The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-24
Watson and Coyne in the Lead
Tier and Hanb, ry Make
a Strong Finish.
1t Will Take the Remainder of
the Day TO Complete
The Count.
The Result Will Be Made Kno in
In These Columns To-
morrow.
sh'eck dis for Chicago.

Sh'eck dis Tor Co1cago.
Big Jake Kramer marched into the
business Office OF The JERSEY CITY New
at twenty minutes past eleven o'clock
this morning Juggling a big double
barreled Gladstone valise. The valise
contained the reserve by which Watson
hoped TO paralyze competitors during the
closing hours of the police popularity
contest.
Twenty minutes later a porter from
Ewing's uptown pharmacy. which by the
way has been the headquarters OF PATROL
man Coyne's supporters. entered the
office weighed down on his left side with
a big brown paper pi kage which he
held under his left arm. This he deposit
ted on the counter, took a glance at the
CLOCK. drew a breath of relief and re-
marked: II guess that will win it,"
Eighteen minutes later the editor an
business manager of THE NEWS and the
gentleman of this department in charge
with watches in hands.
At the same time young clerk of the
establishment with senior member Of
staff stood at the box of THE NEWS in
the Postoffice In Washington street.
In the business Office of The NEWS
some half dozen friends of candidates
stood outside the counter to watch if
more votes were received. Meanwhile.
men, women and children were handing
In packages and envelopes containing
coupons. and even single ballots. All
were passed over the counter and passed
to the managers office, where an over
worked ma had been busy since eight
o'clock counting votes handed in this
morning.
The watches OF TBE News men had
been corrected to second by Rochat's
chronometer, and the scene became ex-
citing as the second hands ticked steadily
on To the hour OF noon, when, according
to announcement made at the beginning
of the contest and frequently repeated,
the reception of ballots would close.
THE CONTEST CLOSED.
Ten seconds before noon the steam
whistles in the neighborhood broke out
In their usual merry call to dinner, aud
as the hands of the clock and the sun
agreed in marking the exact noon hour,
Dne gentleman brought down his hand on
she counter with bang and exclaimed:
Closed"
One-half minute later an excit ed small
bog rushed into the Office with some half
dozen ballots twisted up like a wisp.
and deposited it on the counter.
Then he rushed out. History will never
know whom the ballots were for. A
fleet footed office boy picked them up,
and running up the street overlook the
boy and returned them TO him.
AT the same moment the contest closed
in the Office the party at the postofIice
ceptacle aud closed the door with a
bang.
Tie battle had been fought and won,
and the most popular man had captured
the prize.
Who is he?
Read tomorrow's NEWS and see.
AT the time THE NEWS goes TO press
the count is still incomplete. Between
twenty five and thirty-five thou
sand votes were received between the
opening of the office aud noon.
COUNTING THE BALLOTS.
fhe WORK OF counting the ballots and
tabulating the returns Is an all days
IasF FOR two members OF the staff It is
Impossible at this time even for those in
charge of tie count TO conjecture who
the Wfuner will be. The race is close
between Watson, the popular keeper OF
the City prison, known among all his
associates as the .Old Turnkee," and
James A. Coyne, the popular pslrolman,
VINO guards tn precincts in The vicinity
of Van Worst park.
Alouzo Tier and Patrolman William
Haubury also polied handsome additions
this morning to their already handsome
vote; but IL is not believed that their
totals will give them any chance of win
ming the prize.
This evening at six O'Clock the Com
mittee of Judges, President John p.
Feeney of the Police Board. Chief Ben
jamin Murphy OF the Police Depar tment.
and the Editor of THE JERSEY CITY News
will meet at THE NEWS Office to make
the final count and award the prize.
The huge mass OF ballots, which now
number between sixty aud seventy thou
sand altogether. will be presented to
them aud the entire tnbulation of figures
from the beginning of the contest re-
viewed, in order to avoid the slightest
inaccuracy The result Of the contest
will be announced in THE JERSEY CITY