New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-03
BETTING on THE RESULT.
MR. uARRITY BECOMES ALARMED.
nrvocR,Tc OFFERS PROMPTLY TAKEN uP-A
TRICK THAT FELL FLAT.

prvocR,mc OFFERS PROMPTLY TAKEN uP-A
TRICK THAT FELL FLAT
william F. IInrritv. the chairman OF the 'a"p',s"
Committee OF the Democratic National 'o1l"il"o
,.ro =. n,nicky, Yesterday over the fact that the
Democrats who were betting money ril-ed |" pu' w
any Of il on the general result. but cohhheu INN
.Ives IA betting only that Cleveland won' carry
this STATE The effect OF the refusal OF 'he DIS
betting men In the Democratic patty - "'' 80
cleveland, chances OF election. he l,dIpcd was hutC
ing the canvass exceedingly IN certain 'lo'' '"''
especially Indiana, NcwJcaey ara 'ohhec"'"' ""''0
ou,tblug I, likely TO create panic In the D'hloc'a'
ranks. ,,,
Mr. Uarriiy thought that e would b" a COED thhS
to have as much Of the Republican money taheh UP
ns possible aud he appealed TO SEVERN H''"O' -
,ln him out lie went 10 Edward Murphy, !r.'
william /. shechan, Richard Croker ana 10" y,
Dickinson, and appealed to them 10 put up eno"s
money 10 turn the tide ~ IL" beitl8 Ho'n H"'''
son TO Cleveland In response TO BIS appeals mes
,,,r men agreed 70 mike 4 pool OF $4,000 each II
Mr. Uarrty would joir them with an aadi'ioh"'
$1,000 making Gil told, purse oil 91"VVo u "o y.
on the general result. The scheme oi Nr' il"I''
va, 10 have This money offered nj the H'ii"lHl
House last night AZ "A time When few, II ANY 81 '"'
,,.u,lu,aus were about Mr. Murphy was iniru7i"i
with the wor! Of mailing the bet and Oh nAni"s rs
much political capital out ~ IL =, he cOum. lie
wen, ,o the Hoffman House and made his or"r To
bet the $50 900 on th" result II" expected OF 'our'''
tina, no n". would bc Their, 10 take IT, bur d" ala h"'
have Ills expectations realized.
Inside Of ten minut,s four men combined issues
and took $1,000 of his amount. and D." could h"'"
GOTTEN rid ~ the rest " 10 shortly II hr hhd con
,cn,,d to let It 80 In any sums under $1,000 the
total difference. The money was taken by four book
makers who jumped at the chance eagerly to get
between Themselves s95.oOo 81 Democratic money.
soon after this Michael +. Dwy"r offered to bet
sloCOo TO $1,000 that Cleveland would carry thS
STATIC lie vas taken up Immediately by Ike
rhomp~on who offered t. repeat the bet II Mr. Dryer
wanted TO- but this Offer not taken up. Albert
pacgett Nathaniel Mckay and Billy" Edwards later
in The evening offered TO take several thousand dollars
worth ~ the Drinorritlc syndicate money, but MF
murphy refused 10 split The remainins $1,000.
Colonel Henry l.. swords, the sergeantat arms OF
the Republican National Committee, oNrr'd IN ti'
Hoffman House earlier IN tie day 10 BET $1,000 on
lie rcn,ru result. In favor OF the Republican, ,andi
date lut he could ind 40 takers.
G. VI. OclncLs, Of f.. &. Potter CO.. ia, bcl
10000 even on the election OF II,ri-on. AID Ia,
placed that In small amounts vary NIX lI,m -
iO siOiO VI. H. M,ndlam, % the consolidated TX.
change has placed 5000 OF he sloV,o he oh'rrl
a. lei even on Harrison. Of this amount +l5oO was
placed In New. York aud $500 In New orlcaus l1tI.
tlrg and chicago. III" customer az ih"pd"ir W.
yyrrs who oGer~i 40 900 even on lIarrison has
the Produce Exchange" yesterday bet 300 20 ~ Win
David C. Link on the election 4 Gilroy. \ number or
smr beta made even on the elec'l~l OF lnris n
nj me Produce ENchang". Ih"r' wcr some bets even
mad, on tho result IN Indiana and Massachusetts
Two Young Democratic brokers. who are bashflil
about having their names published spent Tuesday
-omr one 20 take Il bet OF 5000 on Harrison. NJ.
though they searched diligently In The cafe ana
corridors all their fellow Democrats were shy, and
they went home with their money.