The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-11-08
National Election Taking
Place Today.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
Betting Favors Roosevelt for
President and herrick for
Governor of New York

lOhN, NOV. Or rom illc Dol-
iticians 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 peo-
pie have waited for today, when they
will make their choice.
Right up to the hour when all effort
had ceased the campaign managers Of
both parties confidently claimed sue
cess with a serenity which seemed re-
markable in view of the wide diver
gence of expressed opinion.
1t is not to be expected that any per-
son connected with political cam
paign will surrender his right to claim
all doubtful states. and no one in this
campaign, even privately or in conf
dence, is willing to concede defeat.
The confidence of the managers is
shared by their followers, and on every
hand the stout declarations of parti-
sans for their party candidates are
heard. All is confidence, and tonight
the country will know who has been
right.
Aside from the preparations for the
receipt of the election returns there is
little evidence of the close of the polit-
cal campaign unless it might be found
In the absence of familiar faces about
the national and state headquarters
and hotels. There was nothing that in
dictated any excitement or undue inter-
est, and, in fact, the political headquar-
tiers, both national and state, showed
little of the activity that has been no.
ticeable up to the end Of last week.
Nothing that either campaign commit
tee could do at this late day, it was
recognized, would affect the result, and
this accounted in part for the quietude.
1t being well known that the case had
gone to the great American jury.
Vice Chairman Nicoll, Chairman
Sheehan of the executive committee
and Secretary Woodson will receive the
returns at the Democratic national
committee rooms.
Cord Meyer, chairman, and other
Democratic state committee men will
be at the Hoffman House. William
Barnes, Jr., chairman of the executive
committee, will be in charge at the
Republican headquarters,
The betting on the presidential re-
suit was livelier than at any other time
during the campaign. 1t is estimated
that nearly 100000 were wagered on
the Broad street curb and in various
hotels
The ruling odds were to ! on ROose-
welt on the general result, 2 to l that
Roosevelt will carry New York state
and to ! that Herrick will defeat
Higgins for the governorship. One bet
on the presidency was $1,000 to $500.
One man offered $4,000 or any part
Of 1t at odds Of 8 TO / on Roosevelt,
without takers. The heaviest state
bet was $4,000 to $500 on Herrick.
Herrick bet was $4,000 to
$1,000 A Wall street house offered to
bet $1,000 even that Roosevelt will |
carry New York, New Jersey. Con-
necttcut. Indiana and West Virginia, |
but there were no takers.
There was practically no betting on
me congressional result or the vote in |
he electoral college. On national and |
state issues II is estimated that $1,000 |
700 has been wagered in New York |
sity.
CANADIAN IN NEW JERsEN.