. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. erefusal of the hold-oversto admit the others to the chamber provoked an almost riotous demonstra-tion at the State House. Mr. Lindabury and Frederic W. Stevens, nowVice Chancellor, were retained by the State and they succeeded in com-pelling the rival senates to submit their respective claims to the SupremeCourt, which seated the republicans. That was the second great state tumult in which Mr. Lindabury hadbeen a lea
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. erefusal of the hold-oversto admit the others to the chamber provoked an almost riotous demonstra-tion at the State House. Mr. Lindabury and Frederic W. Stevens, nowVice Chancellor, were retained by the State and they succeeded in com-pelling the rival senates to submit their respective claims to the SupremeCourt, which seated the republicans. That was the second great state tumult in which Mr. Lindabury hadbeen a leading figure. While he was still practicing law in Elizabeth, therace track issue became an absorbing one all over the common wealth. Thejockeys, who had already opened all-the-year around courses at Guttenbergat one end of the State and at Gloucester at the other end, also opened atClifton in Passaic and at Linden in Union, other tracks that drew hordesof undesirable sports. They felt themselves in such absolute control of thestate that they put a Gloucester track starter in the Speakers chair in theHouse of Assembly and, when protests against their seizure of the govern-. 328 Lmdenthal meiit poured into the Houses of the Legislature, refused even to permitthem to be read. The people of Union felt particularly outraged by the invasion of theircoimty, and great mass meetings were held to arrange a demonstration atTrenton that would force the attention of the jockey legislators. Thewhite-haired Parson Kempshall was second only to Mr. Lindabury m firingthese monster gatherings to the burning point. The movement became in-fectious ; and an army of indignant citizens stormed the State Capital andtook possession of the jockey Speakers chair. The excitement did notabate until it had culminated in a movement for an amendment to thestate constitution that would forever rob the racuig resorts of their chiefattraction. The proposed new clause of the states charter forbade gamb-ling in any
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