New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-10
LOIS or HONEY LOST AND WON
A CRASHING OF DEMOCRATIC TEETH.


Now tba, the election Is decided, people familiar with
the facts concerning the betting arc recalling many In
teresang Incidents and "reminiscences. IL is probable
| that the heaviest loser in bets on the election in
| this country Is the Hon William L. Scott Of
| Erie Mr. Scott had unboundcd confidence In the
triumph of his friend Grover Cleveland. He had adj
vised all his friends stake their last dollar on the
| result Some of them did. and they don't think so
much of Mr. scott as they once thought Of him.
| Mr. SCOTS turf friend and intimate, JIM Nc
Cormlck has betting thousands of dollars during
the last few weeks. and the general opinion was that
| all the money came from Mr SCOTS wcll-stOrcd
| pocket Taking into account the money which he
| paid into the treasury of the National
| Democratic Committee contributions ana the
| amount which he lost in wagers, politicians
generally believe that this election has cost william
l. Scott at least 800 600 Well Mr. Scott can AFFORD TO
lose Il, but It is certain that his political seumen and
Judgment and his opinion elections viii be received
with much less respect by Democrats or by anybody
| else hereafter Mr.. Scott always easily deluded
| and deceived wien he was the turf. Any dis
honest trainer, Jockey booknafcr could easily
make victim and a dupe OF him. He has singularly
ingenious, creduous and chd-lifoe nature and his
betting, whether the races or on politics. has
always been extremely unfortunate in its results to
him.
| another very heavy loser is Colonel Calvin s. Brcc
himself II is believed that at various times Mr..
| Brice through his friends and agents, put up some
tens OF thousands dollars the result 1t Is gone Ike
| the SHOWS Of yester yearl
| Herman oelrichs, the handsome genial and gai-
| liant representative of the German element ON tho
National Democratic Committee is also thought to be
heavily out of pocket the election Mr. oeirichs
is ALWAYS ready to back his opinions and as he numbers
| among Lis friends and associates many Republicans
/ az well as Democrats, he had many opportunities
during the campaign to put up large sums Win lie
nublcans In the various clubs of which he is mem
| Der.
| Colonel william L. Brown. of The Daily News
| Is known to have lost enormous sums. he thought
| the victory Of Cleveland certain as SUNRISE
| and was always ready to support MS huen' anu
ingenious arguments with housand-dollar bills when
| he met any Republican friends Colonel Brown couid
be seen almost any evening of the week al inc "iso'
/ House. the Hoffman, the st. James, or Delmohicos
| Republicans who wished 10 bet on Harrison away
| found the Colonel ready TO accommodate theh- ~
is thought that his partner Benjamin Wood VINO
| &c ne firmly and stubbornly Democratic as colonel
Brown himself, has also encountered extensive IT,
| yer.es of fortune in his bets on this eiecuoh'
| The DIVER Brothers, the well known racing men,
| are known have put up at least e-o'ooo y"
Cleveland, and welliniormed people cs'iiia'e
| the amount as high as $4,000. 1t is believed IN
many quarters that part Of this money WAS put up
for William L. Scott, but IT is certain that the DWyers
personay have lost good many thousand doia1s
| LANES Mahoney the wellknow bookmaker, VINO
has made fortune out Of nothing on the turi, Sohe
weeks ago made bet Of $4,000 TO Slo,ooo that
| Cleveland would win with Frank Huntoon, VINO has
| ~, Tor vears the presiding genius
Of well-bnown short-card house IN the
city near Madison Square, and who Is also As
familiar with the varying fortunes OF baccarat as
almost any man in NewYork Huntoon Is slneuiary
lucky in his betting He backed Blaine heavily In
1894 but election day and the next day nc neoseu
his bets so that lost nothing, while this year ne
wins $4,000 or $50, 900, having made some o'her
bets besides the big with Mahoney Mahohoy
is understood have put up some Sloooo or @i'ooo
| in other bes besides that with Hunton Hence he
does not contemplate the defeat Of Cleveland with
cheerful philosophy
Edward S Stokes has felt that Cleveland could not
be beaten and his ovcr-confdence In his Denocra'o
| patron saint has cost him many fat sum- But MI
stokes can afford 10 bear his losses with composure.
| Genial and popular Ed" ke1ney the no'eu
Democratic politician, much mistaken as was
| Mr. stokes concerning the result OF the Vouhg Oh
X November 6, and his error mas pooaop
] uetted him loss of $4,000 or $4,000 Mr. Rear
/ ney has been talking great deal ABOUT e-o,ooo
which he said that he had ready put on Cleveland
| Mt Fifteenth-st and Fourthave. so far as known no
| one took up this lump sum, but many oeis ol
| thousand or two thousand each were made by MI.
| Kearney who now wishes that he had done nothing
| OF the sort
| In the New-Amsterdam Club there is wailing ana
| moaning indeed. Richard a. Cunningham ana MS
friends there heavy losers In their betting as wen
| as in tho money which they put up as campaign as
s,s.ance James f. Kelly of the we'll known betting
firm of Kelly d Bliss backed Cleveland this year, al
though he backed Blaine in 1884. But on the aiter-
| noon Of Tuesday Mr. Kelly became convinced thai
the prospects of Mr. Clcvelands election were not al
all bright, and hedged part # his money, petuhs
81 800 with Edward 5. Stokes. MI stoEes uoes ho'
Lf.f, NJ hie
the Democratic National Committee and his friend
Colonel Cal" Brlce as ne did a few days ago
David Gideon has won largely on the races this
year, hut he was foolish enough u oc
$1,000 10 $4,000 on Hewitt against the field on the
Mayoraltv contest his winnings on the turf have been
somewhat diminished.
Avon, IN, winners on the Republican side who
have carried of the money Of their misguided and I'M
fortunate Democratic friends, the largest gamers ara
Mr. Quay's Pennsylvania friends. 1t Is believed that
Mr. QUAY himself has some extremely handsome
amounts John l.. Hill and Hamilton Disson are
credited with having carried off at least S2ooo" and
| pcrhaps $50 900 each. Colonel Swords, sergoantat
arms at National Headquarters, has put up great
deal Of money for the Pennsylvania Republicans and
| has also some for himself
Among the winners IN Wall Street are General
| COILS and Mr. Domnick, OF Dominick & Diekerman
who was understood, however. to have been acuns fo
| Others
! Amonr the unhappiest losers OF the campaign IS
| william r. Grace Although his money has not gone
I'm bets IT understood that he put up $4,000 Tor the
ant-Hill movement in tho Democratic party, whlch
proved ridiculous failure. 1t is also reported tha
he declined TO contribute any thing to the funds OF the
National Democratic Committee Oh the ground that
he was using all his spare cash In this campaign 70
defeat Mr. Hill.
Rumor has 1t that James u. Smith, the handsome
and dashlng OK president OF the Stock Exchange AM
| president Of the Bankers and Brokers hafiisoN az
Morton Campaign Club, has won many pe" A "
Democratic friends down town.
Among the cluLmcn Of tho city who have takeI
In large amounts in wagers among their clup asso
| ciatcs are Arthur Sullivan and Daniel Pomeroy
who have backed tbs Republican cause hrougaon
with a great deal OF confidence Many members o
the Manhattan Newl ork and other clubs are nov
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