The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-03
LEDA WINS NECKLACE
Saltair Contest Ends in Turmoil and
Strife.
FIVE THOUSAND BALLOTS
PURCHASED BY YOUNG BLooDs
FOR MISS STRoMBERG.
One of the Judges Protested, and the
Others Refused to Make Any De-
cision-Judge Powers Refused to
Make Presentation Speech-Called
It a Fake.

clS1on-Judge Powers Refused tc
Make Presentation Speech-Called
It Fake.
The diamond necklace competition al
Saltair came TO an unexpected end last
night. Leda Stromberg, the woman
over whom Burton {. Morris was killed
who has secured more notoriety in Salt
Lake than any other woman for many
years, received over 5000 more votes
than any other in the competition
Technically she is declared the most
popular woman in Salt Lake, for the
votes We're to decide this.
But the necklace was not delivered to
Miss .Stromberg. The crowds waiting
to see the presentation saw nothing.
The affair broke up in confusion and
turmoil. Judge Powers, who was to
make the speech to the successful lady,
left in disgust, declaring the COMPETE
ton a fake. John Hansen, one of the
judges for the Deseret News, declared
it a fraud. Eugene Traughber, who
acted for the Tribune, refuses to give
any decision, as does also The Herald
representative, w. B. Reynolds.
Five Thousand Tickets.
Miss Stromberg won by the deposit
of 5000 tickets just before the contest
closed. They were thrown in in
punches, each with her name written
on the back These were purchased by
small syndicate of young bloods. who,
as friends of Miss Stromberg, were de-
termined to have her carry off the
prize.
Manager Clayton said last night, af-
ter he had come home, that he would
have nothing to do with the decision,
leaving that to the judges. But he had
said earlier in the evening that the
necklace would be sent to Miss Strom-
berg on Monday.
However, it is very likely that the
necklace will be given to Miss Strom-
berg.
How the Vote Stood.
The vote of the four leaders stood at
the close last night:
Miss Leda Stromberg. ,213
Miss Emma Lunt. ............2,2 65
Mrs. William Igleheart. TAI
Mrs. S. B. Emery Observation-Disclosures. ia
The vote for yesterday stood
Miss Srromberg ..........---...-.-.-5, 0oS
MISS Lunt ----.--..'........ ~
Mrs. 1gleheart Observation-Disclosures. 234
Mrs. Emery ~
Inc NOlGS were ldSI Hight Dy
Mr.. Drew, VINO is connected with the
Saltair management. There were about
the pavilion many hundreds of ladies
and gentlemen, who had come to see
whom the lake patrons considered the
r1nst popular woman in Salt Lake. The
figures were handed over to Mr. Han
40 Ar. Traughber. The tickets
which were lying about showed the
5,VU0 for Miss Stronberg. They were
done up in neat packages. The two
judges opened a few OF them and saw
her name written on the back of them.
They were not punched and they had
not been taken up on the train.
Mr. Hansen, who understood that the
tickets used in the ballot were to be
those taken up in the regular order on
the train, protested against the count
ing of these 5000 tickets. He main
tanned that if the scheme was not a
fake, these tickets should be thrown
out.
Judge Powers Opinion.
Judge Powers did not make the
presentation speech. He could not have
done so if he would, for Miss Strom-
berg was not at Saltair.
1T degenerated into fake" said the
Judge last night. THE Saltair people
may use their resort for such purposes,
but they can't use me. 1t is very evil
Ge1tI lnaI iIt Ildll WIN OcdShl liz
tickets knew what he was doing.
When he saw what had happened he
became disguised and walked away
from the Office at the pavilion. Man.
ager Clayton was not there and no one
in authority seemed to be left, so the
presentation fizzled out
Col Clayton's Statement.
When Manager Clayton was seen last
night at his home, he said that the
5000 tickets ought to be counted.
'aThey are perfectly regular, and were
regularly counted said he. land they
are as much to be considered in the
contest as any other tickets. There
was no condition that the tickets were
TO be taken up on the train or turned
in by each passenger at the gate.
But 1 shall not decide the contest
The Judges were chosen for that pur-
pose, and they must say who wins the |
necklace"
Tickets at Wholesale.
Stories were rife all yesterday after |
noon and evening that the sporting fra
ternity had made a pool to buy 5000 |
tickets 10 win the contest for Miss |
Stromberg. The sequel proved that the !
street talk had at least some founda-
ton in fact. William Mcmillan of the
Saltair office admitted that one indi-
vidual had turned in 5000 tickets voting
for Leda Stromberg.
Another story from an authoritative
source was to the effect that Schramm,
the druggist, had bought 1000 at
clip.
When questioned as to his connec- +
ton with the purchase of tickets. Mr..
F. C. Schramm said ne had bought sew
eral large lots from the Saltair COM
pany TO sell to patrons at his drug
store, as he had often done on former
occasions. One man, whom Mr.
Schramm did not know, bought $500
worth Of tickets at the drug store;
others had bought some, and he had a
lot left, which would be returned to the
Saltair office for redemption. Mr..
Schramm declared he had no interest
Whatever in the contest, not enough to
go to the resort to see the finale.