Arizona republican., 1914-07-21
City Commissioner Says While He is Opposed to Gambling, He Would Not Vote for the Proposed Measure
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Attitude of Commissioner on Anti-Gambling Docu- ment Reveals Real Posi- trOn on Several Other Matters

Commissioner Frank Woods would not vote for the proposed anti
 gambling ordinance introduced at t recent meeting of the city commis- sion because it had been presented at the request of Mayor George U. Young. Commissioner Woods is op- posed to gambling. Nevertheless he would not approve the proposed measure, almost an exact copy of | the state statutes, for no reason oth-
 CT than that it was introduced by or
 at the request of Mayor Young. Commissioner Woods did not open ly in the meeting of the commission state his reasons for opposing the proposed anti-gambling ordinance. He made no public statement of his position until a committee consisting of Harry M. Blair, Dr w. W. Will knsOn and C. T. Hirst, president | teacher and member respectively of the Winners Bible Class waited upon him and putting the question squarely up to him, asked him why he had voted to postpone indefinite lv action upon the anti gambling meas sure.
 Harry NJ Blair, who besides being
 president of the Winners Bible Class. is also secretary of the Phoe-
 nix Y. NJ. C. A, stated last evening that in company with Dr. Wilkinson
 and Mir Hirst he had called upon 1 Commissioner Woods and as spokes- ! man for the others had asked that 1 city official why he had opposed the
 adoption of tte proposed anti
 gambling ordinance.
 ! Commissioner Woods told us that while he was opposed to gambling he had declined to vote for the pro-
 posed anti gambling measure because it had been introduced by Mayor 1 Young for political purposes, and to get the commission in bad" said Mr. l Blair
 We suggested to Commissioner commission in bad with the citizens
 in this respect would be to defeat
 such an ordinance
 Commissioner Woods wonld not
 obligate himself in any manner, but
 this committee hopes he will see his way clear to vote for this ordinance
 and thus do away with the disgrace
 of open gambling where the tempta-
 ton is placed directly before the youth of the city, who observing
 their elders engaging in the practice
 of participating in dice game or punching the board feel no bricks
 of conscience when they too gamble
 at cigar stands or in pool rooms.''
 The admission of Commissioner
 Woods that he opposed the adoption
 of the proposed anti-gambling or
 dinance as introduced at a recent
 meeting of the commission. because
 it had been fathered by Mayor Young is conceded to be the sur i prise of the period since the new
 commission took office. It reveals
 condition existing in the commits
 sion that The Republican has been
 endeavoring to expose to the public
 without directly involving any of the
 members of the commission. The best citizens of Phoenix are urging
 The Republican to insist upon the
 adoption of the proposed anti-gamb- | ling ordinance. Such an ordinance will ultimately be introduced and
 adopted. If it is not, the county of
 ficials are prepared to take the mat
 ter out of the hands of the city com- mission, out of the hands of Manager
 Parish and out of the hands of Chief of Police Brisbois and enforce the
 statutes an accomplishment that is
 usually attained by the officials of well regulated cities.
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