Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-21
TIE BETTING FEVER.

Large sums Oh money DOING "S8
the Election.
"I'il Just he. you twenty-five Cleve-
lands elected"
"Mske it thirty TO twenty-five, and I'll
go you"
"Done."
Where DOES all the money come from?
Brief, but pointed conversations, like
the above, can be heard all over town, at
almost any hour of the day or evening, and
hundreds, and often thousands. of dollsr'
Ego up" every day upon the result Of the
impending election.
Itst TIE same all over the country, and
it's pretty safe TO say there was never 80
much betting upon any Presidential con.
tett in our history, condition Of affairs
which augurs a good deal Of surplus cash
in the hands of the people, and good
deal of confidence, on both sides, ss to the
result. The betting here in Wheeling Is
potally heavy. 1t began early in the cam
paign, aud as election day draws nigh
wasers are beirg made more and mora fire.,
quentIy, the cash being produced, when
ever an agreement i, reached between the
the partiss, with ans zirg promptness.
But often an agreement is not reached,
and q good deal of Democratic money re.
mains unplacsd through the reluctance Of
Republicans 10 take advantage OF Offers
made. For instance, propositit n to bel
$3.50 in o 81 rits of $50 bets was made in the
REGISTER the first Of the week, but there
was no response, snd Friday $500 WIS let1
at this office 70 be put on the general re
sul,, egainst like amount, but again Their;
YVES no taker. This has resi- ted in SONS
Democratic mon'y being sent out Of towp
81. 900 being SAINT up 10 Pittsburg two days
| ago. where it was offered as follows: On'
thousand dollars that West Virginia would
vote for Cleveland; S400-SlO0 each-cr
the election of the four Dsmocra Con
o. essional candidates, and $500 that Judge
Fleming would be the next Governor
| There was q b,uus of $50 offered fol
placirg of the fret bet, and $25 each fo
/
or net we sre not advised.
But despite these failure OF Republican,
TO come to time, several thousand dollari
we're placed in the hands Of stakeholder
during the week, and number Of othe
p,ouvslt,ons were taxed over, which msy
| naterializ, lister. One Of the big bets Of
the early pslt Of the week, was wager o.
$500, even money, on the general result,
| at the Mcclure House, Monday. The PCT
| Of 81 600 was plsced in bank. Through
tbs week a large number of bets ct ISL
and less were made, most OF item On thi
general salt, although once in while q
Republican would muster mp enough touE'
age TO make @ small bet on Golf or Atkir
SID, if be could get odds. Friday tes c!
$50 to $50 was made that this State would
90 Democratic. :.
Yesterday the betting br,ke oct in
earnest, 6 nd over 81, 600 was wagered dur ne
the Say. In the afterr Don bet Of $50 tC
S25, that Fleming would he elected Cover
nor. was made at this ctfice, ar several
$40, $40 and $50 even bsts on the genersl
result were made about town. Atths Nc
Lure House there was heated COZ fsrencs
oct geen Republicans and Democrats over
tie merits of Cleveland and Harrison, and
tie result WIS that one Of the gentlemen
on each side plarksd down $500. and tn;
s. 600 was placed il the hands OF a sake
| bo'dtr ana taken to the bank. This didn'
ccol the ardor Of the disputsnts, however
and ate more talk another bet Of $500 q
side. OF the same uesti0n o. general result,
WAS made, and tbs $500 sdde Il to the other
1000. -,
1t is pro5aSlethst the cOm 'ng week will
see more money than ever 20 mp. snd tia
when al scticn day dawDs, from $40, 900 t.
B5O 900 will be htl in Wheeling, awaiting
TIE result of the ba.lotiDg.