The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-07
4. WHITE THE WINNER
After a Spirited Contest, He
Captures the Clerks Chi
cago Trip Check.
MISS MAILLY SECOND
Result of the Last Days Vote
The judges Work and
Announcement.
A NEW WORLDS FAIR CONTEST,

When the whistles of this town
| shrieked ont the hour of noon yesterday
the contest to determine the most popu-
lar retail clerk III Jersey City. which for
nearly month had been in progress,
WAS promptly closed. A few minutes
after that time small boy anxiously
handed over the counter of THE NEWS
counting room batch of votes, for
whom it was not known. but supposedly
for Miss J. Mailly. According to the
rules which governed the contest, how
ever, these coupons could not properly be
recognized. and the boy disconsolately
and in disappointed frame of mind
walked cut
All yesterday afternoon the entire
clerical force of THE NEWS was busiIy en-
gagged in counting and classifyin the
great stack of voles which day by day
had accumulated in the corner allotted to
them. Yesterdays vote was the largest
winch had been Dolled, yerging close to
1900 votes. 1t far exceeded the votes of
any other day.
THE JUDGES AT WORK.
In the evening at SIX o'clock, Mr..
AAAion As Aufuers proprieLor Oh
the large aud Wen known
grocery establishment on Montgomery
street. Mr.. Charles Van Anelen,
of the popular firm of the Brown aud
Van Anglen COMPANY, one of Newark
avenues leading dry goods houses. aud
the business manager of THE NEWS met
at The NEWS Office and thoroughly in
spected the entire vote from start TO
finish. Almost from the commencement
of The competition the choice had seemed
to lie between Mr.. A. White OF Nc
Brides tea store, aud Miss J. Mailly OF
c. 2. Frieac's millinery and dry goods
store. and throughout its continuance
the main interest has been centersd In
these twosleaders. The folIowingsshows
their relation. on Tuesday and after the
final votes
Vote OH Vote Polled
Previous yesterday.
announcement, Total
Miss Sn'f j. iIaly $50 ssa5 SoS5 SSS5 1855 SsS5
The next competitor afte Miss Mailly
stands over 1000 from the leader, and
others are far ia the rsar.
THE CHECK READY.
As soon as the votes had ueen carefully
canvassed by the judges aforementioned
the Business Manager OF The NEWS
stated that the check for 500 which had
teen CAPTURED. as the figures told, by Mr.
White. would be at the business Office of
the paper after the announcement Of the
winner today, awaiting the claiming of iJ
by the winner.
Only one condition would be exacted
from the winner, and that was that he
place his signature upon the receipt aud
make it binding upon him that the
money be- utilized only to defray the ex-
penses of d trip of at least one week to
Chicago and the Fair. Messrs. Turner
and Van Anglen expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the contest through
out. They said that they had heard much
talk about it among their employees and
IN business houses by the people of the
city. which signined the general interest
manifested in tho contest. IL has afford
ed considerable legitimate pleasure to a
great multitude of people in this town
and has been the subject of much specu.
lation as to who would be the fortunate
winner.
LARGE NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS.
Altogether In tha contest there were
172 contestants entered. or these ffty-
four had one vote each credited; ninety
four were above one aud below one nun
dred. twenty were above one hundred
and below five hundred, five were above
flvs hundred, and four above one thou
saud. The entire vote polIed was about
$4,000 amounting to an average per day
OF l.400 votes. Votes came from all
sources. not any more than one-half of
the votes having come through the
agency of the competitors.
Tney came from early morning to
closing time, through the mail, by
messenger, aud ia all conceivable WAYS.
The unlimited interest exhibited In the
contest WAS not by any means confined
to this citg. Votes in largs Quantities
came from out of town-from North
Hudson, from Bayonne. from HobJken
and surrounding places.
BUSINESS HOUSES REPRESENTED.
1t is believed that all the leading retail
business houses IN the city were repre-
sented, and this may be said without anv
degree of prejudice, for the writer's mind
does not recall at present any large houses
not repre- sented In the contest Along
Montgomery street aud Newark avenue
the houses were especially CONSPICUOUS In
the long line of contestants. while
business houses in Lafayette, Greenviile,
Bayonne and on the Hill all contributed
their candidates and helped materially to
swell the vote TO Its large proportions
The management OF The NEWS is much
moe than pleased with the splendid re-
suits which have been show from the
contest. The contest has served to
disDell the drnwsiness OF the sultry sum-
mer days, and has lent vigor To the course
OF events aud stimulated Interest from
all sections Of the warm city.
It has occasioned but a friendly
rivalry. and the vote which has been
cast mas almost exclusively been drawn
entirely from the ordinary. every day
circulation of the paper. which gives
good evidence of the widespread circula-
tion Of The JERSEY CITY NEWS.
NEW CONTEST
Before the end or this week THE JER.-
SEY CITY News will announce one more
great Worlds Fair Contest. The voting
coupon will appear next week,
Wednesday. to be concluded in time to
allow the winner a two weeks trip to the
fair. The new contest will prove equal y
as interesting aud pleasing rs the Polls
ann Retail Clerks Contests have been,
aud will reach a new and popular class
in the city.
Finally the management of The NEWS
desire TO express their Obligation to
Messrs. Turner aud Van Angler, who
kindly assisted In serving as judges, aud
for the interest which they displayed 10
the performance of the work rs judges of
this popular contest.