The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
POLICEMEN HUSTLE.
No End of Candidates for
The News" Ticket
to Chicago.
GETTING FRIENDSIN LINE
Everyone in the Race from the
Chaneeman Up-The Second
Precinct Lively.
GETTING FRIENDS In LINZ
Greenvills Wants 1t Too-Look Out
for the First Coupon in
Mondays Paper.

III there Is any one place more tnan
another that the average members OF the
Jersey City Department desires seeing it
is Chicago. At the present time that
city has been made more attractive by
the fact that that Worlds Fair is in
progress there and the reporters OF The
JERSEY CITYNEws have heard from the
police OF every precinct that they would
60 West and visit the Fair, If they could
only afford it. Their vacations are COM
ing O. and THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
having a regard for the members or the
Police Department. has decided TO give to
the most popular member OF the depart
ment trip to Chicago ana the
Worlds Fair. The ticket will give the
bearer n first-class passage to the white
City" with vestibuled car accomoda-
tions over the Pennsylvania Rail
road. The ticket will also command
for the lucky winner the greatest atten-
tiou on the part of the train attendants,
and will insure him numerous privileges
perhaps not extended to the regular pas
senger.
PLANS FOR THE PLUM.
The plan TO secure this plum has been
approved of by President John p. Feeney.
Of the Board of Police Commissioners,
and Chief OF Police Benjamin Murphy.
and. in fact by MANY other city of1eisls
who respect the members OF the Pellcs
Department. for the service they rendes
the city and lis residents, lt
and the Indications are that it will be q
lively one, It gives the department meu
an opportunity OF finding cut how many
friends they have. and will at the same
time show them, whether they win or
not, whether the residents of the posts.
49, he{5 1s$oe1 mn fte-
factorlly to tho heads OF the department
for years. are pleased with the manner in
which they have performed their ser
vices. The vet ng will neg1a on Monday,
June 10. when ire first ballot
will be published in l-.E JERSEY CITY
NEWS, continuing thence daily until
Saturday, July ~. The opportunity Is
open to every chanceman, patrolman.
roundsman. sergeant. captains chief or
superintendent.
The contest has created the greatest
excitement already, and the voting
promises to be heavy. The popu-
iarity of the members of the department.
is nnderestimated. The men have
friends; and nd, good g,.., ones; st.a as VI VIII be
men are out "hustlfng'' already,
and they are going TO keep the
voting moving along in lively manner.
Sergeant Charles Cox is in the race.
Patrolman Rickerich's friends about
Taylor's MOTEL are making fight for him,
while Roundsmen Flanuelly. Kelly and
Toppin are out for the ticket.
DETECTIVES IN IT.
The detectives. TOO, do not intend being
left In the lurch, aud "Bob" Pearson,
"Jimmy' Mcbride. "Blly" Dalton,
Gus" holtic and Mike, Egau are not
letting their friends forget them.
A big vote will be cast beyond doubt
aud no member Of the department. should
be deceived into the belief that he has
a ..cinchn on the ficket. The trip is one
we'll worth striving for and the winner
will be duly graceful TO his friends who
aid him in securing it.
Ope of the most popular members OF
the force is Sergeant Cox, OF the First
precinct. When asked by q NEWS re-
porter yesterday for his opinion OF the
voting contest, he stopped for minute
and then said:-
1T is the dream of my life to go to
Chicago and see the great Fair. ] would
dearly like to take the trip. but,'' with a
neavy sigh, '''m afraid shall not be the
lucky man. No matter who gets 1t. it is
a great piece Of enterprise on the part OF
the NEWS, and it shows the good feeling
of that paper towards our department.
some good fellow will get it, and / wish
him luck, whoever he may be, but /
shan't begrudge him It," and onco more
the genial and well-likcd official sighed
drearily as he looked our the window.
SECOND PRECINCT MEN DELIGHTED.
The D trolmen of the Second precinct
are enthusiastic over the offer Of The
JERSEY CITY NEWS. Captain Kelly
thinks that some one of the men In his
command will capture the prIze.
Some of the men attached to the Sec
ond precinct are among the most populsr
members of the force in this city, and
ing in the contest.
The friends Of Big Com Noonan are
urging him to get into che race. Con is
the giant policeman who patrols Grove
street. He is very popular with the
pretty shop girls who promenade that
thoroughrare and many of Them, no
DOUBT, will do their utmost to see that
Con- captures the prize.
Now there is ANDY" Sheridan, the
Adonis OF the precinct. ANDY" was re-
Gently married, and "Con'' has the inside
track with the young ladies now. ANDY"
has many friends in the precinct, how
ever, and may give Com close race.
Then there Is Serat. Michael Reardon.
mike" is one of the most popular SER
geants in the city, and il he gets In the
race it will be hard to beat him. Many
of the friends of Davy Gafvin, the old
time and conscientious patrolman on
Newark avenue, no doubt will put him
in the race. 'sDavyv will gep the votes
of many of the Newark avenue store
keepers with whom he is deservedly pop
ular.