New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06
DEMOCRATIC COURAGE GONE.
" KNOCKED OUT" BY THE DISMAL PARADE.
REPUBLICANS WHO OFFER TO BET CAN FIND no
TAKER--pIuFFING EXPOSED.


who willing bet 81 900 to $500 or 800 on the
result. and last night II difficult to find Demo
who would bit even money that Cleveland w0ld
be elected Some o. the Tammany Hall bookmakers
sl pinned their fa!ch to the declaration Of Richard
Croker and William F. sheehan that Cleveland was
sure carry this state but they could be induced
TO bet that he would he elected. These men who
are protected BY Tammsny Hall Of are willing
to serve Croker in way that they can and they
have been told tina; they can do Il by making bets OF
81 900 to 5000 that ne would carry the State. On
this account. said yesterday that many OF the
bets that supposed 10 have been made by some
Of these men are fictitious They bets that were
made effect In ali OF this betting there has been
but little money shown. The who made the
bets went through great show OF recording them III
their note books OF course the ordinary bookuaKeTs
word Is good with another bookmaker for any amount
that they willing to agree upon but the absence
OF the cold cash has led many people to believe ta
tic bets that have been made at the Hohhah no"S'
wore not all straight ones
There was a remarkable change In the betuhs yes
terday afternoon at the time when II was hho"h .'"'
the great Democratic parade, OF which SO much hou
been said, had tu.-lcd out failure, and that ls'eau
Of there being 10000 Democrats in line there were
less than 1000 and most OF those were lamuauN
ofceholders, who had turned out under Imperative
orders from Mr. Croker. mob OF disappointed
Democrats filed into the Fifth Avenue Hotel ABOUT
30 O'Clock, Just the tall end OF the procession
had reached there, brace their spirits up win hld
refreshments Among them was Colonel william b.
Brown Ne looked disconsoatc and ordered good
stiff drink as "bracer. While he was at the Oar
several over-cnthusastc Democrats marched shouting
for Cleveland and Offering to bet anything from II up
IN 81 gold mine that Cleveland would be elected NJ
tho bnr wns a quiet looking man, who wore mgh ha'
and ministerial collar He was taxing onhh VIII
n friend. and he could not help hearing the boasts
that the Democrats made. Finally he put MS hdiiuS
down into his trousers pockets and pulled our ois
roll Of bills or the outside was one OF $1,000. Inc
man walked into the centre of this group or Demo
cr.ts waving his roll Of bills In the air.
Who wants 20 bet Ccvelandl' he asked -
Wilt bet any man here from 81 900 10 $4,000 that
Harrison is elected" The stranger did not repeat
his offer only once twice, but he walked up ana
down in front Of the bar shaking his money In the
faces OF the Democrats and In the faces of C0lohei
Brown. who suddenly forgot his enthusiasm for his
idol and kept quiet. The stranger was Colonel :. b.
Murray OF Nevada, the head OF mining company
there. He remained around the hotel for some time
and no one would take his Offer.
soon after ne had gone, cxMderman Shields. better
known as "oulane' shields, suddenly became en-
tbusae,c and shouted that lie would bet $4,000 TO
81 900 that Cleveland would carry NcwYork state.
CHRISTOPHER l. Maece, OF Pennsylvania. was within
hearing and he made tho doodle" Alderman turn
pale when he said
IL will take $4,000 worth Of that bet"
Oh | dd not mcan that replied Nhleios' VII"
the sickest sort OF smile.
We'll what will your the reply.
81 win let $1,000 to 50, 900 that he carries the
State
IN take you replied Mr. Nasec. before Shields
could say another word
Shields hemm.d and hawed and finally "eamo
down. and said that he was willing 10 bet Sl'OVo
10 500 that Cleveland wculi have majority In the
state Mr. Maace took this. and offered 10 take as
M lp
Alderman hsd had enough, and after reluctantly part
ING with his 81 900 bill. he hung around the hotel
looking as II he had lost the lastfend hat he had
OIL earth lis efforts at appearing cheerful were
simply ridiculous.
atv,rsi attempts 10 get bets at money were
nnde at both the Fifth Avenue Hotel and the Hoi-
mail iIous, early In TIE evening but no Democrat
rnut.d 70 bet The slim ranks Of the parnde had
made them tired suddenly.
There was e good deal talk than money
around the Fifth Avenue and the Hoffman House
last night. The only man who did any real talking
WIS George J. ScaOury. Of seabury . Johnson VINO
stood up on a cualr in The firh Avenue Hotel ana
offered 10 bet $4,000 oven with any outside
NJ "A hoohmaLer that Harrison would be elected. As
no one outside Of the bOplnahers are ding any OCT
ting for Cleveland. III, Offer WIS not taken up Soy
ernl small lets wcrc-c,ur 81 BY the boo0nakers on
the vote In this Tate their Offering to give odds
Of 81 900 to $3.50 tnat Cleveland would carry H.
shown By the fon,wns story In the cases OF some
Of The men who made buAs Tie Tribune w'thhoid'
their names purely ont u consideration for them
their friends ana their club. After the National
CANDIDATE, had bcea nominated number Of Demo
cratic members OF cluD Jcl,d to BET 80 cHch tLit
Mr. Cpyeland wouid be- elected 1tere were seven
Dement'S In The kfoup ana uue h'pupla", D't W.
,rouutly took Nh Tie bets. As they were AL mem
bor, OF the sam, olbb. money was put up. one
OF IL" seven Democrats then oi'rcu bc' tI,Al |'u
kcan IT,. would 100; hc The K,puoi' ah nominee ir
Governor VI Sew c.sc,. TN bet vas also promptly
accepted By the Republican, After Mr. h't'n MaS
nom atrd TIE man VINO had bet against the nina
lion rcpudialcd bDth III, debt ana Ms oiher pet on
The ground that be- could pot AFFORD 10 MAKE tHe
bets Last week another Democrat. one VINO had
witnessed the bet the anukcan man. asked leave
10 withdraw his bet. The other Democrats nave no,
vet repudiatcd their bets, being presumably men Oh
now here is some more Democratic letuns After
,sving The Republican rally 1t Carnegie Music Hall
on thursday the vice pr.Sidrnts OF the ~ elhs vent
10 the Hoffman Iiouse. Mr. MerPny', PHFPorlns
10 DO from Philadelphia, announced Ms desiIe 10 u't
two TO one that Cleveland would carry New, lork
state by 10000 majority lis "heF Was in. ,,
Nd No takes one Of the Republicans then Insisted
tiat Slr. Merphy 90 TO the Liiih AveinG liorl.
eams oier d 10 post thousands the Democratic buffer
would gacs SG him TO De- x sa{ls ban we o'
Now any who knows any thing about the
cratic money which i. pt up comes from bookmakcrs
and professional gamblers One OF the great Drn92'
cratic betters In This campaign has been Michael w.
familiar With the betting methods Of Mr.. Dryer Knows
that make NOR" money Wnen MS Siu" Ios'S
,han when il wins. Mr. Dryer Of the first
10 70 out and offer odds Of $1,000 TO 5000 on Mr
Clovclands carrying New York state. This made the
netting in favor Of Cleveland at Stl larger odds-an
old old racotrack game Now when the betting odds
hocarne still larger whore Michael j. Dwycr
n take, no marvelously shilful mathematician To
calculate that when man bets $4,000 10 *Iooo
and then 40 900 To 10000 he stands I'm the position
n, the man who Il playing an "opcn and shut game.
That is the the Democratic betting has been do.c
every tipe-by professional gamblers ana "Sur'
Winners