Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-10-17 | Page 16 | Betting is Lively on the Election

BETTING IS LIVELY ON THEJLECTION Hughes Favorite in Utah; Even Money Offered on National Result. The lie t tin? odds in favor of Hushes have shrunk to evn money on the Utah curb and yesterday, with but few exception?, excep-tion?, thero was comparatively little Huffhes money in slpht. One notable exception ex-ception was an open waeer of $1000 that Hushes would be elected. The Republican loader is a favorito of four to three in i the. state of Utah, but the beat in sight on the national result was even money. On practically all .the boards odds of from rive to four to two to one were offered of-fered on C'orless, Democratic-Progressive nominee for sheriff. The two to one offer was snapped up without delay, but several sev-eral wafers of lesser odds remained open last nitfht. Uompartively few large wapers have been accepted. In most cases the maximum maxi-mum to date accepted has been $100 to $200. Many of the wagers are of a freak nature, that is, on the result in various cities and states. Even money was the best offered yesterday on Morris and Bamberger. A survey of the various boards last night showed the following open wagers: $100 even that the Socialists poll more tiian l.OuO.ODO votes; $100 even that Bamberger, Bam-berger, Democratic-Progressive candidate for governor, sets fiOOO votes more than Spry did in lfU2; $100 even that Hughes does not receive one-half the votes cast in New York, Ohio and Illinois; $100 even that the Hughes vote will be 500,000 less than half the votes cast; $150 to $100 that C'orless, Democrat-Progressive, is elected sheriff; $130 even that the next United States senate is Democratic; $50 to $40 that Corless is elected; $100 even that Sutherland, Republican, is elected; $75. to $100 thai Wilson carries Utah. Fifty dollars even that Iverson, Democrat-Progressive, Is elected auditor; $r0 that Hughes will be elected; $25 even that Wilson, Bamberger. King and the majorily of the Democratic-Progressive county and legislative tickets will carry Salt Lake county; $10 that Bamberger does not carry 'Davis county; $100 even I that Bamberger carries Salt Lake coun-j coun-j ty ; 35 even Corless elected; $50 even I Wilson elected; $5o even Hughes carries j New York state; $25 even Morris elect-I elect-I ed ; $100 even Naylor elected treasurer; $50 even Hanehett elected; $50 even Wil-j Wil-j son carries Utah; 310 even can't pick one city from following that Wilson will not I carry: New York. Chicago, San Francisco, j Cleveland. Kansas City, Detroit, Omaha, Salt Lake. Toledo. Baltimore and Butte; $10 even can't pick three states from following fol-lowing Wilson will not carry: New York, New Jersey. Ohio. Indiana and Missouri, j Ten dollars even Wilson carries Pitts-! Pitts-! burg-; $25 even Wilson not elected if he does not carry New Y'ork state; $25 even can't name three states from following Wilson will not carry: Connecticut, Nevada, Ne-vada, Ohio, Alabama, Missouri, New Jersey. Jer-sey. Kentucky. Tennessee, Texas, Maryland, Mary-land, South Carolina, North Carolina, Montana, Geortrta, Colorado, Florida, Virginia, "West Virginia. Arkansas. Mississippi. Mis-sissippi. Oklahoma, Louisiana, Washington; Washing-ton; S30 even Wilson carries Utah; $20 to $30 Wilson carries Utah; $12 to $10 Bamberger carries Salt Lake county. One hundred dollars even Crabbe elected: elect-ed: $10 even entire fusion ticket in Salt Lake county is elected: $1000 Hughes is elected; S1O0 Hughes does not get one-half one-half the vote cast for president in New Y'ork state; $100 even Corless elected; $100 even Wilson carries Colorado; $100 even Bamberger carries Salt Iake county; $100 Carlson is elected governor of Colorado; $50 Bamberger elected; $50 Wilson elected; elect-ed; $25 Wilson elected.