The sun., 1908-11-10
NOBODY,S MARYLAND.
some Election Eset Decisions From Bal.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: May
offer you a few examples Of how election
bets are actually being settled In this Slater
| In one case bet b that Bryan would carry
Maryland. bet 4 that Taft would carry
Maryland. There was mutually OF affirm
alton, neither betting negatively. that the
other mans man would not carry the State
Bryan having carried six electoral votes
and Taft having carried two, the bettors
agreed that neither had won and each took
down his money. This was in the Mer-
chants Club between two prominent finan.
ciers.
In another case In the Baltimore Athletic
Club the money was paid to the Taft man.
because Taft's highest elector received
more votes than Bryan's highest eleotor.
each of whom headed the electoral ticket
In order Of arrangement The agreement
was that the vote for the first elector In
order of arrangement indicated the voters
intention as to the entire ticket.
In still another case two members of the
Phenx Club settled this way: They
added together the total electoral vote OF
each side and divided by eight. the result
being the average actual vote Of each side.
This gave the Bryan elector an average
majority OF the popular vote. and the Taft
man pHlQ the money Wltnout u
At the Belvedere two men bet on the
State. and failing TO reach an agreement
as to whether popular vote Or electoral
representation won, settled on basis OF
electoral results. The Taft man took down
two-eighths Of the whole money for Taft's
two electors and the Bryan man took down
six-eighths for the six Bryan electors.
In another case at the Union League the
bet had been made on popular majority.
When II came to settling the stake holder
could not decide whether popular majority
was determined by the vote for the highest
electsr In each case OF by the entire elec-
toral vote divided by eight to reach an
average. So he tossed coin, and the
coin stuck in q crack In the floor. edge UP.
This was taken as providentisl interpreta-
ton Of the case, and each man took down
his money.
In q pool raised in q downtown ONCE by
the contribution OF small amount by every
employee q novel method of settling was
adopted. Neither side being willing ito
abide by the decision OF the other. it was
left TO Judge, two employees Of the oince
being assigned to act as lawyers, Court
was held In Dick Goodwin's cafe on South
Calvert street. Each lawyer in turn pre-
sented his case with remarkable eloquence.
but the intricacies grew so confusingly that
the court interrupted hearing for ten min
utes and ordered that all the officers and
witnesses In attendance order q drink. to
be paid for out Of the pool. Court was then
resumed and after several additional wit
nesses had been examined one Of the law
yers moved. your Honor. that another re.
cess be declared at the expense Of the pool.
This was repeated by the lawyer on the
other side. In the end the pool was ex-
hausted and II was found that the court
owed the bar 20 cents. The court thereupon
found that the bar was guilty Of oontrlbutory
negligence in failing to make sure Of the
amount In the pool. and assessed the excess
OF expense against the bartender. who paid
cheerfully and set 'em up again all around.
That 10 brief history Of the facts IN Mary
land. Personally voted the Prohibition
ticket my brother voted for Hisgen and
my cousin voted for Debs. so we have no
dispute. HENRY EDWARD WARMER. 4
BALTIMORE. November Q.