The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-29

l a
not betting people and, to tell the truth,
they have not very much confidence in the
representations of the town politicians.
Every now and then of course they run
across some fellow who is susceptible OF
| fiattery, but usually such men do noe ha We
| very much money and the haul is not as
great as they expect.
When Rufe Cone came back from Hutch
inson Thursday morning he began blow
| ing around that he had some money to bet
on Simpson, notwithstanding the fact
that $500 Of Long money had been
showed under his nose at Hutchinson
a few hours before and which he was en-
tirely too shrewd to take. Nothing much
/ was said during the balance of Thursday
about the matter but Whenever a bet as
made on Simpson it was quietly taken.
Yesterday morning. however, bombshell
was thrown into the camp by the posting
of the following bulletin on tho window
of the pool room:
$1,000 IN GOLD THAT
LONG BEATS SIMPSON,
AND AS MUCH MORE
AS YOU WANT.
Attached to this bulletin WAS a cersifi-
cate of deposit for 81. 600 in gold signed by
NJ. w. Levy, president Of the Wichita Ma
tional bank.
This bet was put up BY j. T. Ludlum,
partner in business with Councilman
Frank Fl. Goode, vino is the Sedgwick
county member Of the congressional com
mittee and a gentleman who knows more
about Longs chances than proba bly, any
other one man.
Democrats and Popul'sts would walk
up to the window and read this bulletin
with astonished eyes and wide open
mouth and then walk gloomily away
muttering fraud" and saying some thing
about the Republicans having bought
up the Republican Populists in the coun-
try. They didn't know what to think OF
it, and their only hope was that the certifi-
cate of deposit was not genuine. This idea
was put to flight by inquiry at the Wichita
National bank. The leaders were fairly
wild. There was that Objectionable bulie-
tin posted conspicuously in front of the
many Alliance men and Democrats who
had come in to take part in the parade
1t was sight that WAS very exasperating,
and one that had a. dampening effect upon
The Demo Populists from the rural dis
triets. who came into town with the belief
that Jerry was lin it,"
After studying and caucusing all day,
the fusionist leaders had formed quite q
clever plan, but one, unfortunately for
them. that was given away before
it had the intended effect. This
plan was to wait till late ar night and post
bet at an hour when al Republicans
would be at home while at the same time
all the Peoples party men and Democrats
would besout the at fusion meeting. In ac-
cordance with this plan Cone, Smith,
Fitch, Stewart, John Hessel and others
disregarding the proposition of Ludlum,
went down to the Turf Exchange after Q
p. m. and posted the following proposition
there. Zone Thousand dollars that Simp
son will lie reelected" Then the emeser.
les were sent out to the fusion meeting
with instructions to circulate the report
rs quickly As possible that 81 600 had been,
posted on Jerry Simpson with no takers.
This had the effect for which it was in
tended and the backbone OF fusion was a
little strengthened. Among the Others
who heard of the proposiaior was j. 7.
Ludl1m whe WAS not yet in bed. He
sauntered down to the Turf ExchaA &c and
made inquiries as To the money and etc
only to fpd that not single
suggestion OF hard cash was I'D,
the bet being offered with string TO it
and that string WAS that the money
would be put up at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing when the Demo popuIs,s Will De at
home. The EAGLE reporter telephaned to |
Johny Clayton at 10 O'Clock least lixat and |
he said that the money weuld be pat up at /
O'Clock this morning. The nocsv will !
not be put up for If these people meant |
to bet they would so ever to the Mouarch i
and take up Ludlurn's bet, which was /
there waiting for them MI Gay aud which /
" still there I
Their scheme is TOO thin They pu. Up |
that empty bluff-rnerely a eaalk bet
for the effect it would have On the country
people who were in TO the PGuulist rally, /
that owing 70 tEe iassssess Of the
hour nc one would come aronnd 30 take IL
When the EAGLE epor.er cailed or MIR i
Ludium last night be bad tas fvu OF
money daring any one 10 bet him any surn
from $ up that Simpson would b. elected i
To the reporter be said, '-Yoa can state
Tor me that ! have bet q. 81 100 up that !
Long viii be elected: that wall hss 81 .ssAs
more that whoever takes il le-assss ard
further that i will bet *i.,sU extra taaAt
here i not man IN fne eiiy fhst wIil Il
AXE the bets ] mean business. I sm
ired OF hearing these fellows shoat OF
heir mouths. i want them 10 psit up or
.hut up Nonrr talks aud here j. i. = saAi
~. producing a roll y; biiis anSs cert 6e~res
Il deposits as rasni rs = nau's arra.
When ! offer ie hetI put sp the ~,slsf
md doa's have 10 wait ;.ig Tomorrow
ssa-aing 10 do H. Ill
Yesterday sssuing aseshsr one VI Mr.. /