The sun., 1900-10-17
HE WANTS TO BET 100000.
MISSOURI MAN ~ TOWN UITH THE
CASH ~ MS POCKET.
stroiied Into tho Hoffman House Last NiEht
and said He'd Come to bet on Mckinley.
bnt Could Get No Taker-FIve TO One on
Mckinley the Odds offered Yesterday.

AZ Mr.. Bryan ncared the city Yesterday
the betting odds down I'm Wall Street upon
the result Of the election strengthened further
In favor Of Mckinley. One prominent mcm-
Der Of the New York Stock Exchange. who
has already placed "A large sum Of money upon
Mckinley. announced that he would cover
at odds OF TO / any Bryan money that was
offered. Any amount Of Mckinley money
was offered at 4 to /, a sample Of such oilers
being that Of Edward Wa,4ermann Of the
Stock Exchange firm OF Wasscrnann Bro
theirs, who said he was ready to bet any part
OF 100000 upon Mckinley at odds Of TO l..
Bryan money was "a scarce as hens teeth
No transactions at better odds than 1 to were
reported
In view Of the present state Of the odds II
was pointed out that Richard Croker, who bet
a lot Of money upon Bryan earlier in the cam
paign at odds Of to 2'a would now have serious
dnlculty in hedging those bets 10y betting
upon Mckinley. In fact. to do so in the present
state of the betting market would require the
placing by Mr. Croker and his friends Of a very
heavy sum Of money upon Mckinley, even
provided that the amount Of Bryan betting
money desired couldbo uncovered. Wall Street
comment yesterday was that Mr.. Croker had
been caught short" Of the betting market
An offer was made in Wall Street Yesterday
TO net sl,'HD 10 tNlH lINl MihllllFN wiz 'bIlN
Maryland f.. L. Mordecai Of so Broadway
announced Tint there had been placed with
him $3.50 TO be bet on Mckinley at odds Of
3 to / In lots Of 81 800 and upward. no also
said he had $500 to he bet against $3.50 that
McKinlcy carries West Virginia and $500 10
be bet against $3.50 that Mckinley carries Mary
land. Ono small bet Of s25 even was made
in a Stock Exchange house tnat Mckinley
will carry New York State by 1901 eco plurality.
A. the Hoffman House last night there was
plenty o. Mckinley money in sight, but no
Bryan takers At one tine there was $1,000 OF
McKinlry money iu m sac.
Cashier De Forest. who il stationed at the
cigar counter in the Hoffman House cafe, was
much surprised last evening when a plainly
dressed man about 80 years old walked w and
placed $4,000 on the cigar case
you see that?" he said. There are 600
bills That money Is mine Every cont "
it belongs to me. and | came here from Missouri
TO bet 1t on Bill Mckinney. want YOU To find
he a few Of those chaps who think Bryan has
a gh ost Of show. II YOU find them with money
to bet III make it all right with you for your
trouble I've been trying to yet
some one who actually has money
to bet on Bryan. but I've travelled clean through
the country from Missouri to New York and
can't find EN- The clerk at my hotel tells me
that Democrats with money gather at tho
Hoffman House so | came here to find them
I've walked through the corridor. and through
the cafe hero looking for Bryan money for two
hours, but can't fad any. met a icN drunk5
at the bar VINO had s25 To bet on Bryan pro-
vlding I'd give them big odds and I've cleaned
'em out by taking their bets and giving en-
5tol"
Excuse me. sir. said De Forest. but ad-
wise you to place this money in the hotel safe
instead of leaving il there on "a" counter.
New Workers don't 20 around town with sl"O'-
900 in their trousers pockets. I've been cashier
hero for a long time, but | never met man
before with that amount Of cash In his pocket.
Please, sir. take it up to obIlgc mo"
Well, said the man from Missouri. Il want
to find some one with Bryan money to cover
1t. | told YOU belong to Missouri own
zinc mine there and my mon get good wages.
Most ~ them are Democrats. They'll all vote
for Mckinley and SO will thousand, Of other
Democrats in my Stitc Now want that
money covered. III bet $50 900 even that
Mckinley will carry Missouri by 5000. I'll
bet another $40. 600 that Mckinley will carry
Wyoming I'll bet that hull bunch. sloo, 900,
against $50, 900 that Bill Mckinley will be 10
elected"
The man from Missouri talked so loudly
that a crowd gathered about him He asked
if there were any mcn with Bryan money in
the crowd No one answered
AGAIN Cashier De Forest pleaded with him
to put the money In the safe. or ut least 10 put
1t out Of sight In his pocket.
The man from Missouri picked up the roll
and. putting II in his pocket, said
Don't forget me. I'll be around again to-
morrow night, and you'll do me favor II you
- l,gt .l4.,,, tvl,
make n decent bet
When he went away the Hoffman House
cashier hreat thed easier. "'To 500 100000 lay
ing there In this crowded barroom almost
scared me to DEATH" he said