Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-04
NEW YORK,
Differences Between the Talk of Parties and
Their Betting.


Their Betting.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
New YORK. Nov. 8, 1892.
The situation is certainly curious one The
republicans claim with great apparen. earnest
ness that they are confident of carrying New
York state. Yet the force Of bets of 81 900 to
500 that Cleveland will carry New York stand
untaken. The democrats claim that they are
confident of success on the general result, We,
the force Of even bets amounting to a hundred
thousand dollars, perhaps hundreds of thou
sands of dollars, stand untaken. They are APP
parently confident of carrying New York, and
when you ask them about Indiana they express
confidence in that state. With New York and
Indiana it is more than probable that they
would win. vet they do not back their claim Of
confidence with a dollar of money. Even those
democrats who. fortnight ago. were doubtful
seem to have picked up courage, especially
upon New York and Indiana, though the most
Of them now admit that Connecticut is ex-
tremely doubtful. and will probably go republic
can. As TO West Virginia, they do not concede
that by any means. They are confident tina.
the south will be solid, and that West Virginia
Is still to be counted as part of the south.
COL HALDERMAN ANXIOUS.
met Col HaIderman of the Courier Journal
matters. ~ find" said he. talking of the sit
parently. among the men who have been voters
in former presidential years. / have talked
with great many men whom have known for
years here, but fail to find any changes"
What do YOU think is likely to be the gen.
eral result of the election?''
81 am hopeful. of course. OF democratic sue
cess. yet with the immense fund which the re-
publicans have at their command and their
skill in its use am, Of course, anxious about
the result"
what about New York;"
''New York. think. will be democratic /
see no good reason to doubt that"
Sand as to Connecticut
1.-The indications are not particularly en-
couraging for US in Connecticut Prom all that
can gather l should think that the chances are
rather favorable to the republicans Of that
state"
SHOW about Indiana, your neighbor state?"
"Our people are confident Of Indiana OF
course we cannot tell what the Developments Of
the next few days may be there. The fight is a
very hard one, and am extremely hopeful as
to the result in that state
"As to New jersey, Delaware and West yir-
ginia?"
"Oh, do not think there is any doubt about
those states. They will be in the democratic
column, feel confident"
This talk with Col Halderman was at the
Hoffman House. At the Fifth Avenue, O few
steps away I met Eugene Higgins, formerly sp-
pointment clerk of the Treasury Department..
He did not wear very cheerful look, and if he
was confident his countenance and talk did not
indicate it.
WHAT EUGENE HIGGINS THINKS
"How do you account, Mr.. Higgins" I said,
'for the curious condition of affairs in regard
to the betting The democrats are willing to
bet nearly two to one on Cleveland carrying
New York, they express confidence in his carry
ing Indiana, New Jersey, Delaware and West
Virginia, yet they are unwilling to put up any
money on the general result, apparently"
~ suppose that they prefer to scoop in what
they consider sure thing by getting the bets
on New York first"
Talk with the average democrat privately