The Washington times., 1910-11-08
Bettors on Principal Contests
Offer Republicans
Long OGds.
FEW BETS MADE
ON HOUSE RESULT
Voting Begins With 4 TO on Dix,
2 to on FoSs, 2 to on Har-
mon, Prevailing Rates.

Election bets during the closing hours
of the campaign had such a distinctly
Democratic trend that politicians N.
every quarter conceded that the men
with money to wager were undoubtedly
rejecting the general sentiment
In New York. for instance, the betting
men late last night switched from the
straight bet on the winner Of the gu
bernatorial contest and were putting I'D
their money on the basis OF the major
ity 10 be given Dix today. Before this
turn in the betting came, StimsOn men
were able 10 get as high as so TO / at
any time during the evening and in
some instances 4 TO / was offered with
no takers.
Old tImers in New York were aston
tshed by the absence OF bets on the last
night OF the campaign In the HOn-
man House. the old stamping ground of
politicians willing TO back their Opin-
ions with coin. and OF bOOkmakers.
there was practically no betting OF i'm
pOrtance. and the same conditions were
found at the Waldorf One Of the big
the Waldorf, where $4,000 was offered
against $4,000 Stimson money. Despite
the attractive odds no Republican was
found 10 take any part of IT,
New York is not the only State In
which the bets indicate Democratic sue
cess In New Jersey, Woodrow Wilson
was a 2-tO-I favorite when the polls
opened today. and there were few TAX
ers at this price.
Foss Money Plentiful.
The confidence expressed by Massa-
chusetts Republicans in the ability OF
Governor Draper TO defeat Represent
ative Eugene y. Foss was somewhat
shaken when money made its appear
ance The gamblers and enthusiasts
friends Of FoSs who gathered IN the
Boston hotels last night were Offering
10 l, and they declared that mighty
few Republicans could be induced to
bet at such odds.
Notwithstanding the general impress
sion that the injection Of Theodore
Roosevelt and several members Of the
Cabinet into the Ohio campaign had
-g-oatly helped the chances Of HsI I.lg,
the Republican candidate, Gov ernOr
Harmon ruled the favorite a u l
when the polls opened today. There was
naiderable Harmon money g. New
York last night. but few could Z, .Jund
10 match II with Republican Gu rency.
The Senatorial campaign in Indiana
was Of little interest in betting circles
annapolis was &c the effect that in the
last few hours Of the campaign Kern
was a farOvite to 10 TO :.
Champ Clark Favorite.
That Champ Clark may yet drive his
pair OF Missouri mules up Pennsylvania
avenue was indicated by the brisk bet
ting IN his district where the candidate
for the Speakership in the next Congress
was the f2vorite al 10 J.
The chances OF ''Fiddling Bob Taylor
IN his race for governor in Tennessee
were not considered bright by the bet
ting men in Washington, where there is
intense interest In the Tennessee cam
paiga- Hooper. the RepubliCan-FusiOn
candidate, was a favOTiJe at to l, and
natives Of Tennessee in Washington ex-
pressed the opinion that this was a fair
estimate OF his chances.
The most significant feature OF election
betting was the absence Of wagers on
the complexion OF the next House OF
Representatives. The Republicans whO
were willing 10 bet that their party
would continue in control OF the lower
branch Of Congress have been remark
ably lew, and this lack Of confidence
IS taken as a sure sign that the Re-
publicans have abandoned hope. What
ever election bets were placed were
based almost entirely on the majority
the Democrats would we, and the odds
on this proposition varied in accordance
with the size OF the majority named by
the bettor.