Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-15
HAWAII, MAUI and
kauai WATCHED
With INTEREST
All Contestants Well
BunChed For First
Position on Final
Dash


tins Alaska Yukon. Pacific Exposition
contest have been counted, and the re-
suits are best explained in the accom-
panying score.
Miss Lizzie Ten Sue Kau came tr
the front yesterday by casting Owe
twenty thousand votes and leads the
entire list of contestants this evening
Tor high honors, with over $4,000 votes
TO her credit against 1861 for yester.
day. She is closely followed by Misses
De Ia NuX, Dinklage. Winters, McLan,
Dias and several others and II will
only require few votes to place those
in second to twelfth position today. 10
lead on the morrow.
Hawaii, Maui and Kauai districts
are busy and will be heard from by
the weeks end and District No. /, will
have to look out for its laurels when
the count Is made from the other dis.
tricts.
The work of these charming young
contestants Is beginning to count. Al.
ready there is an enormous vote piling
up and the race is being evenly run
No contestant is gaining an irretriev.
able lead over the rest.
Yesterdays ballot was very heavy
and a number of candidates have done
remarkably well for the short time
the contest has been under way. The
leading candidates have changed about
somewhat since the first announce.
ment, and more changes may be ex-
rected from time to time as the con.
test proceeds, A few more names are
to be seen In the list, and one or two
OF these have been entered with large
humber OF votes to their credit.
The Ave women who take the free
trips will be determined by popular
ballot. Five women In all will 60 the
fifth serving as chaperone for the 3 u l..
letin party.
Permits No Combinations
Some people fear that there will be
a combination between contestants at
the last moment to enable some one In
the deal to win. There will be nothing
OF the kind done, for each vote is
marked mot transferable" and Is
filed out In ink or else in indelible pen.
ell. After being once handed to the
contest manager or turned into the big
ballot box and counted, these ballots
are stamped voted and while they
are kept and may be referred to, they
cannot be iuggled with
Excitement over the contest Is be.
coming intense. Many votes are being
cast and number of the contestants
are calling on their reserves. From
row on contestants and their friends
VIII make strenuous efforts to increase
their vote, as those In the lead from
this time on will stand the best chance
OF securing the various floating sub.
scriptions," as they are called, which
come into the office. Many people
come In to subscribe and not knowing
sny OF the young ladies In the contest.
cast their votes for the ones who seem
to stand the best chance of winning.
The amount OF interest taken in che
Alaska. Yukon Pacific contest now be.
ing held by the Bulletin Is really
surprising, and while the contest Is
just starting, yet the voting Is partic-
ularly brisk. OF course, there Is every
incentive to work, for the trips given
Icy the Blu lletin are prizes indeed
magnificent.
Those who have been watching the
bull eti n contest for the last week
cannot help but notice the keen inter.
est that is being taken In 1t every.
where Reports come from all over the
city and county that the candidates
are doing all in their power to elicit
the aid Of their friends.
The names OF the candidates and
the number of votes accorded each
were announced last Saturday, and
great deal OF enthusiasm was provoked
throughout the territory in which the
contest is being conducted. New names
are coming In daily.
Voting is not restricted In any sense
whatever Anyone may vote as often
as he pleases and for whom he pleases
IL matter from what district the young
woman may be entered
There are number OF bright young
women In the race and 1t Is but right
that the Bulletin readers and
friends of candidates should help the
young women out as much as possible.
II you do not want more than one Il /.
etin yourself, send II to an eastern
friend or relative. ne will appreciate
II and by so doing you will establish
communications which viii come into
their homes daily,