Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-01

and Tammany braves showed just
enough interest to keep their organixa-
tion regular Early this year the re-
publicans were indifferent, not from dis
affection, but from over-confid fidence, and
if the election had occurred four weeks
ago the democrats would have carried |
the state. Croker has been making the
fight OF his life, but will fail, and 10 be-
ginning to realize IT.. New York will not
give Mckinley 26s,O00 majority, as be-
fore, but II will be over 100. 600. Mr.
Plat promises 1901 600. Croker still
claims the state, but gives no figures.
Hie intimate friends privately admit the
certainty of a republican victory and the
Tammany men have quit betting at any
odds.
Last night at the meeting Of the board
OF governors OF the Lotus Club Mr.. Un-s
termeyer, the law partner Of Randolph
Guggenheimer, president of the common.
council of New York, deputy mayor, and
one OF the highest sachems in Tammany
hall, admitted that Mckinley was likely
to carry the state by majority any
where between 50, 900 and $4,000. Yester-
day afternoon two of Croker's closest
advisers. while piaying golf at q club on
Long island with well-known republi-
cam Informed him that Croker had not
faith enough in his own slccess to bet
any more money on Bryan. This morn
Ing one Of the most prominent OF the
Tammany leaders told his broker that
| the borough of New York would proba-
lIbly give something like $4,000 jority
for Bryan, but would get no help from
Brooklyn or the rest OF Greater New
York which were likely to go for Nc
kinley.
This lack of confidence appears very
Iplainly in the betting AT the stock ex-
change and the other exchanges down
town, at the Hoffman House, at the
waldorf Astoria and other places where
sporting men meet, large sums OF money
ARE offered on Mckinley at odds of 5 to
1 and better, and on the republicans car
lrying New York at even greater odds
4 All sorts of wRgers are proposed to coax
money from the Bryan. men without
!; success Bets are no longer made on
New York state, but only upon the slze
iof the majority, and they are now run
|ning even on 100000 for Mckinley. This
morning broker bet $4,000 TO $4,000
that Mckinley would carry New York
by more than $4,000, and offered to placs
Iany amount at the same Ids, but could
+ not find one taker. Several bets of even
money We're made that Mckinley's plu-
rality in this slate Will exceed 100.0 600.
4 III. N. Sawyer, Jr., a wealthy Boston
man. advertised in the papers his wills
e ingness to make a series of wagers OF
Large sums at large odds. For example
s he offered to bet 500, 900. or any part oi
lit, even that Mckinley would carry New
York by 100000 majority; he Offered
4 $100, 600 to $40, 600 that Mckinley would
carry the state Of New York; 100000 u
{, SIS 900 that Mckinley will carry Illinoi!
4 by $4,000 majority and s1o0, 900 to $4,000
ion McKinley's election in sums to suit.
q Mr.. Sawyer; who is well known here
Irsnt q memorandum covering the abov1
Etpointe to Mr.. Croker personal lly, with,
message that il he or any of his friend
q Idesired to accept all or any one of hi
& they would be accommo
4 dated by the cashier of the Waldorf-As
s toria hotel Up to late hourthis after
a noon h:s tempting proposition had re
Ecreas,ing daily. Bets on the general re
8 sult have been made ass high as s to I
& A bet was registered at the stock ex
J, change yesterday of $1,000 to 5000 on tn
j general result.
:. Early in the campaign Mr.. Groke
S Slplaced 100000 on Bryan against $25O.0O
!. on Nc Kinley, and II he s SO confident o
!. carrying this state as he claims to be !
n is considered singular that he does no
J risk a little more money; but the fact |
i nobody, not even Croker. expects Bryal
), to carry New York. 1t is useless 4
!; speculate on what might have happene
,.iif things had gone differently, but ex
4 Eiperienced democrats who have beel
j -lwatching the campaign closely agre
that Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Bryan hav
: themselves to thank for their defeat Ii
. lthis state. Mr.. Bryan has not gauge
!, his speeches to meet public appreciation
: or win public confidence. They hay
: done him more harm than, good, and on
! of the most promenent democratic lead
. ers said today that if he had made an
! Eother trip thru New York the vot
would be almost unanimously in favo
Z Of Mckinley.