The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-04
dunn IS BACKED
OFF THE BOARDS
JOHNSON HAS CALL ON BETTING
EVEN MONEY.
Sixteen Thousand Dollars UP That
johnson Is Elected offered in Sums
Of SIS to $4,000, but No Takers
Four to One the Odds on Roosevelt.

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Over $4,000 to bet, even money,
that johnson will be ELECTED governor
Of Minnesota next Tuesday is one of
the straws that indicates the public
sentiment in Minneapolis. That sum
of money is posted in Cox & Harris eli
garstore, Fourth street and First ave-
nue. s, and is offered in sums from
fact that not one dollar Of that money
was taken up to o'clock today.
For several weeks the johnson men
have been betting that Dunn would
not get stated majorities, and in that
way secured many bets. Finally the
Dunn men began to weaken and at last
only offered bets that Dunn would be
ly wiped out until there was no Dunn
money offered. Then began the offer
ing Of Johnson money, much Of which
was taken. Yesterday the Johnson
today HGy'' Harris said that he has
| $4,000 in hand and can get as much
more as the Dunn men want.
| The presidential campaign has
brought out but few bets, altho Parker
men can get all the money they want in
Minneapolis, and at such odds at four
to one. In fact, there seems to be no
Parker money, but if there was, even
better odds than four to one might be
secured.
George J: Hammond, president Of the
offered to bet 100000, or any part of
it, four to one, that Roosevelt will be
elected. He has secured no takers.
Henry R. Higgins, lawyer in the
Phoenix buildings, telegraphed Thomas
Taggert yesterday Offering to wager
100000 against 100000 that Roosevelt
will be elected. He received no reply.
Other bets on the II outcome Of the y ma |;
| ttional campaign that have been, posted
have had no takers are: $25 Roosevelt
does not get as many popular votes as
Mckinley did in 1900; $15 to $40 that
Roosevelt gets 292 electoral votes, and
500 that Parker does not get as many
votes in Minnesota as Bryan did in
i 1900
Bets on the gubernatorial situation
that have no takers as yet are: 800
Ramsey and Hennepin counties give
Johnson 5000 plurality; 800 johnson
carries Hennepin county by 1900; $50
Roosevelt gets 10000 more votes than
Dunn; $25 Johnson carries Hennepin
county by 1000, and 500 that Roose
welt does not get 10000 more votes
than Dunn. %,-E ..~u w.. =.
money in sight and one bet is Offered
that Debs receives 100000 votes; anoth
er that he gets 5000 votes in Hennepi1
county: and one that Rogers gets 1900
,lvotes for mayor in Minneapolis. T. 81
Freak bets are entirely absent thi
year. and not one wager has been mad'
public that does not involve cash. On
bet, which many politicians say is +;
freak, is 81 to 500 that Dunn will b.
elected by 10000 plurality.
The mayoralty situation has broug;h
out some bets, but there seems to b.
little Haynes money in sight, and tina
is shown only when odds are offered
The present odds are to 4 on Jones
One man offers to wager $12 to $2
/ than Jones will be elected by 100
plurality.
Aldermanic contests call out few bets
Some money is offered. even, that Mel
Nelson will be elected alderman fror
: the sixth ward. The same bets ar
made on Mumm Of the third ward, alth
the Rosing men are asking odds: On
Of Alderman Ryan 8 friends in the frs
p ward offers to bet $50 to $25 tina
:. Ryan g majority will be 200.