The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
MISS MINIHAN WON.
A Ladies Contest at the
Teachers Fair Breaks
Up in a Row.
BALLOT BOX STUFFING CHARGED.
Miss Carrie st. John Chichester
Wanted to Send for the Police
Other Items of the Fair.

The Teachers Club Fair didn't exactly
break up in row Saturday night, but many
OF the school marms went home real mad,
and intimated mildly that funny business
which was really horrible was done In tso
matter of the contest for the chair for 10
most popular principal"
Ever since the fair has been in progress the
friends of Miss J. Minihan, Principal Of No.
=, have been hustling in her interests with
only school teachers energy. The result
was an immense batch of votes.
Miss S. j. Root, of No. l, on the other
hand, had few workers on her staff, but the
money donations were surprisingly large.
When it came near the time to close there
was a rush for the voting booths and there
appeared to be blizzard of votes going in
for each candidate.
AWFUL INVITATIONS
Word passed around that Miss Root was
ahead. 1t may have been done in fun but
when it came time to close the contest it was
lntimated that it was kept open longer than
the prescribed time. This accusation set a
half hundred tongues wagging and sarcastic
remarks were flung about promiscuously. 1t
was a glorious sight to see about thirty
school marns' noses elevated about forty
five degrees.
Scarcely had this little discussion died
away when around came. the report that
votes were being added while the count was
going on. There was another rush for the
the counters and judges of the election and
Miss Carrie st. John Chichester, who was in
charge. assumed her usual dignified air and
in voice which would make a schoolboy
tremble asked if a policeman had not better
be sent for. A scene resulted which lasted
until after the count was made.
MISS MINIHAN WON
Then came the announcement that Miss
Minihan had won and had been awarded the
chair. Nobody, of course, swore, but there
was an awful lot of thinking done. A bomb
exploding in the fair room could not have
created more commotion There were tears,
there were accusations, and there were
abrupt leave takings.
The school children present enjoyed the
little fracas, and today are discussing the
matter.
Miss Minihan has the chair, but some very
mean things are being said The general
opinion is that there were too many women
in the contest for it to past off smoothly.
OTHER WINNINGS.
Principal Kelly, of No. 4, won the gentle-
mems chair The doll and bed donated by
Miss Emma Dear was won by John Howe.
The ship, also gift from Miss Dear, was
won by John Hines, of No. 269 Third street.
The baby doll was carried off in glory by
James Mclaughlin, No. 241 Eighth street.
The sword. contest resulted in a walk over
for Hugh Kelly, second lieutenant of the
High School Cadets. The gold handled cane
contest for the most popular clubman is to be
decided tonight. The map contested for by
the schools was won by No. 4
| The silver water pitcher contest, in which
| the Aldermen are interested closes tonight.
Alderman Lahey is ahead at present, with
Alderman Kaiser a close second
''Joe" Cutley attended the fair and won a
picture, while two placques, presented by
James Erwin, were won by Prof j. 7.
acted as auctioneer and disposed of all the
goods on the Training School tables The
remainder of the goods will be auctioned OF
| tonight