Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-25
HOW THE BETTING RUNS.
Indiana Democrats Offering Odds on t7te
Election of Landers.

Indiana Democrats Offering Odds on the
Election of Landers.
indianapolis Special to Chicago Times.
The swollen stream of politics is running
with comparative quiet Just now. Both
parties are bending every energy to the
achievement of success, but there is moth
ing striking or specially picturesque in the
situation at this moment. The talking
army is hard at work arousing the masses
to proper appreciation of the peril of their
country, and reports are coming in of great
gains for both parties. The latest and new
est feature of the campaign is an outbreak
of Democratic betters. The Democrats in
Indiana have decided advantage over their
Republican brethren in the number and in
dustry of their election gamblers. Among
the managers Of the Democratic party are q
number of gentlemen who are believers in
the doctrine held by the late John Morrissey.
They have faith in cash and argument, and
a few weeks before each election they
crowd to the front with their money
and bet their candidate into
favor. They are convinced that this
is the way to influence that class of voters
who want to be on the winning side and who
imagine that the most money naturally goes
up on the man who has the best chance Of
winning. This was the way Morrissey won
some of his most notable struggles, and the
same tactics have been employed with un-
doubted benefit to the Democratic party in
past campaigns in this State. It is the old
principle of Forage off the enemy" and
for years the men who do the most of the
contributing to the Democratic fund of In
diana have made Republicans pay their as-
sessments. The Times correspondent found
several worthy Democrats this evening who
stated their intention of taking all bets that
were offered on Porter and to go out hunting
for more. These men say they will bet
any sum up to $4,000 at odds of
81, 600 to $500. Eb. Henderson, ex-auditor
of State, will wager $4,000 at this rate, and
rather than be bluffed he will make it $1O,-
600. Jack Landers wants $1,000 of the
same, and under pressure might be induced
to raise the bet So, 800 more. These are the
heaviest betters who have shown up; but
there are innumerable smaller fry who fol-
low in their footsteps. Without a doubt
$25, 600 or 5000 on Republican money
could be placed without trouble if Porter's
friends had the nerve to put it up. Thus far
they have not shown that eagerness to back
their opinion which could be expected Of
men who are 90 loud in their pro-
LESSONS of confidence in the success
of their party at the polls. II is only
within the last few days that this Democratic
money has been shaken around the streets,
and previous to that time the Republicans
had the call. Then the blufing was the
other way. It is only little more than a
week ago that John G. New accepted pro-
position from w. w. Woollen, treasurer of
the Democratic State Central committee, to
lay $1, 900 on the result in October, and
caused him to 60 Gin search Of man" with
the 81, 900. Woollen evidently failed to find
his man, as he has not reported to New.
Doubtless Chairman New could now be &C.
commodated. Republicans try to laugh
down the betting, and say they are only
waiting for larger odds to take these rash
propositions. This may be all right, but it
is queer talk from men who, two or three
weeks ago, said they would bet their lives on
Porter.