Arizona republican., 1896-10-20
HEAVY ODDS 0N M'KINLEY.
New York : Territorial Library, s,e
 Money to Burn.
Chapma I Offers to Bet a Half Mill- ion that Bryan Will Get Nothing East of the Mississippi River or North of the Ohio.

East or the MlSSlSSlppl hlV6T OT
 North of the Ohio.
 NEW YORK, Oct 19.-There is any amount of money available here for to the qualification of the Republican leaders the betting is all one way. Odds of two and three to one on Me Kinley are freely offered, with butt few takers. Up Ito date the promised Bryan money from flhe west has not materialzed. The bookmakers here would like to see the color of it.
 E. R. Chapman of tfe firm of Moore & Schley repeated today the statement he made last week, that he would bet $500,000, or amy part of it, that the Democrats would not carry state east of the Mississippi river or north of the Ohio
 Mr. Chapman has also similar amount ito bet that Mckinley will carry Kentucky. The confidence of Cha oman and other monied men with sporting blood is based largely on a Stasament made by a Democratic off cer of the United States senate who lives in Hhe middle west, and is thor oughly familar with the politics of that section. He was commissioned by Senator German and other Popocratic senators to make this investig gation He returned yesterday from a ten days inquiry.
 "In my opinion,' said he, Cook county, which is really Chicago, would give Mckinley 100000 votes if the election was held today I hope for Bryan's election as much as any one can, and I don't believe I could overestimate the strength of the en- emy, but at tIhe same time it is rank folly to deceive ones self. I have gone about this work in as methodical and thorough manner as it is possible for one man, and hope as much as I may l can see no prospect of carrying Hi nOis, and without that state Bryan can not be elected.
 Really I believe that if anything, Bryan is stronger in Ohio than in Hi nois. The real battle-ground is in Chi cago. According to the most favorable canvass for Bryan in Illinois made by the Democratic state committee, Bryan will have 30,000 plurality outside of Cook county. Not even the most san- guine of the Bryan managers believes that he can more than break even in Chicago, should he have the benefit of a political cyclone. His only hope is that the Republican majority in Cook county will be small. It is gen orally admitted that AItgeld is from 10000 to 25000 votes stronger in Chi cago than Bryan. met a number who are for Mckinley, but who will vote for Altgeld."
 In what way did you conduct your investigation in Chicago?'
 ''Well I learned what both sides are doing through their organizations. A more perfect political machine was never constructed than the one the Re publicans have. Where they used tt make one house to house canvass. the, are now making twenty. Our peopl, have no money to speak of, and can not carry out such thorough work, o, anything approaching that of our op ponents.
 T also talked to all classes of people particularly those who work hard fo CuCLl my HE. AS Us W0ll kuOWu, UQer is local pnide in Chicago that is no equalled anywhere else. The city ha experienced very hard lines since tn worlds fair, while her hated rival, St Louis, has been comparatively pros porous Unlike St. Louis, Chicago ha been built up by eastern capital. iTh Chicagoans think that if Mckinley elected eastern capital will again flo, in upon them as of yore, and that ther will be another boom, while if Brya is elected that capital will certainl remain at home
 1.-The chances in Indiana are muc better for Bryan than in Illinois There are no large cities in the forme state. Still, I believe that the inhueno of Illinois will carry Indiana with i l believe, though, that the silver senft ment in the middle west is growin, particularly among the farmers, and we had six weeks longer there migl be a chance for Bryan, Of cours Bryan will end the campaign in III nois, and he will probably do son good, but the odds against him are te great for him Ito change the result"
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