The New York herald., 1874-11-01
THE POOL SELLING.


The politicians were out In 1ull lorce last night
at the pool rooms; that is, those politicians and
non-professional dabblers in politics were, who
leave the hard work in the wards just before
the election TO their paid workers. Still
the great majority OF the bidders were
''sports," to whom, doubtless, the oppor.
tunity to make an honest penny at the
pools serves as an agreeable Offset to their daily
work at the gaming table. There seemed to be
but little nonsense about the bidding. Every man
who bid ana put up his money did so apparently
in the hope that he would get It back again and
more too after election. II there were any OF the
fraternity present who came to bid for no other
reason than to
INFLUENCE THE CHANCES
OF their candidates, they did not make much OF
show. The 'bh0l4nSo Of the down town wards
were on hand innSoodly numbers, and the way
they banded thetE &eekly wages together to make
up "under" bids, IN the hope Of hauling in the big
odds II disaster should happen TO the
party-"Which is possible, you know" as
one OF the hopefuls expressed twas
q caution TO the experts. The bidding
was spirited. but the would-be purchasers
were not very flush, and so the $1,000 to $500 bids
that were the feature Of the sale on Wednesday
night we're not heard CT The auctioneer was IN
good humor. He evidently did not agree with
Conkiing that man ought to be partisan, for he
belonged to all parties during the evening. When
he got bid on Tilden he knew that the old gen.
tleman would 'xnock the SUNNI" as he had It,
out OF his opponent ana In the next BREATH when
an admirer OF Governor Dix yelled out bid on
the old war horse, the hammer went up in ex-
ultation, and Tden was announced as sure of
getting the worst walloping ever man got in the
political ring since the DAY when
OUR GRANDFATHERS
Uged to run gentlemen Tor the Board OF Alderman
1t was the same when the county candidates
WAS WAS IKE ' literal republican, "n few oays Ns
before the party conventions are held.
good friend Of everybody 1t was refreshing to
supplied ammunition for all the ward politicians
present, no matter what party they belonged to.
for Wickham, and laid his broad hand on his
paunch, where ne seemed 20 think hls heart was,
and deplcred aloud the blindness OF the man VINO
could see any indication Of
THE NEXT MAYOR
being Tammany man. But when ask ed II good
men and true. who were not SO blind to avail
themselves OF Q good opportunity to pocket the
blind mans cash and get no answer for all his
never allow his great grandchildren TO vote the
republican ticket against their will. And Jones
for Register, too, what kind OF q man was be to
get only $50 bid onf de would get badly whip
ped. That ne knew; so why shouldn't wise men
from the east and the west OF the city put tneir
better. And what consolation ne had Tor the fei.
lows who did 60 nifty better. you've lost your
ana As or for Ss
had private information-had this man Of the
hammer-that he would 60 to Washington, and he
pools pool always indicated the % way the s eectioS iS
knew they would not, for hadn't everybody gone
to great expense IN getting reliable Information
from their country friends and paid well for 1t
tanned fact, too, that E. D. Morgan knew the re.
publicans would win And wasn't Ex-Governor
to carry the day Then VINO could lose why
nobody. SO everybody who bought pool, high or
low, was sure to make . pile
But 1t took pool on Ottendorfer to stop the auc.
tioneer's eoquence. For the life OF him he couldn't
pronounce the name. because, probably, ne had
become 30 accustomed In past elections TO calling
out the names OF candidates with an Irish twist
sUtterduner,, ;, and some of the .bnoys" finally told
him to ''cut the old fellow short and sell him as
duner,," and as 'dutier,n therefore, was the good
man sold at $35 to 500 that he would get 10000
votes.
the bidding late at night became unusually
IL just to see how the thing Was done you Know,
slyly got into the
ana had their bids Knocked down TO ''cash, ~ none
OF them having any name Of their own they cared
about BY eleven O'Clock the pools had embraced
with odds, and the candidates for Register with
and without mention OF majorites but several Of
contest, between Meade and Hogan being espe-
cially an object Of interest to the knowing ones
from the Ftftn district, who had come with their
vest pockets lined with greenbacks.
The Pools.
the following pools will show the general aver.
age sales:-
THE STATE.
That Tilden win get 10000 majority In the
State:-
Yes.......... ..............S1Oo 100 100 100
No.. Observation-Disclosures. IT'S l65 $50 LOO
That Tlden win get 10000 majority in the
State:-
Yes...................... ..$l00 100 $50 100
NO.. .,..."...... W ~ lZo ~
1hat T1ldon will carry the State Question OF
majority not consldered) -
NO. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 120 go 80 lou
That DIX Will not poll rs large vote as Karnhn
pQlled In lS7A (Kernan's vote was 392, 350)
No.. .............."...,. $50 90 90 60 90
Yes........................ IS 85 80 80
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Meade....... ............$l30 100 80 100
Hogan. an...................... 100 10 30 50
RIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Laws0n..... ........................... $51 20
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TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.