New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-02
REPUBLICANS EAGER TO BET
HUNTING EVERYWHERE FOR DEMOCRATIC
MONEY
1T rs HARD ENOUGH TO FIND-MR. cLEvELANps
FRIENDS AFRAID OF THE GENERAL RESULT.

1T rs HARD ENOUGH TO FIND-MR. CLEVELASps
FRIENDS APRAIp OF THE GENERAL Result.
Many attempts were made yesterday ny Re
publicans to find some Of the money which the
Democrats have been saying was ready 70 u" pun
up on Grover Clevelnnds chances of election
The Democratic money which is 10 hr bet upon
Mr. Cleveland is something like the flea Of which
il is said When YOU put yeur finger on 1t II
il not there" Early il the afternoon John IA
HILL of Philadelphia. who represents The syndi-
cate of Repuhlica ns who have 81 100000 70 bet
on the election OF Harrlson snd Reid, went 10
tie Hoffman House where all OF this Democratic
money was said 10 he a1d offered 10 bet me en-
tire amount or anv part of It, that Harrison and
Reid would be elected. Mr.. Hill did not whisper
this offer either. He made the announcement
in ond tones in tho Holman House barro'm'
where no less IAN half dozen OF the IammanY
Hall bookmakers, who hdvt been sending ont
the fictitious reports Of the amounts OF money
that thcy hal on hand n bet on Cleveland were
conercgated Mr. Hill offered 70 make his bets
in any sums 30 suit them. lie told them that ne
would bet 81 o, 600 AZ a lump or 81 900 at time
Not bookmskcr made the slightest attempt I"
cover any part of his money on the general
result
man. who is also carrying about 100000 IN he
bet on Harrison even, offered 10 bet 10000 TO
Sc. 600 thai Cleveland would carry this Stat"
He had no sooner got the words ont Of his mouth
than Nr Hill took IT, and said that h" would
do if AGAIN. although he preferred 10 lost the tai'h
~ thc Democrats on the election Of Cleveland on
tbe General rosui; rnther taan that hc might pos
sihly carry This State.
Not a Demo.l, would take Mr. Hills offer 70 bet
on Harrison, and he returned 20 the tlith Avenue
Hotel satisfied that the New-iork Democrats hau
received word from somewhere that Cleveland
could not he elected and had been warned not 10
risk their money on him.
Later i'm the day David Martin, the member nj
the Republican National Committee, sent man
10 the Hoffman House who made the same oicr
that had been made by Mr.. Hi earlier. Mr Mar
tin did not meet better success than did MI iiil'
earlier in the day. He could not get penny ont
Of the pocket Of single Democrat against il'
money Mr Martins representative offered - '''
any amount up to $4,000, in sums of $1,000" or
lcge but he could not tempt the Iammany men 10
risk their money.
Michael F. Dwycr stimulated the Democrats
LITTLE late last night by betting ST. 10 81 600
that Cleveland would carry this STATE, but hc r."
fuscd an oven bet Of $4,000 that he would he
IIorman House. who bet $1,000 the day after
cleveland was nominated that he would not b.
olcctc1 no. II 900 10 $500 that Cleveland would
carry this State.
There is still plenty of Republican money wait
;r,, i, The hands of several stock brokers down
town 70 be covered by deludcd Cleveland men.
Two bets of 81 900 each, even, were niadc on tic
general result at the Stock Exchange yesterday
Ono enthusiastic Democrat offered bet OF sou 10
cAOO that Cleveland would carry Ncw-l"r St'tc'
I'm, il was onickly snapped up AMI no more was
oncrcd Rcpublicans arc hunting eagerly for bets
~ odds on this Stat for fear they VIII disappear
before the end Of the week. In fact, the money
Of this sort offered by the Free Traders Is ciuS-
i've already ". H. Mcndiiam' OF thc 'o'-
'o,;d,tod Sack and Petroleum Exchange complains
that he has good Harrison money that the Dc'n'-
o,o,s .,o NOT disposed TO match At the Produce
rxcb.nge a few even bets were made for small
amounts.
Cooroe W Dean was incorrectly reported yea
,o,,I,,, -. bavina net $500 with Samuel {. Mott
,b.t Cleveland would cary this State Mr. Dean
ho, that Harrison would carry the State lie
,,,vo so0o TO Mr. Mott, who in return gave Il
,yr,ton agreement to pay to Mr. Dean cents
g., every vote that Harrison gets IN excess OF NC
total ,otc cast FIR Cleveland IN this Sta'r. Inv
bct WAS made Oh the basis Of giving so 10 '''
Democrat the latter 20 return cent loi 'N,,'
vote which Mr.. Harrison casts IN e\c'>' u "''
Clcyeland This bet was made four 'ln"S
Wa1ertown. v Y, Nv. iNpeciai ~ "r ''''''o
.:, ,Inro,. IN this city were astonislcd to-day
when y. B Ta2eart, large paper an" P''p
manufacturer. of Walcrtown, coNefcu 3l'ooV p"'
nm ly Charles Otis, Democrat oc,''"s r''n ,
upou general results. The 5000 stake Is nFr'
' "r," Tooran + D,vjs Taegart believes the Mchih-
lcy bill protection 80 the paper an" pup '''%o
alamo Black River will a ne secure h"na',''S y,
'.o,cs for Harrison and Reid and IS con"''"' VI
,icfOrV.