Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-07
DEMOCRATS BET.
CHAIRMAN MURPHY AND nEp"
KEARNET TAKE $4,000
To the Hoffman House 10 Wager on the Gen.
eral Republicans Cover
$4,000.


result
Edward Murphy, jr., chairman of the
provided the money.
IL is generally understood that tho
greater part of the cash was put M by
Mr.. Kearney..
When the news got out there was tho
widest sort Of break" for the Hon
man House cafe. Tint gilded palace
Of Baeehns was quickly choked up with
lurid eyed betters.
Headed by big NAT Mckay and VIII
liam Nj, Hahn, a solid phalanx of Re
publicnns marched about the cafe over-
turning chairs, tables and glesses in ito
progress and calling loudly for "Billy"
Edwards to produce the whole or a part
of that $4,000
Mr., Mckay declaimedi In a loud voice
that he wanted $4,000 of it, while Mr.
Hahn said that he couldn't possibly be
satisfied with less than 5000. There
were also any quantity of smaller fry
who said they wanted to bet form 81 900
to $500 on Harrison. but nobody paid
much attention to them. When 'Billey"
Edwards did appear he was Immediately
surrounded by a horde of men who hung
to his buttonholes and implored him to
give them hack at that $4,000.
How much do you want to betY"
"Billey' inquired hurridly more than
once.
Il want a thousand"
"Oh, | can't bother with that now
was 'Billey's" important reionder. 'I'm
figuring. up ten thousand and live thous.
| must 20 now, / really must" aud
'Billey' tore himself and his button-
holes away to resume his handling bills
Of large denomination.
$1,000 PUT UP EVEN.
Mr.. Edward Kearney said TINT s35.-
600 of the 100000 had been covered M
to late hour last night, when all efforts
10 place more of the money ceased. Mr..
Kearney added that when the first $50
OOt was exhausted he had $4,000 more
which said Cleveland would be the next
president
The money was covered as follows,
Edward Murphey standing oil the books
us holding the Cleveland end of it,
Al Huyman. theatrical manager. took
$4,000; Il Mr.. Dunn, $1,000; Fred Wal
baum, head of the Guttenburg race track,
$4,000, and bookmaker George Wheel
ock, $4,000. l.ucius Appleby holds $780,
600 of the stakes and Billy" Edwards.
S4U,OO. There was u few small bets
outside of the above one of $1,000 to $3.50
that Cleveland would carry the state and
one of 5000 even on the general result
u. l.. Ridgway bet Charles Robinson
$3.50 even that Cleveland would carry the
state. Major Henry Walker, of Mis-
souri,. put up 500 against $1,000 that the
election would 20 to the house of rep
resentatiyes. Major Walker has $1,000
more which he saws he wants to bet the
same way.
Small betters had to be content with
talk. They stood about in compact groups
and exchanged compliments with the peO-
pie who had merely come to look on.
There were quantities of tn latter sort
and they did IL lot of talking through
their hats One man who had evidently
been sampling the hotel whiskey created
a sensation by standing up against the
oyster counter and calling out in loud
voice that he had $4,000 to bet ON
Cleveland. He was surrounded almost
before the words had left his lips
I'm take some of that" burst forth
from every side, but when 1t was found
that the gentleman wanted to bet on the
state only there was Il considerable sub
sidence of the enthusiasm.
"MIKE" pwIER's BETS.
j. IL, Vendig, commissioner for Mi
chael II. Dwyer, was around the Hon
man house last night Offering any part
of $4,000 at odds of ~ 20 L on
Cleveland on the result n inc stag STAG,
There were no takers. MT, DWyers
bets up to date are as follows:-SOOO
even with BOokmaker |, Poppenhelm
on the general results; SlO,OOO to Sl,-
BOO on the results in the state with
IKE" Thompson; $1,000 TO $500 that
Cleveland carries Indiana with Book
mixer Schwartz; $1,000 against 5000
with Orlando A. Jones on the result In
the state
1t was generally supposed that Dave
Martin would put up some part OF the
$4,000 which he says he has to bet on
Harrison, but for some reason 1t did
not materillige last night
"Pnt" Duffy, a New Orleans sporting
man. has bet 5000 against S3,500that
Cleveland will carry New York,
Chilly" Edwards wanted to bet $500
against any sum that Gilroy would get
10000 plurality for mayor; no takers.
Joseph Steiner was expected TO turn up
at the Hoffman house last night with
IA big load Of Cleveland money, but did
One feature of the betting that is pc,
culiar Is that the turf exchanges and
pool sellers are not taking any money
on the elections. At all previous times
they have been willing enough to lay
any odds. but now they appear to think
that horse racing offers surer emolu-
ments
Before the Mmphy-Kearney money
made its appearance last night It was
said that the Democrats were betting
on the result in New York alone, he.
cause they were going TO cut cleveland
outside of this state. Inc huNenl OF tne
$4,000, however, put a ,quietus on
these howlers and they hadn't word
to say afterward.
WANTS TO BET MS FARM.
"Bnly" Edwards has received a re-
markable letter from Buffalo man
who says he is farmer. The original
spelling is given as follows:
Mr.. Edwards
Sir-I see by the papers that you are
a betting on Mr. Cleveland carrying the
election this fall. l have no money TO
put up. but / have a farm OF one nun
dred ackers. and ] will bet one aeker
against yours or any other mans these
SlOO in money and that will make, you
a nice building lot OF you may duole
Il that Mr.. Harrison will be elected and
that Mr.. Harrison will be elected and
this shoes that the Offer is good II
here from you before the fifth OF Nov
No; $50 West Ferry street. Buffalo,
n. Y.
The betting news from the. exchanges
yesterday was all on the Republican, side
c. Nj. Oelerichs of II. @. Potter y &c;
announced that he had nut out S4O,OOO
even on Harrison in bets ranging from
$1,000 to $1,000. NJ. b, Mendham placed
$4,000 even in the same way, but could
not find a taker for $1,000 more Ne haa