St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-29
The GLOBE GOT THERE
In the Race, Which Showed Its Great
Popularity.
ALL OTHERS ARE DISTANCEI
Bunches of Sour Grapes---End and Re-
suits of the Normanna
Fair.

GLOBE. L ,547 IStar-News. 81
journal. ...... 304 Pioneer Press. ... z
Tribune ......... 259l
These figures represent the relative
prosperity of the five daily newspapers
named, as indicated by the vote at the
NoImana fair. When the fair was first
conceived, the management desired to
enter the GLOBE and Tribune in the
race for popularity, and offered an ele-
gantly printed and bound set of the
works of Dickens. For some reason,
probably, that the Tribune would stand
no show in a race with the GLOBE, the
other papers were entered and the fair
opened. Votes cast at the rOStrum were
announced as rapidly as received, and
Journal and Star ran along in bunch.
That was the first quarter. From that
time Oh the GLOBE pulled to the front,
and in the number of votes cast was never
headed. The other papers made deS-
perate efforts, some of them keeping So
licitorS on the floor constantly, impOr
tuning every attendant for votes. Dur
ing this time and while the polls were
open, the fair was lauded to the skies
and nothing was too good f or 1T. Friday
night, the last of the contest, Mr..
Blethen presented himself on the floor
of the hall and made quiet efforts in
behalf of his paper, sailing to himself as
the total of the Tribune shot up to 259.
The journal people were also busy and
their front office force kept at work
until 229 was shown on the board for
them. In the meantime, as is always
the case In these contests, the friends of
the several papers were collecting their
energies for the secret ballot, which
lasts for an hour and really involves all
of the work. The open polls were
closed and the sealed envelopes were
deposited, and when midnight az
rived and the contest was over,
the result was as given
above. The GLOBE not only OutStripped
any and all other papers, but its vote
was nearly three times the combined
vote of all the rest. AS one OF the
judges observed, in awarding the
prize, it turned out very one-sided
contest. The friends of the GLOBE
knew they were OutvOting the others,
but to make the victory complete and
swell the receipts of the fair, the
amount was not curtalled.
The figures are reproduced this
morning because the other papers in
their late wrath refused to print them.
Not one of the defeated candidates had
the courage to give the result, but sew
eral of them attempted to mislead their
readers by giving, as the complete vote,
the figures standing before the really
balloting began. The Tribune, though
its reporter carried the total to
the office, suppressed it by orders of its
manager and deliberately announced
that 1.-The Tribune leads" But the
handsome books are at the GLOBE
office, where they were sent with the
compliments and congratulations of the
managers of the fair.
CLOSE OF THE FAIR.
The drawing of prizes at the Nor
mamma society fair at Turner hall yes
terday was attended by considerable eX-
element and any amount of merriment.
As a number was called out every one
gaZed aXiOuSly at his or her ticket,
but oh, how many were
doomed to disappointment. The hand
some piano was captured by ticket No.
1854, while 3.101 walked away with the
heating stove. The numbers winning
the minor prizes are too numerous to
print.
The fair wound up last night with a
grand ball lasting until midnight. 1t is
thought a very handsome sum has been
realized