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THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1916.
WILD NIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY AS ELECTION RETURNS COME IN,
BROADWAY BLAZED
LIKE NOONDAY Off
ELECTION NIGHT
talking. In Iho gteat forest of fire
and the lanes lending to It, currency
was being burned up like candles.
The crowds went down Uroadway to
I Bet the election returns, and when
! the returns didn't com nulekly
enough they hail to get so mo kind of
77We Yft
CIOCE
fit CLEAM
SWCCP!
Crowds Jammed It, Cheered
or Booed as Returns
"Came In.
TOWN GOES CKAZY.
Weill on a Holiday Jamboree
as Good and Bad News
Came In.
Hughes said ltt
Last night was tho night of nights
In. little old big New York. It was
New Year's live, Christmas live and
the night before Thanksgiving all
rolled Into one. It's always tho easo
on the night of a Presidential election,
but this wn.i something different.
Broadway, usually a congested mass
of pcoplo on tho occasion, was des-
B op HOISC
"Tex"' Illcknrd were In
with hunchc of bills to
President. Peacock Alley
a high-toned poolroom.
ard was betting Ohio to
tho bunch
bet on tho
looked like
'Tex" ItU-k-
it standstill
In favor of Wilson. Al Hmathcrs
placed $3S,000 lit ovens and odos that
Hughes would carry tho Huekryo
Mate.
This was at 7 oclock. Wilson was
even money. Then It was 10 to 9 on
lilm, and then tho Hughes men foiccd
tho odds to 10 In it against til lit. It
was a wild night and a mad, eager
crowd In tho betting. Mo crony did
the Wilson men become to get their
money down that they yelled their
odds at 2 to 1 or. the President. Tlin
money was gobbled like n rttork grabs
n. worm. It Is estimated that JlOO.oon
changed hands In Peacock Alley In
less than twenty minutes.
Then somo one bet JB.OftO to tM0
that Wilson wouldn't carry New
day," was the quiet remark of John
May.
"llughca said III" yelled tho an
nouncer. At Columbus Circlo tho crowds
weie dense. Somebody said as dense
as some of the voters In Chicago,
Passngo was difficult tbcro and auto
mobiles wero thicker than blossoms
HUGHES DECLINES
return, and they got it. A million
dollars went madly along the Great
White Way. The cafes wero crowded,
tho theatres wero packed, the movies
were packed, tho streets were packed,
and from the way that noma of the
returns came in it looked like other
things had been packed.
Election returns woro served with
tho eats; thoy wcro handed out with
drinks. They wcro part of tho pro
gramme at the theatres. Returns were
coming from everywhere. They wero
not always satisfactory, but they
were the best to bo had, and the
New York crowds, the best natured
In tho world, used to gottlng tho
worst ofit, cheered, yelled, booed,
growled and groaned and let It go at
that.
WILSON PROSPERITY FLOWED
ALONG BIG STREET.
The cafes couldn't loso and the
cabaret went wild, while the boom-
boom bands banged and ballyhooed,
1 I
1 MKa!-
TO TALK UNTIL HE'S
El
CONCEDED WINNER
OHIO FOR WILSON;
DEMOCRATS CLAIM
30,000 PLURALITY
Refuses io Make Statement as : President Loses Cincinnati, hit
MMcy
RtO VUMdt.
AND B1UC
CP3 "
tlned to bo hare. This was because
of the danger threatened by tho oxca
vatlon under the great thoroughfare
for the new iubway. Tho pollco said
it would bo dangerous for tho crowds
to pass along tho great Whlto Way,
from Thirtieth Street to Fiftieth, so
the crowds woro barred from those
pastures.
So everybody In New York went
down to sen what Uroadway looked
like when It wan bare. It promised
to bo such a great sight that babes
In arms wcr taken down to look at
It Tlio babes saw their llrst election
night. Aladdin IMln-ui was there
with his wonderful lamp. I lo turned
on more power and turned night Into
day. Tho cafes looked like cascades
ill o..r r
'l V,rT -' - l
V;rl 10 till ttUULTlHS
in nit i mi '
of diamonds. Broadway looked like
midsummer nt noon.
Prosperity perambulated along tho
is
'when It's apple time In Norway. They
I moved through tho clrclo like a fu
neral. They wero crowded, Jammed,
In Central Parle: so packed that they
couldn't get out anil couldn't get
b.n-k. There was enthusiasm In the
rrowd when tho screen gave Ohio to
Hughes. There waji a roar llku a
tidal wave of sound when It was an
nounced that Wilson had carried
I Texas by 1C5.000.
ALL KINDS OF HORNS ON THE
WHITE WAY.
There were horns all along Hroid
n.ty llsh horns, tin horns, French
Tork. lix. Governor Haskell of Okla. , horns ami nutotnoui o iiorns. icKier.s
noma got down J3.00O to $1,000 thai " rattlers and nil kinds of noiso
Wilson would be. had been, elected. ' 'V, , !L
And, meant-me grVsts were fathering "t ' lu . People walked n op -In
he vnrlo.i. dining rooms, for directions on tin. wnif W of
l i lie flirrci. ill,' wniv.i in .mi .
audi nobody would have stood for an
i .into only for tho rest that It gave
'him. A man could walk faster than
one of them. The Police
Intent, l'lre and Street Cleaning De
mirlment and the Iloroilgh President
force wore all out to preserve order
Long as Opponents Doubt
Victory.
, CALM AS HE GOT NEWS.
Received Returns and Con
gratulations From Country
With His Family.
Charles K. Hughes retired nt the
Hotel Astor at 1.15 A. M. to-day, fe-
tTusIng to make any statement on tho
election because Democratic officials
had refused to concede his victory.
He left orders to be called at 8 o'clock
this morning. Ho had been convinced
of his election soon after the returns
began coming In to htra at bis suite
In the Astor. Dmlng tho evening
, Mr. Hughes was one of the calmest
men In New York.
In bis rooms, besides Mrs. Hughes,
wero his daughters, Helen, Catherine
Carries Cleveland
Other Cities.
and
COI.U.MIIUS. 0 Nov. .-A Ion
ticket and in noli mixed voting has
made tho count nlow In Ohio. Tho In
dications nro that Wilson will lead
Hughes by not ls than 30,000, though
tho Republicans aro claiming tho
Btnto by 15,000 to 20,000.
Itot-irns from 1,375 precincts of the
5,r,70 In Ohio give Wilson 176,323:
Hughes, 167,794. Of theso S0O were
of tho 516 In Hamilton County (Cin
cinnati), which gavo Wilson 46,0:$;
Hughes, 57,303. Franklin County (Co
lumbus), gave Wilson 13,835 to 14,433
for Hughes.
Sonalor Pomercno regained his lead
In tho rui-o for the Unltod .States Sen
ate, 1,058 precincts In tho State, giving
him 1.H.63I, and Derrick 136,917,
Cleveland and Cuyahogu County,
tho homo of t oi-retary N. 1). Ilakcr,
lias ovldcntly given President Wilson
ALL-NIGHT VIGIL
IS KEPT AT BOTH
II
HEADQUARTERS
Spirit of Optimism' Shifts
From Republicans to Demo
crats in Morning Hours,
Daylight found the National Head.
quarters of both parties filled with
sleepy-eyed men, many of them still
In evening clothes. Ono woman, Mrs.
P. D. M. Hetts, an enthusiastic suf
fragist, remained nt Republican
Headquarters nil night, engerly sc.ru
Uniting the returns posted on the big
score board.
BETTORS IN PANIC
AS EARLY RETURNS
FAVORED WILSON
Thousands Put Up in Last
Day of Betting That
Totalled Millions.
SOME BET BOTH WAYS.
In
Hour Odds Swung.-From
2 to 1" on Wilson to
6 to 1 on Hughes.
Harly to-day tltero was ntlll some
betting on tho election, resulting
r...m t. i ... i ., i v. . .
Chairman I cox. of the Republican )nlo murn!( ow ,
change, hands throughout the coun
try cannot bo approximately esti-
and llttlu Miss Kllzabitn. In the t a plurality of nearly 110,000. Wilson's
outer rooms were Secretary Y'i"' ' l"lMrnllty In Tolclo In nlmiit 6.CH).
Though tho plurality for Wilson In
Public Service Commissioner Whit
ncy, Karl V. Sheppitrd, Mr. Hughes's
publicity man; Holiert H. Fuller, who
was the President-elect's secretary
when he was Governor, and Dr. Colin
S. Carter, brother of Mrs. Hughes.
The first bulletin nt precisely S.SO
o'clock declared be had carried New
York State. Ou top of It camo a
bulletin that ho had carried Buffalo.
t. wlih fhla rtiPArfnl nnwH n.H un
Depart- f ...n,..!,,. .hat the candldato sat down
to dinner wltn ntn lamny.
Shortly after 7 o'clock Chorion E.
iiorce were an uui iu ihito"- nughes ir. and his wire arrivea and
Tend take caro of tho crowds ,0ncd th8 family party. The Presl-
uonnres were " ''' "' " ,J ' deut-clcct ato heartily.
stopped. Two llremen turned out
7FIE KTOS WR OUT '
WiTM jU sours or
N0I5 MflkJER.?
evei-j-thlng that could be converted
Into a dining room u.is pressed Into
'i.crvlce and the hostelry was respleu
ident with bcautllul women, gor
geous gowns and fl.isliinc Jewels,
. . 'Mowers weio In pi-ofU"lon and music
adding to the g.iyi-ty or gravity of tho I sounded from nil corners.
occasion, as me (liners were su
yur. i,s.mo nC
minded. It began to bo some night
mooii after fi o'clock. Kant side, west
side and all around th town, tho
nolscnukers were getting busy.
Prophets abounded and prosperity
flowed over tho bats. Huns never
built In a bakery began to nssemhlo
and assimilate. Tickers wero ticking
tidbits of news from Tacoma to
Texas and the cash registers wcro
Hinging merry songs.
CROWDS
OUT LIKE
P
In tho W.ildorf-AhtorU money was
talking, talking fast, talking against
time. Plmty of Wilson 'my was
going down the linn In I'esJmtti Alley,
l-'tom the lelephono bootlu. P"jI to the
rinnr lemllnrr tit the taxlcah stundH u
I I 1. M . 1 I ! I
tvt.Uo Wo., ,i. i.t ,... crowd Hiirgeu naca niiu lurm uo win
White Way and made a big splash, j vn, .,.(.,. ,m tl0 i,h,,k of tho
Under the arc lights and In the gleaM Somme. Mavev lllumenthal. Jakey
of the Incandescent lamps money wai yield. Hob Uokc. Al Smatliers and
SPOUTED
WINE.
And outside the cionds weie gath
ering. Uroadway, the desert, had
blossomed Into a garden of New
York's flower of youth. The crowds
had come down to seo tho "haro
spots." The crush was on, the screens
wero throwing the scant returns .in
they came, the strnwH showing the
direction of the political wind. The
sky reddened with a ruby glow of
light telling that Whitman li.nl been
re-elected Oovernnr of New York.
Down Uroadway the crowds poured
like wine from the big end of n fun
nel. Ob, yes, Hro.ulw.iy was bare,
llarn In spots. H.ire where the work.
"iToLOloUSb'
Btff WAS .
feiGMnMRe1
He laughed heartily when there nm i
laid before him the llrst uospaicncs i
ni rnnirratulatlon to arrive and com-
) mented on the fact that It was sent
at 5.K In the afternoon. It was from
I Clinton, N. Y.. and read:
'"Hon. Charles K. Hughes. Hotel
l.lnr. Nw TorlC CltV!
"I have Just voted for you. 1 hare
never yet voted for a. loser. Con
gratulatlonn to you,T ..
About thin time there set In a great
flood of telegrams from all parts of
tho country nnd every no ut, them
was of cheer.
It wan o'clock when they con
sidered the election won. nnd Mr.
Hughes nrose anil smilingly received
the congratulations of his faml y.
It was hln wlfo who first '"P"'1
bis hands hud kissed him nnd then his
daughters cninusiaswc.u.y
loundcd him. with Charles 13. Hughes
Jr. standing with an arm thrown
around bin father' shoulder.
The family greetings oyer. Mr
Hughes stepped beamingly in th"
outer rooms. Ho said nothing but
.simply stood there, heartily returning
the hearty handshakes of his lledten-
inntH Them was Just after that an
I Interchange of congratulations over
tho State an now Indicated will prob
ably bo less than predlctod by tho
Democratic State Campaign Commit
tee, Cox, Democrat, for Governor, ban
by no means run as far behind tho
President ns win Indicated lu the
polling nnd ho may bo pulled through
by the trend to Mr. Wilson. If so,
the Democrats will probably elect
their entire Statu ticket.
ASSEMBLY.
Manhattan,
Ut Dl-I Michuel Kuii'lll Ki!.)
J. .1. Ityati (l)i-iu.)
:ifii'
nr.ti
o:if
nnt
:i54
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M7
1ICIT
mis
1116
.k. Ulm.,n Mr. HllL'llCS alUl
I inn lull :'liuin' ...-v..
. ' Chairman Wlllco. who bad gone io
Willi an auto irui-i( to pui oui inc hraduuarters,
llres .-mil n nol ccmaii went with them trnnrletor Mnsehenhelm of lite itotei
so that there would be no trouble In i ,vstor, who had len anxiously awalt-
I
On Monday, Nov. G, 1916,
481 careful, critical women
purchased
pmncnis.
95 to $10
HAMILTON
Tlioy saved from
Be Curious!
Model Illustrated
Coat of All Wool Diagonal,
Cheviot Coating, Imitation
De ave r Trimming,
$g.75
SUITS
$11 Io $30
COATS
57.50 to 550
DRESSES
$5 to 530
Visit our Showroomi.
You uill nol It urged Io tun.
The taluts speak jot Ihtmitltu.
Hamilton
I GARAGE AT CO.
307NFTH AVE.S!v fsl.Y.
Ad(Jrei Dept. Til (or Kr Cat-tlo;:
Lilt
n if in 7. I loif it nnntiui ,'
initiliiL' n out wiw Monroo an
noillieed the election of Hughes In
the Winter (i.irilcn and the announce
was greeted with great eclat. Then
the show went tin. At Shanley'n the
earlv dinner irowtl lingered till they
stopped the cabaret to make room
tor tho theatre crowd. At the Astor
Hotel, where Mr. .ungues und nis 1
family uro staying, tho grand ball- '
room was tinned Into n dining rqom
ind guests served who had reserved
tables two weeks before. An orches
tra and a Matlmba band from Guate
mala furnished music, wbllo the
guest it dined and election returns were
firiHlieil on a big scrren by a telauto-
I frrnph service Iresh fiom the West
,ern I'nliin wires.
I WILSON SHOUTERS
CHANCE,
I All thti'iigli New York tho cTtunges
'wro rung, Down on tho east ldo
the weni ei .i.y with delight. Tho
cry of --llxlra! Kstni'" wan still In
tho air. .Men uun wiui wim joy
t men wero In tho trenches under the
i thoroughfure, but In all other places
along tho boulevard the crowds worn
I llku the vast armies of Vordun.
Crowds In the street, crowds In the'
4 saloons and ciowds In theattes nnd
cafes nnd the tu-Ker wmKiiig over
time every place. John .May, a heavy
, lit wm :
iji
IMP
CVJU.lC1INCC
i oe. mi cmcb
MAh - -.
backer of Wilson, lletcned to iht
of bis own tuUer tikmg out
news for blm.
"Hughes gets Ohio!" shouted
innnuncri
t irk
bad
the
'Hughes said H '
was well informed
Ing permission, was given inn woru
and caused to be unfurled In front of
the hotel a huge American Hag.
l-'or morn than an hour there bad
been a huge mob In front of the hotel
Th.ra vrm n 1 1 urn x I milt el V 10.000 per
sons outside when the folds of the
big silken Hag were shaken out and
the banner draped across sixty feet
jof tho hotel front. Tho rays tit two
rug searcnitgnis wurMiirii
lied lights went burned on tho roof
and later In electric lights wero Ida
rnned tho name. "Hughes."
There had been a continuous dem
onstration of enthusiasm In Urn ntreet
but when tho flag wan shown in otll
rial announcement of victory there
wiih it tremendous outburst of cheer-
GET THEIR ting, horn-blowing ami bell-ringing.
Ulg sections of mo crown urciin wihi
dancing nJld marching. Hut It was
very good-natured and tho police hal
no call to interfere,
Asldo from the Immediate Hughes
party, the first to congratulate Mr.
Hughes on his election na President
was Miss Dorothy ltadley. who, with
her grandfather, W. P. Mtisehenhelin,
was admitted to tho Hughes suite.
Sim bore a basket of flowers and
blushliigly but prettily and grace,
fully placed them In Mr. Hughes s
hands.
I MINNESOTA CITIES
GIVE" WILSON LEAD
Republican I e.niers However, Say
This Will He Overcome by
Country Note.
(AiUI to TV K.fninj MiM I
ST. PAl.'l., Nov 8. Incomplete re
turns Indicate a llepubllcan vn-Kiry
In Minnesota although the vote In Urn
three cities. St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Dilluth, gives President Wilson ti lead
of from 8,000 to lU.OuO over Charles H.
Hughes.
The Ileiiubllcnn leaders, however,
nm Annrirf.,nl fh.. rutliriw fprim ttlil
posslblo that Wilson l country precinct will show a plurality
he possibility heiamo , of J()lwte j5000 and .uW fur
Hughes.
(lov. J. A. A. Hurnqulst of St. Paul,
Itepublican, wan re-elected by an
overwhelming majority over Tannins
P. Dwyer of Minneapolis, his Demo
cratic opponent.
Prank H. Kelloirs apparently has a
safe lead for United States Senator
over his Democratic opponent, D'tniel
1". l,awlor.
Carl C. Vundyko of SI. Paul, repre
senting tho I'ourth Congressional
District, and tho only Democratic
Congressman fiom Minnesota in the
present CongrcHs, was re-elected by
10.000 over Darius r Iteese, Jtepub
llcan. Tlitimas D. Schall, the blind
Progressive ( 'ongressm.in from tho
Tenth District, was re-elected, and
the other eight districts have given
the Itepublican candidates good ma
jorities, with the exception of the
Second, where Kr.tnKlin f . Kiuwunn,
dS Dlst. Ahrnlmm (Inlub (Keep.)..
Peter .1 llanille (l)ein.)..
3d DM .Ins. D. March ir. (ltep.).
I'aesnr II, R llariu (1).).
4th Dljt. M. I). I'lonienhaft (ltep.)
II. H. Sehlnml tDi-in )...
.1. Pnnken (Hoc.)
Bth nisL K T. Dimmier (Uep.l...
Mimrlrn .McDonnld 1.) .
6111 U St. .N. U. I'er Itnim IHeli.l...
Ilnrry IIpiKhwU. (I)viu )
S. Jtoxeiilicri: (Hoc.)
7th Dlst. -J J. Powell ltep.) M72
P. J. MelClllKntt (l)ein.). 3323
SthDIst. H. II. Klhiiun (ltep.).... 77
Aliiuhnm (Inmlninn (!,). 1K2
9th DUt -Henry Schelhle (ltep.).. 1132
C. I). Donohuii (Dein).. 272J
10th DlJt. M. S. Keldlvr (ltep.)....
Aimer tireriilierg (l)ein.)
Ilth Dlst M. .1. Iliemiun (ltep.) .
J. K. -Mnhnny llii-m.)..,
12th Dlst .1. J. Tntten (ltep.)
I, D. Kelly (I)i-m. ).....
13th DUt. -M If Koran (Ken.) ...
1'. K Stialib (I)eni.)...
Ilth DIs). I-' i' I)-Nell (ltep,)
It I Tndnr (Di'in.)
lEth IJlst . latenlKlKen (ltep)...
S. P K'nU (I)em.)
ICth Dlst.- J P ' i .-her (lien ). .
Martin li Mei'ue (I), in.) 2,fiSS
17th Dlst Miiltln llniirke (Ken.).. &.;r2
Vlnei nt .III v (Drill.) . .
t8thPI.lt Thomas Mullet. (Hep.)..
.Mink liohi'aerg (lii-ni ).
2Uth Dlst II. D Vogel (Ken ). . .
Krank Annum- (Dem )..
21st Dlst II f Mllchill (lltn.) ..
J. J Wihun (Drin.) . . .
22d Dlst. P 1 1. Ueriles ll(ei I
M.iuili' llliieli (Deni )
:td Dlst. '"I II llioikwio (Iti-n).
K Smith (Hem.). .
;'llh Dlst - S i .Shim (Itou)
t) M Klermtii fPetn.) . .
25111 Dlst.-It Mil. Mmsh (Kei. ) 2i7t
rn.) 2.::r,
forces, after belnir nwaninml with rnn.l
gralulatlons from all parts of the!
country, was about tho a. O. P camp,!
shaking hands nnd scattering his
broadest smllos until along about 3
o'clock, when tho returns from tho
far West began to Indicate that the
claim of Hughes's election was n bit
promaturo,
Mr. Wilcox settled down from that
time on, and party lenders who had
left to celebrate early lu the night,
began drifting buck fiom clubs and
hotels to" Und out If there was any
thing In the rumors that Wilson was
gaining strength.
l-'rom tin atmosphere of the great
est Joy Itepublican lieadiiuarters
changed to one of serious faces and
apprebenslvo whlspurs. Men who Imij
been picking out the Hughes Cabinet
n few hours before were now pacing
up and down the floor, rubbing their
hands nervously nnd giving other ev
idence of men about to go after the
altitude record.
In Democratic heatln,unrters Just
the reverse was happening- Party
leaders and hnngern-tm who had
given up hope of re-electing Wilson
ns early nit 10 o'clock last night, and
who had remained on tho premises
Just to se what had been saved from
the wreck, were saying, "I told you
so," slnpplng each other on the back
and laughing out loud for publication.
Chairman McCnrmlrk, of all those
gathered at lieadiiuarters, lufused
from the first to admit Hint Hughes
bad been elected. Therefore, when
I the returns began favoring Wilson
tne .mm oi miCK ttmiio exniuuii'ii until
at daylight It was i king In both ears
and all points West
l.:i.VJ
l,:nr
1.7.1)1
:i,i,i)2
i, (in
:i,I2s
i,&ru
.2.''i2
l,7l'i'.l
2.7M
'.!H1K
3.!iHS
i.r.nr.
i . i; 7 .1
1.959
3.3IK
I. IH7
2,h33
1. 135
:i.Mi2
I.!i73
3,122
9,215
9.513
5HA
I.I...I
I I! Mill, nr.. If II, ..k. .r
2Cth DUl I Mum' Merger (ltep ).'.. "2H
Mejer Levy, (11, in ).... 3.',
7th Dlst. S ,M. Meyer (Iten.) . . .I7ii5
.IiiiNiiii S. Hull (Deni ) . Slf.l
t'lni- Not lit- (Ki-p ) . !i:i5
,M Vllieent (Drill ) . . . SMI
-Alfred I). Iloll (ltep.).. 2-lfil
Silas II Axtell II) ).. 2111',
-Nlch. Mtver (Keii.) 2i,f,.-,
Tim. P. Could (Deem ). Mill
-Mux Si htli-ek (Hep.). . -MS.ir. i
J. CnliMr-ln (Di til.) . . . 53iK
2Mb Dlst
29th Diet.
:inth Dlst -31st
DUt -
SUPREME COURT.
Second
District.
(!ropsey.
ltep.
...12l.i:3.-
,.. 29.43:i
... fi.ll"
Hrennan
Dem.
.:7.:i:i
2n.i',:n
7,391:
llorotighs.
Ilrooklyn
Queens
Itlchmonil
Total 157,r,21 I3.1.003
To this total must bo added the re
sults from Nassau ami StilTork
Counties.
CONGRESS.
2d Dl.t -tteliilln (Ken ) . .,
Ci.Mw. M (Di'tn ). .
3d Dlat.-CliiiiiitH-rs (Hip)...
I-'Ivihi (Dem.)
4th Dlst -St'-ln (ltep )
Dale (Drill )
Cth Dlst IMilllntmr (Hep ) ...
.Midler IDi 111 )
r, til DUt.- Howe (Hep.) . . ..
St) IlKle (Dem ). . ,,
"tb DUt -Itowiiwn (Hep.) .
l-'llxueriilil (I) .)..
8th Dlst - Morehouse (Hep).,
f initio (Dem )
9th Dlst Xwlft (Hep ) . .,
Tot burn (Hem ). . . ,
Kith Dt It I Urll fltep ). . ,
11 Htiiniin Dent )
:.r,ir,i
2ii;,:i
III295
II5XH
7IMI2
h7ir,
1 1 302
12701
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15319
133.11)
2Bn
n;:,r,i;
Itlitei
x:ii:'
mnted, but guesses range ji high a
110,000,000.
A real panic In tho betting cam
at the Waldorf and In somo othci
places when the first returns from
Kansis were announced. Wagers
wero matin at 12 to 10 on President
Wilson, and there was ono bet of
110,000 to JS.OOif on Wilson at .15
P. M. Hughes men wcro domorallited
for nn hour.
Twcnty-ilvo thousands dollars on
Wilson nt any odds was offered with
out takers, At 7.1S tho pendulum
Hwuug. Hughes first became evens
again, and from then on It woa 2 to 1.
3 to 1 and 6 to 1 on tho candidal",
without takers. Oldest sportsmen
way they never recall nuch a scene. 1
It brought to an end tho most
stupendous betting campaign con
ducted In any election. Peacock
Alley, and tho grill room nt the Wal
dorf wero so Jammed with bettors
ind would-bu bettors that moving
about wus ns dllll cult lis In the sub
way lu rush bourn.
Claudu Mieker of Columbus. O., tel
egraphed to tho Waldorf that ho had
IIO.oou to place on wiison. junn .
Drake talked with him and the waKor
was taken.
Conlldeuce among tho Wilson fol
lowers Ini-teitHi-d a.s tlio day wore on,
and from tho Continental Hotel, the
headiuurtcrs of the striking carui-n.
caitiii word from the manager thi
110,000 of WIU011 muiiey was In the
safe icady to bu bet uvon.
1 At the. imperial mere was vj.uuu or
I similar terms.
These bets weie taken by a comhl
natlou of professionals at tho Wal
dorf who have been ploying the bet
ting as they would play- the market.
l-'very one 11 limit the Waldorf said
never hml so much monoy been
wuKi-red on an election. Tex ltlrkar-1
I made a tlnnl l-t of 12,000 on WH.vnt
at 9 to 10. He laid a total or xitiu.fion
Joint A. Drake said: "Not only b -
It been rttnirkable for the am
bet, but moro romarknblo In the way
that odds havo shifted. I know meii
who individually have wapered
J200.000, and those men swayed by
tho vnrylng odds havo bet on both
candidate" They don't stand to wi-i
or lose nuro than I5.(iO. I have
never seen suc.i a condition In an
election betting market." u
Mr. Drake would not admit the
amount or his hots, but It Is known
the sum far exceeds 200.000, He h.ts
been u conalstciit Hughes backer.
1 A CAHIIPI'l. I.APV,
1 'Vrom ttie IrfwiunllI t!,irler-Jmiml.)
"Never li-avo the parrot In the ro,ti!
with the gbldflnh."
"Vi-rv well. mum.
The parrot Is hopeless. Hut I ilmi'l
milt the goldllsh to learn to swem "
1st DUt.
2d DUt.
2d Dlst.
r.79 1
--L'r' t
111,1,
ll.lJ
Mb DUt.
9th Dlst.
t Otli DUt.
OtlfETTI '.
In their cries and
1 women Joined
chems. It was
, w as I'leeted. M1
a eertalntv with the iheerlm: thou
Minds. Tho screen llnshes helped 'ho
1 i-erlnlnty. When a eliungo was made J
' in favor of Hughes tho noti-o was I
slopped, to bo taken up a moment
I Inter by Urn voters for tho former!
'justice. At 1 o'clock this morning
1 the thousands weren't quite suro
where tr.cv tn..d .
"Wilson Is a pipe!"
"Hughes la ,1 elneh!"
"Wilson has 271 votes In the Klec- I
tnral College," ilaslied out Vanco Mc
cormick, Domocratlc National Chair
mun. "Hughes his no:," came fiom Chair
man WIIIcon, Itepublican Chairman.
'Oh. you can't l.-II who's elected,"
growled a neutral
id the man who
Kings.
i II. Hilr-ioii (Hi p ) l7n
John J. tiiirritb iD-iii ) l.t',1.1
-J11-- A. Ileney (Hep.) . 2T,5
Pat II. I.iiney (In-ni.) . 9.1U
A. De Murium (ltep ) 1.02.1
l-i.ilik J. Iiolnr IDi 111.) 3,115
(III DUt. --Sun A WViMtfltip) . Jiil'l
P A M-'Aiill, (linn ) 2.-xr.
5th Dlst I. II. t-uillllrld Ji (Hep ).
Win II I. iiiiu tli'-ui ) .
6lhDlKt -N I) sliiipno tlP-p) ..
II tiolillnii ()illl 1
7th DIM M-hiif Mm tin (Kip ). ..
Dan'l I-' K11 n r II (D1-111 ) 2,01-1
-II1110I1I I, 'I'm I. (I(ep.) l.i;i.'
John J MeKeoii ( Di'tn) 2,'IH:
-15. P. IIIIU I Hi p ) 2,7.19
P S Ilurr fix-in ) 2.7D2
-I-'ted. M. Mn-ni (Hep.).. 3'H
C. 15. llrniirii ID- ill ) . . .'Till
Ilth DUt. C It. Ilieniiitii (ltep ) . 3liil
1- K. l.VtlllM (Hein ) .... 2H09
12th Dlst. W. T. Sliiipson (Hep.).. 3779
C A. VleineUli-r (Drm 1 3tnK
13th DUt -.!'' Pb I.. '.Ho (H P ) . Mii I
M. T. Diiiinelly (Dun ). . 22H.
Mill Dlst - lleniy P l.lsstier (Hep.) 717
.1 P lot F-lt-nz (Dem ).. 1371
15th Dlst - William Vo-ut (Hep ) ... ISf.i 1
.1 r M'w nni v (Dnn ) . . :ir.
I Ilth DUt- - Shiiiii' I It Crern (Hep) ------9
I'liarli . -lux h ID- in I . ti'lt
lilh DM Piid k A Willi (ll.i). :iM.
T V P DUiimis (Dem.) 2 101
IVtll DUt. W P. Voilk. r (llrp.) .. 7912
A I. DoiU (Hem ) 3H ,1
19th DUt.-l-Vi d llr.-hm ildpi .... I3n4
Ill-Ill KIIiikiii oi (Dnn ). IIK7
20th DUt - A. C l-'liiiiimin (Hep.). 3, fill
Ceo .1 llruiui (Dnn.). . 2,TH
2Ut DUt. --It A .S'i i i lltep) ... 1-101
I .MriideUnlin I Item ) . l.fi'H
22(1 DUt t'bus. H Diuf (Hep)... 2.H35
Ctorge Krlser (Drill.) . 1.923
23d Dlst MHr.hnl Knvder (Hep.).. 37 12
15 .1 II MiU Jr (Dnn ).. 3179
A I Slilpl ii off (Soe ) . . 1211
Bronx.
Mil DUt Win Wa.liteliH. il) . . fiiUJ
Win. s Hwiih i in in ) . . shin
33d DUt. I'liUH. J Mi.-liirr (ltep ). . 2190
Hull II. Millet (Item ) .. 4K29
34tb DUt - . Hlinonulf Hb-p ) ..... 4IJH
M. M I'ettlK iD'-ni- ;, , V"
J5th DUt Then II l-'rl. nd Jr (It.) -
Jos M Cnlliili in (Dem ) 959:
Richmond. 1 1
CliHilen A. Mnrahall (Hep ) '' .
Ilemy A. KrrelMTK (Ill-Ill) I '
. Queens. I
1st l)Ut. l.itrnliie, lu (It. p.) -tfill
P A Deltinmer (D.-in ).. f...'(2
2d DUt.-I5d 15 Firr.-ll (Hep) .. 4022
p J J ti irrv (Dnn 1 MM
3d DUt Win I-" W.illnip Hep) ffi'J'l
Wm II (i llnre ID-ill ) HH'hi ,
4lhI)i.,l-P A Hoi-kiii- (Hep) . s:'(17
(i P. Pnllu lliur (Drill ). Ul
llUtrlet ltyrne of Kln.
The vote (or DUtrli-t Ailorne In
HronkUn iruil: Lewis. Itepublican,
t.t t... revolt n.mni-'.i si -iks
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