Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1915-02-18
Republican Senators
Would Fool Voters
J. E. Edwards Presents Bill Favoring Gambling
Bookmakers And Touts Well Pleased
Edwards Economy Talk Bosh

Helena, F6D. l0.-SoudtS UIll lff, Ill
troduced in the upper body of the
Fourteenth legislative assembly to
day by Senator j. E. Edwards of Rose
bud is the sop which the republican
party expects to satisfy the people OF
Montana in their clamor against race
track gambling.
The bill is so weirdly drawn that
its most enthusiastic supporters are
the members of the gambling frater-
nity. and there is no one who has fol-
lowed the movement of the G. 0. P.
legislators in their efforts to respect
their allegiance with the race track
lobby and at the same time fool the
voters.
Provisions of Bill
The bill provides that racing shall
be completely eliminated at the state
fair and that the question in the
other counties shall be settled by a
ballot, called for at any time by a pc
tition signed by II per cent of the
registered voters.
Hope of Republicans
The race track lobby confidently be-
lieves that Senator Edwards subter-
fuge will be enacted into law and the
race track contingent of the republi-
can senate forces thinks that this ac-
ton will clear their record, which has
to date been tainted with the unbreak-
able alliance with the gambling fra
ternity.
Proposed Anaesthetic
Senator Stevens bill, it is now said,
is to be killed and the one introduced
by the floor leader of the republican
forces is to be the anaesthetic admin
istered to the law-respecting element
of the treasure state to still their de-
mand for elimination of the race track
evils and attendant vices.
Gamblers Direct G. o. p. Machine
What the fate of the bill in the SEN
ate will be is not known to a certain
ty. but it is very probable that the
republican machine can pass it, and
there is little reason to think that
they won't pass it.
There is little doubt that the repub
lican machine is directed by the gamb-
linz Inhh hhNy Nd ,oln
the state can wrest the
destiny of the republican party from
the hands of the race track gambler,
tout and hangerson, the G.. 0. p. at
the state house will likely pass Sena-
tor Edwards bill and elect to hrazen-
y face the people at the polls.
Business is Light
Business in both legislative bodies
was unusually light today. The house
was not called to order until 1900
o'clock noon and the senate not until
200 o'clock. The senate adjourned
before 400 o'clock and the house
about 4:3O, the house taking re-
,ess shortly after 100 o'clock for
unch.
Representative Kelly of Custer
,ounty rose to a point of personal
privilege and introduced resolution
which he wished spread on the min
ties. The resolution stated that Rep
esentative Byrnes Of Cascade had
made a statement in tie lobby Of the
Placer hotel on the night previous re-
lecting on the honor of himself and
If the speaker of the house.
Retraction Demanded
The resolution demanded that Rep |
esentative Byrnes retract the state
nent or be branded as member of q
lub organized a few years ago by a
prominent American" On motion Of
Higgins the resolution
vas tabled and in the second session
# the afternoon Representative Kelly
moved that the record be purged of