The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-07

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TO CONTESTANT.
81 many uuesnons ne being ea
b ttse manner Of tne tnal cIostug
ef me CONTEST that the yirtstFss
Hon de ines 70 thotptg: lly ezpIatn the
mia time Tie issue d the
west ginian sof July contain
fiie ding 81 the candle dates at eight
Eo.cloeik Saturday eyeninE, JUL No
farthef tatement of the landing of
any candidate viii be given mill the
l5udges announce their decision. That
lsyeryt thing may be open and I above
lhoard; at the close, the West -Yirginfan
Ewould request that the cont stants on
Monday, July 9, place their subscEip:
lfion books, votes and certttic ates also
money for ali unpaid subscrtpt ipns in
lssealed packages and present these
packages to representa- tiyes Of the
west Yirginian at the final voting
ltplace, which will be announced later
these not to be opened until the con.
ttest closes at nine O'Clock and in tae
presence ofsthe5 Judges, who win make
the final canvass and award the
trophies. This gives all an equal
chance and we think will meet the
approval of ali.
This should enable the judges to
count the vote very quickly and q de-
cfsion may be rendered by 1850 or
F11:00 o'clock.
BE sure and get the name on ev-
cry coupon and certificate voted.
The final eountSlsiit take place at
the Council chamber; Monday night.
Everybody invited.
Only one More Voting Day
And then it's all over but as the
funny papers say, ."In the meantime"
Hook out for roorbacks for fairy tales
ARE now In order. Any kind OF q sto-
| ~ may be expected tonight or Mon
day.
They may say that Miss Toothman
Has $4,000 Votes
in reserve and looks like sure VIM
ner. 8
or that Miss Bartlett has engaged
| a moving van to convey her votes to
1.-THE final polling place.
They may intimate that Miss
FLETCHER has made house to house
canvass OF, this city and that she got
the subscrfpt lions, too
or that Miss Pople has a subscrip.
l.tton from fifty per cent Of the First
ward people and from nearly every
one on this side of the river.
They may even go farther and say
that Mrs: Harden has
Been Keeping Quiet
for purpose and that she will come
down the line at the close with 10000
votes to spare,
twill not be surprising IL 1t were
said that Q. F, Wiley has every B. of
r.. r. member with him and that he
has received subscription from ev-
cry one In Marion county, outside of
the city. proper"
It may. be common talk that o. p.
Mcmillan has gone to Oshkosh for
votes and has thousands promised
from Kokomo, Kalamazoo and oska-
1oosa
You may hear that Edward Ford
received q check 8
From "a Rich Relative
| at Haakensaek N. ]. They may say
lit was for $4,000 and that the IN
SITUATIONS were tp@'1se as much as
Twas necessary tq win the trophy
Some one may hear the story that
i. S. Fleming will spring the real
surprise OF the contest and that w.
In. Fisher simply can't lose.
Some may say that the West Vir-
glnian. has made $1.5OO,000 out Of the
contest and will buy Michigan goat
farm, or. that Mr.. Atkinson has
eloped witheone Of the fair lady can
didates.
Just Fairy Tales.
About all of these stories will be
pipes" and the truth Of the matter
is that the lady and gentleman with
the most votes will win.
About $500 votes were cast yes.
terday, but the positions of candi-
dates remain practically unchanged
except that Mr.. Wiley leads the gem
tlemen.
No coupon votes will be accepted
Monday.
! Certificate votes will be received
at the West vtrgInian Office up to 8
o'clock Monday night, but after that
time at the place Of the final count at
the council chamber and the general
public is invited to be present.
Every candidate should be present
or at least represented to answer any
question which may be asked by the
judges and every subscription book
whether used or not should be turned