New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-24
THE plRTY or OPPOSITION.
NOT WILLING TO BET ON CLEVELAND.


=. u. LINT FINDS THAT ADDISON cAMMAcK DID NOT
AUTHORIZE "nERALDp STATEMENT.
The following statements, which were not
publicly oontrldciod 10y Addison g" ""cA "'r" pun
ii.hcd I'm The HcraM on Friday:
HACKING Up HIS CONVICTIONS.
MR. ADDISON cN1ACK READY 10 PHI rr MS MONEY on
CLEVELAND.
Mr. Addison Cammack the well known Wall street op-
orator has tho reputation OF r,ny mhhlnE iI Ihh'
whom nc ventures upon a prediction cohgtInins any
thing which Wall street !, interested IN @ %
hc is nearly always ready 'o hbk ~ nc ~, - 80
money II tssary. and whenever ne goes mo S'"CA
speculation he has large IooTing e in The remit
Wall STREET, q course - grcatl} Il' ,, LA NJ C
NJ the approaching Presidential election ana hf Tam
ma mas g' 1880 Ills study Of the political
lion has resulted the firm belief that EroNcf
viii he elected President OF the niicd states; -
Mr. Camuack has expressed himself as ready 10 wager
$40 900 on the success al the DemOcrall' uchel' h
tnrnack it understood prefers to place ms large
sno on one wager Will divide the money into smaller
sums il necessary.
Among the Republicans who read The announcement
and were willing 10 accept Mr. Camnaclfs supposed offer
,ssF = Lent who lives in Pcckskin hut who comes to
Nev-York every day. Mr. Lent promptly wrote to'Air
Cammack Offering to wager - 900 that Cleveland would
not he elected Failing 10 get any reply from NJ Cam
mack Nj Lent wrote again on Monday "a follows:
NEW YORK, sept Do 1884.
BptE sin: In reply to your published invitation FOR
va-crs the approaching fir.idcH'lu 80 ,dl NJ
Cover cleveland would not be elected President Up 10
IL re-
o 10 "A suspicion in my mind that your ohcr was merely
for effect that sonnet mig ~ the course o poh since
your publication has occurred 10 unsctue your confidence
In the election OF Mt Cleveland and that consequently:
In moi very choice but furcihle language yon crawl
should he mistaken IN cllher 3i lnes' Surlns t'sI
you viii inform me aud accept me me ouer lHG III my
Communication above referred TO- which + fi'I open'
Yours respectfully l. d. i'"Ni'
Yesterday MIR Lent received The following brief reply
22d Sept, 1854.
+ nrtFSIg: authorized no one to publish my Offer OF
lpf ON lac
S'''OH Is '''''D'u' '''' '''i''''A DDsoy CAMaAck.
Mr. Tlrt said Yesterday: Ihave followed up several
such published offers b. wager money the election OF
Cleveland and have been ready put mp 1000 in cash
but each time have found that the ocr was only aOuu
OUTLOOK FOR TAAiMANY CANDIDATES.
The Tammany candidates for the MayOralty
nomination have narrowed down to Mayor Edison. Joseph
J Oponohne and Alderman Hugh j. Grant. NoOnc can
say vet ith any certainty that Tammauy Han viii nom
mate candidates Monday next when the
Comfy Convention meets, or merely appoint com
mittec TO confer with other Democratic or
CARNATIONS relative to agreeing upon ticket. Tho fact
that Tammany Hanfas declined 10 join with he County
Democracy and Irving Hall IN meeting TO Iaty the
National Democratic nomination is accepted ~ an iud
cation That prefers TO go alone" this campaign
There is q difference OF opinion this subject and it
VIII bc settled before rhc Convention meets on Monday
Not much is known yet Of tire relative strength
Of the candidates for Mayor Mr. Kelly has
given uo indlcduou 81 ms choice II ls pctt, LthIiJ
understood that either one OF the three named would be
acceptable 90 MIN
For Controller no name has yet been mentioned aside
from at OF Andrew l. Soulard president Of the sterling
date District Attorney. For Judges oi the Court ~
Common Pleas Judges lauenorc and paly sccka re-
lA"iu aud :. q. Hcqugr are candidates. J"hh j. ioa'
for several years e efficient ck Of the Board oi Corn
dates Tor ,ll position Of Coroner