The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-03
THIS IS A TRUE STORY.
Interesting Election Bet at Emporia that
Didn't Take Place.

Didn't Take Place.
One was the little sawed of. one arm
ed man that holds out at the Santa Fe's
Emporia depot and also sells mice fresh
buttered and sailed pop corn" to the pas
sengers enrOute. The other was tall,
aged and had the lean and hungry look
of one who thinks much. 1t wasn't
fraction of q minute after the stranger
had asked the pop corn man "HOw's the
election going?" till they had locked
horns over the opinion rendered.
They waived the discussion of princl-
pies aud got TO business at once.
yes sir" resumed the little man.
"MorrilPs the next governor and don't
you forget it,"
"Don't believe 8 word of it." was the
answar "People down our way are Of
fering prizes for a real Republican and
we can't find 'em IN Kingman county"
We've got money up for any man that
wants TO bet against Jerry or Lewelling,
and I'm loaded now for any 7
"III just 60 you twenty" Interrupted
the Orthodox Republican, that Morrill,
carries the state by ten thousand"
s.Poohi PoohI Don't know what your
talking about You people here think
..Well. put up twenty dollars and II.
cover it. Put up or shut up, nowl
II don't care about bothering with
twenty dollars answered the Kingman
man. q will make no bets Of less than a
hundred 1t will give me pleasure.
though, to leave hundred
against your hundred dollars
with the ticket a. gent here that Lewelling
defeats Morrill, next Tuesday. lou fel-
lows here are 50 foxey now
"But l haven't got a hundred dollars.
" ke it fifty?7
SAINT be bothered with less than hun
drod Put up or stop your bluhing. You
Morrill, people are all buster till the
4 4rff
how it happened. Lewelling will get
there by $4,000, and I'm always anxious
to back him in reasonable amounts and
he showed a roll Of bills, as he started to
leave. That settled the question.
"Hold on a moment" Interrupted the
hardware man t'ShOrty's got fifty and
three of US have fifty more among Us.
We four will cover your hundred, and
I'll bet We'll win it, too If you want to
raise the"
But the Populist was fading out Of
hearing, and it took a united effort to
halt him and get him back.
I'm in haste, gentlemen" he explain
ed "Ive got to see
sHere's your money! was the chorus.
ssWe'l just put the 5000 and the terms Of
the bet in this envelope and leave it with
the ticket agent
why, you people don't know that the
laboring men are doing their yelling for
Morrill, and their voting for Lewelling
this year You don't under"
ssCome; come; four of US are waiting
on you, and you we're IN a hurry. Here Is
our money. let's see yours again"
sW ell now think er-er-I N always
ready to oblige-er, but I didn' tier expect
-IH tell you what it is-this is a con
spiracy. gentlemen to make me lose my
vote! You think I don't know the law
You think I don't know that the man
who bets viii lose his vote If he is chal-
lengedg You four have conspired &c
challenge my vote by getting me TO bet
1 see it all, gentlemen, but you dom
catch mel I'm onto all the games OF
Repu blicansl You can't work any scheme
to do me out Of my vote, unless you
kill me. and 1 wouldn't pass that by you
very far.
..Good-day to your and the old gen
tleman cast a whitening glance on the
four Morrill, men and stalked SO indig-
nantly from the depot that the STATE
JOURNAL man really felt for a moment
that an attempt to disfranchise voter
had occurred
But he saved hundred dollars