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Show 8 T0 1 DEMAND OF COX MEN HALTS BETTING Assurance felt by Republicans that the 1920 election will bo a big land slide for their candidates and the gravo doubts which possess the Democrats Dem-ocrats as to tho chances of theirs has mado this presidential year anything but good for tho betting commissioner?. commission-er?. So great Is the fear In the Democratic Dem-ocratic ranks that Gov. James M. Cox, nominee for president, has not tho slightest chance of success thai they aro demanding as much as 7 to 1 and 8 to 1 in the betting, which odds are considered both by the Republicans Re-publicans and by the betting commissioners commis-sioners to be prohibitive. The consequence conse-quence of this situation Is that there is almost no betting of late. R. C. Fabb,67 Exchange Place who has handled election beta In Wall Btrect for many years, estimated that tho total so far-placed In the finan cial district Is not racr' than 5230,-' 000. Four years ago, ho said, con-' sldcrably moro than $1,000,000,000, had been p'ostcd a fortnight beforo' election. W. L. Darnell & Co., 44 Droad street, N. Y., was offering bets on Harding nt 6 to 1, with the only Cox money In sight demanding odds of 8 to 1. This firm reported that It was endeavoring to placo a bet of $30,000 against $5,000 that Harding will bo elected, jjut , at a lato hour was experiencing considerable consider-able dlfflculty. Some small bets wcro reported to havo been placed al tho' odds of 7 to 1. Darnell & Co. roported that they had placed a bet of $500 at even money that Harding will carry New York stato by 300,000, anilthey wcro also offering odds of 1 to 15 that tho Republican candidate's plurality In New York stato will bo 500,000. On tho question of carrying Greater Now York Harding remains a C to 6 favorite. Odds on Judge Miller to be elected governor of New York returned re-turned to 2 1-2 to 1 after receding from that figure to 2 to 1 laat week Thoro was a flood of money offered on Miller, but tho only funds In sight for betting of Gov. Al Smith were held at 1 to 3, which the Republican Re-publican supporters declined to meet. |