New-York tribune., 1910-10-21
!sT|MSON ISSUES NEW
!: CHALLENGE TO DIX
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49,
tNECs
speaking on Graft Probe He
Asks Opponents Attitude on
hnti-GambIing Laws.
HIS OWN STAND ON RECORD
Sneaker Cites Letter Written to
Governor Two Years Ago
Wadsworth Commends
Hughes's Work.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

---- lBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Auburn. y. Y Oct. 20.-Taking as
his text The disclosures Of racetrack
hcodle made before the legislative graft
candidate for Governor, tonight chal-
leneed his Democratic opponent to say
whether he would favor the repeal of
governor Hughes's anti-gambling laws
He read the names OF some Of the Tam
many Hall Senators who voted TO con-
tinue racetrack gambling. and asked Mr..
nix II he would sign a bill TO re-estab-
hsh professional bookmaking if those
individuals could pass 1t in a Democratic
legislature.
Nh Stfmson was in splendid form to-
night, despite the fact that earlier in
The day the strain OF campaigning
caused him almost 10 lose his voice
and 10 cut out a couple Of meetings.
Attention from a physician and a dinner
al the home OF William H Seward. jr,
6 college classmate, restored him COM
rletely. He warmed up TO his subject
finely, and the audience warmed up TO
. him 5ust as well.
When he declared that Charles F.
Murphy's partner. according TO the graft
rrobe testimony. had handled s125,000
--of the racetrack doodle fund at Al
fanv. the audience cheered. Thomas F.
Grady. one Of the men on whom Mr..
PIX would have TO depend TO GUST the
-E-lsck horse cavalry" he said. was
rsn1ed as receiving $4,000 Of the doodle.
william Sohrner, Tamn1any's candidate
for State Controller. and John T. Coha-
la. brother Of Dan Cohalan- Murphy's
chief adviser. were among the Tam
many men who voted against Hughes
sud for rsoetrack gambling.
Challenges Opponent TO Speak.
In view Of all these things" said Mr
etlrson, L ask Mr.. Dix it there was
snv meaning in that clause Of the
Democratic platform we are opposed
70 unjust and oppressive sunptuary
legislation which interferes with the per
sonsl rights Of the citizen Does he
consider the present law forbidding
rscetrack gambling sun1ptuary legisla-
tinn7"
Nr. Stinson added,
his is = serious situation. The morning
uezsps pers have published an account of
ne Strings Of the legislative committee in
ouirins into corrupt practices Of the past
legislature st Albany. You have all read
= DID YOU see what il S5id2 Testimony
uss given under oath Yesterday that q
fund cf t5ooea0 or therea bouts was col
iected and sent 70 Albany at the time
when The rscetrack gambling bills were
under discussion. for the purpose Of defeat
inE those bills; testimony under oath was
5,len th9t tSs partney ~ y, Of MT Charles =
Albany, according 20 the copy Of the paper
1sich 7 have in nv hand.
Y appeared also that among the men
uho voted a. rha- time against Governor
Hughess snrf-racetrack gambling legisla-
tlcn we're the following. William Sohner,
fhe man now running for the great Office
n Controller Of this state .1christy n Sui
lt-sn, Thomas 2. Grady. James 7 FTaw-
ley. John J. Cohalan. a brother Of one Of
re most influential men in Tsmmany Hail.
al ~ those men being Democratic mem
reTs q the New York Legislature ~ the
tr-e when according "a this testimony,
this fund was being collected and sent to
Aihsny- Nost Of those men are solnS
ssk NJ. 0tr whether. taking all those
th-TEs together there VAS any meaning IN
ifrhe clause - the platform that read you
g lev moments ago We arc opposed 10
d lr1usf and oppressive surnptuaTy leglsla-
liricr which interferes with the personal
itTiElts of the citizen. I ask NT- Dix
flvrer7er should The Democratic or rather
'br NeW York Legislature and should pass
III repeating that snti-raCetrack gam
bling lsV ne would sign that bill. and I
INK TIC citizens II TINS stale nave 2
rig-r - know. Would he sign such 4 bill7
Would ne advocate such bill2 Does he
consider the present law forhidding race
track gambling sumptusry legislation? II
nor, what does he mean by IL
on thar 7 am perfectly willing 10 make
t1y position clesr-in fact. Fl has already
h~er made clear. II was made clear Two
rrs-s ago IN letter written by mo TO
Governor Hughes. which Governor Hughes
asked permission 10 publish and which he
rack laz- Hes under discussion 7 hold
o ala from statistics gathered together by
3. srs5s who furnished the evidence for my
tf funorn had TO prosecute for stealing
larEeSr class Of offenders under federal law
oon7e ~ for prosecution out of al such
uTenders who had been prosecuted and
convicred over 81 per cent had come 20
+heir undoirr from gambling on tho race
f'sck And I wrote Governor Hughes 10
fna' effect. that according 10 my expert
enoe that vas one Of the most fruitful
ny only one Of the most fruitful bat alto
Fsfhev the most fruitful sources Of crime
zu7onr the cases that came under my cog
rfz.arce think the people ~ the state
royld he interested IN having an answer
Z" fnesc questions