The New York herald., 1922-05-05

The jockeying continued TO be hectic
In the movie popularity contest being
conducted for the benefit Of the Associa-
tion FOR Improving the Condition Of the
Poor as the leading features of the May
carnival After being thrust back into
second place yesterday by Miss Con-
z stance Binney, erstwhile leader of the
clan in the feminine contingent. Miss
Madge Kennedy refused to stay put BY
evening she had rebounded to first place
regardless of how Miss Binney and her
family might feel about it.
However. Miss Binney had been
quietly gathering votes and went up in
the betting strongly, perhaps because
she canvassed the financial district with
the Curtis Rangers and passed out
smiles fluently. Those brokers are said
to be willing to plunge heavily when
they see a good thing, and they appeared
to be specializing on Miss Binney. She
received enough moral support to so up
from third. place and elbow Miss Mary
Pickford politely out of her niche. The
lea que standing last evening was Miss
Kennedy, 14,060 votes; Miss Binney,
1880, and Miss Mary Pickford, 1851
and from here it looks like almost
anybody's race. Miss Pickford re-
manned almost stationary. but her curls
are always likely to so into action at
any moment.
Among the male stars the race for the
pennant became even tighter. Charlie
Chaplin bumped Will Rogers out of the
lead and jumped ahead by about the
width of his mustache. c. Spencer
Chaplin has 2,751 votes and Rogers
2,710 and with suchsa close margin there
is. of course, always the danger Of a
demand for a recount at the end
Jackie Coogan bounced into third place,
being able to thrust William Farnun
aside despite the obvious discrepancies
in their sizes.
James c. Blaine, Jr., who has charge
OF the counting of votes and occupies
the anomalous position of being cam
paign manager for everybody, said that
the indications were that the fans in the
street were entering into the contest
with enthusiasm and voting yesterday
was so heavy that ii began to look as
IL many persons were balloting more
than once--though no attempt would be
made to stop them
Mrs. Courtlandt D. Barnes, chairman
OF the executive committee, announced
that so far 109 900 votes have been cast.
which. by deft manipulation of the deci-
NAL point. reveals that $4,000 has thus
far been taken in. She denied intima-
tions that certain interests are trying
to buy up the election and corner the
market for their own dark designs.
On upper Broadway to-day a sensa-
tional stunt is promised. about which an
enticing hush is maintained when any
attempt Is made to probe the mystery.
In the Wall Street district there will be
a carnival rally with stars. the supply
of money down there showing no signs
of diminishing.
Frank Tierney. known from the Bat
terry to Albany and back will show he
can sing almost that far. At Times
Square Miss Alice Brady will look sweet
and winsome at 10 cents a vote. Miss
Lucy Fox. another film star. has prom
this end in wanamaker's at IL o'clock
and sell votes. but TO sample votes will
be distributed at this demonstration
booth.
One of the big events to-day will be
n hoop rolling race from Bowling Green
to The Bronx, in which to big circles.
each nine feet high and two feet wide,
will be chaperoned by young woman.
1T will take one vote to move hoop
one foot. with the crowds furnishing
the motive power, and any one who
cries "Whoops. my dear" is liable to
be fined the cost of vote. The two
starters will be Miss June Ferguson and
Miss Polly Salisbury. the latter of whom
developed strength for the ordeal as a
Mack Sennett bathing beauty. Misses
Marie Harcourt, Jewel Hall. Rosa Bur
dick and Mary Anderson will relieve
them whenever the excitement proves to
much for them