The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-31
wANY rnE,K MRS on ELECTION
Wall shrcet Men 60 Recfte DOEEerel
on steps Of sub-Treasury.

tfttA 10" af'ff ARas- f''tf"+
"n Bryan ls noe elected" wagered a
Wall street business man yesterday az
tcruoon. II will hire a drum corps 20 coli
leci a crowd IN 'front.' OF the statue q
Washington, % the sub-Treasury. and
viii recite Mary Had a Little Lamb from
thc top Of the steps
Done" said o. wcll-k known Republican
banker III be- ls. IN do the same thing
Peculiar betting is Folng on an over
tho city. WaRsrs nave been made In the
clubs and hotels this week that have
ranged from two and a half 10 one. 10
syven TO one lu favor Of Mckinley.
Freak wsgcrs are not confined 20 New
York Jacob Strong. sixty years old. a
Democrat 81 Roe. Ark has bet 500 TO
s. that Mckinley will be- elected he has
always voted the Democratic tckct but
this time cannot tolerate Organism
Ia Chicago Robert +. Burke has offered
To- bet any part of $1,000 that Bryan will
carry Cook county BE adds 90 this thar
hc viii het any amount under $1,000 az the
rate 81 9 90 that the county viii go FOR
Bryan hy more ihat 5000
While a. luncheon with his friend John
j. Morris Of Cropsey avenue. Brooklyn.
A. r. Miller. Of Eighty-elght street. Bath
elected Miller Is to pay his friends car
fare to New York every working day. and
for his lunches every day in the year.
Morris viii pay % Bryan Is elected.
All sorts OF Bets.
Ia Milwaukee AN sorts Of zigzag bets are
being made John Mccoy. who owns a
West Water street cafe. received $1,000
Wednesday night Co wager that william
Mckinley would be- the next President "
the United states The owner Of tho
money refused 90 let his IDENTITY be
known. but 81 Is stated by Mccoy that
more money will he forthcoming TO b.
vagerel al $1,000 20 g oo1 In favor OF Nc
hiuley The Bryan money was ready 10
cover that hold by Mccoy the next doy.
The prevailing odds in Milwaukee on the
| Presidential election are now two and a
/ half TO onc ON Mckinley. Mccoy has also
large sums placed hy other persons 60 he
| bee hy him BE has SEQ 60 DE wagcr,-l
against 5000 and s. on against 500 on
! II the bets that Mccoy has made Is Of
/ slool 20 odds that Mckinley will carry
/ Indiana
/ In 81 Paul there is no Bryan money
\ in sght Ardent Democrats are MAXIM;
I peculiar bots that Bryan Will he elected.
I hut they wager 90 wear fun boards. not
% shave for year. to roll down hin IN
| barrels and 90 do many other outlandish
| things.
4 prominent cattle dealer q Ct Paul
has wired $500 TO the New York Stock
| Exchange TO Doe bet against $500 Tor
brynu.
lion. - J. McGilcuddy. Of Lewiston
Me. has offered 10 supply his friend Hon
/ charles Osgood with an the ten-cenl
cigars that be- can smoke in three month,
in case Mckinley g. elected. Mr.. Osgood
viii return the cigafs u Bryan is elected
| though Osgood is a good Democrat.
EN-Gov. James T.. Boyd Of Nebrask
had $1,000 Of "A friends money 60 bet OF
Mckinney carrying tho state. Tn,
money was taken later hy . rich Omaha
Democfat. l.. r. 'CockrcH offered TO take
500 81 g.
one 81 the members OF the New Yorl
stock Exchange who believes that Nc
Kinlcy viii carry the State OF Indiana
waEcred 5000 TO that effect on Tuesday
OF last week.
Mcssrs Caniy. Hohltzcn & Co. bank
crs AMI brokers % Baltimore. Ma have
offered wager ON behalf or a client q
s-.oo even ihat Mckinley will carr,
Maryland The Bryan end was taken b'
New Workers Tho same firm OF Bald
more bankers have been instructed O,
wager SEQ IN 500 bets at the rate Of ]
to q
Chairman James X Jones. OF the VA
tlonai Democratic Committee IS indg