The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-02
SOLDIERS FOR VAN WICK.
Result of Ballot of the Twenty
Second New York.


NEW YORK, Nov. The first bal
ioIs In the state election were cast yesr'
terday. The Twenty second regiment.
now on duty at Fort Slocum. David's
Island did the voting. The ballot was
secret, but a careful poll of the men
ana their aVowed preferences Indicate
that the regiment gave a plurality OF
nearly 400 against Roosevelt.
% overwhelming was the sentiment
III Iayor OF Van Wyck that tonight the
hieh heIc regular Jubilee in celebra-
tl9n OF The victory There was a pa
rade IN which fully two-thirds of t
regiment took part, cheering for Van
Wyck. Banners were displayed with
Roosevelt's letter to Alger in which
ne pellttled the volunteer soldiers, AMI
many cauStic comments were made
on it.
The Twenty-second cast LOO votes.
The regiment is to leave for Athens.
Ca, before election day. so in aceor-
dance with the soldiers voting law
ballots were sent to the fort last Sat
urday. The ballots given to the SOL
Giers were simply slips of paper about
Tour feet long, with the list of state,
Iudlcaal, city and county offices to be
filled. Under each Office was a blank
space, in which the soldier wrote the
name of the candidate for whom he
wished to vote
The ballots will be sent to the sec
rotary of state, and after the general
election VIII be opened and counted in
the presence of representatives OF both
parties.
The latest estimate of Van Wyck's
plurality in the boroughs of ManhaT-
tan and Bronx Is upward OF 123.0GO
Democratic leaders have been informed
within the past few days that Col
Leonard, of the Twelfth regiment. now
at Lexington, KY, had indicated to
the men of his command that the
exercise of the franchise was no part
Of soldiers business; that, in fact
soldier had no part in the politics of
the nation. The matter was brought
today to the attention of Tammany
hall. which addressed a letter to Gen.
Miles on the subject.
The last week of the election betting
starts off with a rush and in a pic
turesque fashion. Not only are the
odds growing on Van Wyck, but for
tunes are now placed in the balance.
Offers are open for amounts past the
100000 mark and one enthusiastic be-
heVer in a Democratic victory offers
to wager a good slice of greater New
York realty against other real estate
or cash. He is Adolph Cohn, of 81 East
One Hundred and Twenty-first street
He says of his effort to get bet:
NIOtG d lGlltI SOiilS STA OF eight
days ago to the chairman of the Re-
publican general committee, offering to
bet $4,000 on Van Wycl1, even money.
have not as yet had the bet accepted,
possibly because I was wanting to
wager a $4,000 equity in a piece of prop
erty against a similar equity or in cash.
1 will now bet this equity at to on
Van Wyck, and viii leave the valua-
tion Of the property to any expert in
New York city realty"
In Wall street there IS a fortune
awaiting the appearance of Republican
cash. E. B. Talcott, at the office Of
Bell & Co., has 100000, in addition to
the $4,000 already placed by him. He
offers this at odds of 10 to g. He has
a side bet that the whole amount will
not be taken by election day. Today
he placed a bet of $1,000 to $3.50 with.
r. H Falsted.
In the uptown section Lhe betting
fever is growing. Joe" Vendig has
SIS, 900 to bet against $4,000 that Van
Wyck is the next governor. He will
SPLIT up this amount at the same odds.
Len Wager, at the Democratic head
quarters. placed 5000 even with w. c.
Horner today. He had plenty Of nib
blee at the big PURGE he holds, but those
who talked were generally shy of ready