The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-03
ALL BET ON M'KINLEY
NO ONE SEEMED TO WANT THE BRY-
AN END OF THE wAGERs.
Some Of the Odds Posted on Local
Boards Last Night Without
Any Takers.

No 'swelT' bets have been posted so far
this Campaign The betting is very slow
in large amounts, but quite brisk on
amounts that are below S25. The greater
part of the betting is on Indiana and gen.
eral results and invariably is heavily In
favor of Mckinley. At Irons, on Illinois
street, the amount of money posted up
TO last evening was about $4,000 and the
ratio was three to one in favor of McKin-
leys election and carrying Indiana. The
odds have all been in favor of Mckinley.
A bet of $3.50 TO $3.50 on general results IA
voring Mckinley was posted and taken at
Irons Saturday. There is a standing bet
backed by s., 800 of $50 to $40 that Mckinley
will be elected and of this $1,000 has been
taken. A bet of 500 to $500 that Mckinley
carries Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, West
Virginia, Maryland and Kentucky still
stands untaken. There are two bets of 500
to 500 on Mckinley carrying New York
State, one by 100000 plurality and one by
10000 plurality. A bet of 800 even that
Palmer and Buckner get 500 votes in Ma
rion county has not been taken.
At the cigar store of Warren & Co, at
the corner of Meridian and Washington
streets, a bet was posted yesterday of $500
and it was taken. Another of closer odds
offering 500 to $50 the same way is still
standing. There is lively betting on small
amounts, but when large bets are posted
persons who contemplate covering some
campaign money hesitate and figure over
the risk for some time and when the bets
are finally taken it is without alacrity and
apparent that the odds offered are the in
centive.
MIA street. there is bet OF $500 TO 500
that Mckinley is elected. This bet is
backed by a syndicate and the pool
amounts to $4,000. 1t has been posted a
week and about 50 900 of 1t has been COW
cred. A standing bet of 800 to $50 that Nc
kinney carries Ohio by 10000 plurality has
been taken once. as has bet of $50 to
$50 that he carries Marion county by $500
plurality A bet was just posted last night
500 to $50 that Overstreet defeats Cooper
for Representative of the Seventh congress,
sonal district. Kentucky Is also touched
upon by bet of $50 even that Mckinley
will carry that State.
Betting was not lively at the Denison
Hotel saloon as in former campaigns. The
largest bet posted there was $500 to $3.50
on general results for Mckinley, and was
taken once. 1t is estimated that $4,000 has
been taken there at the ratio of ? to /
both favoring Mckinley. A bet was posted
last night of s25 even that Kentucky would
be carried by Mckinley: bet of 500 even
$1,000 plurality is still waiting taker. An
other is SIS to $50 that Mckinley will get
the majority of electoral votes in Texas.
At the corner of Meridian and Washing
ton streets last night about o'clock a
crowd was gathered about two men who
were contending on political issues. A col
ored man. evidently laborer, said. You
needn't talk anv more, Mckinley will be
elected" a white man. with considerable
buster. rammed his hand down into his
pocket and drew out a s. bill. Folding it
so that only the figure five showed. he eX-
claimed, Here's $50 that says Bryan will
be elected" What's dat you say" said
the colored man. Il say I've got $50 right
here that says Bryan will be elected: now
put up your money If you're so sure of
Mckinley" and the crowd. composed most
ly of young men, hooted at the colored man
in derision. But the colored man had spirit
and he also had some money. I'm jis'
take dat said he. come ober here and
put up yoah money at stoah wifi me-
and reaching into his pocket he pulled out
a wallet and started for store. The
crowd was surprised. The white man gave
one hard look at the colored man, saw
he wasn't joking and then skunk away in
the crowd.