Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-06

resolve at the eleventh hour to climb down
off the fence into the independent camp
has not reused half the enthusiasm among
the members Of that party it would have
done II made few weeks ago. As 1t is, IT
will not make difference of 500 votes in
the State, whereas he might have beaded
following ten times as large earlier in
the campaign. Betting in the pool
rooms on the outcome for Governor
is about as follows: Patterson,
$500 Beaver $500; Pattison 500, Beaver
900; Pattisou 500. Beaver $50. An even
bet of 5000 on Beaver and Pattison was
made few days since, the man betting on
Beaver being q professional gambler and
one of excellent Judgment and great sue
cess. A gentleman of Independent pro.
clivities. who has lately made a tour OF the
State, said to your correspondent on Friday
that he was afraid the Independent boom
was on the wan, and that Beavers chances
were better than ten days ago. Notwith-
standing all this, however, the REeIsrER
will probably have the satisfaction OF pub
fishing the fact that Pennsylvania has gone
Democratic on Wednesday morning.
At Philadelphia.
Special Dispatch to the Register.
PHILADELPHIA, November 5.-An impair
tial review of the situation from Quaker
City standpoint can not but result in the
conviction that the Stalwarts have gained
considerable ground during the past week.
Beaver has been here for five or six days
past md has awakened considerable en-
thusiasm among the Republicans and
pretty effectually stemmed the 1ndepend-
ent tidal wave which has been threatening
to cut down his ma jority here to little more
than a shadow. Beaver himself has done
an immense amount Of hard work, once or
twice making as many as three speeches
before as many different audiences in a
single day, and has gone over the city
and suburbs in the most thorough man
ner, visiting workshops factories and other
places where votes are to be found in con.
siderable numbers, and has been very well
received. But notwithstanding this, his ma
jority here will be very small; probably
not over 5000 or I, 7,000 for the Independent
movement has had a strong and vigorous
growth. The Democrats, also, have been
making q red hot canvass during the past
ten days, and are very confident of Patti
sons election. They count that Beavers
plurality in the city will not be over 1000
or 1900, and predict his defeat by 5000 to
10000 votes in the State.
The Resignation of Secretary Quay,
while ii created intense excitement among
all classes of politicians, will have little
other effect than to solidlfy party lines aAd
render the mutual feeling OF contempt en-.
tertained by the Independents and Stall
warts for each other, more intense, If such
a thing be possible. Democrats are gen.
orally disposed to regard the matter
family fight with which they have nothing
TO do, but which will finally inure to their
benefit. Betting has been lively, and not
less than 100000 is locked up in pool
boxes in this city alone. The odds are
largely on PsttiSOn.
A few days ago an ex-city commissioner
made wager with an ex.Councilman from
the Seventeenth ward that Beaver would
be elected. He placed $400 upon this,
while the friend of Pattison put up 81 200.
When the latter was through he was offered
$4,000 upon the same conditions, which
was refused. A bet was made yesterday of
$500 even that
Pattison Would Fave O.OOO Plurality.
Following upon this was one of 81 1000 to
$3.50 that Pattison would have more votes
in Philadelphia than Beaver. When the
latter bet was made the parties who put up
the $3.50 declared themselves ready to place
$4,000 upon the same odds. A well-knOwn
Democrats politician of the Twen" ninth
ward made wager yesterday o. 1910 even
and $50 against 800 that PattiOn would
have 1900 plurality. He afterwards
wagered 81 900 against $500 Pattison would
be elected. -, ,,,,..
grcssional Districts is that the Republicans
will elect nineteen representatives and the
Democrats eleven.