Evening journal., 1913-01-27

HEAR HOW TOM
LAWSON VIC
Trimmed the BOOkmakerS, In
stead Of Himself Himself Being Being
ShOrn at Races
SOME SIDELIGHTS
OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Jan. 27.-Senator
George w. Marshall. of Milford, pres
ident pro TEN. of the Senate, is an
equal suffragist. In that respect he
stands with Senator David ]. Rein
hardt, Of Wilmington. who has in
troduced the bill proposing an amend
ment to the State constitution that
would give women the right equal
with men TO vote. Senator Marshall
made the declaration that he is in
favor Of equal suffrage at a meeting
of the educational committee of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
on Friday in Dover, when the pro-
posed women's college was being
discussed. Governor Charles r.
Miller attended the conference for
awhile too, and told the women he
was in sympathy with the movement
for higher education for women, but
he didn't say he is in favor of equal
suffrage
A Tom Lawson story.
While waiting for train time on Fri
day afternoon last several of the
Senators and some of their friends
gathered in the Senate chamber and
inEs. Somehow the talk turned TO
Thomas w. Lawson and J. Edward
Addicks, who were together in big
gas ventures. And then Daniel Mif-
fin Wilson, of Dover. a familiar fig
ure about the legislative halls and
friend of all the members, told q
little story about tom" Lawson,
that is believed never to have been
published. Senator l.. Frank Ellison,
of Kirkwood, helped Milf" out with
some of the details, for the genial
Senator was entirely familiar with
the entire occurrence Senator ELI
son, said Thomas w. Lawson, back in
the days of Addicks meteoric political
career in Delaware, was in a New
York hotel when some of the follow
ers of the races at Lexington, Ken
lucky, approached him.
"Tom." they said to him, "how is
1t you have not been down to Lexing-
ton to see us. You like everything
else, and we're sure you would like
the races Come down, we'd like to
get some Of your money"
Boys, l never have given any
thought or attention to races or race
horses" observed Lawson, his bright
eyes taking on a higher glitter, But
I'll be down to see you sometime
And he went to Lexington a few
weeks after that. His visit was UNI
heralded. He didn't go to lose any
money if he could help it, but just 10
put one over" on the confident book
makers who looked upon him as a
legitimate lamb to be shorn.
Lawson hunted up DR.. J. c. Mccoy
of Kirkwood. this State, who is one
of the foremost breeders and devel.
opers OF trotting and pacing horses
in the United States and has been fol-
years At that time Dr. Mccoy was
campaigning the great trotter Dor
almo. which was entered in the races
= the next day Lawson quietly hunt
ed up DR. Mccoy and offered to buy
Boralma IL that horse would win the
race next day. DIR. Mccoy assured
him Of his belief that Boralma could
carry off the race, notwithstanding
the great field against him. The price
Lawson agreed to pay should Boralms
win was $4,000. Lawson then hunt
ed up Boralma's jockey told him tina
the sale of the horse depended upor
the result. and offered the jockey Z
bonus of 81 900 if he should drive tC
victory. Lawson called on his book
making friends just before the race
the next day and placed a big sum OF
Boralma in scattered bets. Boralm;
won and Lawson pocketed winning
Of S35. 900 that broke some of thu
"bookies." Lawson paid $4,000 fol
Boralma, gave the driver thousand
and chartered a special train Will
some of his 1000 remaining profits
on which he took some of the book
makers he broke back to New Yorl
with him. That was the beginning o
his interest in the horse racing game
House Has a Mystery.
Representative Albert l. Swan o
Delaware City. is a barber, and he il
much interested in the Revenue ant
Taxation Commissions bill to ia,
barber shops five dollars a year will
a tax of $3.50 a year for each chat
in addition to the first. Representa-
tive Swan at present is the centra
figure In a mysterious Disappearance
that Representative T. 0. Cooper i