The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-16
WHO WILL WIN IT.
'fhe Most Popular Man on
Our Police Force Will
Visit the Big Fair.
VOTE BEGINS MONDAY
OR eials Of the Department
Approve the Gift Of
the News.
Now Organize Your Friends TO
Send You to Chicago.

| round trip to Chicago, with Full
man palace and sleeping car accom-
paniments, to the most popular member
of the police force In Jersey City. has
| aroused consid erable enthusiasm in po
lice circles, and already the friends OF
| Jersey City's finest are flocking to the
front In behalf OF their favorite blus-
| coat. and are stirring things up.
AS told in yesterdays NEWS. the ticket
entities the fortunate winner toa first
class passenger "trip to Chicago apd re-
turn. The advertisement in an ad join
| ing column explaihs i'll detail the pro
visions oft he contest. The fortunate
winner will be entitled to all the luxuries
| that railroad magnate or bAuk pfesi-
dent enjoys. and he VIII Pc as big man
| as the porter himself, bigger. In fact. for
he will be the guest OF The JERSEY
| CITY NEWS, and, besides. although
| unotii cially, member Of the best polio {
force in the Stats Of New Jersey, and can
| ''cwn." tor tae time being, that section
of railroad property to when his ticket
| entities hin, No man goiag over the e
| tion, whetherne DeGovernor. UuitedStates
| Senator. or even the President of the
| United States himself, than the member
| of this Denartmsnt of Police who wi Ms
this mut s.be coveted prize.
| HOW TO WIN IT.
| AS stated In yesterdays NEWS, the
| award OF this gift is to be 4deterDined by
| the popular vote of the citizens of Je ersey
| City, AS state !. alse, in tue adver tise-
! ment, beginning next Monday, June 49,
| The NEWS will priat every day TO
ani includiag Saturd ~, july %. u vot-
| ing coupon. which will be duly printed
in another column OF THE JERSEY CITY
hi IN nr ali ptf1 nf
| this city may record their cheice. The
provIso is that all coupons shall be in the
| business Office OF THE NEWS at twelve
o'clock noop, sharp, OF July ID. Then the
| coupons will be cQuuted and credited TO
| the various competitors In this novel con-
| test.
And then will coma the realization Of a
dream of lifstimel
TITS q golden opportunity for one of
''our finest" TO see the White City,"
which place is now occupying the atten-
tion of the entire civilized world. IT'S
an opportunity not 20 as neglected!
That the members of the force realize
from the wide discussion which this II b.
eral offer has alrbady created,
In every precinct and In every station
house THE NEWS was III great demand
yesterday and the contents uf the adveI :
tiseNent and tie accompanying article
were eagerly deysnreG.
A QUIET CANVASS.
In one or two cases, for instance, In
the FIRST precinct, several members of
! the force said netning, but, when they
went out on their beat, died little bit
of canvassfnE ''on the quiet" urKi ng
their friends 20 vote for them In the
coming contest. This also holds true OF
several other precints. and by nightfall
The NEWS offer was pretty well know n
all over Jersey City.
That this same offsr will meet " ith
heavy response, and tue approval of the
good citizens of this town Is apparent
from the fact that the ioffer was the
main topic of conversation in public
places, hotels and clubs all over town last
night.
On every hand the enterprise received
warm commendation, and the stamp of
approval was set upon the method of
awarding the prize aud the selection of
the judges, which, as the advertisement
states. will be President John p. Feen ey
os the Board Of Police Commission srs,
Chief of Police Benjamin Murphy aud
the Editor of tn E JERSEY CITY NEWS.
Yesterday The NEws printed pro-
gramme for each days q visitor may wis
TO spend at the Fair. or course
the visitor may suit himself as to follow
ing this plau, but 1t is worthy Of consid-
GRAFTON.
Now. then. is the time for the friends
OF each and every member OF the police
force to grid up his loins aud pitch in
and work for his choice.
Remember the first coupon will be in
Mondays issue Of the NEWS and will be
published every day thereafter until July
%. On July "a. at noon, sharp. when the
contest closes, ,5he counting will be begun,
and the name of the successful winner
will be announced in the issue of that
day. or If NOT in tha flaytjsSu
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT.
In higher police circles, that this enter
prise has received the best andorsement
is apparent from the bjoined inter-
yiews:-
GREENvILLE's CANDIDATES.
The Fifth precinct will present a strong
list of candidates. Sergeants Haag,
Twoumey, Solomon and harrington,
Rouncsman D0ugherty and Patrolmen
Dunn. Dunnigan, Mackey and Cummings
will all enter the race. Sergeant Haag is
very popular in Greenville and he will no
doubt poll large vote.
II would like TO win the contest" said
Sergeant Twoumey last evening. adj
mire the enterprise OF The NEWS"
II am glad that the coppers now have
chance to see the big fair said PATROL
man Dunn last evening. II shall enter
the racs. and If win I viii be the happi-
est man in Greenville."
POLICE OFFICIALS LIKE 1T.
Police Captain Frederick w. Farrer
| was g realty pleased when he saw the
offer Of THE NEWS in the paper of yester-
dav.
''It is good thing" said be. .'and no
one should be SLOWED to conipete for II
but the hardworked Tatrolmeu. | am
glad The EWS has mace this prop,-
sition, for 1t will tenefib Mt least one
| policema n, and they all deserve encour-
agement from, The public. They do their
duty bett er than the public is aware of.
Il think the offer of ticket by
THE NEWS is splendid thing. and I hope
, a deserving man will rece i've It,, !" said
Sergeant Charles Cox.
Colonel Gilbert p Robinson. Clerk OF
the Police Board said:-s'rhis enterprise
on the part Of The NEWS is ap excellent
one. aud will give some man chance to
| SEQ th e Fair, who otherwise could not do
so. Every man should see the Chicago
Fair II possible" A trend of mine re-
ce ntly visited itand be wrote to me TO go
there. He said "if you have pot money
enough. mortgage your house, for the
trip will repay up.
If the Rahy is Cutting Teeth,
Be sure and use that old ana well-tried rem
edy, Mrs. WINSLoW's SOOTHING SYRUP for
children teething. IT soothes the child,
softenes the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind collie and is the best remedy for
diarrhea,