Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1909 — Lieutenant-Governor Hall Opposes Automobile Races. [ARTICLE]

Lieutenant-Governor Hall Opposes Automobile Races.

Lieutenant-Governor Frank J. Hall is bitterly opposed to automobile races such as recently took place at Indianapolis and if he had his way a special session of the legislature would be called to pass a law against holding them, In a dispatch to the Indianapolis Star from his home in Rushville he is quoted as saying: “They talk about bull fights in Mexico but did you ever hear of several people being killed at a bullfight, and yet right here in Indiana great crowds go out to witness an event in which it may be expected that human life may be sacrificed. The Governor would be justified in calling a special session of the legislature to pass a law prohibiting automobile racing under conditions similar to those of last week.”