The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-08

Ing out pretty well, and while the crowd
yelled and oheered and Jostled, j. ii. FOX got
close enough to grab of $500 even. j. u. Mo-
Carthy followcd hin with $500 more even, and
after him Il. Auerbach Of "a West Seventy
sixth street with another $500. In the mean
time Mr.. McCaUren had been followed upstairs
by n man with $1,000. who was so anxious to
get It on that no appointed Mr.. McCarren stake
holder and simply handed over his $1,000 with
his card and said. Il betcha." A right.'
said the Senator. Il betcha.'
IL got a little too warm Tor MIR. carroll AFTER
the last bet. and he thought to get some fresh
air by skipping out OF a side door. 1t was re-
ported that no was going to the Sturtevant
House TO find Wheelock and grab on the
$4,000 that gentleman had offered but
there was no escaping the crowd for him.
1t followed him by hundreds up Twenty
fourth street TO Broadway and up the block on
Broadway, constantly increasing in numbers
until, at the corner OF Twenty-hfth street, the
police had to charge to enable Mr.. Carroll to
escape into the Hoffman House again by the
Twenty-nith street door.
All this time there was a blooming riot going
on IN the corridor OF the hotel and in the cafe
to the north OF the barroom. 1t was a crowd
OF pushers and shouters. who were worth. op
tho average, about 30 cents apiece when 1t
came to betting. They'd yell out Any part OF
$4,000 on Van Wyck." and then would oher
to compromise for a dollar when anybody
called them.
Joe Vendig had a sort OF bookmaker's stand
In the Hoffman House. and he offered to take
anything short OF a million dollars. even money
or at any old odds. 1t was q perfectly safe orer
to make, for it wasn't one In a hundred men
who had money who could get anywhere near
him. At about half past 10 Joe was sent for by
Senator McCarren. A few minutes before this
a young man. red in the face and out OF breath.
had rushed upstairs to the Senator's room and
exclaimed:
i've got $4,000 for you at the Fifth Avenue.
and Col. Bill Brown is holding the man till you
get there. We want you for moral effect"
MI. McCarren looked very unhappy and re-
marked: Moral effect hell"
"Nobody's there" said the young man we
got it, and Bill Browns holding him until you
come"
Send for yendig." said the Senator.
There was n wait OF half an hour and Circular
Joe appeared. Senator MeCarren took him
aside. Joe buttoned up his coat and hustled
out, followed by about fifteen reporters. He
made his way over to the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
and then the young man who had informed
Senator McCarren that there was $1O.0 y watt
ing for him there tackled Bill Brown.
Where's yourman 2" he demanded. Circular
Joe shook a wad of bills under Col. Bill Browns
nose and said: There's $4,000, or any part
Of it, to bet on Van Wyck even"
Col. Bill Brown looked panied. he sat back
in his chair and studied the face OF Circular
Joe for a moment. and then he said:
Say, I don't want to bet on Roosevelt: I'm a
Democrat. Damn it. I'm q Democrat! What
do YOU mean by shaking Van WICK money I'M
der my nose"
The young man who had brought vendig
over shouted reproachfully. You said you'd
hold him, BILL" and Col. Bill said, There was
n fellow round here wanted to bet"
Cowboys the man." shouted the man who
had vendig in charge. ''Cowley. Gowley;
where's Cowleyy p and the shout was taken up.
where's Cowley?" vendlg worked his way
to the bar and planted himself outside OF 1t
and in the centre. waving his wad Of bills.
At this moment a voice at the extreme end of
the bar said: Here's Cowley. I'm Cowley.
In it; where's your dough ?"
Circular Joe waved his money. Cowley
waved a certified check. Circular Joe said:
"Oh. you're q stuff. Checks don't co."
Its certified" said Cowley. and I'll have
the hotel certify to it that it's good in addition"
Checks don't co. said Circular Joe. and
you're O buffer"
Three cheers for Van wyck!" screamed
somebody, They were given.
Three cheers for ROOSEVELT" screamed
somebody else, and the roof was fairly raised,
VendiE counted out ten one-dollar bills and
oruereu o[ihks ior 'he ero"u; TOT halt
an hour there was a riot IN the parroom.
Finally Cowley succeeded In working his way
around 10 where Vendig was. and inst baSore
49, nouohodn nrnah.S Co,u,ar T., az
nose. Then there was trouble for fair. At this
tors making speeches. and the hotel proprie-
tors. seeing there was nothing but wind In the
erowa; oekah iooN r"ugu police
In the meantime the holman House was
having It's troubles. too. Somebody over there
offered TO bet So. 100 against $4,000. No
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BODY knows whether he wanted 10 Dot on
Van Wyck or on Roosevelt. but In about
two minutes every table in the cafe
where the oner was made was full OF
struggling men who wanted to see what $4,000
,HoNor nn nT the toh,as st.nnsd an .S.
a fine s'1 poIished U wo e%e a enS'9 did Ss sbout as On mn ses
damage as they possibly could do. The
botal naonIa volIed for order and finally