Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-11-04
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
some New York Election Rets-.Man.
ayers In COunclI-OratOrs
In Demand.

New YoRk, Nov. 4.--The betting on the
election is growing in interest. It is
nothing like the plunging in 1888 and
even in 1884, but considering the apathy
which has preceded this week of enthusi-
asm, the betting may be said to fairly
mirror public sentiment. Many small
bets were recorded st the pool rooms at
about even money. Until within the last
two days practically TO bets have been
made. The big New York sporting men,
like Appleby and johnson, "Diok" Roche,
the three Mahoneys, Butch" Thompson
and "Pat" Sheedy nearly all have been
holding back until to-day, whom they be-
gan recording their wagers. The largest
offer was by Frank Huntoon, of the Hoff-
man House club, who offers to bet $1O,-
900 to $4,000 that Harrison will be
elected. 1t was said that ed" Stokes,
of the Hoffman house, was likely to take
Huntoon. On the general result the quo.
tation now ia even money, while on the
result in New York state 800 to $40 is
about the figure. Little betting is being
done ON other states. A Democratic law
yer offered Ed. Stokes $1,000 to 800 that
Indiana would 60 for Cleveland and Ste
venson. A well known Republican poll
tician took him up. Edwards holds bet
of $1OOOto 800 that Cleveland will carry
New York state, and of 81 900 even on the
general result.
One of the most confident bets was re-
ported at Tammany hall, being $1,000 to
$3.50 by Lawyer Joseph H. Steiner that
Cleveland and Stevenson will carry this
a+o o4a I,, 000 T
took the small end of the bet. Another
curious bet was $500 to $1,000 by a
Philadelphia manufacturer and New
Yorker, the Philadelphian betting that
Cleveland would not carry New York city
by 10000 more than in 1883. The same
bet 200 even on the result in the state.
The money in both cases was put up in
the hands of John Gilroy, son of the
Democratic candidate for mayor. Will
bur F. Wakeman, general secretary of the
American Protective Tariff League, bet
$500 ON the general result in favor of
Harrison at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
CONFERENCES OF THE MANAGERS
of the campaign are in progress to-day at
the national headquarters of both parties.
The Republican leaders are preparing for
an important move in the western states
to counteract, if possible, the effect of
the fusion plan, which has now been sue
cessfully carried out in many of the west
ern Republican states.
The announcement is also made that
the Peoples party has changed its
tactics in the south and is confining its
struggle there to tho legislative districts
with the hope of gaining federal SEN
atorship. 1t is asserted here that an Off
cial circular has gone out from the Peo-
ple's party at national headquarters in
structlng leaders everywhere to trade and
sacrifice everything for legislative gains.
At both Republican and Democratic
headquarters the campaign managers are
now on the alert for the usual final roor-
backs and everything is in readiness for
rapid denial should an effective lie be
sprung, as it will probably be to-day or
tomorrow.
THE ORATOR BUREAUS
of both headquarters will close to-day, the
last list of speakers having been given
ont and the final campaign meetings
having been arranged for tomorrow
night. All the noted speakers are now
very near their respective homes and will