The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-01

A TRANSPARENT CHEAT.

From our 0IvH Correspondent.
| A TRANSPARENT CHEAT.
ToPEKA, January 27.-One of the most
transparent cheats ever attempted was the
effort that has been made by the gamblers
during the past few days, to work up CAPT.
tai for particular candidate by SPOOL
selling. Selling pools is simply another
way Of, to say, making bets. For the last
two or three evenings, the pool merchants
have had their Office established in q cor
ner Of the Teft House lobby; while
the president of the company sells pools. al
public auction to the highest bidder. the
Secretary keeps the accounts and takes
care of the money. The auctioneer calls
out show much for the first choice?" Some
friend of Smith, having previously been
furnished the funds with which to bet, bets
one dollar, and there being no other bids
the first choice is knocked down to him,
and he, OF course, chooses Smith. Then
the auc,ioneer announces that "Smith has
been TAKEN" and calls for bids for ":he
| heldr-that is all the others-which il to
say "a friend of Smiths has bet dollar
that he wonld be elected, how much will
YOU bet that he won't?" The same
party, through a confederate, then
bets a dollar that he will not
be elected-and thus he risks nothing but
the booksellers five per cent. for having bet
on his favosite candidate, and also upon
all those against him, he is bound to win,
whether heads or tails come up. The OBJ
ject is to create the impression in the minds
of the people, that the gamblers consider
Smiths chances better than those of any
body else-as good as those of all the 9TH
the trick was so very transparent that any
body saw through it at once, and instead of
becoming what it was intended to be, an en-
CINE of strength, ii proved to be merely
matter of ridicule.
Tie city is still full of visitors. all the
hotels and boarding houses are crowded
and the unfortunate traveller who happens
to be obliged to ''lie over" here has trouble
in finding place in which to make him.
self comfortable. Abou: hundred Leav-
enwor,h folks who expected TO 60 home to-
day, will spend Sunday in the Capital to
watch the Senatorial fight. The following
is repor: in full of yesterdays balloting
FIFTH BALLOT.
For 7. A. Csbcrn-Senators Brown,
Evans, Gilpatrick, Greene, Johnston, Kelly,
Savage, Taylor, Wells, Williams, Wood
worth.
Representatives: Baldwin, Blair, Boggs,
Carson, Clarke of Leavenwor,h, Clymer, Col
Inns, Cooper, Dixon, Ellison, Humes, Kel-
logg of Leavenworth, Long of Doniphan,
Manville, Mckay, Palmer of Jewell, Pill
kenton, Ridge, Smith of Marshall, Tomlin-
son. Tracy OF Doniphan, Veale, White,
Williams, Wright-36.
For James NJ. Harvey-Senators Car
penter of Jewell, Dow, Grass, Kellogg,
Nichols, Richey.
Representatives Bishop. Bradiah, Bu-
chan, Bull, Dobyns, Edgerton, Fletcher,
Hogeboom, Hollinger, Huey. Humphrey,
Kunkel, Mcdonald. Merritt, Ross, S.. John
%
For +. C. sears-ssnators Buchan,
HalIowell, Harris, Matthewson, Morrill,
Representatives,: Baer, Belts. Biddla,
Cro~eIl, Davis of Brown, Ely, Flick. Gets,
Hibbetis. Huddleston, Jenness, johnson,
Long Of Ellsworth, Love, Mas,en, Mohler.
Smith of douglas, Smith of Smith, Storch,
WiIlis-25.
For E. Ssillings-Senators Myers, simp-
son.
Representatives Davis of Miami, Hend-
rickson, Smith of McPhersop-5.
For w. L. Simons-Senators Benedict,
Carpenter of Nrosho, Finney, Griffin, Had
ley, Hamlin, Kirk, Ping.
Representatives: Alden, Arnold. Bal
laine, Campbell OF Linn, Clark of johnson,
Day, Gilmore, KELLOGG Of
Woodson, Keplinger, Magic, Perley, Smith
OF Cherokee, Stall, Stewart, Stillwell, Tracy
of Miami, Woodward-26
For John Martin = Representative
Donahue-l.
For T. Z. Plumb-Senators: Bradley,
Gillett, Guthrie, Mesker, Murdock, Shell.
don.
Representatives Adams OF Morris,
Adams Of Pawnee, Baker, Beck, Bohrer,
Bower, Campbell of Shawnee, Cochran,
Congdon, Danhauer. Fry, Guy, Hamilton,
Hewins, Hubbard, Kellogg Of Lyon. Lozier,
Mitchell, Moreheuse, Palmer of Butler,
Plumb, Pre-ton, Rogers, Watkins, Webb,
Wood of Coffey. Wood of Chase-S3.
For p P. Elder-Senator Robinson
Representatives: Roe, McMillen, Still.
linrs-4
For C. W. Blsir-Senator: Pybun.
Representatives.: Ellis, Gabriel, Gilke-
son. Greever, Harold, James. Keihl, Lock.
wood, Oliphant Parsons, Wheat-l2.
For W. A. Phillirs-Representive:
Chase, Hart
f- -- eIxTH BALLOT.
Osborn Sc, Harvey o, Sears 25. Stilliogs
1, Simons q. Martin l, Plumb 81, Elder 4,
Blair 12, Phillips 2.
The changes on this ballot from the fifth
vas n folIows: Mr.. Cochrane changed
from Plumb to Harvey; Mr.. Davis, of
Miami. changed from StilIings to Plumb;
Mr.. Hart changed from Phillips to Simons;
Ar. Mckay changed from O.born to Phil
ip'; Mr.. Wood, Of Co6ey, changed from
Plumb to Osborn.