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Show much money mm our ELECTION; -LYNCH HEN MM 'MORRIS BETTOiS TO COVffi - . . . - . "Provo Crowd" Alleged to Have Offered ($15,000 on Republican Nominee Against Democrat; Americans Back Thompson Against Field. Considerable election money was afloat yesterday on the proposition propo-sition that Lynch, Republican, will beat Morris, Democrat, in next Tuesday's election! It was said that what is known as the. Provo crowd'' had as much as f 15,000 to wager on the Lynch end of the string and the followers of Mayor Morris were compelled to "hunt cover." This proposition left Thompson, American candidate, out of the consideration, the bets being merely between the Democratic and Republican candidates and not on the election of either. It can safely be said that at least $10,000 was put up in bets on the coming com-ing election yesterday and last night and the betting fever Is on at full beat today. A number of bets were made at the various headquarters, at the Mining Min-ing exchange, and at the Commercial club. A large crowd hung around the Min-.ing Min-.ing exchange' yesterday looking "for bets. At times there was considerable excitement when bluCpire cailed or. made. . ... The appearance of Senator Reed Smoot and CoL Ed Loose In the city started the rumor on the street that Provo money in large quantities was looking for the Lynch end In any bets. All headquarters yesterday were able to get men to cover any bona fide bets that came along. Betting1 in Small Amount. The betting this year Is in smaller amounts than has been put up in an election for some time. Only a small number of large bets were placed yes- 0 0 BETS POSTED TODAY ONLA VTELLE'S BOARD. " 173 to POO on Thompson. (5) -75 to tttiiO on Thomoon. ) ) $15 to 20 on Thompson. 175 to $100 on Mulvey. 100 even Thompson beat Morris. J100 evn Thompson beats Lynch. - $20 to $ on Crsbtree. . ) Jj) to iS on CDonnell. $10 to $ Thompson Is third. iff iff " MP I I ' ., 1 terdaj-. but many refused to say who bad .taken part In the betting. A run on the Democratic headquarters headquar-ters kept the campaign managers busy getting backers against Lynch and Thompson money. The majority of the bets were small, ranging from $10 to $23. Lynch Hustlers Are Active. Ha-ry Joseph and Joe Eldrt-dge were hot after the Lynch end of any bets' that were in sight. Eldredge asserted last night that he had placed $10n in bets during the day and had S1003 njon to bet in $100 lots that Lynch would beat Morris and that Lynch would be elected. Another politician declared that he had $1000 more Lynch money as soon as any one wanted it. ?15,COO on Thompson to Win. George Hancock offered a bet in the ! street yesterday that Lynch would not win. He declared thU he would put up $15,000 provided the same was taken in a lump sum. Eldredge and Joseph scrambled through the crowd to get at the bettor. They offered a deposit f $500 and the balance in four days, but Hancock failed to see it that way and the bet was dropped. Beta on Thompson's Vote. George W. Williams bet Hsrry Joseph $25 that Morris would beat Lynch. . U. Cleaveland bet $100 wltU Joseph that Lynch would not win. Cleaveland also took a rumber of small bets amounting to $65 that Thompson would receive more than 3000 vote. A number of AmNlran men were looking to ba- k Thompson and succeeded suc-ceeded in placing thfir money yesterday. yester-day. Considerable Morris money cam around in the afterroon. hut it was lost sight of in the betting arour.d Thompson Thomp-son and Lynch backers. $500 to ?750 on Thompson. Dr. Kendall offered ! bet $500 to $T50 that Thompson is e'v!-1. Mr. Mar-nan" Mar-nan" bet Harry .Tofp':'. to $25 that Thompson would M el'tei. Harry Joseph bet Dr. K?hl;;UI "0 even that Lynch would br;H Morr. The Uepublic-aii-5 !'.- are flooding the market nith ro'i"- -hi offer belnr that Lynch will bc.t iorr'. Councilman Hn'-ft'ste'.n hung aroun.l the betting board for wno tim th' morr.ing. |