New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-21
ASSEMBLY ENDS HOPES
OF RACETRACkI PEOPLE
Defeats GittinS Measure to Re-
Iieve Directors of Response
biIity for Gambling.
ONLY So SUPPORT THE BILL
Lobbyists Representing Both
Sides Work All Day-Four
Republicans Vote Aye"
IS Democrats mo"
lBy Telegraph 20 Tho Tribune !

rs Telegraph 20 Tho Tr1bu1o.
Albany. July 2O-With a crowd Of
racetrack followers and bookmakers
hanging over the brass railing in the
rear OF the Assembly Chamber or in
their eagerness pressing forward in the
inside Of the railing around the rear
seats Of the members tho Assembly
this afternoon killed the Gittins race
track bill by a vote of 53 to c. The
passage Of the bill i'm the Senate yester-
day filled the racing people with the
utmost confidence, and during the de-
bate I'm the Assembly to-day the ex-
preston on their faces showed that
they thought it was all over but the
shouting"
But a bitter disappointment was in
store for them. Al day long the race
track lobby had busted itself working
over doubtful members, assisted by
Senator Gittins. the introducer of the
bill. particularly after the measure was
reached on the calendar The Senator
was seen hurrying about the chamber
: talking 10 this member and that men,
bcr. and it was a confident air he re-
tained right up TO the time that the roll
call was ordered.
The clerk hadn't called more than
twenty names before ii was realized
that the passage of the bill was not the
one best bet As upstate Democrat
after upstate Democrat shouted out
NO" when his name was called look
Of dismay and chagrin overspread the
features Of senator Gituns and the
bcokmakers. who had looked to him to
rcsurrcct the business by which they
were able I'm years gone by TO gather III
the shcckels.
In the crowd Of spectators also were
tho Rev. o. r Miller Canon Chase ana
others Of the clerical lobby who had been
fighting the bill ever since it was intro
duced They awaited the result just AS
eagerly as the others, ana their disap-
pointment Of yesterday was well re-
vardcd 10y the decisive manner I'm Which
the Assembly defeated the hill. the
vote was 53 ayes 10 G3 noes. lacking
tvertv-three votes OF the required num-
her to pass Although q number Of
members favorable 10 the bill were out
of the city. it was known then that this
finally defeated the attempt 10 weaken
the present laws prohibiting gambling
The majority leader. Ar Smith. moved
- reconsider the vote but in the re-
naming day or two of the session 1t VIII
be next 10 impossible for him to get
twcnty-tMee more votes.
Eiohteen Democrats Oppose Bill.
while the Democratic leaders fought
for the bin. eighteen Democrats voted
against it. and many who had been pres
ent during the day discreetly secreted
themselves in some protecting nook in
III. corridors while the vote was being
taken. This was also true Of a number
Of Republicans. Only four Republicans
voted for the bill--Nolan and Waters. Of
Albany County; Jones. Of Jefferson and
Pappert. of Monroe. The Democrats
who voted against the bill were Beach
Pridenbecker, Chanler Collin, Day.
Drummond, Evans, Geatons, Goldstein'
Gurnett, Hoyt Huber, La Reau' NC
Daniels. Miller Saunders, Trombiy and
Wheeler
The detailed vote follows;
Aves-Boylan. Brace Brennan. .Carew,
Caughlan. Cuyillier. Donnelly. Farrell. ray
IoIev Friedman Gerken. Goldberg Gould
Craubard. Bregg Iiackctt llearn. ). j.
Herrick. w. r. Ileuick ilovman, Iiocy'
jackson. Jameson. Jones, kennedy \. ).
J.e,r. J. Levy. Mancy, McCue. Martin
NpI.Iieott. Mc,;rath McNeOn, Mork. Myers
Neprert Nolan. oliver, n. \. ONeil Pap
pert. A. Parker Sellcy short y. j., smith
Spelberg. Terry. Turley. Walker, warren
r r. Walsh. We'll and Wende
Noes Adler. Allen. Baumes. Beach. Bird
orhecker. Brooks. Brown. BRYANT Butler'
Cndnler. Cheney Cofiey. Cotton, Come
Constantine. cross Day DE lano. EbbettS'
Drummond. Evans. Filley. Geaions, Coco
win GRAY. GoIdstein. Garrett LIaines, Hart
Hammond higgins. Ion, Hoyt liuDer'
KEYS. kopp. Lansing La Itse. Lent, NC
Daniels Macdonald. MacGrcgor. Merritt
Miller Murray. j. :. Phillips. saunders
shannon shea. Shepardson. ShliVek. T. Is.
Smith. Stiyers Sweet Thorn. Trombly'
Ward Wariug Wheeler. Wilson, Yale You
mans and Young.