Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-10
Odds Are Decisive in Cover nor Wilson's Favor and
 There are Few Takers.
HOW FIGURES LOOK
EO0kmakers Believe It's Up to ROOse. welt and Taft To Fight It Out
 For Second Place.
(By "BUZZ''

If the odds that are being posted on the result of the national election by New York and Chicago gamblers may be regarded as an accurate in deX to the vote that will be cast in November, it is WilsOn-Wilson against the Wilson, that's all. So scarce is Taft and Roosevelt money in New York, the prevailing odds of 2 to 1 on the Democratic can- didate were last Saturday raised to to 1 in an effort to shake down some Thigh tariff money. There were no takers even at that price, which is what the boys call good bet if you lose.' The gamblers ill i New York and Chicago say that the boosters of Big Bill'' and the Bull Moose are ..atting Up real coin oniJ on the proposition that their condi- date will finish second
 Some of our citizens may think it l passing strange that reputable news paper should give space to a forecast of the result of the election as re- flected by the operations of the big gamblers. But politicians of national prominence and sound judgment look upon the layers of odds as first-class political weather-vanes. And it is a matter of history that sporting men have seldom in the past laid unWise odds on a presidential election. Not single move of the campaign es- capes their notice and none are shrewder in drawing conclusions than members of the fraternity. They are accomplished mathematicians and fig ure out the results in a thoroughly -ldobded, manner, passing their opinions on fact Sentiment and par tisan feeling, which so frequently in- fluence the bettors among the layets have no effect on the gentlemen of the talent. Therefore, though it may seem odd to the uninitiated, the es- teem with which the gamblers hold Wilson's chances for success is look ed upon by the political wiseaCres as the real cloud with the silver lining. The other promising developments the campaign are given secondary consideration.
 The Odds in Denver.
 Denver is a city which shelters c.ar h cI than thnSp of the Eastern metropolis and the stock yards city. Word has gone out from the town in the mountains that Strascone, who is known throughout the West as a bookmaker whose lim- it is the cerulean dome and who is regarded as crafty layer of odds, has chalked up the following quotations on his board
 100 to 30 Wilson wins.
 200 to 100 Taft will not win.
 100 to 50 Roosevelt will not win.
 100 to so Wilson will carry Colo rado.
 100 to 100 Wilson will carry New I Jersey.
 100 to D Wilson will carry Indiana.
 50 to 50 Wilson carry two New Eng land States.
 100 to 100 Taft will not carry twen- ty states.
 50 to 150 Taft will not carry fif teen states.
 50 to 300 Taft will not carry ten states.
 50 to 50 Taft will carry more than Roosevelt.
 50 to 50 Taft will not carry New 1 York
 100 to 100 Wilson will get more electoral votes than Taft and Roose- veit combined.
 Full Moose q Long Shot. The Denver board shows even mon ey that Roosevelt will outrun Taft for second place. In New York Roosevelt's chances for second place are regarded as much simmer than those of Taft. The price on Taft for. second place is a short one, to D.. The odds that Roosevelt will not land second honors are , to 1. These fig ures show plainly that the betting fraternity in the East are strongly Of the opinion that the Rough Rider will not distance his weight-carrying rival.
 It is said that Col. George Harvey S recent brilliant article in Harper's Weekly, showing how the election may, of necessity, go to the House of Representatives, has had no effect on the odds. The betting gentry have taken the Democratic Colonel's con. yincing array of facts and figures and worked out the problem for them selves, deciding against it's prohabli- l