The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-13
At n Late Hour There Was but $75
of, Hoffman Money Posted mt His
WashingtOn-Street Place.
SOME AT THE OTHER PLACES
DEMOCR ATS BACKWARD IN PARTING
WITH THEIR CASH.
In Many Instances Prohibitive Odds
Are Demanded-More Betting
Looked for To-day.

The betting of the last day and night
before the election was unusually and sur
prisingy light. The only reason ascribed
for this fact was that there was practically
no Holtzman money in evidence. A few
bettors looking for the short end of a
proposition took some of the to / Book
walter bets, but on the whole the betting
was pronounced by the men in charge of
the boards, to have been the lightest for
many years.
Practically an unlimited amount of Book
walter money was in sight at the prevail
ing odds of to s. Harry Walker. who has
board in his place on Washington street,
said that he could cover almost any amount
of Hoffman money at those odds. The
Bookwalter money was slow in coming out
at to 1, but in spite of the reluctance of
the Republican bettors TO give any larger
odds than were absolutely necessary,
number of wagers at 2 to i were laid.
When it came to the smaller sums,
ranging from 500 down, a few bets were
recorded at IL to 10 and one or two at even
money, but there was very little Hotzman
money in sight even at such prices, and
that in evidence came from 'pikers," TO
adopt the vernacular of the profession. The
Democrats who had money in any amount
were insisting on at least . to /, and even
at that they were not anxious to post
their money. Practically all bets posted
were Bookwalter propositions, and the
Holtzman money that was put up at to
l was snapped up by disgusted Republicans
who abandoned hope OF getting anything
better.
$1,000 OF BOOKwALTER MONEY.
At midnight last night Harry Walker had
5000 of Bookwalter money posted that
was going begging at to s. He had but
SO of Hoffman money. and that was ask
ing TO l. Walker said he could cover
any amount of Hoffman money at Z to 5.
The conditions at Irons and the Denison
were the same-plenty of Bookwalter
money at TO and almost no Hoffman
money, except few small bets asking al
most prohibtive odds.
A few of the Democratic propositions post
ed were on the size of Hotzman's plurality
but the odds were prohibtive. For instance.
there were several Democratic offers Of $40
to $50 that Holtzman would have 1000 plu-
rality, and others along up the line TO SO TO
$40 that the Democratic candidate would
have 2.o00 plurality. few OF these bets
were taken, but few of the sporting frater-
nifty were inclined TO place their money at
such odds. even if they felt they had a
"cinch.''
George Hitz, the Prohibition candidate.
cut little figure in the betting. and a few OF
the propositions offered would have driven
c. L. Newlin, the Prohibition chairman,
frantic had he seen them. For instance, at
one time during the evening there were bets
on every board in the city of even money
| that Hifz would not carry a precinct In the
city. and there was any amount of money al
| even that he would not carry a ward One
| or two of the small bets that Hitz would not
carry a precinct were taken by speculalively
inclined. optimistic persons. who felt that