The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-08
A GREAT START.
The Clerks Sloo Fair Com
test an Assured
Success.
SEVENTEEN COMPETITORS,
And Over 500 Ballots on The First
Day-A. White Goes Out in
Lead With 165 Votes.

The contest for the grand prize of 500
offered by THE JERSEY CITY NEWS to
he lady or gentleman employed as clerk,
salesman or saleslady, who by vote
shall be decided to be the first in popu-
larity has had most auspicions begin
| ming. The total vote up to noon
today was 526, great showing
for the first day. Seventeen candidates
| were in the field on the first day. This
number is sure to increase every day
until the contest closes on Tuesday, Sep
/ tember s.
Mr.. A. White of McBride's tea store,
No. 2l4 Newark avenue. has the lead on
the first days ballot. He received 165
votes, and is expected TO set hot pace
| for the prize.
q. a. Johnston of the Ewing Brothers
| drug store. on Montg omery and Grove
streets is a good second with 100 votes.
| Mr.. Johnston has h osts of friends and is
considered an excel ent candidate.
j, w. Van Tine. of the Popular Shoe
! Store, at No. 96 Montgomery street, Is
| third at the start. He scored 75 votes on
the first ballot
Miss J. Maillv. of the C.. P Friend dry
goods store. In Newark avenue, aud Mr..
| Price Clothing House, made dead heat
for foprth place; each received 20 votes
Mr. George Barry also of the Boston
| store, has 10 votes and is fifth at 1.-THE start.
| Mr.. Barry's friends ln the Boston say
they will make strong effort for him.
Thomas Colbert of the Ceylon Tea store
at No. 81 Newark avenue. and George
Clemens of Mr.. S. T. Hunts hardware
store on Communipaw and Jackson ave-
nues have each four votes. and are likely
| to have great many more.
| Mr. Coles OF the T. c. Brown & Van
ABglen. dry goods house, the president of
| the Early Closing Association, Miss Lizzie
| Faulkner of the Brown & Van Anglen
COMPANY; Mr.. Egan of Mr.. H. B. Rus
sells dry goods store at No. 118 Newark
avenue. and Lewis Newman of Charles
F 8 store, each received two votes
| > OF the most popular 10 their callings
are III the list and may be expected TO
figure prominently in the contest,
| In the list of those who have only one
ballot for starter are:-George Clark of
! c. l.. Britten's Ssa Food market, No. 90
Monticello avenue; Frank Sheriden OF
| G. H. Rldley's Auction store. No. 1877
| Montgomery street. ana Charles E.
White of Brown & Van Anglen's.
The vote OF yesterday Was great he
yond the highest expect alton of The
| JERSEY CITY NEWS management. Tha
vote on the first day of the recent police
contest. .wou by Alec Watson, wnich ex-
cited so great interest aHd produced
q vote OF over go. 000 was 63;
on the second day it was $50. SO the
leading candidate on the first day of the
clerks competition received more than
the total OF the vote In the second day of
the police voting.
The qualifications for eligibility for
the contest were discussed fully in The
JERSEY CITY NEWS of Friday. August 8.
The NEWS of that date says
Every bona fide retail business gives
equal eligibility to the persons wnom it
employs In any clerical position. For
instance, clerks, salesmen and sales
women in drug stores, grocery stores,
hardware stores, furniture stores,
stationery stores, clothing houses
| boot and shoe stores, are eli.
gible as well as many others. Floor
walkers are not eligible. Neither are
operatives of any description. Cashiers,
| bookkeeDers stenosraDners aud type
| writer's employed in retail stores are
eligible. II is almost unnecessary to say
that cooks and walters are hot eligible.
| EMPLOYEES in banks, insurance companies
real estate and lawyers offices and all
similar establishments are Ineligible.
There are other coming candidates, in
fact, many others. and every section oil
the city will be represented in thi.
friendly and honorabiy competition fol
noble prize.