The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-08
PAYING THEIR BETS.


over S2iOOO,OOO IN money or N"iuapieS
wagercd on the Result.
Taking large and small bets Of money,
hats, dinners and drinks into considcra-
ton it is estimated that 100000 OF
value trembled in the balance of this
years election, and that not less than half
a million is held as stakes in and about
the big hotels from Thirty-fourth to
Twcnty-third streets.
Among the winners and losers that were
talked of at the Hoffman House ana fllth
Avenue Hotel yesterday, Matt Quay was
one of the largest, and individually ana
with the Philadelphia syndicate he is be
lievcd to have won 81 l00 900, less the COM
missions His contribution TO the betting
syndicate was u big block of the Phlla-
dclphia Traction Railway Company Is
stock. u,
Joe Hickey, the big horseman of Mis-
souri,, is one of the heavy losers. He IS
$50, 600 out on the political race, ana
stood up to the rack even on Tuesday
night IL was some of his money that
the cool Kelly scooped in when he went
out to hedge.
Ex-Gov, Hauser, of Montana, is slO,-
600 loser.
Ed Stokes wins $4,000. He lost by
his bets on the general result, but pulled
out winner by Hill's and Grants sue
cess. lie had bets on the State going
for Cleveland.
Commissioner Of Electrical Control,
Jacob Hess, wins a modest $4,000 on
his Republicanism and faith, and would
have made it about $1,000 If Oonnectl-
cut had given a few hundred fewer
votes for Cleveland.
Ed Koarney is n winner principally
because he did not get as much money
up on the general result as he wanted
to, and his anti-Hewitt bets brought
| him up.
Daniel L. Gibbens, Democratic col
| league of Commissioner Hess, dropped u
considerable amount OF Democratic
money.
Harry W. Walker lost q thousand or
two, most of it being, il is supposed,
Henry Watterson's money.
Stephen B. French won nice pot, or
rather n number of pots He is prob
ably $4,000 or 100000 ahead, and
would have been more if John ID. Towns
end had come to time on $4,000 bet
that they arranged one very chinny night
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Franb l.. Huntoon of the Hoffman
Club wins small fortune, starting with
$40, 900 of BoolSmaEer John j.. Mahon-
ey's money, against which he only risked
$4,000.
Col. Swords, Sergeant-at-Arms of the
National Republican Committee, ptclSs
up $40, 900 to S50,000, some of which is
his own money and some of which be
longs to Quay or some of the Phlladcl
phians. OF the latter, Bill Leeds, Han
Disston, Lon Shotwell, Dave Martin ant
several others win comfortable sums III
in the thousands.
Congressman w. L. Scott, of Pennsyl
vania, is heavy loser, the only on,
among the Democratic campaign mana
gers. lie placed his money through
Clerk Parker of the Albcmarle Hotel
and it is supposed that Quay will VIII
some of it. Bradley b. Smalley, of Yer
mont, is proportionately as big lose
as Mr. Scott, his means being considere,
in comparison with those of tue million
aire Pennsylvania.
EX-COngressman Jack Adams is cor
siderable winner, and said at the Hotl
man House last night that he had spen
some of his gains in two kilograms, on
to Gov Hill:
That's what you get for being Democrat
Another to President Cleveland:
That's what you get for not being Demt
crat.
Phil DAILY stood to lose $4,000, bu
the saving of New Jersey helped hil
out a good deal. John DAILY loses $40
600. He was one of the sticSers, an
n"o sun pOVoiuS Oi NASNcihuu ycoUe4
day morning.
Charles z. Bacon and John A. Nj
,, Call, who were figuring on the returns
the State committee rooms, hedged out {
their bets as soon as they ran again
the figures from Kings County.
George Bauman, bOokmaker, is
heavy loser who continued to throw it
on Wednesday morning He lost OF
$4,000 bet to n Maine pool of ,whiC
Joe Manley is said to be partner.
Col. William l.. Brown, of the Dai
News, is heavy loser, nearly up
, $4,000
Senator Jones, of Nevada, is go
? winner, having placed his mont
= through Col. Thomas p. Ochiltree.
= = Col John A. Cockerill is winner.
u u William II. Johnston. the Philad,
y phia subway man, comes out thousan
:, ahead.
y BoolmalSer Mahoney stands to lC
4 $4,000.
"a John Mcdonald. another pencill
~ gets off with the loss of $4,000.
Joe Gleason, president Of the Boo
makers Alliance, though q Democri
~, had the Judgment to bet and W
III $4,000.
r A curious winner is the man who ga
er a friend $50 on condition that he W
10 to receive back one cent for every VI
~ that Harrison had in this State me
- than Cleveland.
", The private bets are many of them !
'SI ing paid. The boolSmalSers are waltz
,e for some official determination.