Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-02

ed the possession of elements of per-
sonal ambition that would carry them
to almost any extent If they were
running for office. This is the more
marked in the contest for the fact
that the friends and particans who
are doing the hustling and piling up
the votes for their favorites have no
hope of future reward-except the
knowledge that they have done their
best for a friend.
The friendly rivalry that has been
inspired already has taken hold on
communities as we'll as individuals.
The returns, for instance, show that
that some of the smaller towns are
getting into the game for their can
didates and are likely to astonish
some very much larger communities
by the size of the votes they will
cast before the contest closes. And
the vote shows on the fact OF it that
none of the leaders in the various
! classes are sitting easy. New can
didates of great promise are coming
| in every day and candidates who
have not ranked high in the returns
made so far are turning in windfalls
of votes that lend an air of sustain
ed interest to the contest in all the
communities. The contestant who
! is far from the top in the returns
today is likely to turn up tomorrow
with a large bunch of votes that will
change the face of the returns tre-
mendously. Local pride is being sti-
mulated in nearly every town in all
districts, and the short candidate of
yesterday may be the favorite the
day after tomorrow.
Practically every reader of the Cap
ital Journal has some friend enter
ed as a candidate in one of the dis
tricts, and it is worth everybody's
while to read the terms of the con-
test, and the manner of voting as in
dicated on this page.
Friends Who Help.
Friends who subscribe for the pa
per for term are really not donat-
ing anything from their pockets,
since they subscribe to the Journal,
which will be sent to any address to
which the subscription is paid. The
Journal will not only maintain it's
present standard ia clean and new
sy, reliable family paper, but will
go on improving it's columns and so
far as possible perfectipg its deliv-
cry service so that there will be no
regrets at having subscribed to help
some deserving contestant.
A difference of few thousand
votes is not a very large margin, as
it means but year or six months
subscription to the Journal and those
who are behind by such a small num-
Der should not lose heart by any
means, but keep on with the race
with renewed vigor. A race is never
ended until time for the last COM
peitor to win out Keep up with
the contest and make it your de-
termination to win and you will be
successful.
AS industry and popularity are the !
points that will count in the contest |
the contest will ceT4ainly be a pretty |
race and one in which it will be an
honor and a pleasure to participate. |
Other nominations will be received |
as son as the patrons learn that |
their favorite has not as yet been /
put up as candidate for one of the |
splendid prizes.
If you have been remembered by !
your friends and your name is incIud-
ed In the list below, IL gives you an |
opportunity to win one of the beauti- /
ful prizes offered by Ehe Capital
Journal.
Above all things do not get discou-
ragged because someone else has a
few more votes than you have.
Pledge your friends to your assist
ance, organize your territory. and
your success is sure.
The Capital Prize Has Arrived.
The 1910 Ford has arrived and
will be on exhibition in front Of the
Journal office each day those who
have already seen this fine car are
more than praising it in many diff
ferent ways. Many people have
come to the office purpOsely to see
the auto as this is one OF the first
1910 automobiles TO arrive i'm Salem
Of any of the hundred makes which
are sold by local dealers. II was
the prompt work Of the Standard Mo-
tor Car Company OF Portland that
secured one OF the first OF the new
improved cars that was shipped from
the large Ford factory. This fact
Is appreciated by the many eandi-
dates In the great contest. and they
VIII work all the harder TO become
the proud owner Of the car. Another
fact worthy OF mention I'm regard 10
the Ford automobiles Is that there
are over $4,000 OF this we'll known