The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
IN C~OLDSHlVERS.
ODDS OFFERED ON TAN WICK DROP;
WAS 1T ON SHEEHAN'S TIP?

He Reports "a Great weakening among thO
Supporters or Low And That Means Tracy
and Nothing Leaders whisper
the News To Croker and Fake His Advice.
The odds which the Tammany betting men
were willing TO offer on t o election OF Van
Wyck for Mayor suddenly dropped yesterday
from 3 TO l to ) to 3, and the hackers of Gen.
Tracy's election who were eagerly looking for
some Of tho long odds were confronted with
this change on the bookmakers' blackboards.
1t Is significant that this change in the
betting odds occurred when the Tammany Hall
Executive Committee wa, meeting In Tammany
Hall. 1t followed. too. the announcement that
Tammany is so dissatisfied with tho out
look in Brooklyn tn t it has been decided
to send a big draft OF Tammany orators
across tho river to appeal to tho Democrats
Of Kings county TO stand by Tammany's
Mayoralty candidate. Tho indications last
night were that the odds will grow steadily less
the coming week. with the possibility that they
may switch around TO the Tracy side. There
Is no sentiment In betting money by men
whose profession it is to wager on elections
or any other doubtful event, and it was
said yesterday that tho men who have
placed money at odds on Van Wyck have care.
fully guarded against loss by placing more on
the proposition that Gen. Tracy will receive
more votes IMAM Seth Low. IL theS nave bt on
Van Wyck's election they are ready TO bet any
other way on the result. SO as TO have tho bal.
ance in their favor in the end.
The slump in the odds yesterday was the first
indication that tho Tammany syndicate which
has had 500. 900 TO bet on Van WyCka election
is running for cover. There is no doubt in any
quarter that the cautiOnaTy notice came
from the leaders of tho Tammany cain.
paign. y statement issued by John c.
sheehon yesterday was notice enough to the
van WICK oettors 10 proceed win caution.
Although it declares that the situation is salts
tae'ois Wv tna eonu',ions oin " i"n'many
success. there was a significant period in it
"Th.r. has hccn n grsmt w.okcnin omn,,
inoto "a pveI " great "eahchihs among
in the Low ranks has proven very serious"
Thrre was in tho whnlr statcmsnt M word 70,
garding Gen. Tracy, butte announcement at
the Low movement is going TO pieces was
enough, Al the be tors OF Van Wye money,
familiar with the political s ]tuation. know that
t o bursti Z OF tho Low boom means the
STRENGTHENING of the Republican ranks. Mr.
Sheehnn tried in his statement to make II an.
pear that this weakening of the Low lines
beers of the Reform Union
have been indorsing the Tammnny ticket.
As a matter Of fact; these resoip,
ing in the way of acccssions 10 Tammany
They have been adopted hy tho factions of tic
Gnroos who have ali along refused to support
Low and were for Van WyCk originally. MANY
, officials. Not one OF them can he rountci
a convert, In the general breaking uI
by the Low movement The only beneficiary is
tic KcpubliCnn candii4tc, for Inc men who arc
DESERVING Low. az Mr.. Sherhan has been in
formed nv his lisutenlu;s are Henuhlirans who
are satisfied that witha united party vote polleI
for him Gen. Tracy will surely be elected,
Mr.. Snechan in his statement saws:
especially gratifying. The best Judges of publi,
sentiment there assert that the Democrarit
ticket will receive from six to seven Thousand
majority. We are statistic ed that the estimate O