The Somerset reporter., 1905-09-21
Change in the Contest.

Soon after announcing the conditions
of our Quaker Range Contest, few
weeks since, we found that certain rul.
inga of the Postc flee Department made
it doubtful if the Rural Free Delivery
carriers, could, with propriety, be can
didates ia a contest OF this nature. While
it is not absolutely certain that the regu-
lations prohibit them from allowing their
friends to vote and work for them, there
is enough of doubt In the matter 50 that
these gentlemen themselves, who are
thoroughly conscientious in the dis
charge of their most exaeting duties and
eheerfully obedient to every rule of the
service, did not think 1t was wise to
participate. While it would have given
the REPORTER great pleasure to have
seen two Of these honest, hard-working,
faithful public servants, become possess
ed of the superb cooking ranges, that
we are to give away, we certainly should
not wish them to take any risks in the
matter and heartily approve of the re-
spect which they show for for the spirit
as well as the letter of the rules of the
service in which they are employed.
We have therefore decided to modify
the classes from those at first announced
to the following:
CLASS l. Will be open to the lady,
old or young, married or single, In the
town of Skowhegan who secures the
largest number Of votes according to the
plans named.
CLASS ,. Will be open t. the lady,
old or young, married or siug,e, in either
Of the towns of Smithfield, Mcrcer, Nor
ridgewock, Starks, Madison, Anson,
Embden, New Portland, Solon, Bing-
nam, Moscow, Concord or any plantation
in the county that secures The largest
number of votes.
CLASH. Will be given to the lady,
old or young, married or single, in either
of the towns of Fairfield, Pittsfield,
Canaan, Cornville, Athens, Harmony,
Hartand, ST. Albans, Palmyra, Detroit,
Ripley or Cambridge who secures the
largest number of votes.
The above conditions are practically
identical with those under which our
very successful contest was conducted
in 1902 in which the winners were, Mrs.
William Tolman Of this place; Mrs. W,
R. Jordan, wife of w. r. Jordan, Esq,
of Bingham; and Mrs. Stillman Blais-
dell of Cornville. While it was plain
that these ladies showed unusual skill in
their systematic canvas for votes and
were fortunate In having friends earnest
ly interested in their behalf, we believe
in each case that their chief advantage
and the one to which they owed their ul-
innate success was the fact OF being
early in the field thereby obtaining a
lead that could not be readily overcome.
An early start is particularly advanta-
geous, not so much in the number OF
votes as they are finally counted, as in
the influence which an early announce
ment has in interesting ones friends in
the matter, each friend always proving
center of il fluence for vote getting.
Should there be any one who is think
Ing of becoming a candidate and who
feel that they do not thoroughly under
stand the matter, we shall be pleased to
advise them fully if they will call at our
office. Read the announcement on page
six Of this issue and then call and see us,
or write IL 1t is not convenient for you to
call. In either case we shall be pleased
to explain any question that may be
asked and render all any assistance and
suggestions that the experience of a
former contest taught US.