The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-09
TIE BETTING PEOPLE.
Something About the Men Who Lost q
Won on the Result.

Something About the Men Who Lost and
Won on the Result.
New YORK, Nov. 8-The Sun says: ''There
are lots of betters now in the SOUP as the
phrase is. Dsfeated candidates are fn the SOUP,
of course, but they are comparatively few when
the vast aggregate Of election losers is consid-
cred. The principal sufferers this time are the
professional gamblers. the book-making sue
cessors to the booksellers, through whom the
big betting is mostly done. Beside the money
they placed on commission, many OF them
plunged heavily on Cleveland for their own
count. They bet with the gamblers supersti
tious belief In hoodoo and mascot effects. and
followed in blind worship 'Cleyelands luck
Even on election night, when the returns were
very discouraeinR, some of them continued to
bet on Cleveland's election. Japes f. Kelly,
ono OF tho men who did not
lose his head, did some very profitable
hedging. as he bad been betting for two months
on Cleveland and saw his mistake. But there
are many gam bling men who will eat snow
balls this winter. This is one Of their strong
metapborical expressions, indicating that there
is a lack OF cash or other provision for the rig
of winter. There are other losers. OF course,
and heavy ones. too. They are the men who
belong tn organizations, are running themselves
or have friends running for Office, and who grow
enthusiastic and sometimes reckless in the heat
Of the fray. Altogether taking large and small
bets of money. hats. dinners and drinks into con-
siderstion, IL is estimated that e. 1000, 900 OF
value trembled in the balance of this
years election. Among the winners and
losers that were talked OF at the Hoffman
House and Fifthavenue Hotel yesterday. Matt
Quay was one of the largest, and individually
and with the Philadelphia syndicate he is De-
lieved to have won 100000. less the commits
SONS. His contribution to the betting syndicate
wss q big block Of the Pbilsdslphia Traction
Railway onpany's stock. Joe Hickey, the big
horseman of Missouri 10 one OF the heavy losers.
he 10 $50 600 out on the political race, and stood
+, ND to the rack even on Tuesday night II vas
some of hi. money that the cool Kelly scooped
in when be went out to hedge. Ex-Governor
Hauser, of Montana, 10 q $4,000 loser. Ed
Stokes wins So, O00 He lost by his bets on the
general result, but pulled out winner by Hill's
and Grants success. Stephen b. French 10
probably $4,000 or S20, 900 ahead. Colonel
Swords, Sergeans-atarms OF the national Re Re-
publican committee, picks mp SAC, ,OOc to O.OeO
some of which is his own money and some
OF which belongs to some of the
Philadelphians. ConRressman W. L. Scott. of
Pennsylvania, is a heavy loser, tho only one
among the Democratic campaign managers, and
Bradley B. Smalley, of Vermont, is proportion
ately as bic loser as Mr.. Scott Ex-Cougrsss-
man Jack Adams 10 a considerable winner. and
said at the Hoffman House last night that he
had spent some of his gains in two kilograms,
one to Gov. Hill: That's what you get for
being q Democrat" Another to President
Cleveland: That's what you get for not being
aDemocrat." Col. Wm- L. Brown, OF the Daily
News. is heavy loser, nearly mp TO $40. 600.
Senator Jones, OF Nevada, 10 a good winner. hav-
ing placed his money through Thomas p. Oehil-
tree. Book. maker Mahon-y stands to lose $780,
600 The private bets are many of them being
paid The book makers are waiting for some
Official determination.