The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-29
[LLIONS OF VOTES WERE CAST IN THE

ever ROLLED in a similar contest in the
city, If not in the whole middle west,
and ran high in the millions.
The conditions of the contest were
so easy that it proved attractive from
the start, and before a week had
passed-before the first announcement
of votes-thousands of men, women
and children in the surrounding ter
ritory had entered in friendly rivalry,
seeking votes for their favorites.
Nip and tuck they fought for two
months, each vote adding to the inter
est of the contest. At no time from
the casting of the first ballot was 1t
possible to pick the winners, so close
was the battle. From time to time
many persons took guess at the pos
sible winners, but the opinion was
hardly expressed before another big
. batch of votes was recorded, and their
choice was found among the lower
ones. Thus it went throughout the
whole contest, first one and then an
other forging ahead.
But it was just as the manager Of
the contest expected-the reserve Of
the various candidates played the
most important part, and was the de-
Gliding factor in determining the win
ners.
Everybody Satisfied.
That there should be no dlsappoint-
ment, and that the efforts of the will
ing workers should not go unre-
la 10; slaN
did not win the grand prize, the Of
ficials of the contest divided the ter
ritory into four districts and offered
prizes for the most popular lady Of
each. This increased the interest in
, the contest and resulted in satisfac-
ton for everybody, which was the
} chief desire of The Daily News.
Slowly at first the votes began to
come in, then increased gradually for
: while, until when the workers got
thoroughly warmed up they rolled in
, in such numbers that the totals soon
amounted to enormous figures. The
friends of the contestants desired to
see them win, and insisted on making
r the fact public by voting for them
J and getting their friends to do like
wise, and the smallest boy or girl was
4 just as powerful as his elders in
5 boosting his favorite candidate. More
2 than one man stole an hour or two
Y from his Office at intervals during the
contest to make personal canvass
2 for some friend, and many a dinner
dish was left unwashed while the
women of the household went calling
e and incidentally looking for votes.
: Winners Feel Proud.
: The winners may we'll feel proud OF
J. the fact that they have run one race
i in a thousand and have come out
: with the deserving honor of having
a out-run and out-classed workers who
e have themselves done exceedingly
e we'll and would under ordinary con
: ditions, have had enough votes to win
e The honor attached to winning Is
l. considered by some of the candidates
J. as being worth many times the value
e of the prize itself. Friends of the
It contestants have boosted them al
along the line, and nothing seemed
too hard for them 10 do where {
subscription was gotten and the vote:
given to the favorite.
d There has been quite an army o
fair ladies who have made it thei
s special business during the past tive
months to early and late exploit the
virtue of the paper. In the city ant
e. in all directions throughout the coun
try there have been many contestant
r at all times during the day, foot, oil
wheels or on horseback, hunting TO
& some one who looked as though HI
e. did not take The Daily News, ant
=. it may be stated right here that Their
<. are but few that have that appearance
Re now.
d. The contestants have all dom
e splendid work, and some have beef
S. more successful than others; but thi
e is due largely to the ability to hustle
g. possessed by the winning candidates
All Could Not Win.
y II is a fact greatly to be deplore'
'e that all could not win one OF tn
b. prizes, but this is impossible, ant
" there is sympathy in plenty for thos
who have put in days and hours o
hard labor and at the end failed to re
le ceive q prize for which they hav
ST striyen; but even then. the work ha