Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-11-17
BETS AND THEIR RESULIs

Nearly Two Million Dollars Wagered-
Noted Men Win or Lose Heavily.
NEW YoBK, November 9.-The Sun says:
'"There are lots OF betters now in the soup
as the phrase goes. Defeated candidates
comparatively small when the vast aggre-
gate of election losers are considered. The
principal sufferers this time are the profess
sional gamblers, the bookmaking successors
10 the pool sellers, through whom the big
bstting is mostly doLe. Beside the money
they placed on commission, many of them
plunged heavily on Cleveland n'their own
perstitious belief in hoo-doo and mascot eff
fects and followed in blind worship of
'Cleveland's luck
"Even on election night, when the re-
turns were very discouraging, s me Of them
continued to bet on Cleveland's election.
James E. Kelly, who did not lose his head,
did some very profitable hedging, as he had
been betting for two months on Cleveland
and saw his mistake. But there are many
gambling men who will eat snowballs this
winter. This is one of the strong meta
phorical expressions indicating that there is
lack of cash or other provision for the
rigors of winter. There are other losers, of
course, and heavy ones, too. They are the
men who belong to organizations who were
running themselves or had friends running
for Office and who grew enthusiastic and
sometimes reckless in the heat of the fray.
Altogether, ia ing large and small bets of
money, hats, dinners and drinks into con-
sideration, it ia estimated lat $2,0O0,0O0 of
value trembled in the balance of this
years election. Among the winners and
losers that W. re tailed OF at the Hoffman
house and Fifth Avenue hotel yesterday
Matt Quay was one of the largest, and indi-
vidually and with the Philade phia syndicate
he is believed to have won O,COO, les: the
commissions. tis contribution to the bet
ting syndicate was big block of the Phila-
delphia Trac ion railway company's stock.
Joe Hickey, the big horseman of Missouri,
is one of the heavy losers. He is $50, 600 out
on the political race and stood up to the
rack even on Tuesday night. 1t Is some OF
his money that the cool Kelly scooped in
when he went out to hedge. Ex-Governor
Hansen, of Montana, is $4,000 loser. Ed
St. kes wins $780, He lost by his bets on
the general result, but pulled oat winner
by Hills and Grants SUCCESS Stephen B.
French Is probably $15, COO or 600 ahead.
Colonel Swords, sergeant alarms of the ma
tional republican committee, picks up $4O,-
OtO to 5O,OOO, some of which Is his own
money and some of which belongs to some
of the Phi,adelphians. Congressman W. L..
Scott, of Pennsylvania, is a heavy loser
the only one among The democratic CAM
paicn managers-and it is supposed that
Quay will win some of it. Bradley B.
Smal!ey, of Vermont, has proportiorately
as big loss as Mr.. Scott. Ex- Congressman
Jack Adams is q considerable winner and
said at the Hoffman house last night that he
had spent come of his gains in two tele-
grams-one to Governor Hill: "rhata
what you get for being a democrat" An
other to President Cleveland: ''That's
what Won get for not being q democrat"
Colonel w. L. Brown, of the Daily News, is
heavy loser; nearly up to $4,000 Senator
Jones, of Nevada, is a good winner, having
placed his money through thomas p.
Ochiltree Bookmaker Manoney stands I'd
lose $4,000. The private bets are many Of
them being paid. The bookmakers are wait
ing for some official determination"