The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-22
BETTING IS LIGHT
ON THE CAMP IGN
Republicans Have Money to
offer, but There Are No
Takers in Sight.
AMERICANS WANT ODDS
Bet Made That Tribune Party Vote
in County Won't Reach City
Total Of 1909.
AMERICANS WANT ODDS

Eighteen days remain before election.
and the canvass OF Salt Lake city and
county has been completed BY all par
ties in the race. preparatory TO the
final day of registration on Novem-
Der I.
Ordinarily. tho completion OF the
first canvass gives 10 politicians who
are on the inside a bunch as 10 how
che political wind is blowing, and this
year Is no exception, Tor as soon as
the Republican canvass was completed,
the word was given out, confidential
Is, and not for publication. or course,
that Republican gains were shown in
the city and country districts.
AS soon as this tip was spread along
Political Row the first genuine bet
ting Of the campaign started The
Republicans with money offered even
money that their entire county ticket
would be elected; and there have been
nc takers.
Americans Want Odds.
American party men who watch cleo
ton results have been crying for odds
this year. and while from their head
quarters comes the tone or confidence
and the boast Of an unprecedented vie
tory, there is a vast difference De-
tween the sentiment upon which cam
paign claims are based and campaign
bets are made.
Yesterday an attempt was made TO
get American money on bet that Is
unique. and daring, too. Republican
money was put Up that there VIII not
be as many votes polled IN the entire
county for the American county ticket
this year as were pOlled in the city Tor
the city ticket last year.
Close calculatOrs Will look twice
ana maybe three umes-befOre they
fall for this choice morseL In round
numbers, the Americans polled between
~. 600 and 5000 votes IN the entire
county two years ago, while the Re
pubiicans, according 10 their biennial
custom, pOlled several thousand more.
Last year the Americans poiled in the
city a little more than l2,OOO. or about
the same, generally speaking, as IN the
county two years ago.
IL is argued that many vote the
American city ticket who WOuldn' [
think OF voting the county ticket. and,
adding TO this the great army or dis
satisfied taxpayers, disappointed eiti-
Gems and those who have left she ranks
OF the Tribune party, il is almost GER
tain that the county vote this year can
not reach the total OF the city vote last
year.
New Voters Republican.
The new registration has brought a
majority of new voters to the RepuD-
lican ranks. satisfaction with the state
and county administration has added
many supporters; interest in industries
and business has decided many TO vote
the Republican ticket because 10 vote
otherwise would be hazardous, 10 say
the least; general belief that the Re
publicans offer the only solution OF the
liquor question, and a score OF other
arguments. are used by the shrewd pol
iticians who are betting that the Amer
leans won't poll in the entire county
this year the number OF votes polled
in the city last year.
Republican money has gone begging
along Political Row. Offers OF even
money that every man on the Repub-
ican ticket would be elected have not
been met Very little money has been
bet because OF the scarcity OF ti.kers
and the Republicans with the coin are
keeping IL because they can't find al
American with the nerve 20 bet that
there is an even chance for the election
OF any of his party's candidates.