The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-27

twas joyous thanksgiving Qdy 10
at least twenty persons yesterday. These
twenty were the candidates who came
out of The Herald's competition win
ners. Although the publication of the
list of winners was not possible until
this morning, news spread rapidly.
When the judges of the contest-How-
ard Stowe, John w. Afford and w. j.
Bateman-arrived at The Herald Office
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, they
found a large crowd already there. This
was composed of candidates, relatives
and friends, impatient to learn how the
race had resulted.
Interest In Counting.
The judges unlocked The Herald's big
safe, and inside was the ballot box,
taped. sealed and fastened tight in a
half dozen ways. just as the judges had
left it the night before. Candidates
present examined it and. after all had
a look, the box was taken to the Con-
test Department Offices and there
opened by the judges. Then. while
eager candidates listened and watched
breathlessly. the votes deposited be-
tween last Sunday and Wednesday mid
night were counted The list of win
ners with the judges statement (pre-
pared and signed by them before all
presently appears in other columns. II
is felt that this list will get first at
tention, anyhow; il will have been
looked for and found and read over and
over again before this column will have
received notice.
Sensations Discovered.
AS the counting proceeded and, one
nv vim hn1a lyv1nuro
cealed excitement increased. Candi-
dates present who We're among the win
ners congratulated one another, and
candidates not present learned of the
results by telephone or telegraph i'm
mediately through friends in this city.
Not until the last vote had been count
ed and all details checked was the
whole final result known. nor could it
be guessed Sensations predicted were
discovered in greater number than pre-
dicted. Remarkable climbs were seen
to have been made, and in many in
stances thrilling races were found TO
have been run in the dark, candidates
and all interested having known how no
one stood since last Sunday.
Big Crowd Present.
The Contest Departments quarters
were crowded with spectators through
out the best portion of the day while
the votes were being counted. Owing
10 the surprising ability of the Judges,
many hours were saved and thousands
of votes counted in remarkable time.
Candidates checked with the judges as
the counting went on, and with others
assisting,Aall possibilities of errors, no
matter how slight, were precluded. The
last affairs of the contest went through
with the same smoothness, harmony and
dispatch that have made this contest
the greatest ever held in the west, and
something The Herald is proud to have
included as a chapter in its history.
Pleasant Feature.
Candidates-winners and those less
fortunate-have been lavish in their
praise for the manner in which this
contest has been conducted and the
fairness displayed throughout. Those
who won no prizes were among the first
to congratulate the winners and to ut
ter praises about the competition. This
unstinted. unexpected praise. coming
from those who did not win, is a source
of great pleasure and pride to The Her
aid. 1t win be a most pleasant mem
DRY.
The judges who so kindly offered their
expert assistance toward the end, and