Show Ti 1 New e v Style Betting New style bett betting Lloyd system is now a factor i in politics only it is is not wa wagering erin but hut just dust insurance Instead Instead In In- stead of the person who wishes to lay odds as to tho the result of the tho election hunting up Ull another man who wants to tollet bet and shaking hands and saying U Youre You're on on and all nIl that kind of thing or 01 having haying to find a stakeholder er he proceeds in solemn state stale to an in- in rn- rn I broker and asks for a P P P. P 1 L or in hi other words a policy with proof of interest I The rhe merchant who deals in busts and lithographs of William illiam 1 Howard Taft or the publisher who t has a consignment of state Mate documents b by r the Republican candidate to unload on tho reading public could well insure himself against financial loss b. b by Mr fr Bryans Bryan's 5 election lection by bv taking a few risks with tho Lloyds who are arc at nt tho the other cud end of a cable in London and arc are always willing will will- willI with what what- whatsoever I ing n to oblige an any inquirer r er long a chance chanco ho wishes Those who insure against the election of William Jennings Bryan arc are not obliged to show shaw that ho has been dam dani aged The possession of a policy is 13 is tm proof although under the tho English statutes thc these c picturesque documents docu docu- documents ments do cIo not nut represent ent any my claim which is J legally I ta collectible They have ha precisely precisely pre pre- Ciely the same standing as lS does betting bet lct betting ting under under- the tho laws lass of this state or as nR asan asan an un I r O. O U U. which remains after a night session of or poker Nobody doubts that tho Lloyds will sill of landslide in in pay but in the tho event a favor fan of the Demot Democratic ratie candidate an and n refusal l of the Endi English h underwriters to 10 take up th tim UtA P P P. I. I there thero is if no noway noway way to 10 compel them to make mako good through any tribunal In Incidental Branch J This branch of oC taking risks is only incidental to tho business bURine s of tho the Lloyds which is in reality a great marine marine ma ma- rine rin insurance company which wagers T with ith fate fato on any vessel a as long lona as tho the craft is supposed suppose to bo be afloat and ana pays losses loses s with the greatest cheerfulness The Lloy Lloyds s are arc an a association of marine marine ma ma- rine rino underwriters each ach one ono of whom pays an initiation fee eo of or OO The Tho risk on ships is the only form orm of insurance insurance the Lloyds an ance nn o which concerns as but tho the individual under under- underwriters writers will take chances on anything under the sun They The will agree to pay losses if it rains or r it doesn't t rain rhe They will insure in insure in- in sure Bure-a Bure a a thoroughbred against getting ettin leis Lis Ic leg broken on Derby da day or they thoy i will guarantee the life iro of tho the kin king for forthe tho the benefit of the shopkeepers of Lon Lon- don For a consideration they thoy will asi assure as as- i sure ure a sum suns to tho the he heirs rs of any any man who t fears cars that be he ma may t bo be blown up by a bomb Within the Lloyds are aro man many individuals who travel 10 in groups and are aro in inthe inthe inthe the habit babit of undertaking certain hazards haz has ards in common This was tho the style when the organization was formed more moro than OO years a ago o an and name named after after after af af- af- af ter the genial person who kept tho the cof coffee coffee coffeo fee feo house where the thc projectors of the enterprise were accustomed d to meet Original Members Sedate Mr Ir Lloyd insured nothing but hut that I the tho Tara Java would be good and m that there f should be an m abundance of church warden warden war war- den deli pipes anti and Hollands The original members were sedate persons who talked of pledging in their fortunes t against the perils of tho the sea and they were ero themselves interested in argosies of their own hes besides lles those belonging to other persons The modern Lloyds has many bold hold and ent ad adventurous r us spirits who would as soon n as not take lake chances on ou an American election eJection Americans who have ho h o taken policies so far far arc mostly those thos who deal in novelties or in small manufactures which might br br- affected b by 8 sudden n chan changes es of tariff in the tho event of tho the election of Mr Bryan There Thero arc others who Tho insure themselves against calamities s real and imaginary because they like the excitement of risking their money Policies a against the election of or Mr nr Bryan an cost early carly last week seek twelve twel and one half guineas a hundred sterling or about 13 li per por cent and they the have ha been quoted as high as 10 IG per pcr ce cent t to 20 0 o per perc percent c cent n t. t In III other r words if tho the policy holder bolder is concerned about tho election of Bry Bry- Bryan BryIn an In ho be may tako take out a policy polk for l on which he will ray pay say fay 2000 premium If Bryan Bran wins tho th Lloyds pay him to console him hint for what he considers a calamity J If Bryan Bevan is not elected tho the Lloyds hold holdfast holdfast fast to tho the premium and he gels nothing noth noth- in ing except tho the allaying of his fears No 1 o small sums arc wagered however and it would ho bo impossible for any per pcr- son flon with a 3 5 5 bill ill to net get et any am any consideration consid consid- cration at the hands Bands 0 of the tho Lloyds As All all ull tho the risks must bo ho accepted or rejected Eby by cable tho the process of insurance in in is a formal and ln lengthy one The policies are aro supposed ed to run up lp into tho the hundreds or thousands of dot dol lars Jars and hedging r is not permitted if the tho gentlemen at 01 Lloyds know it It was wn only the tho other day that a aman aman aman man went int into the o office ce of a n prominent insurance ins broker and 1011 wished to place either way war That i is ho would I insure himself against the tho election of I II I 11 m VE r 1 fl 1 IsEr CIGARS ILL I'LL BET IiEr ive I'VE I Ll 1 i GOr AN f l ALIVE AUVEL WILL 1 iw iwi i t ES CC D Ill MY 1 1 l S It t r rAS AS I Ui I r l E r i ILL I'LL l n L i J 1 r Y WIN A IV x x o m r T A 1 OF M SH t I If V Ir RAM r. r ILL I'LL A 1 n c STILL RUN NING IL dAcK J t i t I L l 4 t t ILL sEr BET Ala Ill I YE DONT KNOW H U Uj l r YOURE YOU'RE E. AU r j l J i ft I t CAR f 11 rI L J Ja a Swill o f 1 I C s1 s- s l. l wl 1 J a ill a eo s Li x L 4 a. a ff U I 1 i V I i iJ J a i Bryan at nt 20 per cent and against the choice of Taft at CO 00 per cent Tl That at was so 60 palpably like liko race track bettin betting that the tilt brokers grew indignant t an and would not have anything to do with the tho crafty bettor There There- must always bo ho the statement 1 of somo some cont contingency contingence ncncY somo BOroo profession I that the countr country will go O to tho the bowwows bowwows bow wows WOg and all a tho the interests of the bettor bet tor for with it before tho insurance broker I will accept accent the tho money for this little game of destiny Do Do you really think sir Bir ho be will I inquire I if if the steam roller ticket wins ins that you will wm bo ho o down clown and anI out nut and the tho prospective customer giving given I such assurances the policy against Taft TaCt may be bo issued If on tho the other hand a stand patter patter pat pat- ter ter who may bo interested in a tin tinplate tinplate plate late mill mm or somo some somo other form of i fry try applies for or a policy to take taka taro care of him hint in hi his old aj age e in in case tho rho Commoner goes to tho the white house c he must most go gothro through h the tho form orm of being deeply con con- cernell One Ono o of tho the earliest examples of political cal insurance known on this side of the water occurred in tho the last presidential campaign A man who had wa wagered ered against Parker said he di did dia not see sec an any way in which ho he could lose loso unless un un- un less ess Mr r. r Roosevelt dropped dead It was at the suggestion of a friend that ho bo insured himself with tho the Lloyds oven even against this this remote future possible possible pos pos- sible contingency Tho The premium on the tho policy was spoil sma and ho enjoyed enjoyed enjoyed en en- joyed peace of mind up up to tho the night ni ht of election on day Might Insure Bryans Bryan's Voice The Tho same plan might bo be applied all ali through this camp campaign ign Policies could be ho written against Air Mr Ir Bryans Bryan's voice oice giving out or against Mr fro r. r Taft raft perishing perish perish- ing lUg from inanition Taking faking lon long chances with fate fato has been tho the trade trado of f the Lloyds Lloyd for centuries cen cen- centuries and such a thing thina as guaranteeing guarantee guarantee- ing an American election seems strangely strange strange- ly Iy simple to tho the underwriter of the a adventurous ad ad- venturous t class They wi will not however how how- over ever act lct as bookmakers Although they are arc perfectly willing to insure a horse against death they cannot or wi will not pay on tho the contingency of his walking walking walk ing in They will pay ay for a broken brokenleg brokenleg Ie leg but will not speculate as an to the outcome outcome outcome out out- come of a horse hor o race provided tho ani ani- animals mals concerned arc are not supposed tobo to-be to bo be involved oled in ill any tiny calamity There was t an nn instance on only a few days ago ngo when insurance insurance was taken out against a rainstorm and the chances were accepted by hy a n group of underwriters ers in London who accept accepted ell the risk in inthe tho the most matter of fact Wl way way- There Thero is practically no risk except liaise horio racing and tho turn of a a. roulette wheel which the Lloyds will no not nob put putdown putdown putdown down on their books A man may bo ho insured for against molesting his mother in Lloyds Take the 1110 Risk There Thera was an actual case where an Englishman had a n legacy of duo cino him on the death of rIt his mother- mother in law in-law then old oM and infirm on the tho condition that ho bo did not molest her lie iio wished to realize in advance ad but lint tho the money lenders fearing caring that he might take tako a notion to throw his relative rela rela- ra- ra two thc out nut of a a. window J refused to make tho Joan unless they obtained a policy against that contingency Tho Lloyds after making careful inquiry as to tho age ao and disposition o of the tho mother mother-in- law and law in granted ranted a policy for a comparatively comparative small sum and ov- ov concerned was happy happ It is no noko loko of the English sh comic omir weeklies e that families are insured against twins for the tho Lloyds Llo will Wi gladly I accept so commonplace a risk There is also lIso tho the familiar case caso of tho the insurance tho the Lloyds kayo gave o a on tho lifo life of an eastern east cast emi ern potentate who had given cn a n note noto for jewelry to a London dealer If the ruler lived tho ho note would ouM be he paid but as tho the jeweler thought the tho chances of collecting from the successor of the monarch were t remote he protected himself with tho kindly lt assistance of tho the insurance company compan Brokers in this thiR eit city have barn made arrangements ar- ar arrangements ar nr ran for a moro more rapid interchange of ideas about politics with the Lloyds in the thc event of tho new style election betting becoming more popular as tho the campaign waxes in warmth |