Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-12
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
ASPECT OF tbs FIELD WITH ALL IN
ARMS.
The State o. the Betting 0dds-Ihe La
dies Presentation -Various hee:.
ings-General Political Notes
and Rumors.
STATE OF q ODDS.

Condition of Wheeling Betting Circles
Last night was one of unmixed ex-
element in political circles oil this CITY,
and as politics have invaded and Per
yaded everywhere, the excitement was
general. E,ch street corner was a hust-
ms upon which the political chances
Of candidate, were worked up and dis
cussed. and occasionally qusrreled about.
Each saloon or other place OF resort,
was a club ROOM, in which every topic
was merged into one general theme:
What will be the result OF tc-iay's cleo
tons?
In every community there is a class
of men belonging TO each OF the two
treat parties, who are willing to make
wapers 10 a limited amount. But these
waoers are invariably dictated, not by q
clear Judgment, but 10y the bettor's own
feelings on the subject. But there Is
another class Of men known as sport
inc men. or "terIiers," in their vocabu-
larry. who bet to win, and whose wagers
ar; prompted by their best views, un-
colored by political bias. The wagers
of this class NAV be taken as straws,
which are OF some moment, and which
may be of interest to the reader.
A REGISTER emissary made enquiry,
YESTERDAY, OF the state OF the oddsin this
CITY. and found that no small amount OF
money had been staked upon coming
elections. And it is undoubtedly true,
that Democrats are betting at odds,
whenever there is a doubt. Bets against
Hancock are difficult to find. rs high
as 500 to $50 has been offered, without
takers, though this may be accounted
for bv the fact that much OF the loose
money is ont on the elections OF to -day.
Bets on Indiana are very few as lar rs
the simple carrying Of the State is on
cerned. Democrats offer so 10 - and
in that proportion, with few takers The
odds are about even on 1000 Tor Ian.
ders over Porter. Two to one is offered
that the State goes for Hancock.
There is comparatively little betting
on The Ohio result. Several bets were
made Yesterday, SO to s. and 81 to -
that Townsend would win over Lang.
In other cases eve bets were made on
5000 for the former, and in one case On
10000. Republican bets that the State
will give Garfield from ten to twenty
thousand, are eagerly taken by the
Democrats.
No Republican can he found, as yet,
with sufficient nerve and wealth to bet
on Sturgiss and wagers are entirely on
Jackson's plurality. One OF 500 was
male Yesterday that it would
exceed Mathews majority in 1876,
which was l2,729. Another
was that he would have Il clear majority
over S,urgiss and French. \ third,
that he would carry Ohio county 10y
400 over Sturgiss.
Bets were freely made 2 to ] on
Brown for Sheriff, with lew takers. One
bet was made, $40 to So, that the en-
| tire Democratic ticket wuall be elected,
and another Of $40 to - that Jordan
would again lay liugus "at. Various
wayers are constantly laid on the dit.
iprent offices, the terms varying with
the bias al th G bettors.
Olers are made without takers on
Wilson, and odds of two {" n are
| given on iIose and kenna, in the Sec
ond and Third districts.