The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-11
WHO WON The BETS
Big Change of Money in
Wichita After Election.
LONG ENDERS ARE RICH
While the Fellows Who Took
the Short End arelPOorer.
LONG ENDERS ARE RICH

ting since the memorable congressional
campaign Of 1890 when half the Republ-
cans Of wichita went broke on Colonel
jim Halloweu, and a few Democrats
found a gold mine in the popularity Of
the "sockless" statesman Of Medicine
Lodge.
There was about $8o,ooo wagered on the
result Of last tuesdays election, and it
is probably a fact that Democrats have
nearly as much of it as Republicans.
There was s1050) wagered at jack
Davids1u's pool room. and study Of the
bettors shows that Democrats picked ND
about as much Of II as Republicans did.
The list also shows that a very small
percentage Of the bets made I'm the POOL
rooms were lost by Democrats There
was practically no partisanship in the
betting done IN Wichita. Some Of the
best Republicans in town bet on the
Bryan end. not because they voted for
Bryan expected him to win or wanted
MIN to win but because the bets made
on the Mckinley end seemed TO be wild.
It was question OF Judgment rather
than politics
One Of the best known Republicans In
town lost 500 on Maryland and would
have bet $500 more but for a slight &c
cident Somebody rubbed against him
as he was about TO draw a check, and
knocked his hat Off BY the time ne had
his hat Strengthened out and brushed
friend came IN and gave him advice
about Maryland that changed his mid
well known Republican professional
man sauntered into the pool room as
hour after the polls closed and saw a bet
Of 500 posted that Mckinley would have
5000 plurality fin Ohio. He took It and
expressed his sorrow that it was not
more. No sooner had the bet been wiDei
out thap another one ike sc was chafked
up That's the easiest thing I've seen
lately" said the professional man. as
he gave his check for another 800. -Four
hours after # was known that Ohio had
gone over $1,000 for McKisley The two
bets were lost 10y Republican and won
by two Democrats.
A Democratic merchant on North
Main street bet all the way from 3 to /
to 5 to L on New York and came out
about $500 ahead Nearly half Of TT was
Republican money. Two Democratic
business men on East Douglas avenue
combined and came out $3.50 ahead A
Democratic clothing man came out S275
"to the good" well known club man
p Democrat-caught Republican for
SIS after midnight on the night of cleo
ton. on Comfy, and a prominent Demo 7
cratic clerk gave odds on John Davis
long after the polls closed. and lost
heavily. A newspaper man won
an even hundred on J. r. Comfy, /
and q Republican druggist caught rail-
road Democrat for $50 on Jim TapD ar
ter the first reports came from the fourth
ward A well known Republican insur-
ance man caught a saloon keeper for
S2o on Alshuler carrying Illinois. but got
frightened and sold ct to another Demo !
crat for s.. oscar Smith bet John Nal
Tory so against . cents that Mckinley
would carry Kansas, and won It was
the biggest odds given i'm Wichita
GeorEe Walker offered to bet n box Of
10 cent cigars with Newt Bridgeman
that Mckinley would not have 80 400
plurality is Ohio. That's robbery"
said Mr.. Bridgeman. "let MS make Ct
10000 and Iu take the bet" Mr. Walker 4
Thought he had a snap and consented. /
Yesteray the bet was paid
George NcNeaI was about 500 ahead
until late Tuesday night when be made
some local bets that reduced his winnings
10 s115
Oscar Smith is about 81 200 ahead. he 4
gave better odds than any other man
ia Wichita with one exception. and made
bets with greater spirit.
J. T. Ludlum has winnings is sight az
eregatinr S1S00
Jack Davidson WIFI come out with
about 1880 ahead including commissions .
amounting TO $500
B T. Eaton. Of the Carey hotel he'd I.
So 500 in his safe and won about $50 of
It himself
A srm in the Zimmeriy office block won
nearly 5000.
Three Democratic merchants on Doug +
las avenue made an aggregate winning
Of nearly SLIGO
II is said that Dean Gordon who IS
also a Democrat. took the Mckinley end .
and made q handsome sum.
Report has it that a Democratic mer-
chant on North Main street save heavy
odds on New York and won $1,000
Very few unlue bets were made. Felix .
NcNeal must ride mule backward from
Douelas avenue TO the Occidental hotel .
on North Main street
Albert Gross must wheel q friend from .
the Carey hotel to the Douglas avenue
brldse
Dick Parsons 81 the stock yards.
must ride with Dad THford in the rat.- .
fcation parade and "hmrah for McEin-
ley at every street crossing.
Jack Davidson. the pool room man.
sald II handled s1o1o mora than did
IN 1895 III was the best betting year
I'm Wichita since 1892 The winners are .
the men who took the long end: that
IS the only way TO win. Tee most intel .
Iirent hetters I had were men who had .
offices in the Zimmer'y block They
seemed to have thorough understanding
of an the possible political combinations.
Thev are tho men who put Up the bets
that Mckinley wouid nave 135 electoral .
votes more than Bryan. asked -hem .
or,s dav whether I could safely Get that
Ts,nr would heat Duvsl by l5o2 votes.
Traev told me than Ions would he elected F
hr goo but that il would not Zee SAFE .
I'd bet on a majority Of more than 1-s3
That was when everybody Thought that +
Long would have 1o0a majority. They +
ff6nt lose q bet 7 followed them close
Ii. and didn't lose q penny. All the Boys
iri my house followed them and Won +
They were the most game and inteli- +
gent hettors / have ever seen.
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