The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-08
Leaders of Both Parties Are Claiming the Victory
With a Serenity Which Seems Remarkable.
PREVAILING ODDS AMONG NEW YORK
BETTORS WERE S TO 1 ON ROOSEVELT
How the Various States Report Upon Outlook and Forecast the


New York. Nov. From the poll
ticians to the people. from the cam
paign managers to the voters, from
the spellbinders to the ballot boxes,
the presidential election of 1904 is now
committed. For months the leaders
have planned. for days and nights
they have schemed and for weeks the
people have waited for tomorrow,
when they will make their choice.
Right UP to the hour when all eff
fort had ceased the campaign mana
gers of both parties confidently claimed
success with a serenity which seemed
remarkable. in view of the wide di-
vergence of expressed opinion.
Aside from the preparations for the
receipt of election returns there was
little evidence of the close of the po-
litical campaign to-day, unless it might
be found in the absence of the familiar
faces about the national and state
headquarters and hotels. There was
nothing that indicated any excitement
or undue interest. and. in fact, the
political headquarters, both national
and state, showed little of the activity
that has been noticeable up to the end
of last week.
To Receive the Returns.
Election returns will be received at
all headquarters. Chairman Cortelyou
will go to Hampstead, l.. L, to vote,
and upon his return will remain at the
committee rooms all the evening.
Vice Chairman Nicoll, Chairman
Sheehan of the Executive Committee,
and Secretary Woodson will receive
the returns at Democratic National
Committee rooms.
Cord Meyer. chairman, and other
Democratic state committeeman, will
be at the Hoffman House. William
Barnes, Jr., chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee. will be in charge at
the Republican rooms at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
Betting q to 1 on Roosevelt.
The betting on the presidential re-
suit was livelier to-day than at any
time during the campaign. 1t is es-
timated that nearly 100000 was wager
ed on the Broad street curb and in
the various hotels.
The ruling odds were 6 to 1 on
Roosevelt on the general result; to
that Roosevelt will carry New York
state and to 1, that Herrick will de-
feat Higgins for the governorship. One
bet on the presidency was of $1,000 to
$500. One man offered $4,000 or any
part of it at odds of 5 to / on Roose-
welt without takers. The heaviest state
bet was $4,000 to $500 on Herrick.
Another Herrick bet was $4,000 to
$4,000.
A Wall street house offered to bet
81, 900 even that Roosevelt will carry
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Indiana and West Virginia, but there
were no takers.
Even ms Much as to 4.
Several private wagers are said to
have been made against Parker at odds
of to /, but no such bets were OPEN
ly announced. One bettor placed $1,000
against $1,000 that Parker will carry
New York state.
A Wall street firm put up $1,000 at
odds Of 2 to 1 that the President will
carry New York and announced that
it had $4,000 to place at the same
odds.
There was practically no betting to-
day on the congressional result or the
vote in the electoral college.
On national and state issues it is es-
timated that s2,OOO,OOO has been wag-
cred in New York city.
Gov. Odell. chairman OF the Republi-
can State Committee, to-day express
ed his absolute confidence that the Re-
publicans would carry New York
state. Asked as to how far Higgins
would run behind Roosevelt, he said
80, 900 or 10000.
''will the national ticket have enough
votes to pull Higgins through" the
Governor was asked.
"Oh, yes" he responded. we will
have margin enough. Murphy (refer-
ring to the leader of Tammany) will
have TO carry Greater New York by
more than 100000 in order to beat us"
The Governor followed this remark
with a statement that he did not know
whether he should make that asser-
tion, because he had not been giving
figures and did not like 70 give figures
on questions Of this kind, but after
wards asserted that his statement that
the Democrats would have TO carry
Greater New York by more than 140,-
900 was warranted.
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