The morning times., 1896-09-28

The apparently tangled skein of political
affairs III Massachusetts does not affect
the People party headquarters here Nisibiy.
II Is very much as had been expected.
The opinion there Is that all the forces
that We're expected to rally around TIE
Bryan ticket are committed now to Nh--
.ianis, the candidate FOR Governor. Williams
friends prevailed against the niachina tons
or the state committee, aud tine Peoples
party has practically indorsed the Nominee
OF the regular Democracy, SO that there
will be plain sailing as to the state
ticket, aud probably the electors.
The Democratic situation in Massachu-
sets Is now clearly defined. The six
teen recalcitrants On the state committee
have renounced their allegiance to the
regular Democracy and have their own
ticket. This makes tue result OF the
fight contingent on wo things the strength
OF the regular Republican ticket as
against the field, or the strength OF the
Republican ticket, and whatever DETECTION
there may be from tue normal Democratic
vote by reason OF the gold ticket which
has been nominated. II is believed that
had there not been Nominated gold
ticket It's adherents would have voted for
Mckinley. and that tue gold ticket is
rather a gain than a loss.
GAMBLERS ARE OFF.
Secretary EdgertoD OF tie Peoples party
executive committee was asked last Digiit
what he thought about the opinions OF the
race track men, as published yesterday in
THE Times, and their let OF two and a half
to one ON Mckinley. Mr. Edgerton said
that these bets had no other value than
that OF the opinion Of any man who under
took to predict the result. They had, In
fact, less value, lie said Lecause the specu-
lators in this case Were local New York
men, whose opinions and judgment were
colored by their environment.
MIR. Edgerton said that they were en-
urely at fault in several OF the States and
one of them Minnesota. Mr..
Edgerton believes that State to be safe
for Bryan. He does not think the claims
well founded which place the Swedish
vote Overwhelmingly for Mckinley. Mum.
bers Of these people, he said, were long ago
grounded in the principles OF the Peoples
party. and they ar. not likely to be moved.
The Swedes in Minnesota are in nowise
different from those In several OF the
counties of Nebraska. where they are
sure to vote the free silver ticket.
A half a dozen or n ore OF the betting
fraternity were seen yesterday and five
of them agreed with the odds Is given
by the New York race track SPECTATORS
THE BETTING SITUATION.
"This situation," said one of them. has
been the general opinion among betting
men for more than two weeks, since which
time the couditIoDs have changed SO strongly
in favor of the Judgment published that
they had no hesitation in sending 1t broad
cast for takers. There has beeu already
some misappreheDsion as TO the lets that
are marked even. In all tie States 30
marked, such a 8 California. West virginia.
Kentucky, and Kansas. and New York city,
tue bookmakers are not giving the bettnr
the option on the candidate.
'iu Kentucky, for instance, the man who
wants to bet even must bet against MO
Kinley, for in the even States the book
makers believe that the chances are for
Mckinley. This point was settled on Satur-
day night, when a bet was made by a
Louisville newspaper man OH KENTUCKY.
The betting in Washington. the sporting
men say. is very slight, but it was said
yesterday that benceforth the bets will
be with regard to the published schedules"
On Friday night gentleman with money
to burn came to town aud announced that
he would bet anything from 81 U0U to So 900
that Bryan would not get 100 votes in
the electoral college. This was reported
TO group OF gentlemen at democratic
Congressional headquarters, arnOng whom
was Capt. John S. Miller. The bettor was
communicated with, but he had changed
his mind and also his place OF residence.
1t was apparently bluff. f'""'