The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-09
ELECTION BETS.
Horseshoe Enjoyed the Re-
suit of a Freak Wager
Last Night.
LOSER HAD THE BEST PART
The Poor Winner Was Jolted
Over the Cobbles in a Bar
row With Elliptical
Wheels.
LOSER HAD The BEST PART

Wv l1CO4Os
Election talk is not yet over. On every
hand, in every public place, men are heard
discussing the results. The peculiar re-
suits have made a general mix up in the
election bets There has been much bet
ting on results and men are corresponding
ly mad or jubiiant A great many of them
lost money or national results. One of the
interesting phases is the betting on Nc
Dermotts majority over his opponent Van
Wrinkle In the heat of Argument many
Democrats, without taking into considera-
tion that a Congressional candidate for
this district is vot noted for in a section OF
the upper part of the county and in Bay
onne, staked money that McDermott
would go through by 5000 majority irr--ae
county Some are now hedging on techni-
calities. The fact that many voters did
not grasp the Importance of properly past
ing the short and long terms has added
to the difficulties of the stakeholder in
arriving at conclusion as to who is
entitled to the money in his hands.
Money was mainly waged in small
amounts on local favorite candidates and
their individualities. Some bet on general
results in the county and in the city.
There were as usual some freak bets
H. Chambourg, an employe of the Cen
trail Cooperage, was last night Obliged
to wheel George Clark of Twelfth street
in a barrow through the principal
thoroughfares of the Horseshoe, as re-
suit of a freak bet on the national cleo
ton Chambourg pinned his faith on
Bryan's election
According to agreement he showed up
in front of Clark's house with a beauti-
fully decorated barrow, but the
wheel was eliptical in shape, and
before the procession had gone very far
Crambourg, the winner regretted that he
made such bet and wanted to declare it
off. But the crowd objected and Clark in
sisted on carrying out his part of the
agreement The jolting Chambeurg got
as the elliptical wheel bumped over the
paving stones will make him feel sore for
many days. A fife and drum corps headed
the procession, and the crowd increased in
voiumes as the procession passed
through the streets stipulated in the bet,
Clark weighs about two hundred pounds
and Chambourg is a small but muscular
man He had rolled the winner but a
block before he was sweating and pant
ing, but he showed no desire to shirk his
agreement. In fact he insisted that the
fife and drum, corps play nothing but
quick steps. Chambourg pleaded in vain
for the playing of the Dead March" from
Saul, but Clark was obdurate and told
the corps it would get no money if it
played anything but quicksteps.
The route was from Twelfth street
down Jersey avenue to Grove, to Twelfth
at the starting point. Many Horseshoe
Democrats who had laid in a stock of
fireworks in anticipation of a Bryan cele-
bration fired them off as Clark trudged
along with his barrow load behind the fife
anG drum corps and at the head of a
great crowd of hilarious men and boys
Among the winners of bets on Allan L.
adcDermott's plurality were Thomas Far
rell who bet Daniel Kilburn s25 even that
McDermott's plurality would be over $500
and Bryan's 5000 in the county; Frederick
Frank, who bet Owen Nolan S25 even un-
der the same conditions, and James Smith
bet Joe Patton $25 under the same con-
ditions.
John Casey, of Thirteenth and Grove
streets, as stakeholder, hands over 5000 to
various winners who staked their money
on the general and various side results.
Ee refused to give the names of the win
ners.
The Republican members of the Prince
ton Club will enjoy a turkey dinner to-
morrow evening at the expense of the
Democratic members.
Justice of the Peace Frank Leblanc
thought he knew how the election in this
county was going and he was not a bit
backward in placing bets on the result
He won a number of hats, an overcoat
and a suit of clothes besides being a
heavy winner on the money end of it,
Phillip Tumilty Jr., won $50 on the
county going Democratic.
Joseph Jordan, the well known mixolo-
gist of Bassford and Glenn's Cafe, is a
winner of over s1oO on the Democratic
ticket in the county.
Timothy McDermott of Henderson street
and Newark avenue, lost $50 to William
Kett, the auctioneer Kett's bet was s10(
to $50 that William ]. Moran would not be
the lowest man on the Democratic ticket
Detective James Larlxins of Police
Headquarters won s125 on the election OF
Allan L. MeDermott as the Democratic
Congressman.
Sfiaiieo ioitcfsph anu L. ildhn OF
Bayonne, made a wager of $50. Hendrick-
Son bet that Bryan would carry the coun-
ty by over three thousand
Mr. James McGrandle won over $3.50 or
the election of President Mckinley
Michael Malone is winner. His be
was $50 to 500 that Bryan would carry
the county by four thousand votes.
Patrick Meehan. of the Fifth ward. wor
$50 on this county going Democratic.
John Smith, of Freeholder Clements's
cafe, won $40 on the county going Demo
cratic for Bryan.
Skid Maddigan and Julius Lubber
were both heavy losers on the election Of
Mckinley.
Tommy Cummings of the City Clerks
office, was a heavy winner on the county
ticket and BRYAN carving this city.