The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-30
Backing THEIR OPINIONS.

BACKING THEIR OPINIONS.
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Bpec1nl To the HsanAnrA.
BUTTE Sept. 0.-Bets on an election
Are usually constdered ~ m Indication OF
tho result. Thus far I'm thu present cleo
ton but comparatively few bcts OF amy Inn
p~ortance have been made by the sporting
fraternity Of Butte. A reporter OF the
to-day obtained . partial list
Of bets that have been made OF offered In
his city. IL would appeal ~ II but few
republicans care TO hack their candidates
M q body, II they bet at all. They single
some particular candidate and back
him against his opponent without refer
ence to the balance Of the ticket. Joseph
X. Toole 10 q great favorite and no bets
can he obtained against him unless enorm-
GUS odds are given, or he il backed
i'm conjunction with some other democrat
who IL considered q much weaker candi-
date. Maginnis is also n favorite. and
scores OF moneyed men here are looking
for q chance to put up money upon his
There are few takers, however,
as Mr.; carter : csrd Il nSs rsSar ~ ha as x ss'n sxe ss
two weeks ago.
But little is heard of the balance of the
state ticket, though the friends of Toole
and Maginnis are, Of course, Willing to
wager that the democrats will win all
down the line.
A few small bets have been made upon
the result of the county ticket, the demo-
Gratis i'm most cases giving odds. I'm the
early part of the week u few were
jority of the county ticket in Silver Bow.
But during the last few days even by Of
fering big odds h democrats are, unable
to secure any more such Al
most every person one meets now con-
cedes n victory for the democracy in Sill.
yer Bow county. Many bets are offered
chat sn nrIVtftTrvN tn fsn RRVinO SIuvRr t{nNc
for the county offices the democrats will
also obtain a good majority i'm this county
In fact II the betting has been light thus
far i'm this campaign it H. because
democrats are unable to obtain takers. -,
Mi. J. w. Barker OF Anaconda, n staunch
republican, offer tn bet that Butte would
GO republican and that Carter would beat
ateiy took up Mr.. Barker's challenge and
sitions as high as 500. but MI: Barke.
given heavy odds, and he even refused 70
bet on Butte, that he first asserted would
20 .bli p several nns d., S sSl
with H. A. Henderson,. Sol. wager that
the democrats will elect more men on tho
SiSSc 1o~ c TSe Se Twas was eWem up and Sol.
w. J. Penrose bet sioo even with L. H,
Would have a majority in Deer Lodge and
Dennis Drisceii bet $3.50 with various re
| Sullivan will he elected sheriff.
John O'Hearne bet SEQ against $500 81
Mike O'Farrell's money that Lloyd would
up so oven with WIN. Gallick that Ma
ginnis will win. The same mar also be
$40 with VIM. Gallick that dos. X. ITools
tana. A prominent democrat of Heiens
syndicate's sao0 that Maainnis win defea
Larry Manning has backed Eugene Sui
doe IaChapelle, barber, bet $50 to .
Rod LegRatt offers tn bet $50 that tn
the Silver Bow county ticket will b
elected.
The proprietor of the barber shop oa
has backed Toole and MaGinnis for 90
Joel Whatley. n staunch republican
waRered SO even on Maeinnis and al
one twenty and Hathaway the othel
Joel bet on the democratic candidates nt
because he will vote that way, hut tx
cause he thinks it the safest side to h
1t is aid tina a number of walkervill
rspTI hhS y I have put up ? 4 lot OF none
"Yank," n well-known man in tn
place, has frequently offered to-day to p'
up 800 even on Maginnis, but can find q
taker.
Judge Herbert, of walkerville, told
STANDARD reporter that he had bet 81
on Carter with Mr.. Harrington. of Wake
Vile. The judge a he has $3.50 mo
which he will put up ON John Lloyd I
sheriff, or Carter for congressman.
James H. Lynch has wagered $1,000 eve
> up against a like amount put mp by
/, tailor ma ned McConville. Lynch he
! that TouIe beats Power.
, A democrat bet "a republican so to
: that said republican couldn't pick out =
winners OH the whole republican tick
l The money was put up. The republic
: sat down to pick out his six men. !
\ studied three-4uarters of an hour and tn
3 begged of and WAS allowed to draw
D bet.
3 Two clerks i'm the Bonner Mercant
Co.'s store bet $25 u side ON which pa
Q should elect the most OF it's
Z from the governor to county comm
4 sioners.
John H. Curtis. Of Curtis & Major. "
Y coming i'm on the train from Deer Lod
. Friday when n gentleman OF the
O publican persuasion was loudly offeri
2 to back the republican state ticket for a
q ~son amount. Mr.. Curtis took {
, matter mp and offered to bet $1,000 to =
y that the democratic candidate for v
l. ernor would win. The republican wo'
e not bet.
Is In the California Brewery sale
81 bets can he obtained OH the majority
4 the whole democratic ticket Mt odds
I, 300 to $75. About the same odds
q being offered in various other saloons q