Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-04

namo OF Til1tson Of unlimited means
bantefed Colonel William Brown OF the
Booming Netos OF New York, to bet
$20, COO on Cleveland to $15, 600 on Har.
rison, and it was finally agreed that
Tilotson should put up Sl2, 900 90 Earri-
son against Colonel Browns $40 COO that
New York would 60 for Cleveland.
EARLY in the morning Colonel Brown
went to Gilsey House aud reused Mr..
Hickey, the recognized authority on bet
ting. MIR. hickey told Colonel Brown
that he had done just right and gave $500
for half of the het To-day Riokey came
down TO the Hoffman House and yainly
sought 70 get another bot Of 100000 to
$4,000.
Captain Conner of the st. James offers
$500 to 81 900 on a majority for Cleve
land in Indiana, but as yet his bet has not
been taken.
GENERAL DRIFT or BETTING.
NEw YoRK, Oct. The Times has
been collecting bets and betting ssnti.
ment on the political campaign from vari-
Gus points In the safs q. the 1T. James'
Hotel are 500 waiting for some Har-
rison man With So, 900, In The safe at
the Sinclair House are s9lS 000 bet in
various Hums, at the rate Of 10 10 on
Cleveland Book-makeE,J ames klahnney,
who may be found at Ssxton's billiard
rooms, broadway, near Thirty-fonrth
street, has already bet SIG 900 on Oieye
land OF the same odds. He is ready to
meet oil comers or tho same grounds
Wall street. ia not betting much The
only recorded beta. Ii. Combs has
$2,500 up on Cleveland, at the rate OF
I(l tn a
Very few bsts have been made ia
Albany. Three bets If 800 even were
made last week that Hills INA jority would
be 10000. In Buffalo the sporting re.
sorts have bul,etined various bets. For
instance, $500 even that Cleveland car
ries New York; 1915 evon that Oleyelapd
ia elected Lawyer James o. Fullerton
has bet 81 900 even that Harrison wins
A member of the Merchant Exchange is
reported 10 have bet So 500 in small
amounts on Harrison Wiiiism Shoap, a
saloon keeper, has 81 600 up on Oleye.
land aud Joseph E GAVIN $500. There
10 little betting OF Utica, and that is on
even terms. At Rochester the rnpst not
nble waRer is $5t 0even, made by raomRs
Brown and ex Congressman Wadsworth.
At Syracuse Mayor William D. Kirk Ia
Offering 20 back Dlevelnrd to the extent
Of S5 600, and John Dunfee Uffers 10 be,
50 900 TO 81 600, but there are no takers
Philadelphia reports that no profes
sionals will back Harrison, TIE sporting
men have done no batting because the
Republicans want too large odds
There is no betting in Boston. The
proprietor Of Parks Hotel has @t COO tC
place on Cleveland even, but has not sue
oeeded in making o wager. People seen
TO be at cen in New England.
In Baltimore some even beta have beer
made. The odds are now 10 to 0 OF
Cleveland. Met Jordan's pool room ha
SIC, geo waiting for a Republican will
so 900. Bets have been made in Rich
/ mond 2 to l on Cleveland. The odds il
: Memphis are 2 to 1.
In Cleveland, Ohio, the betting ia even
City Treasurer Axworthy has So 600 oil
Cleveland. Lawrence Sinnolt holds $500
Of even bets At Cincinnati Mark Simon
ton, the best authority among sporting
mon, has seen but one bet-$2, 500 even
The politicians are betting usually even
although William Applegate has 81 00I
to $500 on Cleveland. Iaybold IL New
burg have offered $40 goo even on Cleye
land without takers. The sporting mel
Of Chicago are not betting. nj A Guns
& 90. OF Sau Francisco hold $40 900, be
at the rae of 10 to 0 on cleveland. Com
bina,ion bets are tho most popular
Even bets are made for the most part il
Portland, Ore, although Ike HaSmsi
has bet of 5000 against 81, 500 OF
Cleveland.
jsmss II Kelly, city clerk of Detroit
has proposed to cover any amount, even
on the general result, that Republican
will produce, and to pay two per cen
commission. Alderman Kellogg, Demo
crat, repre- sentipg himself and others no
named, within tho past day or two ha
offered to wager SIS UC0 that Now Yorl
will go for Cleveland; $5 900 That In
diana will do tie same and 5000 tina
Michigan will follow suit; he will als
put up t29, 900 on the proposition tina
Cleveland will be elected. Sporting mel
OF Dts Muines, Iowa, Gre Offering evei
bets ON CleyeaI II II Van ylict O
Pella has an offer Of 81 600 standing in
local paper on Cleveland, w. j. Rad
ciitfe OF Sioux City hos $4,000 on Cleye
land. Nearly all the vt. Louis spor;inI
men are bacEing Cleveland.
NEW YORK EsTIMATE.
Governor Hill was ia New York yestei
day, consulting with the managers OF tn
state and national campaign. Ghnitma
MurtLa, of the Democratic state execu
tive committee, reporud that the Demo
cratic tpsjtrity i'll the STATE would
20 600 TO rs QUO, the gains ever last yea
being in Now York, Brooklyn, Albany
Buffalo and the southern tier OF countie
where Governor Till h8s lived al OF hi
life and where his nomination vii
strengthen the Democratic ticket. Il
not possible to make an accurate cgnvas
OF the large cities, as the vote there is q
really asosrtainsd in detail, Int canvas {
made in the rural districts show that h
tariff issue is making converts anon
the farmers aud m,rs votes wi
be gained there on the or ii Issue tina
will be lost on the high hcense que'
tion, while in the small towns the big
license issue will help the Democrats, VI
country hotel keepers fearing that hig
lceuss would tax them out OF existFac'
Governor fill did net express a
opinion in tho locai campaign, except
say that, like the President he would M
inteifere in local politics. lie thInkg th
Democrats Of New York arc capable {
locking after their own interests. and Thu
they will do what is best for themselvt
ana inc STAKE auu uitlontt tlcHtV'
FREEzrNa GUT BLAINE.
INpIANAPoLIs, Oct. Ia political sei
satsoul WAS oreaied here to-day by rumC
= that ne rly all of Bloine's Indiana ~
pointments had been cancelled and ii
rooms Of the state central committee wei
surrCunied by local politicians eager
know tho facts and the cause. The chat
man refused TO give out any information
saying that he was in telegraphio CORE
,aon5nraa xri,l, tina rational oOm m tet