New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-08
CLEVELAND MONEY SCARCE.
THE BETTING LAST NIGHT ALI, IN FAVOR
OF HARRISON
DEMOCRATS MAKE SOME "FAKE" BETS AND DO
SOME BLUFING. BUT THE ODDS ARE In
FAVOR OF REPUBLICAN SUCCESS
WAGERS LAID AT TILE EXCHANGES

SOME BLUFFYNG. BUT THE ODDS ARE In
FAVOR OF REPUBLICAN SUCCESS
wAGERs LAID AT THE EXCHANGES.
The supporters of Harrison and Reid had
clear field at the Hoffman House last night.
They captured the hotel, and drove the Tammany
Hall bookmakers to utter ard complete retreat
Early in the evening the bookmakers who have
been putting out their money on Cleveland became
panicky- and refused to back him any mores
although scores Of Republicans went to the hotel
and offered money in any amounts from $40 up
to 81 1000 that he would not be elected Inc
best that the boolmaEers would do last night
was 81 900 to $3.50 that Cleveland would carry
this State What was the cause OF the sudden
turn of the boolSmakers was mystery, but they
pretended to have received from certain States
that have been locked upon as being more or less
doubtful, that they would go Republican Then.
TOO. a considerable number of Republicans wcns
to tie Hoffman House with money in their pock-
cts to bet on Harrison. For few minutes the
bookmakers made bluff at taking the money
that was offered to them the result OF the cleo
ton, but they did not stand together long. When
they broke they went altogether and inside OF
half an hour it was impossible for Republicans to
oct a dollar out at even money that Harrison
would be elected Samuel Fessenden, Of Connecti-
Committee from that State, bet the Democrats to
a staudstil on the result and on Indiana. II took
only Sl4OO to do this so the extent Of the Demo-
cratic support of Cleveland was not as largo
as it was thought TO be. About ii o'clock
las. night the Republicans had fairly
captrired the Hoffman House, and the cries OF
Republicans Offering to bet $1,000 10 5000 that
Harrison would be elected mingled with the
shouts and TIE cheers for Harrison. dozen
Republicans with money 70 bet fought their way
into the hotel and offered their money at thesa
odds in the faces Of the Democrats who had been
shouting for and betting on Cleveland, but they
could get no takers tor their money. BLY,
Edwards, the wellknown Hoffman House SPORT
had several thousand dollars of Harrison money
put in his hands early in the evening, and he
worked with all his might to get ii put out, but
could not do So job Z. Hedges, the secretary
Of the Republican Stat. League, took $1,000
to the hotel later in the evening and offered to
hct il that Harri.on would be elected but lie
could find no Cleveland man willing to risk that
amount Of money on his candidate. During tho
evening stranger who refused to give his name
went to the hotel and produced ten $1,000 bills
and offered to bet one all Of them at ODDS OF
81 900 TO $3.50 that Harris n would carry Indiana
He remained around the hotel for an hour or
two but not Cleveland boollmaker asked to
take dollar Of his money.
Al n late hour last night, at the Fifth Avenue
Ho'ol r. G. Kercns. memfcr OF the Republican
National Committee lrcm Missouri, het So'oOo
against $500, put up ty Colonel William Il.
Brown, of this city, that Harrison would %
elected.
About IL o'clock last night when the flarrA
son men had captured this Democratic strong
hold and were carrying everything before them
~. vfatn
had another virtuous streak, and sent for the
police to clear the hotel barroom. where the bet
ting had been going on. The Republicans WHO
were there marched ont of the place. cheering Tor
Harrison. and Offering TO bet almost any amount
of money that he would be elected. Joe Nen-
die who works for Michael T. Dwyer made sev-
cr bets last night for his chief, but they were AL
on this State. TO which the bookmakcrs still
clung. He bet, all told, about $4,000 tla1
Cleveland would carry the State. The odds
which lie gave ranged from 10 TO 6 to 10 TO 5.
The only bet that lie made on the result for MIR.
DIVER was one of 5000 TO $1,000 with New-
York business man, who put up the cash ana VINO
would not give his name John Mahoney, another
bookmalcr, was talking pretty loud as TO what
bo yyould bet on the election, and it cost him
s. 900 to make his word sooi. The Republican
end of this bet was taken by Isaac Pappenhem.
ers on ma orites in various States, but they would
not make AIRY bets on the result
Chairman Carter Of the Republican National
Committee sent TO the chairmen of the R"put~
lican State Committees in all the contested States
the following telegram last night;
"Poolroom blufing favoring Cleveland has
broken down, ard the conceded certainty OF he-
public victory caused decided advance III
stoc, and cereal markets during the closing hours
of business to-day.
THOMAS II CARTER, Chairman
significant proposition made at the Holman
House early in the evening had no takers. ms
was a bet of Sl 900 that before sundown t'iiS
evening the betting would be odds on HARRISON
of not less than 10 10 o. AS 1t was. ihos' VI
the betting on the general result was c,'u.
Several bets of 81, 200 side were maze. DhS
Edwards. who had kept a pretty close watch on
passing wagcrs, said at 10 p. m. that 1ar more
money was being offered on Harrison than on
cleveland. Not many large Harrison bets were
taken. and most Of those aIlegeu 10
hc NIT I'D on Cleveland were pure DUN.
Hero il an instance Of the way this was done.
A Cleveland buffer" bawlcd ont an oner OK
81 600 10 $500 that Cleveland would carry the
state "Tn take that bet said >. W. whitney,
OF WASHINGTON Place, who stood by but Deiore
Mr.. Whitney could reach the man ano'ner persoh
in the crowd made similar response Inc Ei',er
was preferred TO Mr.. Whitney, ana the man VINO
had offered 70 wager the $1,000 and the Sooo
man put mp their money, or pretehdeo 10 10 30,
In the hands of a third person whom Do'h seeuieo
TO know A few minutes after the transac'ion
the thrc, had a drink together at the Hoffman
IJouse b,r. and the two antagonstic bettors drove
,wav IN the same cab. Mr. Whitney does not
doubt that this was one Of many fake bets
made for effect.
Promptly at o'clock the politicians took
n ,ascssion of the Stocl, Exchange. The Rcpubli-
cans. lei by Dick" IIalstead, gathered around
tie Iackawanna post, aud the Democrats, headed
by II II. Hart, John Henry Clews and Others
formed in front of the rostrum. For half an
hour pandemonum regned, and the air was iilled
with cheers and countcr-checrs. The only bets