Show TRACK GAMBLING ISSUE IN COUNCil Martin Offers Resolution Di Directing Directing Directing Chief of Police to Stop Bookmaking LIVELY DEBATE ENSUES ODONNELL INTIMATES THAT MARTIN MARTI PICKED DEAD ONES Be lIe it resolved by this council that the chief chief of police be and he te is i hereby Instructed to prevent the making of books or any other form forn of gambling that may be found in Salt Lake City and he Is hereby instructed to enforce all laws prohibiting gambling in this city Councilman L D Martin created cre ted a astir astir astir stir In the city council last evening by introducing a resolution to prohibit bet betting betting betting ting on the horse races which are now new no being run at the fair grounds track After a lengthy argument among the members of the city council the reso rNO resolution resolution lution was laid over oer until next Monday evening In speaking for his 1 lg resolution Coun Celia Councilman Councilman cilman Martin showed the race horse hone horsemen horsemen men and others connected with the track no quarter and in most bitter terms denounced their methods He said that the horse hone racing game was not allowed to flourish in Chicago or New York and that It had been driven off oft the Pacific coast There is absolutely absolutely absolutely no reason why hy this bloodsucking game should be allowed to flourish here declared Mr Martin Councilman Fernstrom then arose and asked Mr Martin to define gam gem gambling gambling bling so BO that he could include In his hi resolution the poker games which he alleged are now running In almost every saloon in the city Councilman Fern Fernstrom Fernstrom Fernstrom strom said that in the saloons about the city there were a large number of pro professional gamblers awaiting to rob the suckers of their money mone while their families were forced to go gp p without food In consequence V Councilman ODonnell in a rather ear sar sarcastic castle castic ca tlc speech told the council that he had probably violated his oath of office for he had gone to the race track on several occasions and had ha placed bets beU betson betson on various races He said that he had bed lost some money mone and at other times he had won which was a source of pleas pleasure pleasure ure lire to him He implied In his talk that Mr Martin had bet on the wrong horse and would no doubt have felt better toward the races had he won Put Em on Record The crowd at the race track are a robbing gambling bloodsucking lot of If my rose resu lution is not broad enough to put the races out of business it will wiil be amend amended amended ed by next Monday ronday evening This reso reM resolution resolution lution will put every member of oC the city council on record as to their stand standon on gambling Do you call betting on the horse hone races gambling asked Councilman ODonnell Yes the rottenest t and rankest sort replied Mr Martin Councilman Wood expressed himself in favor of the resolution but said he was somewhat surprised at the source from whence it came He took a dig digat digat digat at Councilman Martin as If doubting his sincerity and said a few months ago agoa a certain woman came from Ogden with a proposition to build an establish establishment establishment ment on the west side Bide He said Mid there had been a great greot deal of talk on certain certain tain tam benefits which the city would de do derive derive rive from fr m the proposition In conclusion conclusion sion zion he said If the city were going to have one evil why not have them all meaning If the stockade were allowed to run why not the races On motion of Councilman Re dall the resolution over until the next regular session of the council next Mon Men Monday day evening Councilman Fernstrom remarked that he knew but little about the gambling at the race track but he did know of the gambling which was being biting conduct conducted con ud ed in the saloons about the city As Alii the resolution introduced by Mr Martin was aimed directly at the race tra k betting batting Mr Fernstrom asked that the resolution be broad enough enouCh to take in m inthe inthe the poker games gaines also |