Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
PAY YOUR BETS.
MILLIONS CHANGE HANDS on THE BLEC-
TON RESULTS.
Immense Bets Made in New York City, in Which
S1ms Prominent Men Are Winners and LOsars
Theatrical Bstters.
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How many dollars were bet on the PIT
sideltial election in this city no one can
tall.
Some say it will run up in the millions,
and others say s., 900 900 will cover it all.
Some people wsgered large fortunes on the
result, and many will be Obliged to drop the
luxuries of life for a while in oder to even
up. The bets ran all the way from S. to
$50, There were scores Of ons-thous-
and-dollsr wagers and legions backed their
political opinions with thre:-tigured gIean-
backs. Bsts be'ow 500 were numterless,
and enough silk hats and kid gloves were
wagertd 10 decorate the persons of hat
the noting population Of the entire State.
general rule odds we're given on
Cleveland, bat large sums were put up even.
No cases have vet cone to light where
odds wers offered on the Republican can
didstes. In a majority OF Instances the
big betteIs offered SO Of Cleveland more7
for ev>ry s. of Harrison boocle. This ratio
was considered to represent the chauce'
for SUCCESS during the closing days Of the
campaign. MSny Demo rats who had fat
rolls were unable to Fl I'D takers as the fatal
day approached, and they hive BEEN
thanking fortune ever sincs the polls
closed. A few of Mr. Clevelsnd's hackers
took fright and managed to DO soma hasty
hedging OF the last minute, but vast ma
io1ity were confident of lis reelection
until the counting OF votes settled the 9th
er pan of the balance. Others saved en-
the State what they lost On the National!
ticket.
A real figure in elections is supposed to
be cut by the quotations in pool-rooms,
where bets on the candidates are handled,
ard s!o.y b:comes 30 magnifisd by
travelling short distance thst some Tan-
ayers fancy that bluff to tie tune Of S10.-
600 or $25, 900 will reach the public ear as
a bt t of those Dimensions. Bat it ia fact
that some of the campaign managers this
year put up their money hb3rally, and
few Ct them ara largely gamers by the cleo
ton of Harrison. The story came oat
Ia'eIy that early in the campaign Col.
Matthew S Quay disposed of properly in
Pennsylvania worth from $40, 900 to $780,
600, with view to wagering the money
on election results. There is no kr o wing
how much of this he used, but it is agreed
that tie atute high-tartf manager came
out of the contest with his pockets well
feathered
A prominent boookmaker was seen yes
terday by World man, 20 whom he sald
on tie subject of election bets:
81 supp"ss over $4,000 c0 was wagered
on the Presidential election in this and
other large cities, and the men who backed
Harrison got the bulk of it. There was,
however, considerable money bet on Grant
against Hewitt, and on the placing of the
csnd idates in the Mayoralty race, so that
TIE big bettors on the Democratic side are
not so badly hurt az some peop'e imagine.
Take the case of Ed Stokes, fJr instance,
I suppose he bet $25, 900 on Cleveland s
election, and as much more on Grant. or
c)u1ss those who backed Harrison against
his money believe him hurt, whereas he
probably will break even. The biggest
loser, psobably, will be Congressman ".
L. Scott. He backed Cleveland, or is sup
20 ,ed to have done 80 through MatOzey,
for $50, COO or S75. 600 in this city alone,
aud laid odds at that. l do not believe
he dsb5led in the local fight, 20 that all he
put up is a dead loss. Mahorey himself
nut no 500, 900, the Dryers as much more,
jose Oh J. O'DonOhue $25 900, william Z.
Conner $4,000 or $4,000. Pat Sheedy
$40 600, Matte CLrbett probably about
the same amount, and Others l could name
ss much as SO 600 each. But, then, sew.
eral of them break more than even on the
election of Grant and Hill.
'My own book was very good one in
deed, although it was more good lack than
Judgment. l wo1ld not lay odds on
Cleveland, as I couldn't see where odds
came in. So looks odds Of to 4, and D
TO 3 several times and backed HarifOa.
Then got ont my money on Grant at
evens and whipsawed the game. / made
about s., 500 on the deal and am row in
a roJition to eat more substantial grub
than snowbslls this winter.
who was the biggest winner on Harri-
son? Well, guess Col. Swords was. II
may be all his, but guess Matt Qaay and
a couple of hers were in pool. They
got good odds in majority OF cases and
suppose gathered in about $50, OOO."
SOME WALL STREET wAGERs.
In wall street some of the heaviest bets
of the campaign we're agreed upon and
kcea-witted BROKERS took bigger chances
GA the voice of the people than they would
even have taken on stocks or wheat. Mr.
G. K. CLARK, IT,, was the biggest pluuger
and is the heaviest winner in the lot. He
is a member of the Produce Exchange, and
is the broker here for "Old Hutch" OF
Chicago. He placed $4,000 on Harrison,
most of il even money. He made himself
con :picuous at the Exchange last
Friday by CHEERING to bet S25 900
io a lump On the Republican can
didats, aud many fo,ked to him to
get ri! of the sum. 1t is said that a
large share of IL $4,000 came from the
Golfers of "Old Hutch" and that Clslk
only acted al his agent in placirg it. O1e
was with Eddie Norton, Of Henry Allen &
o., the amount teing 81, 100, divided into
seven bets. The first WAS for $500 even on
the general result, the six others OF 500
each on Connecticut, New York, New
jersey, Indiana, Illinois and California,
Mr.. Clark in each iustancs taking the Re.
publican SIDE Of the bet He also bet
300 with J. II. Lsthrop, 800 with L r
Orcutt and 500 with W. ?. Claggett on
the general result. ". P. Clsggett, b.,
aides his bet with Mr.. Clark, made three
bets, p,sc ng his morey on Cleveland on
the general result. They were $50 with
4. Mount, 500 with 4. Ho1ser and $lOO
with c K. Hickox.
Another big wiDnar on the Stock Ex-
change wss Mr. A. +. Batemsn, who hack
ed the R-pub'cln candidate for SO, 600.
He is iulio1 meubsr Of the firm Of Gre N