The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-30
Republican Money on Van De
Vanter Goes Begging.
LEWIS MEN LACK CONFIDENCE.
pron1nenf Merchant Has 1000 to
Waxe5 Against Sheria H0yef
and Finds No Takers-LewtS
friends VIII Not Wager-smsh
st.L~. Have Been Made to Date
-The sports Bide Their Time.

Ing placed on tie results OF the approach
ing election They are increasing IA EIar
hers. and amounts every Gay. MAI. po'.-
ticsans "a no are inclined 10 back taeir jaas-
1aent with coin are holding off untiI "lttl-n
!. feY DAYS OF tle election SO tn4t lacy
may be able TO get a nearer we" oi ehe
CAUSES THAI are 10 make them "1hAsis "
losers as the case may De.
The fax.onists are very shy In betting
4, this campaign. This is In marked con-
,rast with conditions two years ago.
week before the election Of Is. there was
ulenty OF fusion money at large In the
country waiting 10 De placed against he
r,rtiIcan coin Then the fuz.o1iSis DEL
with q confidence born OF faith IN Their
marty and In the dances OF success Of tneif
candidates. II IL yefy different glory
row.
There ig business man on one OF the
main avenues who has xi,1s In goid coin
thu. he wants 10 Let on A i. van az
Vanter for sheriff So far ne mas mol hao
the satisfaction o. finding any fusionist
wiling enough 10 take any part OF IL
Meyer money v scarces than sno"naKes
in Puget sound sumner. There's none
az IL to be had. Two years ago the pKFll~
saus Of the Dig Populist candidate Tor
Aleriff we're about the county VITA Their
fists cramrued full % money 10 bet on their
mar. They have nothing TO say row
Little Lewis Money In sight.
Very few large bets have been made thus
far Those made have been On maJofities
rather than candidates. The fusonisis
are claiming that they have money 10 pet
on CONGRESSMAN Lewis, ovt no one mas
appeared with any large amount TO place
on him One man the other dav offered
To be; 500 TO 50 that Lewis would carry
u no
" forthcoming from Republican, but the
fusionisi was not TO be found.
Down ia the Pioneer building the fusion
politicians are claiming that any Repuo-
lean who wants to bel againss Lewis can
be Accommodated, but. 20 far AZ could be
learned last night. no one has offered TO
put I'D any considerable amount In behalf
Of Lewis. 4 Republican and fusion
politician met yesterday In d corridor OF
the building The election "as talked OF.
and then the ftis.on.st made n proposition
for a bet He, terms were accepted. lie
wagersd SO that the fusion majority on
the congressional ana judicial nominees IN
Stevens county would be larger on an aver
age than the Republican mtJoriiies In Ming
and Pierce counties.
Another fusonist was found who was
willing 10 wager big odds that the ias,on-
lists would carry the legislature. lie tod
q Republican the other day that he would
BET sis to Sc that the Republicans would
not have a majority OF the lag stature. The
Republican took him UP win great
promptness, Another Republican pollff-
clan. hearing Of the matter. gave the Re
publican S bonus for his bet. and says he
will win that fusionists SIS easier than he
ever Won money before.
Meyer Men Plead Poverty.
A few days ago some OF the enthusiastic
partisans Of Sheriff Meyer boosted about
fusion headquarters that he would lead the
fusion county ticket in this county. 4 Re-
publican. hearing Of these boasts sought
out the men who were said 70 have made
them. One fusion worker admitted thst
he had expressed his opinion that Meyer
would be high man on the fusion ticket.
He claimed however. when asked for a
bet. that he had already wagered $to0 on
left.
the bay?' asked the Republican. The f,f-
zionist did not answer.
A First avenue saloon has received 81 $50
- he plaret On A T Van Dc Vantcr for
sherin. the freQuentsrs OF the place n,
stack has remained intact.
AT the courthouse on the hill the FMS on
lists are even less lavish with their cash
than down town. They arc willing TO talk
or betting. hut are careful tha. they 20 no
further. when confronted by Republican
cash they suddenly md that they have no
money To spare. or that they have friend
y
misunderstood the terms proposed. or
some similar excuse
Fat All Fried at Courthouse.
After all. there IL some reason for this
apparently universal poverty Campaign
assessments must be paid, even IL they 10
play havoc with spending money. and fat
frying a. the courthouse has been going on
merftiy for weeks.
A Republican who made tie rounds Of
the courthouse yesterday ii search Of al
legged 20 TO T. Lewis money, met with no
success. lie Was told hat there was f,}en~
~ Of such money. but thar u WAS n
olympia. or IN the hands nf some mythic~
81 fGsoaAst in ;he Pioneer block Il Wa
very evident that there Was none a. the
courthouse Even bats could max hp OBJ
tanned on the ft4s.ansstS e.cciing a major e.
ny Of the county ticket or on tn Lew
majority heug as large IS tvso years ago
one well~kno~n fusio~ Office holder even
refused - bat On ina state ticket.
The only man AZ the esuttae tlse Il T.
sail who & wiling 81 bach as np.n.Qn
with money - one &c she iani:oss. who IL
= alleged, h AZ S2a9 10 BET On most any uruu-
eSi;lotA What truth there IL IL the ruusor
could not BE- ascsrtalnesi yesterday. tae al
lego sp"~AIittts f"s-o0iss being absent
Clerk Holloway Not n sport.
Two wears ago. Il ls said George VI
Holloway. the Present county clerk, was
fairly falling over himself Ia his anxiety
tn take al bftS offered against him. hu:
tnis year. - Tar As has aepUttFs -. IN e
know. nc Is saving bis money fer a rainy
day. due cary III January
Late ltSt u.ghs II a Second aSenue ciEar
STORE 500 het WAS made uppn L,s.sss ~
FnpnllAt aouslret a. : - Tie popa.
Est had several takers. but made Ire IT,.
WITH S*cufu avenue merchant who an
iioone's ni> readiness 20 take So more a:
tn. s8fns u,itss.
As a matter u fsct, the true ropuits.. In
hettinz ga his rs Hiidaie as well as f
dominating hiui. STICKS "a Eae gutAAa Mat.
form aud demands IL a. NIh ali fh.
lo~ef OF his les -a,r Longs aad bi rsaes.. a,
throat