The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-28
EGAN LEADS AGAIN.
The Popular Detective to
the Front in the
Chicago Race.

The average member OF the Jersey CITY
Police Department has bumped" him.
self. AS stated in previous stories in
connection with the present great police
popularity contest inaugurated by The
NEWS for that round trip ticket to the
Worlds Fair, there is nothing that VIII
arouse him quicker than touch upon
that hump, which phrenologises declare
indicates love of popularity. Now. why
shouldn't he arouse himself. He Is nat
urally politician in the majority OF ln-
stances. He owes his appointment to the
position on the strength of mis- popularity.
His Cuty is dangerous, and II IS naturai
that man who chooses dangerous Vo,
cation should desire the good will or
those who backed him for the position.
The friends of certain candidates In the
present contest are cheering Them every
day by u combination OF methods
No man in this contest is going to win
the prize by lying down anu idly dream
ing of his popularity. There are TOO
many hustlers in the field who recognize
the potential fact that their friends are
not apt to bother themselves about doing
this or that good turn for them unless
they know In the first place that they
are particularly anxious that this or tnat
good turn should be done them. It's
simply human nature. The Jersey City
Police Department is blessed with mum.
ber of students of human nature, and
every member of the department is a
natural born hustler.
Egan, who dropped down to third place
yesterday, again leaps to first place today.
Egan's friends are apparently determined
that he shall have The NEWS round trip
to Chicago. Coyne, who stood first yes
,erday, drops To second place. but with
score that lands him above the one tfpus-
and mark. Finley is evidently do pg
with one eye open. Tier makes bound
that scores HIM over one hun
dred points above his score IN
yesterdays contest. Fi;zhenry's In
crease is steady. The Iriends
OF McGoverp, the new candidate from
the Fourth, send IN nearly hundrea
more votes for him today, Whlle the
friends of Fred Siler, the deposed head
champion of the First. increased mis-
vote by nearly two hundred. Watch
Dawson. And 1t wouldn't be any harm
to watch Prison Keeper Alex Watson.
His figures take slide from fourteen up
to the seventy-seventh notch, ana IL
Alexis friends follow the suit OF one
trusty and tried, whom the writer inter
viewed yesterday, the popular prison.
keeper is not going TO suff er in this great
popularity contest. The 'IIn Soldier"
jumps from one to forty-seven. Inc LIN
Soldier has lot of frieuds.
The following was received among
batch of letters received at tue business
office of The NEWS this morning relative
to the pending cOntest:-
Editor JERSEY Cita Ne'rs:
We noticed in the issue of your valuable
paper of the 23d Instant that the Hudson
laundry girls were bound to send Patrolman
John j. Cogan to the Worlds Fair. Now, We
the business men Of West Side avenue are In
-. ~ lsrf71 71nar M
Stevens there. We are also will ing to gamble
that he will beat any other officer in the Fourth
precinct over five (5o0) hundred votes
Yours respectfully,
BUSINESS MEN OF WEST SIDE AVENUE.