ~
with respect To any tips gwen or prog
nosticatiOns made concerning the same.
or who ADVERTISE or publishes any all
vice as 10 such betting odds or winch il
designed to faciIitate pOolselling. book
making or the making n bets or wager~
upon such trial. contest or result
This il a long drawn sentence. bW ~
10 rather clearly drawn and its verbiage
n not confusing " will be seen that
the proper and innocent statement Of
fact quoted above from the New York
- al
editor or the publisher of our cOntem-
porary. under the terms Of the Agnew-
Perkins bill. n enacted. guilty 81 a mis-
demeanor and liable to prosecution and
-puniahmen, for having reported that
betting in Norwich was > to I on Che
nango's going Democratic
We are informed that the bill intro
duced in the Senate by Mr. AGSEw and
in the Assembly nv Mr. PERKINS, was
drafted two wears ago by Mr. DOUIs
MARSHALL. n lawyer ~ ability who has
recently been mentioned with favor for
the eminent Judicial post To which Pre-i-
dent TAFr finally assigned Governor
HUGHEs l. the ab-urdIy comprshen-
sive provision which we have cited due
tn any Lark II -crutinizing intelligence.
on Mr.. MARSHALL part Apparently
not. Apparently he understands the
injustice Of the broad inclusion. and
regrets II. hut deems il a Necessary out
rage for the sake If the greater good:
for on bring asked wheth her in his opin-
ion the bill ~ drawn forbade the pub
lioRtion 81 newspaper report 81 a Har-
ward and Yale football game in which
Il was mentioned that the Odds were :,
20 4. provided hat IL did not facilitate
gambling. Mr.. MARSHALL replied:
strictly ,psasing sucn publication would
cone Within tnc inhibition of INC bln =. dawn.
DO not. however beils,e tins, that fact ras any
bearing On tho sdvissb'nty oi ensrung M. leg
Isiauoa whi. ~ Il 1ui,r HE~ly that me pubu-
rsusa Of th- mid = football game vouid not
do much hsru -, n ~ ,-,rofEs,s m 4,1r Hze
ssas'uiss ,AaH ~ no point Of oo-pio's proh'sHoS
We commend This positive opinion ~
she auth NJ the hill 20 those we'll mean
ing gentlemen who are hoping - facil'-
tate it, enactment nv modifying some
Of the provisions most rcpugnant 10
co-'.aoL -en-". Mr. MARSHAL goes IN
70 say:
person vno dsstr~, ~ rarrris - long a.
the opportunities rf~ Afforded VIII gamble IN
the direction of the Nind ~ me state NJ the
uea,h-r On a, ~ das ~ ~ = sp~sih~d hour n
~ j. prevented from gambling on me rse~s
" me temptation FOR gambling Il Anord~d. -
"a vin y. ~ m. pubIieauon ~ odds. rambling
uin certainly ~ ss~inssssd. vhats, ne snBisrt
uay 10 a. - ~hich there Is pusHcsuon Of Oads