The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-11
FREAK ELECTION BETS
That arc IIring Paid In Chicngo--A Few

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EhichRo Recorui John AVrll ana Ste
phcn Whynot are IN bed; John Murray
Inns n number az hrolten ,,hs, ,y,rr,r,
~, 80 -, W -,
% ou' ior INV n''eht VI 1'hh hihny anu
negro named Luther In locked up, as
n result OF an election bet In the stock
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Iohh Avrll anu stepitsn Whynot wng-
sIeu Lew Frost ana ALBERT kcmpt That
MShmIsy would Ot elected, II being
hGreeu mat the Ioscrs were u hanl the
winners IN TWO carts from Forty-thlrd
anu huIsteu slTetts 10 Sthtc street ana
return.
SATURDAY afternoon me loDrrS were
on manu- 10 carry out thcir portion OK
Tue contract
aioert helhpt drew inc hrst cart, IN
MlAch was seated stephen Whynot,
WeAring q Golden cap" ana cap ana
CIoScly ioiIowGa pS tue second venice
n ssnall crowd followed the caralcade,
anu showbaiis were thrown NJ tue oc-
cunants OF inc carts.
as inc procession suvaheed inc hanu-
iul OF people sWellSd 70 h9otinS, howi-
lnS mop OF ABOUT SIX hundred, ana cob
ttd Tor snowballs, several women join
Gu tls crowu ana hurleu ilatTOns nj the
occupants OIL the carts.
Whynot was Struck by at least n
dozen or the missiles. The cart In
wnich ne was seated was twice over
.urhed, the second tune being near
wentworth avenue, where he was
struck In the side OF The head ny n
stone, from tue eilectS OF when MS
nearing Is impaired.
John AFril ihreo no better. He was
taken trOni the cart, Knocked down.
kSKeu' ana llnaIly received blow
from a brick. when almost tore ms eye
rom lts SOCKET ne was carried away
Dy friends. Mr., WhynOt saw IL would
DC useless Ia attempt leaving the cart
Inc crowd was SO dense that TO move
would be Impossible. They were all
crying FOR vengeance on the wcarer OF
the golden cape and cap.
Just then John Murray attempted TO
clear path Tor Whynot. and the mob
TUNED It's attention TO MIN. lie was
knocked down. had three ribs broken.
was BADLY cut about the head ana sus-
tanned Internal injuries. He Is at his
home In q serious condition.
\ riot alarm was turned IL. y wagon
from the Halsted street police station
responded, but before II arrived the
rioters had fled.
a number OF other eccentric election
bets were paid Saturday and yesterday
without such serious attending cOnse-
quences. J. II. Tompkins, n clerk in a
downtown store. paradcd State street.
from Randolph 70 Twelfth. attired in
ordinary street clothes, over which he
wore linen dnster. On his head was Il
straw hat and on his chest and back
placarls reading: 81 voted for AltGcld."
II Mr.. Altgeld had been elected instead
OF Mr.. Tanner, Bert Wade, a fellow
clerk OF TomHklns, would have worn
thu unreasonable attire.
William BOas hauled Nathan Frank
through downtown streets on four
wheeled wagon. upon which was dry
goods box decorated with flags. Boas
carried placard: Yes, l voted for
William J. Bryan"
John Wolf, n saldon-keepcs. shaved
of half his mustacha In obedience TO
the command OF Justice Schultz OF the
E1glewoOd police station. The justice
was confident Tanner would defeat Alt
geld November ., but Wolf had other
opinions.
August Dreyer, who owns the build
inS and saloon at 2j25 Halsted street
ground hand-organ for three hours
yesterday In front OF his place OF busi-
ness. He had wacercd Fred. Ebert, OF
25I5 IialStcd street, that Governor Ait
geld would beat Major Mckinley in
Illinois, and was paying for his opin-
ion.
\ small band had been provided by
Mr.. Ebert which served the double pur-
pose of accompanying Mr.. Drcyrr and
drawing q crowd. Some 81 was col
lcCtei In pennies from the crowd, which
VIII be turned over TO charitable iu-
stitutlon. Mr.. Dreyer was arraycd in a
beaver overeoat and n silk hat, and
wore about his neck a wreath OF roses.
Charles Manning Won $50 on the
election and yet Is siOO out. NJ. Man