The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-25
LITTLE BETTING.
Republicans Have Better Of the
Situation.
State Committee Ready to
Wager Large Sums.
RESULT IN KANSAS.
Managers Back Republican Pre-
dictions With Cash.
FusiOnists Who Have Money
Are Exceedingly Cautious.

The Republicans seem to have the
better Of the betting situation in Kansas
For several weeks the Republican
state committee and its representatives
have offered bets with few takers. IN
these offers odds have not been given,
but some wagers with two to one. three
70 one and lesser Odds have been COW
cred
The officers OF thu Republican state
COMMITTEES say that they are now ready
70 place, at even money. any sum from
81 10 $4,000 upon the election result in
Kansas The committee has no prefer
ence. and viii put up the cash IN favor
Of Mckinley CT Stanley or both. as the
Spectators may desire
For six weeks Otis I. Athertonss bank
at Russell has had $1,000 posted, be-
longing 10 private parties there, but not
q single o1fer to take Il has appeared
from the other side
II is reported that Republican money
IS begging in Clay Center at odds Of
two % ore. and that the same condition
prevails in Kansas City. Leavenworth.
Atchison, Topeka Empor1a- Wichita,
Hutchinson, and other towns IN the
state.
Dave Nulvane, the Republican ma
tl1nal committeeman for Kansas. has
covered three to-one money and seems
10 nave adopted the plan OF taking
everything obtainable. in any manner
50 confident IS he Of the result IN kan
saz
wanted to bet They offered al kinds
OF bets at home. but when seen by e
Republican only a few hundred dollars
was ayailab bic. Later the Democrats
wanted $500 or 1900. and upon author
itx Of the state Republican committee
the Bank Of Topeka Telegram hed the
Cottonwood Falls bank 10 take al bets
and draw upon Topeka for the cash
In this manner. by putting It up IN any
sum desired a part OF an additional
thousand dollars has been placed.
While the local situation in Topeka
is somewhat complicated. the men who
are betting to make money-n01 in de-
Tense Of any particular political prin-
cipIe-are carrying Mckinley or Stanley
money around. They are carrying II
because they can not place il. 50 they
Elmer Beach. a Wichita Democrat. one
Of Governor StanIey's ardent supporters
this year. has offered even money for
several weeks, but Is now talking two
70 one in favor OF Stanley.
The Republican managers say they
viii undertake 70 corner any man who
ton result It Is the policy which seems
TO prevail. but whether II is preaTFangad
or whether ii Is q simple scheme OF in
creasing personal assets. j. not ex-
planned. but the official announcement
Is made that any one desiring to place
money on the election result IN Kansas
may be accommodated by telezrap aiEg-
teIephOning OF writing or calling upon
The Republicans are governed by two
influences deemed important The first
is the confidence IN the recent poll given
out by the state chairman The other
is the fact that men who make specTI-
lation q business are. as a general rule.
looking for fusion money But enc bet
q 81 600 has been made in the state
This was at even money. taken by West
phalia Democrats. the Republican state
committee furnishing the money 10
take it.
There are many small bets being
made Some are for new hats. others
are for various articles Of wearing ap-
pareL Small sums Of money are being
placed here and there, but the Repub-
lfcans seem TO have the opposition
crowded 10 the wall now. as a general
proposition
Yesterday two Topeka men made
wager new hat enc taking the Pc
sftion that Galen Nichols viii be de-
feated for county attorney in Shawnee
county The local situation Is becom-
ing 50 complicated that considerable
money viii change hands On the result