The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-29
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uow. il who shall be President +.
The Republicans are smilipgly comb
dert aad TIE Democracy are as ugly
and waspish s. they can be. Ihey
claim that it Hayes is declared elect
ed Il viii be bv fraud. AID q the gln
mills aaa gambling bells they talk
loudly Of resistance, aad OF insugu-
rating Tllaen bv force. II is very
hard f5r these red-nosed, monstached
gentlemen vino have promises OF plac-
rs naaer Jiden IL the event CT his
election to resign their hopes, and be-
ing compelled 10 90 back to ordinary
thieving for q living. Sinecures IN
custom-bouses, with unlimited oppor-
tunities fog stealing are much easier,
and when they think bow close they
come % il they gnash their teeth IN
rage. But the business men IN the
Democratic party take no such view OF
it. They say, wiihOgtexeeption, thatii
the returning boards declare Hayes
elected that be must be i~naugurated,
and that there viii be no hight over
il Rather see him defeated than
not. now that they see the reckless,
revolutionary element that stands be-
hiad him. And they don't like the
attitude be occupies. In all this ex-
element, he has said not q word to
aIlav The fever. OF quiet apprehension.
He has not said that If his opponent
should be declared elected he would
a~cquiesce quietly, but be holds him
self Ia position TO take the Office by
force if need be, and it is significant
facs that all The threats Of trouble, IN
this CITY. come from those who stand
tho closest 10 him He conducted
The campaign with bluff and money,
AID he viii stop at nothing 10 secure
the seat be has so long coveted.
Heaven help the country j this arch
demagogue bv any means gets bis
grip on ihe Presidency
rHENEwsBoIs
ase reapinc a rich harvest. The CIR
culation of the daily papers has
doubled, and the little gamins know
how 10 keep it up Ia n uptown
block. the population is entirely Dem
ccratc. aud the next block on the
same street is entirely Republican.
The smart newsboy enters the first
block, aud yeils, 'ere's yer extry
World. Tilden's elected, sure" The
Democrats all rush to Uuy his paper.
Ia the next block" 'ere's yer eXtry
Times-Hayes kerries Looisaner,
Floridy aud South Kerliny," and a
yery lively sale among the Republic
cans is the result. Oae, more honest
tbaD the rest. was asked what wasthe
election news, aud be cried "extry
Trvb1on, Peter Co0per'a defeat con-
Grmed. lie sold a great many pa
pers.
THE POOLS.
Among tbe betting men, and their
number is legion, q great deal of in
terest centres in the p~ool-rooms. Pool
betting is a species Of gambling With
out cards or dice and has become
quite fashionable, even among social
ed respectable men.
The p3ol-rooms have been the are
IN Of much excitement during the
Uast weeks. There are a number OF
these fashionable gambling houses on
Broadway, the two most largely pa
tronized are known as J~ohnson's, cor
ner oil Twenty-eigth street, and the
p~alatial establishment Of expire
lighter. x-Congrossman John Nor
lissey.
There are several kinds of pools
known as auction, French and comoi-
nation. A portion Of the room de-
voted 10 such purposes is fitted up
wi.h an elevated platform, upon
which are seated the auctloneers and
clerks. The rooms are provided with
seats. aud form a comfortable loung-
ing place for the fashionably dressed
loarers of the city. Hundreds are
usually in attendance but not three
per cent. are bidders or buyers. TIE
auetioneer announces that a hundred
dollars is bid fer the first choice on
the general result. The favorite
candidate is then named, generally
thus ; one hundred dollars for Tilden
How much do / hear for Hayes
The bidding is varied according TO
the working Of the political thermom-
eteT, varying from thirty TO eighty
dollars for HAYES. Tilden one hun
bred. Tie bidding having closed,
the gross amount for both candidates,
is written on two tickets, and one
handed to each party. The success
ful bidder receives the entire amount,
less three per cent. which is the pool
sellers fec.
French pools-In another part of
The room, neatly arranged side by
side. are a number Of frames con-
structed with spaces for names and to
indicate consecutive numbers. The
favorite candidate is indicated in q
slip inserted on the board, together
with an Indicator. TO tell the number
Of times such tickets have been sold
on this favorite. As between Tilden
or HAYES there would be but a choice
between the two, bat when used for
ho~rse-racing it is frequently a choice
among many. The whole Of the
money. realized by the sale of tickets
for both parties is divided pro rata
among those holding tickets bearing
Che name Of the successful candidate.
For instance a pool of three thous-
aud dollars made up by the sale Of
.ickets at Eve dollars each, would TO-
dicatc six hundred subscribers. If
divided as fellows: three hundred
and fftv sold FOR Hayes and
Hayes was successful the three thou.
sand dollars would be equally divid-
ed among the three hundred and ff
II HAYES tickets. If Tilden were
successful. the three thousand dol
lars would be divided among the two
hundred aud fifty holders of his tick.
cts. This class Of pools was extern
sively sold in New York, on the To-
cal, State and g%eneral election.
Combination pools-This Is a ia
vori,c arrangement, from the fact
that the amount paid to the success
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