The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02
2 10 | ON ODELL AT The END
POSTAL CARD CANViSSES DON'T
BOTHER BETTING MEN.
slOO,OOO Oncred Against $50 900 Up
town and Dow ntown. WITH Few BETS
Hoffman House NOis, Last Night
ana Fifth Avenue Hotel Quiet.

HOFFMAN House noisy Last NlEht
ana tif,h Avenue Hotel quiet.
Some OF then ewspapers will print this
morning LEGGED analytical guesses at the re-
ult on Tuesday. Nov. {, election day, There
vas some inquiry yesterday at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and the Holman House
as TO how these tables for Odell and Coler
We're secured II was ascertained that
| IN the case Of Buffalo, Erie county, Non
| roe county, Onondago and several other
counties the prospective results on Tues
dav were obtained by postal-card votes
| and of course everybody knows that these
posta!-card opinions represent nothing
| in political campagn.
Take the case e Buffalo. The alleged
vote of Lrie county, which il to be printed
| by certain New York newspapers was
| obtained by Mr.. Corners of the Buffalo
| Courier MIR. Conners and his postal card
vote will give Eric county to the Demo-
Gratis 10y $500. william e. Warren and
| the Buffalo Repro icIn believe that Erie
county will go $500 for Odel.
| Some of the postal card canvasses or
polls or whatever they may DE consid-
| cred have been taken in most Of the counties
of the State. One of these postal card cam
Vases gives Kings county to Coler by
10000. Senator Patrick Henry McCarren,
! the wiscst Democratic leader of the City
! Of Churches, after the veteran Hugh
| Mclaughlin, has never believed that Kings
! county would give Coler more than 1900.
| James Shevlin talks about Coler having
Kings by 10000. SIR. Tiden, in the cam
paign of 1874. got Kings by 80 ,OOc; and is
Mr.. Coler a Mr.. Tlden? So the Demo-
| Gratis asked last night
The newspaper polls will tell about giving
Coler 5000 in New York county, the old
city of New York This is another post al
card canvass and doesn't amount to any
thing In the estimition Of the folks who
look at matters carefully.
The Republicans believe that Gov Odcll
will win by anywhere from 10000 to $1,000
on election day Republicans who hadn't
bet a cent on this election before turned up
a, the Hoffman House last night and Of
f.red ? tot on Odell. George WhocloCk a
bookmaker, but with Republican sent-
ment always, offered 500 600 to $50 600 on
Odel Mr.. Wheelock got down" exactly
81. 500
Then came up the question ut the HoH-
man House. Where has the elleged Coier
money come from! The man who knew
all about il said that most of it came from
two financial brokerage firms In Wall Street
| and the rest from Timothy ID. Sullivan aid
! Florrie Ii l. well known that the Sullivans
lost $50 900 a year ago by betting on Shepard
70 Mayor.
Are the Sullivans betting on Coer2"
was the question at the Hoffman House
last night -Yes? Well, we will put our
money on Odel, because the 'Suiivans are
mixes every time on the betting question.
race track, faro bank, Wall Street or any
| other way.
some - 900 in all of Democratic money
was put up during the night at to I, most
! of il in sums of $500. George kraus, the
partner of Tim sullivan, appeared at the
, hotel early in the evening with a big roll.
The only large bet he made was with William
Katz, against whose $500 he put up s., 500
on Culer. Besides that he placed two
bets of $500 each.
Tie II fuan Housc was iamm"d with
visitors. They all talked Culcr, Tn" Fifth
! Avenue Hotel vas aS quiet a. a Sunday
| school
The Democrats had n lot Of Oxygen
aboard and very little money to bet on
| Coler Tie Democrats are relying on the
| Republicans up the State being too busy
! On Election Dav 10 get out and vote Col
Dunn, over at the Fifth Avenuc Hotel.
| said
Let our Democratic brethren grin about
| the alleged apathy of the Republicans
up the State. They will fad on election dav
that our Republican friends are out and
! that they are to vote for the maintenance
of good times. that resolute President and
| our courageous Governor.
Over at the Hoffman House John n. Car
Isle had chat with Mr.. Campbell They
said that the DemoCratsc returns W uld be-
received by Mr.. Hill at Wofert Roost
! on Tuesday night.
In the estimation Of many who have
| looked at this campaign, he fight on Tues
day is to he as to thu supremacy of David
! h, Hill in Democratic politics; Colcr Is not
regarded at all Hill. it was said is just
as offensive To the Democrats, and NOR.
SO, of the State of New YORK. than the
| lamented Richard Croker. II was said
for Mr. Croker that he had few warm
drops Of red blood in his veins; whereas
, Mr. Hills contained pink water ice.
The judgment of the conservative people
vas that Odcll will win by anywhere from
| 20,OOo 10 10000 plurahy
Tie bookmakers at Aquodu ct tried We ter
! day TO get 500 against 500 they offered on
the proposition that Odcll wound have
10000 plurality over Coler in the State.
There was a bunch of Odell money in
Wall Street yesterday and not much Color
. money. William h. Nivin of the New York
! Stock Exchange made the prize betting
! offer Of the day. He offered TO bet 500 900
| nj odds of to that Gov. Odell will be
elected few bets at to l we're made
p, at the : ock Exchange. but the firms that
| made them did not care to give names a.
| betting on the floor is prohibited by the
rules of the exchange.
Ia he Broad street curb market there was
also a lot of Od'll betting money seckh g
! Oler takers. II. l.. Turner wag"rcd s? 900
20 $1,000 with +. n Brooks on Odoll The
last het Of the day made on the curb was
one of 500 to $40 o., Odel or at odds #
10 to ~.
william Leary made Yesterday this es'i-
mate Il the Coler pluraltios in Greater New
York: Manhattan aid The Bronx. 5000,
XII g.. 4? 600. Queens 5000, Richmond. 900,
total, 5000
"Odell ought To get 10000 up the State
, which will leave him 5000 to the good,
said Mr. Icary.