Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-08
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ARE WAGERED
Those Who Backed sweitzer Los
, More Than $5C0,0o0.

Chicago, April 7.-Sweitzer Was a
2-tO-1 %favOrite in yesterdays election
and at those odds the greatest amount
of money ever Wagered in a mayoral-
ty election changed hands.
1t was estimated last night that
Sweitzer's cohorts who backed their
belief in the democratic candidates
chances Of election lost more than
100000 Some OF the wagers ran as
high as $4,000. drwind!ing down from
that figure ITO the l"jitney" bet. .stt3
y The heaviest. bets were laid in the
first ward, which includes the down.
town idistrict.sd!Two board of trade
men who plunged heavily we're cred
'ited~ withholding 100000. shy as a re.
suit of wagering that amount against
100000 Of Thompson money! n"
ASsI4Lost $4,000! f7s1GeGE :
2fnAndy Craig ore of Alderman Ken.
mas ~lieutenanrs1 in the First, was said
to have lost 100000 asa result of
Sweitzer'so defeat. Several ether of
Kenna's ,cohorts1 are known to have
been heavy losers on the democratic
nominee. ~. @H.a% agFg.A. y{T
James l.. Monaghan was said to
have placed $10,SO0 at 2 to 1 on
Thompson. tosMin.
Odds opened directly after the pri-
tmaries with Sweitzer a 6 to / favorite.
In theslast week the Odds dwindled to
10 to Land somesfew wagers were re.
corded5at ODDS rs sloWs asf s TO 5:%sNa,
Emeroh Wgers we're laid as AossS welt
Izer's plurality, but fitt:e Thompson
money was offered at this ,angglle. to
support their claims of an expected
overwhelming vote. Several small
bets were reported, but these were at
large odds. ~
L Some "Hedging."
Election day saw considerable
Hedging" but even with that there
was considerable money offered
which could not be placed. At ore sa-
loon in Clark street, directly across
from the city hall, $4,000 was in the
till at noon awaiting takers. The
greater part of this belonged to SWEET.
ger supporters. 4
a i, Women's Victory.
1T is q WOmen,s victory she ex-
planned on examination of returns,
which gave Mr.. Thompson a big ma
jority Of the suffragist vote. HE will
be the first mayor of Chicago to be ell
ected by the women, and he will live
up to every promise made to them in
the campaign. The vote shows what
confidence the women of Chicago have
in him. Billy stands for everything
that is good for the city and Il will
stand by him and second him in every
thing that he will do for us. N
No, One, Need Fear. Il q
"No one need fear for the board of
education or the park system or the
play grounds Of Chicago under his ad-
ministratiOn."
Mrs. Thompson was interrupted by
a telephone call.
1T was Mrs. Carter Harrison con-
graduating me-" she explained when
she returned. every one seems so
nice. &sIa @#,3y<
Every appointment that Mr..
Thompson makes will be upon a merit
basis" she went on.
( II am prouder of the way the CAM.
tpaign was handled by u side than
Of the victory, because there have
been no personalities, no talk of rel
gion or nationality or race prejudice
in any way. Under the circumstances
i would have been just, as proud If we
had lost. But we couldn't lose.
Never Lost q Race.
"Do you know that Billy never lost
a race in his life? It is almost a sup
erstition with me, and so l was sure
If victory. even in the darkest hour"
It cost the campaign committees of
the two leading parties only $4,000 to
protect their interests at the polls yes
terday. "Only" is. used in a compare
tive sense, for there were reports that
the cost ran intossix figures. There
are many who believe it did, notwith-
standing the modest statements of the
committees.