The Portland daily press., 1867-11-07
The s,x.y rhou.ana praiori..yg iExp,ain,e.,,

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The following is cut from Democratic pa
per. A city which nourishes men who have
the gambling mania so seriously as therein de-
seribed must logically give large Democratic
| majorities: ~ iftgssslfi
| Pool selling was formerly confined to the
| race course, and bids were only made for pri-
| vate horses entered in the racing calendar.
But times are changing, and with the Develop
ment of the ballet and the introduction of 9th
| er phases of European civilization, we have at
| last that acme of bliss wherein it has become
| possible to buy and sell candidates for politi-
| cal office, handicapped or otherwise. Last eve
ming large collection of horse sporting men
and local politicians assembled at Kiley's res
taurant, corner of Twenty-eighth street and
| broadway, TO listen to the melodieus voice OF
Tom johnson, the hero Of the quarter stretch
and betting ring, discoursing on the chances of
| the rival candidates for Sheriff and County
Clerk, the candidates for the remaining offices
not being deemed Of sufficient interest to bet
| ting men to invest their money in pool on
| their merits. The saloon was a roomy one
with couple of score of keen-faced sporting
| men scattered around the deal-table where Mr.
johnson held forth, assisted by his clerk who
entered down the scales of pools. Mr.. John
son began as follows; lar stesl. sa5
"A hundred dollars pool or no pool How
much for the first choice, Ell? What DIV essay /?
Fifty dollars-ffty dollars--first, second, and
How ific far second sba;;ss
and OBrien sold in the pool Thirty two dol
lars and hity-tive dollars in the pool Connol-
ly sold for thirty-two dollars. How much for
Abbe? Come, wake up, Republicans; stand
by yer candidate. How much for Abbe?''
Old man in corner, in tremulOus voice
''Tew dollars fur Abbe." 81 s-f o..
Mr.. Johnston" How much for Abhe-irst
second and third CALI
Second Noble Sportsman-"Why say he on
~ brought eight dolas in a hundred dolla'
pool last night-he's gone under No pool on
him boys Z" tsal .t7as taa ~ q ffI
Mr. Johnston-@Well, Wen start one on the
choice-fifty dollars in the pool or no pool
twenty dollars-iirst, second and third call
gone for Billy Conner How much for second
CT DICE y How much tor Charley Loeu?"
Loud Voiced man -"Five dola's .foe dolla's4-
FIVE DoLLA' A's l say" ..a..,li ,.sssgs', 5tf ,lst
& Mr. Johnston-"Well, ye needn't make SIGH
a lnoise--ye needn't to hol]er-I guess we can
hear you on that small bet" ffit lHt
Same Old man-"If we make sch bet agin
III gity ye arrested-do ye want to kill Char
ley?p aAd sH 81 - aI ~ 7l'1s ~
Man with nice watch chain--"Say, I'll go
a hundred dollars even on the State-who'iI
take me anybody see me-anybody want-a
the State goes Democratic.9
= lsespectable-lC okipg man-"Oh, that s a sure
thing. I'll go five hundred dollars that the
State goes Democratic by 20 900 majority. Does
anybody want it?" ls.s..44 ilaf. ,...ii ~
Mr. There's chance tor some
Republican to go his nose A hundred dollars
in the pool and the Democrats sold. Who
wants it? How much for the Republicans?
No show, eh? Well, let's go back to Sheriff.
Fiity-six dollars in the pool, and o 'Brien sold
Second choice 1884, and Connolly sold How
much for Able? Eight dollars ten, and Alb
BE- sod"i 1''- ~ t'.Hr. ~ iif.a Il s1tlia9 'li
hour at night with little or no variation in the