| Show HOUSE REPEALS RACING the redd racing act under which horse race meets with pan betting had been conducted in utah for two airs was repealed by the house of representatives thursday the repeal bill is now before the state senate and wilf likely be approved also by that body charles redd of la sal representative from san juan county who sponsored the race measure two years ago took the leading part in repealing the act in the house thursday in a fervid address urging that the law be killed he made the charge that there had been a great deal of graft connected with the acts of the utah racing commission and declared that he information that from to had been paid for the race franchise at the state fair track the charges made by mr redd created a sensation at the state capital and the san juan representative has been made the target of bitter attacks from various quarters chiefly from members of the race commission in order that the charges may be thoroughly sifted governor george dern on monday sent a special wes sage to the house urging that a committee be appointed to conduct hearings to investigate the graft charges speaker jorgensen Joi gensen of the house was authorized to appoint committee of five and he announced his selections tuesday the committee will open hean and mr redd will be asked to produce evidence in support of his statements J H waters manager of the newhouse hotel and a member of the race commission has returned to salt lake from california to resist the charges made and to uphold the acts of the board the fight over the race bill has developed into one of the bitterest contests in the history of the state representative redd who stirred up the hornets nest is standing by hi guns and states that when the time comee he will produce evidence to justify the assertions he has made |
