Show MINISTER ON DOWNFALL OF THE RACING GAME Memphis Tenn March William E Thompson the Methodist divine who is generally credited with having been the biggest power behind the measure when it en engaged engaged the attention of the last legisla legislature legislature ture has returned from Washington where he was granted audiences with willi President Roosevelt Rev Mr Thomp Thompson son who Is also looked on as the lead leader er of the reform party here which has waged a bitter war against aU all sorts of vice and gambling was asked whether his wIth the pre president president bordered borde ed on horse racing but refused to d that phase of his vIsit to the White house It has been stated that the Methodist divine had this object In going to Washington and some significance Is attached to the fact that while Rev Mr Thompson was in Washington two bills hostile to racing were Introduced in the house ot of representatives Concerning future plans Rev Mr Thompson said that he and his h helpers would prepare at once another racing bill which would not be declared un unconstitutional constitutional This bill wIll be intro introduced introduced he said in the general assembly ly January In predicting the death knell of rae rac racing ing in every community in the United States within a few years he points to Gov Higgins remarks to the leg legislature legislature in New York |