Evening journal., 1901-02-15
THE WINNERS

1t was a contest that far surpassed
the expectations OF the Even
ing Journal. However, II IS
ended, and TO Oscar b. Sharp the
first. choice OF mechanical. or archi-
tectural drawing. elsctrical engineer
ing or the commercial course is pre-
sented. He will make his selection
shortly To John n. DotO is.
presented the second choice, and to
Frank ]. Doherty, the third they
having finished first, second and third,
respectively in the contest.
Edward White and Wallace Cannon,
who had been picked cut by number
of people as winners, came in very
close behind the first three Others inthe
contest polled a heavy vote in the clos
ing hours and made a notable jump
in their totals. SO heavy was the
vote Of some of these contestants that
at times in the count there was every
Indication they would win.
The names Of the winnsus in the
contest will be forwarded to the school
in Scranton at once, and each win
ner will receive an acknowledgment
Of enrolment and a certificate OF
scholarship for the course selected.
That the contest for these prizes mas
excited widespread interest is evident
from the fact that readers OF the Even
ing Journal who receive this journal
by mail every day, have clipped out
the coupons and forwarded them to be
entered for their favorites. In this
way a number OF votes have bcua en-
rolled in the total and have been no
mean factor in determining the result.
The interest in the contest seemed
f. crtl nd ha M
ed into it for the benefit of a favor
fte, trading stamps being given by
several of them IN exchange for Even
ing journal contest coupons. They in
structed their clerks to save all of
the coupons and get their special Gus
toners to do likewise.
School children became active in the
beginning of the contest, and the
Saving the coupon" craze spread
to such an extent that even the school
teachers became interested in it. One
teacher made a standing offer of forty
cents a hundred for the coupons.
The votes came in thick and fast last
evening. From three to four hundred
persons left coupons at the office dur
ing the evening. and one man was
kept busy answering telephone calls in
reference to the contest At one time
there were eighteen men in line await
fng their turn TO leave coupons.
There was a deluge of coupons, 3S,'
317 being received between anl /:
o'clock last night. There were nina.
ty-three contestants. and in all &c 5Sl
votes cast, or nearly three times the
Total vote of the entire State at this
last general election.
The names Of the ninety-three con,
fsstants are;
Oscar B. Sharp. 6fS Harrison. II ,55l
J. N. Doto, Jr.. 1923 Pine. ....15,O ,O3'
F. J. Doherty, 14OS W. Third .l4.52l
wallace L. Cannon, 1910 B st. 1896
e. w. White, 81 Rockford Read 10 90.
NJ Il. Haynes. 406 E. Sixth. .... 456!
Charles Morris 2S0 Monroe. 49,. .26S'
F3arton Heal. 40 East Tenth. .... .243'
:. " Galloway, Gil 8. Harrison. .23S.
Homer Jester, SOP Chestnut. 49,. 191.
George Raymond 1104 Pine....... 1853
w. II. Gray. Clayton. Del........1l5'
Joseph l.. Raymond, S45 Madison. 65
GHerop Khoumrian. ,....... ...... 81
Rohert COnnor. 3i1 IIeald. 1922. 54
lewis Moore, 419 East Ninth. Al
q Shakespeare. S03 S. Jackson. 39
Bert Nutier. 1927 Madison ...... 3SI