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Show The Betting. The tiemendous confidence that Iloosevelt will be elected is well Illustrated Illus-trated In the lengthening ;of the odds on him tod to 1 and a placing of a good-sl.ed wager on tho llioad sticct cm bat those figures. A bet was made by A. A. Ilousinan & Co., of New York City, who put up 112,000 to $2,000 with P. O. Woods, on the election of Roosevelt. In July Roosevelt was Ji favoiite at 2 to 1, with even money oftercd that he would carry the stat". Since then the odds on him have lengthened to unprecedented figures, and the betting Is now at Sevens that ho will cat ry the state by fio.OOO plurality. plu-rality. Ctias. 11. Maishall, of New York, has placed many large bets, and In a small way Is betting to.ooo even monoy that Roosevelt will carry New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana, with $200 oven monoy that Roosevelt will get 300 electoral votes Or more |