The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Odds Dropping Fast. While the
modern political history of the Country
shows that the average Wall Street man
knows very little about the drift of ma
| tional sentiment. still it is regarded as a
significant sign of the times that since
| July the odds on the Presidential cleo
\ ton, have been hammered down in Wall
Street from 8 to / to 2 -2 to l. Imme-
/ diately after Bryan's nomination bettirg
| started at a lively rate among the Wall
Street gamblers at the odds mentioned.
These odds prevailed for a week or two
and then dropped to to l. then TO 1.
An abundance of Democratic money went
| begging yesterday at the new rate
2 1-2 to l i'm favor of Mckinley One
of the Wormsers. who has been act
ing as the commissioner for a syndi-
cate of big Republicans. conveniently
was out yesterday whenever a Bryan
bettor called to take bet from
him. In no recent campaign has there
| been such a. sudden drop in betting odds
at the corresponding period of the fight.
The causes directly assigned for this are
many. Not the least among them is the
hearty, ringing endorsement of the Demo-
| cratic ticket ard platform by the conven-
tion of anti-imperialists at Indianapolis.
Another is the favorable prospect of har
mony in the Democracy of New York, to-
gether with the apparent certainty that
Platt will nominate some machine man to
lead the Republican forces in that State
1t was reported in Washington yesterday
that there is now in this city a we'll
known Western business man en- route to
ht,a
coterie of rich men in st. Louis Chicago.
Denver, Kansas City, and Omaha to bet
IN New York on the general result at the
prevailing odds. The Westerner will look
up Alr. Wormser as soon as he strikes the
metropolis, which will not he later than
Monday, and take all the bets the New
Yorker wants to make on Mckinley at
IL to with the money Wormser is said
to control from a syndicate OF big Re-
publicans- 1t Is said that two of the
largest contributors TO the pool the West
erner is carrying to New York were Col.
Nose Wetmore, of st. Louis, and Dave"
Mohatt, the banker. miner, and railroad
man OF Colorado. Presumably, when this
Western money strikes New York there
Will Immediately be another heavy slump
in the betting odds.
No Danger. snys ohi.-Joseph X. Oil,
an acknowledged expert on Southern
politics and Washington correspondent of
the Atlanta Constitution has returned
TO his post here from an extended swing
around the circle. having Travelled through
all Of the close States Of the Middle West
during the past month and given close at
tentton to the situation out there. He is
hrmly convinced that Bryan and Steven
son VIII carry Illinois. declaring that the
movement in that State for the Kansas
City ticket is more noticeable thaa in any
other part of the Middle West. not even
excepting Indiana. The Cock County
Democracy, under Carter Harrison's
skillful management, will give much
better account of itself in November than
1t did four years ago said Mr.. OIL. Il
am convinced that Chicago (Cook County,
is the battle ground in Illinois. and that
the Harrison organization in the city can
held the Republicans down to such a low
plurality-,f indeed he doesn't rout them
completely-that with the strength of the
party in the rural sections OF the State
Bryan and Stevenson will get the electoral
vote Of Illinois. Then. too. the Demo-
Gratis out there have nominated a remark
ably strong State ticket, with a German
American CT fine character and great pepd-
la!ity at its head. This is going TO help
US immeasurably. Stevenson's nomina-
AiOu tiSp tilCdLo AuDuSdllS Vi NCLE5 " uS.
Mr. Chi went all through the recent ex-
citing campaign in North Carolina. Il
don't believe" said he. that there is the
least cause to fear the result in North |
Carolina in November. The Populist party |
practically has been wiped out there and |
absorbed by the Democrats. Senator BUT |
Ter is pretty sore and doubtless would |
Hike to give us trouble. but I'm satisfied |
he doesn't control 5 900 votes in the State. |
Bryan and Stevenson viii carry North |
Carolina by greatly increased majority |
in November.
Hearst for Gosernor:-At the Sara |
toga meeting of the Democratic State
Committee the New Workers ceased |
wrangling loag enough to adopt by a
unanimous vote resolution OF praisa and |
to the Hon. William r.
Hearst for his services to the party. In |