Evening star., 1926-11-07
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Just before the voting for presi-
Betting on the peeu,ssl3h rssr1t As As 70 20
''1e 1iec'ioh' recognized that the
race was an extremely close one
The Star of October 81. 1876, saws:
The exceeding closeness of the CON
test is illustrated by the fluctuations
IN the pool rooms. where the betting
Is governed by the advices received
ny the gamblers from what they hold
20 be the best sources of information.
Thus. fortnight ago the betting was
In favor OF Hayes, then Tilden beca
10 creep up in the pool selling and for
some days held the position of favor.
lite. In the selling yesterday in New
York. AS reported in the New York
Express, Democratic paper. HAYES
gradually mounted to the side of his
rival, ana at one pool room. the Turf
Exchange, was the favorite standing
at l9a to $50 for Tilden. At Morris.
sey.s and Johnson's. in the last pools
sold Hayes and Tilden stood at 100
each. 'V
"1n this city the pool selling At the
'nperlai ttotel last night on the gen
erat result indicated Tilden was large.
ly the favorite. standing 1oo for I'll.
den to ~ for Hayes. The pool selling
in this city has, however. NOT been re
dtlced through the unimpa ssioned me.
chanlcat process of the New York
pool rooms and Is not as reliable an
| index GIL
The interest shown by the public
| In the quotations at the pool rooms
arises from the fact that i'm close no.
| ,tical contests the most dispassionate
| 'd'd as 10 proba BILE results has been
developed there. For instance tho ra.
suits Of the October elections in I,di.
ana and Ohio were foreshadowed with
| precision by the pool selling in New
| YORK, which. after f1uctuating with
| the tide of battle in the two States
Settied down just prior 10 the election
with Williams q the favorite In In.
dlana and Bell the favorite in Ohio
| Inc fluctuations In the pool selling
| now IN. New York on the national
issue indicate that up TO the present
| time the data obtained ia not de-.
| clslVe as to the result. Within a few
GAYS the preponderance of hopeful.
| ness has undoubtedly been with the
| Democrats. but yesterday the Repuh.
llcans seemed to be in a SUMMER mood
| than Of late"
AS at all other national elections,
the people of Washington were mere.
Local Interest in 1s7s, i i00fers-o1 bnf thin in
the Balloting. bad, had a X keener enc III, in
come then than now because of the
ract that a political change of ad-
mlnistration In those DAYS usually
meant heavy overturn in the de-
partmental population The Star of
November 3. 1875, says:
AS the people Of this District have
no vote in the presidential election
| their main concern in the result is
the manner in which it will affect
their business interests. They have
found from sad experience that 1t is
as unsafe to put trust in politica |
parties as in princes, so far as Dis
trict interests are concerned; and
| therefore outside Of the noble army
of officehSl3ers and officeseekers, the
people here do not feel called upon
to blow any party horn very loudly.
In general way any change in
party rule is dreaded by a large por.
ton of our business people, as in
volving the discharge Of a great num-
with whom they have business rela
tions. Very many Of the department
tclerks. for instance. have purcha sed
houses on time and, IL discharged,
they would be unable to pay for
them. and large amounts of real es.
tate Of this city would he thrown
upon an already dull and glutted mar.
ket. Very many other clerks are in.
debted to Washington dealers and
trades people for goods and supplies
and If suddenly thrown out Of EN-,
ployment they would In many in.
stances be unable to pay their in.
debtedness. The District people a
. whole would probably prefer ths