The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-22

ing OF the prizes, do not hesitate to
write or call on the contest depart
ment of The News, where all informa-
ton desired will be cheerfully Of
fered.
Candidates should at once interest
their friends in the contest and by
their united efforts induce as many
people as possible to vote for them.
The first ten nominations sent in
for candidate will count one thous-
and votes each, providing different
persons sign them. Nomination blanks
may be cut from the News or can be
secured from the contest manager.
The District Campaign Getting Ex-
tremeIy Warm.
In towns outside of Hattiesburg
there is plenty OF that sort of rivalry
In the voting that will cut big figure
in the contest before it is over. Local
pride is going to have great deal to
do with the size of the vote given ia
vorite candidates.
As yet the favorite contestants have
not come SO conspiciously to the
front as to determine positively where
they will be in the lineup for the
race down the stretch, and some of
those who do not yet figure at the top
of the list in their districts will I'M
doubtedly come out strongly during
the coming week.
There are indications, too, that the
work that is being done by candidates
and their friends will take on a broad
er scope presently. The contest is
becoming an element in the social life
of some of the towns and various
parties have been planned to promote
sociability and bring out the vote.
These social affairs will have a very
important part in determining the
standing of contestants towards the
close of the campaign, and The News
will, If possible, give these affairs
such space and attention as they war
rant. Some of the candidates are hav-
ing queer experiences, and as most
of them are new to the vote getting
pursuit, their experiences will be
worth reading. To this end The News
asks each of the contestants to send
in a brief story of, say fifty words
telling something of the experiences
and their methods of making the cam
paign for votes. These experiences
will be printed according to the inter-
est they may have for the rather large
family Of friendly rivals that has
sprung up since the contest was
inaugurated.
Great Interest Manifested.
The contest is the theme of con-
versation in thousands of homes in
Hattiesburg and the surrounding coun-
try. That 1t has been such a success
is due to the fact that the young wo-
men who are vitally interested in 1t
have done so well up to the present
and argued their cause with their
many friends.
The News has done what it has
considered right in the matter and will
continue to do SO. 'TMPARTIALITY"
has been and will be the motto, and
those interested may rest assured
that the prizes will go to the young
ladies who rightly win them, and
through popularity and Jealous effoft
are solely entitled to them. The field
is filled with bright, active young
ladies in whom the public is much in
terested, and the News feels that a
popular chord has been struck in in
augurating a contest of this kind and
carrying it on so successfully and i'm
partially up to this time.
Be sure TO read your paper care
fully next week, as we intend to pub
lish coupon good for 25 votes some
one of the days. You can not over
look ballot of this size, as the votes
you so secure may be the ones which
Will win you the prize of your choice.
Get your friends to keep their eyes
open for 25-vote coupon.