The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-04
GEORGE D. KEYSER
ODDS-0N FAVOR|TE
Flood of Wells Money Also
Appears; Cannon Favorite
for Auditor.

Commissioner George D. Keyser last
night became the odds-op laVoilte IN
the betting for re-election today Inc
betting went to 10 TO with Reyser the
favorIte last night and for Il time bet
ting became decidedly brisk. All day
the betting was heavy and several thou
sand dollars were wagered on the results
OF roday's election.
Early in the afternoon a flood OF Wells
money appeared and Wells became the
favorite, with 10 TO wagered that he
would win the election. The Keyser
money appeared later In the deY ana
relecated Wells to second place In the
betting Supporters OF Harry ShearInan
became active last night and TOOK a
number of bets that had been nlaoe
against Shearman. Several bets OF 70
10 on Shearman's election were posted
last night Prior TO that timo the bet
ting had been 20 ! against smear
man.
Tuddenham figured in last nights bet
ting His supporters asked to i FOR
their money 10 bet that he would
be elected and to | TO bet that ne
would be high man. They wagered even
money that he would not finish last
among the candidates for commissioner.
For auditor, Cannon continued favorite
with odds al 10 to s and 10 to - Oh
tered that he would be elected. Con-
siderable Green money appeared and
many OF the wagere were taken, though
the odds remained unohanseo.
A prominent sheepman surprised me
bettors yesterday by wagering several
hundred dollars at even money that both
Wells and KeySer would be elected COM
missloners When the bettors found
there were FIVE possible ways the cleo
ton might 20 which would beat the
sheepman hts bets We're eagerly taken
and he finally withdrew. He was
heavy bettor on the election IN many
different ways and II was said that he
made this bet in order TO Daiance MS
betting books
Some bettors found even money that
Keyser and Tuddenham would be elected
They promptly bet against this pair ana
also against The -Keyser combina-
ton. This gave the opportunity to
Dutch their bets, They were sure TO
win one bet and possibly both.
Among the wagers made yesterday were
the following:
800 to $40 Keyser Is elected.
500 TO s7b Keyser is elected
$500 TO s400 Wells is elected
$50 to $40 Cannon Is elected.
$50 to 800 Shearman Is elected.
SIN TO 800 Shearnan Is elected.
S100 Shearman and Wells poll more
votes than Keyser and Tuddenham.
$40 to 500 Wells Is high man.
800 TO 5000 Keyser Is high mnn.
s35 TO 800 Shearnan is high man
$50 To 500 Keyser is not elected.
500 Green gets more votes than Wells.
$40 to s25 Cannon gets more votes than
any other candidate,
$50 to $3.50 either Wells or Shearman
is elected.
s35 10 500 Tuddenham is elected.
SO Tuddenham is not low man.
$40 Cannon gets more votes than Wells,
s25 Keyser beats Shearman,
sl5 to $3.50 Cannon wins.
500 Wells beats Shearman.
500 Shearman beats Tuddenham.
s26 to 500 both Wells and Shearman
elected.
st5 Keyser beats Wells.
$40 TO s25 Keyser is high man.
s5 to SIS Tuddenham is elected.
$50 to S15 Cannon is elected.
s100 to $50 Tuddenham is not high
man.
$500 Tuddenham not elected.
$50 Wells beats Keyser.
$40 TO $50 Wells and Tuddenham m
elected.
s25 to 500 Tuddenram not elected.
SIS TO SO Wells Is elected.