The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
POLITICAL S1DELIGHTS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 New York.-Wal1 street brokers, who have studiously avoided making election wagers, have finally succumbed to the anxiety of their clients /to lay bets, and for the first time in the campaign a flood of election money appeared today.
 Bets were not made on the curb, how ever, but messengers were sent to Jersey City, where the records and notices of the wagers were exchanged. In this way the brokers sought to avoid any compl- cation that might arise from the betting laws in this state.
 This plan was inaugurated by George Lanson, curb broker, acting on behalf of his clients, who have authorized him to place $S0,oO0 on Chanler at the best odds obtainable. He told his friends on the Broad street curb today that he was au- thorized to place s30OOo in lots of 5000 or multiples thereof at odds of 10 to on Chanler.
 S. Lewis, another curb broker, had s10,O00 to lay at the same odds on the democratis nominee. Practically all the money offered was on Chanler and there was little Hughes money in sight.s None of MT. Lanson's or MT. Lewis money was covered but it was learned that one sub stantial bet on the result of the state was made This was s6O00 to $50O0 that Chanler would defeat Hughes. These are the long, est odds yet quoted favoring Chanler.
 Betters regard Taft's chances in New York as very good. Odds were made of to that he would carry New York state. Briggs Buchanan was authorized by customer to lay s7000 to 5000 on this result without finding any takers.
 On the curb to 1 vas offered that Bryan would be defeated in this state. On a to i favorite. A Bryan supporter sent $500 to New York broker to bet at even money that Bryan would carry West Virginia.
 In one stock exchange house at No. 66 Broadway. the name of which is withheld. there is $20,000 on Chanler to be bet at even money that Hughes is defeated. In view of the better odds elsewhere his bet was not covered.
 It is known by few habitues of the 1 Waldorf Astoria that @ Greek importer of rugs, who has been lucky" better in the past. yesterday tried to get down in that quarter s50.0OO. He was willing to wager it on Hughes at odds of 10 to | g. He could get nothing on. Today he wanted even money. and told his commits sioners to make no talk, but bet his money in any amounts at "evens." taking Hughes as a favorite.
 | From the Portland Oregonian (Rep). Labor unions are not really fighting | Taft They--or their active heads and agents--are fighting for the control of
 long truggle for the conquest of the presidency, the courts. the army, the l schools, and the church. The turmoil and | blind uncertainty of interests in this cam | paign will presently give way to perfect l cleaness and definite array of com | batants It is just as well that we should | face the facts and reconcile ourselves to
 which may perhaps be obscured for a
 time but cannot be extinguished until it ] has been fought out and decided.
 Hartford Correspondence Boston Tran script
 George Leavens Lilley will not be the
 next governor of Connecticut. The req | sons why MT. Lilley will not be elected to this office are the reasons why Hon. William Howard Taft will not appear on | the stump in this state prior to the com