Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-27
BRYAN MONEY SCARCE.
Few BETS Being Made IN New York
WaRcrs In Indiana.

Wagcrs In Indiana.
\ New York Oct. q. Betting is very
light. Cooper. Cramp & Beadleston Of
fered to bet $4,000 to $1,000 on McKin-
ley; no takers. Some men with small
lots Of Bryan money sought out ]. ].
Judge and commissioned him to place
the money. Mr. Judge was able to exc.
cute his commission without any diff
ficulty. He got down with Feuchtwan-
ger & Co. 800 to $500 He made bet
with Mendham Bros OF 5000 to $500. and
another with the same Arm OF 1000 to
$4,500
After executing these commissions
Mr.. Judge was asked by a Mckinley
client to bet $500 and not be particular
about the odds. Mr. Judge went on q
hunt for Bryan money, and finally bet
the $500 against 3l0O, put up by Thomas
Steeley, OF the New England etatist, at
800 Wall street. Mr.. steeley then an-
nounced that he had IS 900 more 70 bet
on Bryan at the same Odds
William Moore, Of 2s New street.
came out OF his Office with the news
that he had $500 belonging to clients
who wanted to bet on Bryan at 1 TO 5.
E. L. Moredacl covered $500 Of Mr..
| Moore's money with $500 of his own.
Then Mr.. Moore went to Louis Worm
/ ser in the hope Of placing the $1,000.
| Mr.. Wormser smilingly declined to
igive the odds asked for, saving that he
Ihad already placed a large amount OF
money on Mckinley at 2h tos2 and to
Al. Just for the sake OF betting, the
|young banker could not see Why he
ishould offer any such odds. It was said
4 in the street thdt Wormser had already
i wagered s25O, 200 on Mckinley, and is
4 satisfied with his book. Bell & Co. an
5|nounced two bets during the day OF I'll
a $50 to $3.50, each of their clients taking
a the Mckinley end.
Millard Merz, of Hagedorn & Merz'
Third and Brown streets. Philadelphia,
A announced that he had $500 to bet on
a Bryan at g to 10. Mr.. Merz asked fo1
1.-The address OF Gotfried Walbaum by
ii telegraph and got it. Mr.. Wa.baum
:. has 100000 to bet on Mckinley. =. V
). Solon, OF Flymountain, n =, neal
Il Rondout, writes that he wants to bet
to 81 that Mckinley won't get 100000
plurality in this state. His letter was
!. turned over to ]. j. Judge, OF 20 Broad
u sreet.
indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 25.Theres wa
!. revision of bets at several local bet
,l&ting places, 20 an to make the oner
& more tempting to democrats. a bet
/ $3.50 TO sl75 that Mckinley carries Mar
/ lion county was changed TO $3.50 to Slb0
) / S25 to $50 that McKinley carries Indi
s ana ,w-as changed to $25 to SIS, and 81
: Ito SO that Overstreet will be electe
was changed to SO to $6.
: Betting became more lively, and tn
8 following were posted: Fifty dollars I
i 325 Mckinley carries Indiana by 10000
2 S25 to $50 Mckinley carries New York
! Ohio. Indiana and Illinois and Is elect
: ed; $50 TO $50 Durbin beats Kern; 500 I
So Mckinley is elected Several times)
! 800 to $75 McKinley's plurality in In
ia diana is over 10000: 500 to $50 Over
s street, republican, beats Burke. demo
e Icrat, and several more TO 4 on Over
|xtreet.
: Chicago. Oct. 25.-Five hundred do
,-ilars OF democratic money We're sent
p the Auditorium annex to cover pal
MI Of the offer of Vice Chairman Payne,
Y. the republican national committee. of
Il TO i that Bryan would not get as man
d electoral votes as he did In 1896. NJ
i, Payne put up $1,000 against $500 ar
y there is still more republican none
8. waiting for the same bet.
Is An offer has also been made at =
publican headquarters to bet up
- S., 900 that Mckinley will have at lea
r 10,o 900 plurality In Indiana. Up to da
elsthere has been no taker.