The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-02
A COUPON DELUGE
OVERWHELMS TIMES
Thousands Arrive for the
Final Count.
MANY-FASHI0NED BUNDLES
Come in Gunny Sack, Strawberry
Crate, Wash Boiler, Dress Suit
Case, and Other Wrappers.
MANY-FASHIoNED BUNDLES

"The White Mans Burden" in the
neighborhood of The Times counting
room last night was neither a matter
OF foreign affairs nor a question OF
negro servants.
II was a collection of newspaper cou-
pons clipped from The Times in the
course of the past twelve, weeks as a
gauge of popularity for the award OF
free trips to the St Louis Exposition
It presented itself in many forms-in
coupons loose and coupons stuffed tight
~ in boNes-coupons carefully spread
out in layers. and coupons tied up with
pink string I'm even bundles Of fifty.
In Many Wrappers.
From all directions they came-and in
wheelbarrows. strawberry crates, anG
gunny sacks And everywhere the bur
den bearer bent beneath his load.
The contest terminated last evening at
o'clock. BY the terms announced wher
the first coupons appeared and every
day or so since. six residents Of the Dis
trict are to visit the Exposition as
guests OF The Times. Three OF the six
are elected from the rolls of the Gov
eminent service, the others from the
citizen body of Washington not en-
QlOAeQ pN the Government.
The last published table Of votes in
dicated a young army of contestants
and wide difference in strength rang
ing from a lone and unhappy single vote
70 over 5000. Probably none Of the sin
gle-vOte candidates hoped for success
From the looks of The Times office how
ever, some one Of them. might have
raced 20 the front at the last moment.
Two Mailbags Full.
IN a peck measure. How many thou
sands, then. could a man stun into a
mailbag Yet one contestant sent in
at the last minute two full bags. each
Of them a heavy load for a professional
athlete
Another brought in on his shoulder
a strawberry crate literally OverflOwing
A thiro-whO evidently knows little OF
the footpath Of peace-wrapped up his
votes with a good-sized picture OF
WaterbOy. Dress suit cases and bas-
kets were numerous. and one hopeful
canvasser contributed wash boiler &c
the pile.
A glance at these eleventh-hour of.
ferings convinced the Judges of the con-
test that the last published table OF
votes afforded not the remOtest indica-
ton Of the outcome
Indeed. the count has already revealed
mat one contestant has nOs only
reached the old high-water mark OF
10 more than 10000 His name begin.
with $. they say, and he Is expected
10 spend most Of his time in the Pa
vilion Of Manufactures.
A Growing Favorite.
One Of his most dangerous rivals is
dispensing artist in a local barroom-
his was the ''Waterboy'' bundle-anC
his strength seems TO grow with even
minute Of the count. But these are no
the only favorites on the card. as tn,
tout" would express II. There are hal
a dozen others well in the lead of tn
majority, and the end OF the count 4
not in sight.
The Sunday Times win announce th'
result.
There will be. of course the officia
.atemeut of the winners, and the con
Z ions under which they can come int
possession of their tickets. But there
viii be also a full list Of the contestant
and the votes cast so that the who'll
city can judge the relative strength
polled.
And when the result is known the far
famed State Legislature which ballote'
ar entire term without electing a Sena
tor and the present convention in iii
nois 10 nominate a Republican Stat'
ticket Will be cast in the shade.
Senators and governors are wei
enough at a dis ance. but they VIII no
weigh much next Sunday morning in tn
estimation of the contestants Tor tn
prize trips TO St Louis.