The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-31
BETTING AT THE EAST.
The lido Turning Against the
pemoeratic Candidates.

A special from Washington, October
q, TO the Chicago Tribune says: The
Pbsf Tan independent paper OF Demo-
cratic procliyities) to-day gives some
facts about the election betting here.
II confirms the statement heretofore
made that the confidence which Is
usually felt 10y the Gins" at the nation
al capital. does not exist this year,
and the people connected with the adj
ministration are fearful OF the result.
The Posi- says:
A well known sporting man, who
has quite a large sum of money wag-
cred on Cleyeland's success. said last
night that he had no more money to
offer at present. This person has not
only been betting himself, but has
placed large sums for friends, but his
statement not only indicates his own
ideas, but the ideas OF his clientage
The reason, he SAYS, Is that the recent
New York mayoraity middle has In
trodnced such a large element of IN
certainty into the political situation
that until IL is straightened out he viii
not bet any more money on tleFe-
land. This also represents the feeling
OF the betters whose money he han
dies, and who have already backed
Cleveland heavily.
The bookmakers' odds are perhaps
the best guide as 10 the relative
strength of the two candidates, a.
these men bet for living and look at
the political situation calmly from a
purely business point OF view Lynn
and Wall are the only local bookmak.
ers who are making book ON the cleo
ton The odds they were Offering
yesterday were even money against
Harrison. which is quite a change
from the Sli0 toSioO they were Offering
few davS since: $50 to Sio0 against
Cleveland; even money that Harrison
viii carry Indian; S75 TO 500 that
New York state viii go Republican
slN 10 500 that Connecticut will 20
Republican. These figures represent
a considerable decline IN Cleveland
stock. at least so far as this hrm ei
bookmakers Is concerned. Book
maker Wall j. rounding his book cut
IN Baltimore. Yesterday he bet son
nv Mahon. the Baltimore politician,
Npo even that Indiana would 80 Re
publican. This makes $500 that these
two better> have placed with each 9th
ef. Mr.. Finley, the Charleston, ;. g.
retired horScman. yesterday bet Mr.,
Wall another Sl0O0 10 $500 that Harri-
son would carry Indiana Mr.. Finley
has Si00 bet On the general result in
bets Of $1,000 each.
The New York hcokmaktrs, said
MI. Wall last night, have stopped bet
ing almost entirely the last tp-o OF
hree days aud what few bets they dc
make are az even money la the last
hree days have laid about StAo in
bets OF from $50 60 Si00 each OF the
general result The Democrats are not
est1ing a freely As they were. Tho
New York bookmakerS in BalgiWore
SIe not laying . cent on the election.
u Il ali on account OF this mayoralty
business, and ] think myself Il il !.
not liked up soon New York viii 81
Republican"
Nhe YORK DEMOCRATS Nor BETTING SOW.
Ia the New York Titbens OF October
" we ind this report:
There was more excitement 0yei
lSsitics yesterday az the produce ex
ehange than was dcveloped by wheat
speculation. and The feeling was evi
GENTLY buliish on the Republican side
turing the morning there was betting