Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-09
ELhUTIoN BETS.
How wall street Mem and other
People are Putting Their Money up
| ON Cleveland.

People are Putting Their Money up
ON Cleveland.
New York World, Sept. 80.
There has been much betting on the
election this year by Wall street men,
the irregular nature Of the contest, with
SC. John and Butler az two uncertain
factors in the problem, Offering special
opportunities for hazards on the general
result. conservative broker estimates
that about $25 600 or $50, 900 has been
bet in the Stock Exchange alone on the
election. Members OF the RSchapee ard
bankers on the strest have many bets
outside at the hotels uptown and at the
Restaurants aud other places of resort
downtown. Ths betting "a . rule
has been About even on the general
result, bat the Cleveland msn are Offering
odds on the election in this state; 81, 600
TO 300 that Cleveland will carry the
state has been offered and 1000 even
that his majority will be 25, 900
Mr.. Thomas G. Bnek OF II. X. EnOs 4
CO., within day or Two has bet ~, 900
with T. ). Conner, brother OF Jay Gould's
partner, that Cleveland will eat more votes
In the state OF New York than Blaine
Mr.. Buok en6eavoTed to have tine bet re
peated, hut Mr. Connor declined.
MIR. c. |. Hudson has bet 81 goo with
W. 7. Colbron that Cleveland will have
~, 900 more votes In the state than Blaine.
Mr., Hudson has two bets OF 81, 800 to
$4,000 each that Cleveland will BIZ elected
With Deacon s. v. White OF Plymouth
Church aud LaokAwanna corner fame
In all Deacon White has bet $1,000 on
Blaine as an offset apparently to he
stand for Cleveland taken by his pastor,
Henry Ward Beecher. He has three bats
Of III 900 each with s. Elliott, VINO be-
liev, that Cleveland will be- elected.
Addison Cammack has bet extensively
at the Windsor Hotel, the amount being,
it is understood, $37, 000--sll staked on
Cleveland.
II was reported down town yesterday
on the bsst authority that q bet Of
$40, 900 was made at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on Fridey night that Cleveland
will have more votes than Blaine in New
York. About $50, 900 more was placed on
the election that came evening at the
hotel.
An evening or two ago ex. Congressman
Miles Ross of New Jersey made several
large bets at Tsylor's Hotel, Jersey City,
that Cleveland will be elected.
Colonel o. Shaughnessy, who lived
Tor many years at Denver, Col and ao-
cumulated fortune of several milii0ne
in mining enterprises in the west, has
been in the city for several weeks trying
to "place," as he says, $3.50, 600 made up
by syndicate Of which he is the repre-,
sentative, on the result OF TIN election.
De proclaimed himself an out.and-out
Blaine man, and when he first arrived
was willing to give odds that Blaine
would be the next President OF the
United States. He is not 80 sanguire
now, however. His money, the treasurer
| Of the Republican state committee, who
| yesterday almost went wild with Joy
when contribution Of 81 was received,
says ia in his safe and ready TO be "laid
out" on Blaine. A few nights ago the
| gallent colonel encountered Mr.. Riward
Kearney in the Hoffman House aud
bet $4,000 even that Blaine would be
elected. Mr.. Ksarney offered 10 dOuh la
the amount, but the colonel was not die
posed then TO riak any more. A night OF
two later Colonel Shanshnesiy wandered
into the St James Hotel and = we'll
known gambler said to him. "I'll bet
$40, 900 to SIS, 900 that the Democratic
| party will vim The colonel would not
go SO high, but was bsntered into bet,
ting $1,000 He seems to have lost faith
in Blaine, and it ia stated that he has
announced bis intention to leave the hal
anoe Of his 100000 in the ssis Of tba
Republican state COMMITTEES until after
the Ohio election. The custodian OF the
money, however, said that it would be
1 a II
unisy presented itself,
Few men nave bssn more successful il
betting en- politics than Billy Wise. In
days gone by he he vas an ardent Re,
publican, and he stsksd great potion
OF his worldly wealth on dariiei4's else
ton. He came ont ahesd-iu fact hs
made fortune by his operations ~ 1850
lie irequents the dilsey and tile Ftfth
| Avenue HotAt. lle is nov q strong
Cleveland man, He bsts at the Ia.p o.!
$lt0 to $50 that Cleveland will be- the
mex President, slnrt titne SSd he
made bet Of 81, zoe to 800 with l0e
IIsckstt, aud he bst $500 even with
Charles Davis.
Mr.. Cammsck, the noted bear broker
stfolled into the ST. jane Hotel and ia q
crowd of Republicans announced that ne
wouId there and then bet $40, coo t.
Is, 900 that Cleveland would bp elected
aud duly inRugurated. Rlsine's ayowed
admirers quit the cOrad0r As soon IS
dscenoy wonid permit.
II took Cleye leland man from PiilRdel-
phia two weeks to find Blaine supporter
who would stake ", 500 even o. the
result.
AT Kelly & Blias' Exchange, in Twenty
eighth street, the reporter was told chat
Biaine's supporters were Offering LOCO
to 5000 on Now York stats and the
general result. Bets have been made
there that the Republicans will carry
Ohio BY 10000 majority. No odds were
given.
Mr.. Shay, a Wholesale grocer Of Wash.
ingtou, has been in the city for seversl
days. He has bet ~ 600 on Cleveland,
A Mr.. Mcclure Of Cleveland, o., Ia stop
ping Ag an uptown hotel. He is az Lnde-
pendent Republican. lIe il betting ex
tensively OH Cleveland. A German
American named Nipple, Rlso of Claye.
land, o., was until Blsine'a nomination q
red hot Republican. He has within Ihg
past few days stskei several thousand
dollars that the Democrats will carry
Ohio.
The Republicans have bser claiming
that there was strong probability that
they would carry Louisiana. Col. James
Il. Milford OF New Orleaus, ia ere resdy
to bet from $1,000 to 100000, aud give
large odds, that Louisiana will 80 Demo.
cratic
1.-THE Blaine men do not sive aug odds, y
said ez Coroner Woltman. "Fhey in,
dulge in = great deal OF chin music, but
haven't heard Of any Of them putting
up any considerable amount OF money
They talk like men who were confident o.
defeat Blaine himself seems 70 feel tina
way, and he is going around the counlry
making holy chow Of himself"
It is the old, old story Love at inst sight
A walk in the beauttul moonlight night; hOtl
catch dreadful cold and give up all hope bu
finally tnd reliet IN bottle Of Dr. Buili
Cough Syrup, get married, and are At las
happy!