Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-30
The Betting on Other rle,,lo..
New York WorIII ''''

lNew YORK NorlI
The present political camrr- 81.
not been marked hy One heavy t....
which has been "a featur, W tho ~.
for President in years pas. r.. Il.
be accounted for Boo the ia.t t.r ,...
as TO which candidate Wlu be ....t.I-.
not so divided ass before
A glance at the betting 90 f-..
years shows that the flFo f. ~ 81
who had money Co back tr..r 0...
was not always the winner Dr. n4..
Blaine was the iay0rte ANON. .
who had money 10 put lr Th.r. r
three candidates. and one of tr.r .
late General Benjamin h. Butler .i f..
appear in the betting at aM T o..
candidate was Mt Cleveland
lu that campaign some heavy t.r-.
was done m Wall street Nr. F..
We're made Of $1,000 90 $500 thar n d.
would be elected. $500 90 $3.50 $50. 4.
the same way Smaller h.f. ~ r.,
$50 and 800 10 so that Blaine uc.. ,.
a majority Of the votes ln tha e..-.
college were made on an stiles.
There was some side betting sr.. 81,
500 TO $50 that Cleveland w01H .v
New York State. and Slc0 TO Sd be-,
Blaine would carry Indiana. II.-.
was considered doubtful ar the r-
Other bets were made OF 800 20 SD s.
Blaine would carry Connecticut a-f r.
10 so that Cleveland would carry ST.
Jersey.
Tho campaign Of 1884 was a Do. one s.,
far as the betting was concerned. r
Cleveland was elected Pr .lent
In 1883. when Cleveland and Harris,
were the candidates. Cleveland ras e,
favorite. though not TO such aa er.t
as was Mr.. Blaine four years b..-
Many bets were made OF 5000 q, rt
that Cleveland would be- elected So.
brokers took an active interest -I
many bets Of 5000 TO 5000 on C.ew
We're made by members ~ fh. s.rf
Exchange. Several bets Of sfat % $50.
on Cleveland were recorded
OF the side bets there WAS one %
81 go 10 $500 that Indiana and Nr
Jersey would 20 for ClogF'lrI a.f
$500 even that Harrison would arr
Indiana, and few smaller bets NJ 81
even that Cleveland would csr-y rL
falo. In that campaign me 0ru-ln
managers did not think that Co-l
would carry Erie county. Mr. Hru
was elected President.
The last presidential campai-r-'t,' 70
lS92-was the hottest known s3 hr H
regards the betting Tn. r.nii'a
were Harrison ana Cleveland ana V-
Cleveland had the bettor ~ it In Ht
section. The majority Of bots w.u f'
even amounts. and ranged from rU
up to SOS 90. Many thousands NJ lo re-
were placed In even bets on te SI
Exchange.
About the best odds that could t' 'i'
on Cleveland I'm the early PORT NJ Do 7i
$4,000 20 5000 on the general r'rf
Other bets OF $3.50 TO 1850 on C'elsar.
were recorded Late in the caunr
and on the eve OF election bets ~ FL \
10 $500 and Of 500 10 $50 0n C.avsal
were offered with no takers.
"Bnly" Edwards. famous as q s'stA
holder held more than $1,000 -,
the management Of the Hoffman f
ordered him 20 hold no more bets tn
vigor 70 which the betting was gr
into may be judged from tho f'ct '.'
one man placed with IT, W. Myers q D
$1,000 20 be bet on Harrison.
As a concluding bet and s7re.--r
Pat Dufy. OF New Orleans ofe-r "a
bet s25 go 20 5000 that Cleveland N'-
be elected At the same time trer Vt'
small bets OF 500 10 N0 on Harrison
or the side bets there were many =
e Oo0 10 $500 and 1000 % $40 thar CeT'
land would carry this state
The largest bet offered was fa'
by a representative Of Mike pwy- 81
offered TO bet $1,000 even that C.er'--.
would be elected. lie could fad 2
takers